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2002 FULL-TIME MBA PROFILE
Manchester Business School


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Address: Manchester Business School
Booth Street West
Manchester M15 6PB
UK
E-Mail: mba_admissions@man.mbs.ac.uk
Web site: http://www.mbs.ac.uk


ENROLLMENT

2002/2003 Classes begin: Sept. 30, 2002

Year program was founded: 1965

Institution is: Non-U.S., Public

Length of program: 18 months


Total graduate enrollment 2,287
Full-time 277
Part-time MBA students (on-campus) 158
Part-time MBA students (distance program) 1,759
EMBA 0
PhD program 101
 
Current total undergraduate business school enrollment 0
 
Increase in full-time students during last 12 months 18%


STUDENT PROFILE

Female students in class 20%
International students (1) 74%
Underrepresented minority (2) students n/a
Married n/a

Percent students from following regions:
Africa 2%
Asia 36%
Central/South America, Mexico 10%
Eastern Europe 5%
Middle East 1%
North America
 (Canada: 46% / U.S.: 54%)
8%
Oceania 1%
Western Europe 37%

North American students by region:
Canada 46%
Mid-Atlantic U.S. 9%
Midwest U.S. 9%
Northeast U.S. 9%
South U.S. 9%
Southwest U.S. 0%
U.S. Possessions and territories 0%
West U.S. 18%

(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 617
Range (middle 80%) 540 - 700

TOEFL Scores*
Mean TOEFL score n/a
Minimum TOEFL score required 600

Work Experience (months)
Average 84
Range (middle 80%) n/a - n/a
Enrolled students with one year or less of work experience n/a

Student Age (years)
Average 29
Range (middle 80%) 25 - 35

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): $80

Application fee (non resident): $80

562 people applied to the full-time MBA program in 2002. The school accepted 50% (selectivity) of those applicants, and 53% of admitted applicants (yield) enrolled in the program.

The B-school placed 10 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 23%
International applicants (1) 88%
Underrepresented minority (2) applicants n/a
Applicants with one year or less work experience 0%

Interviews for MBA applicants are:
Required
By invitation only

In 2002, the B-school interviewed 100% of its full-time MBA applicants, and 100% 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 $37,500
Nonresident $42,000
 
Expected monthly rent $575
Recommended annual budget (1) $13,500

Application deadline(s) Mar. 1, 2003
Mar. 31, 2003
June 30, 2003


Rolling admissions? Yes

Financial aid deadline(s): Mar. 31, 2002

First-year MBAs:
Average financial aid package $8,000
Range (middle 80%) $8,000 - $8,000
Average first-year scholarship awards (not including loans) $8,000

Second-year MBAs:
Average financial aid package $8,000
Range (middle 80%) $8,000 - $8,000
Average second-year scholarship awards (not including loans) n/a
 
Full-time MBAs receiving financial aid through B-school 7%

Graduate assistantships offered to qualifying MBAs? No

Scholarships are merit or need based?
Merit-based

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

Guaranteed loan? (2) No

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 John Arnold
Hired as of Apr. 1, 2000
 
MBA program director Alison Walker
 
MBA admissions director Rachel Tufft
 
MBA financial aid director n/a
 
MBA career services director Alison Edmonds
 
Alumni relations director Barbara Beeby


 
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