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2002 FULL-TIME MBA PROFILE
Lehigh University
College of Business and Economics

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Address: Rauch Business Center
621 Taylor Street
Bethlehem, PA 18015
E-Mail: incbe@lehigh.edu
Web site: http://www.lehigh.edu/business


ENROLLMENT

2002/2003 Classes begin: n/a
Aug. 25, 2003

Year program was founded: 1953

Institution is: U.S., Private

Length of program: 16 months


Total graduate enrollment 374
Full-time 51
Part-time MBA students (on-campus) 181
Part-time MBA students (distance program) 67
EMBA n/a
PhD program 12
 
Current total undergraduate business school enrollment 1,278
 
Increase in full-time students during last 12 months 23%


STUDENT PROFILE

Female students in class 38%
International students (1) 58%
Underrepresented minority (2) students 8%
Married n/a

Percent students from following regions:
Africa 3%
Asia 42%
Central/South America, Mexico 13%
Eastern Europe n/a
Middle East n/a
North America
 (Canada: n/a / U.S.: n/a  )
42%
Oceania n/a
Western Europe n/a

North American students by region:
Canada n/a
Mid-Atlantic U.S. 20%
Midwest U.S. 10%
Northeast U.S. 30%
South U.S. 20%
Southwest U.S. n/a
U.S. Possessions and territories n/a
West U.S. 20%

(1) Students from countries other than the school's home country.

(2) Defined as U.S. citizens who are African American, Hispanic American, and Native American.


CLASS TRAITS

GMAT Scores
Average 596
Range (middle 80%) 550 - 640

TOEFL Scores*
Mean TOEFL score 600
Minimum TOEFL score required 580

Work Experience (months)
Average 59
Range (middle 80%) 18 - 108
Enrolled students with one year or less of work experience 8%

Student Age (years)
Average 28
Range (middle 80%) 24 - 32

Salary
Average annual pay forgone to enter program n/a

* Paper-based equivalent. See TOEFL concordance table for computer-based score equivalents.


ADMISSIONS

Application fee (resident): $50

Application fee (non resident): $50

63 people applied to the full-time MBA program in 2002. The school accepted 75% (selectivity) of those applicants, and 51% of admitted applicants (yield) enrolled in the program.

The B-school placed n/a applicant(s) on its wait list, from which n/a ultimately enrolled in the program. n/a of applicants had applied in prior years, and of those reapplicants n/a were accepted.

Applicant Profile:
Female applicants 41%
International applicants (1) 68%
Underrepresented minority (2) applicants 5%
Applicants with one year or less work experience n/a

Interviews for MBA applicants are:
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In 2002, the B-school interviewed n/a of its full-time MBA applicants, and n/a of its admitted applicants.

(1) Applicants from countries other than the school's home country.

(2) Defined as U.S. citizens who are African American, Hispanic American, and Native American.


INVESTMENT AND DEADLINES FOR CLASS OF 2005

Estimated TOTAL (not annual) cost of full-time MBA program (U.S. dollars)
Resident $22,000
Nonresident $22,000
 
Expected monthly rent $500
Recommended annual budget (1) $35,000

Application deadline(s) Dec. 1, 2002
Apr. 30, 2003
May 1, 2003
May 15, 2003


Rolling admissions? Yes

Financial aid deadline(s): n/a
Feb. 1, 2003

First-year MBAs:
Average financial aid package $23,000
Range (middle 80%) n/a - n/a
Average first-year scholarship awards (not including loans) n/a

Second-year MBAs:
Average financial aid package n/a
Range (middle 80%) n/a - n/a
Average second-year scholarship awards (not including loans) n/a
 
Full-time MBAs receiving financial aid through B-school n/a

Graduate assistantships offered to qualifying MBAs? Yes

Scholarships are merit or need based?
Merit-based
Need-based

n/a full-tuition scholarships were awarded by the school to full-time MBAs in the past 12 months

Guaranteed loan? (2) n/a

Maximum amount students can borrow: n/a

Average outstanding loans for 2002 graduates: n/a

Financial aid web-site:
n/a

(1) Student budget includes tuition fees and living expenses.

(2) Upon admission, any accepted applicant, regardless of nationality, and without the need of a cosigner, is eligible for a loan.


CONTACTS

Dean Richard M. Durand
Hired as of June 1, 1999
 
MBA program director Kathleen Trexler
 
MBA admissions director Mary Theresa Taglang
 
MBA financial aid director Kathleen Trexler
 
MBA career services director Donna Goldfeder
 
Alumni relations director Christopher Marshall


 
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