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2002 FULL-TIME MBA PROFILE
University of Massachusetts
Isenberg School of Management

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Address: 305 Isenberg School of Management
University of Massachusetts, 121 Presidents Drive
Amherst, MA 01003
E-Mail: gradprog@som.umass.edu
Web site: http://www.umass.edu/mba


ENROLLMENT

2002/2003 Classes begin: Sept. 1, 2002
Sept. 1, 2003
Sept. 1, 2004

Year program was founded: 1963

Institution is: U.S., Public

Length of program: 20 months


Total graduate enrollment 402
Full-time 71
Part-time MBA students (on-campus) 212
Part-time MBA students (distance program) 56
EMBA n/a
PhD program 63
 
Current total undergraduate business school enrollment 2,208
 
Increase in full-time students during last 12 months 25%


STUDENT PROFILE

Female students in class 43%
International students (1) 36%
Underrepresented minority (2) students 7%
Married n/a

Percent students from following regions:
Africa 5%
Asia 9%
Central/South America, Mexico 2%
Eastern Europe 9%
Middle East n/a
North America
 (Canada: n/a / U.S.: n/a  )
64%
Oceania n/a
Western Europe 11%

North American students by region:
Canada n/a
Mid-Atlantic U.S. n/a
Midwest U.S. 7%
Northeast U.S. 93%
South U.S. n/a
Southwest U.S. n/a
U.S. Possessions and territories n/a
West U.S. n/a

(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 614
Range (middle 80%) 528 - 672

TOEFL Scores*
Mean TOEFL score 631
Minimum TOEFL score required 600

Work Experience (months)
Average 45
Range (middle 80%) 25 - 131
Enrolled students with one year or less of work experience 22%

Student Age (years)
Average 27
Range (middle 80%) 24 - 46

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): $40

Application fee (non resident): $50

209 people applied to the full-time MBA program in 2002. The school accepted 33% (selectivity) of those applicants, and 63% of admitted applicants (yield) enrolled in the program.

The B-school placed 32 applicant(s) on its wait list, from which 6 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 44%
International applicants (1) 65%
Underrepresented minority (2) applicants 5%
Applicants with one year or less work experience 26%

Interviews for MBA applicants are:
Recommended

In 2002, the B-school interviewed 24% of its full-time MBA applicants, and 45% 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 $6,753
Nonresident $14,955
 
Expected monthly rent $604
Recommended annual budget (1) $17,223

Application deadline(s) Feb. 1, 2003


Rolling admissions? No

Financial aid deadline(s): Mar. 1, 2003

First-year MBAs:
Average financial aid package $19,931
Range (middle 80%) $6,678 - $38,746
Average first-year scholarship awards (not including loans) $15,925

Second-year MBAs:
Average financial aid package $16,850
Range (middle 80%) $6,678 - $26,333
Average second-year scholarship awards (not including loans) $15,221
 
Full-time MBAs receiving financial aid through B-school 91%

Graduate assistantships offered to qualifying MBAs? Yes

Scholarships are merit or need based?
Merit-based

64 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: $11,896

Financial aid web-site:
http://www.umass.edu/umfa

(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 Thomas O'Brien
Hired as of June 1, 1987
 
MBA program director Eric N. Berkowitz
 
MBA admissions director Heather Miller
 
MBA financial aid director Anne Peramba
 
MBA career services director Cari Carpenter
 
Alumni relations director James Mallet


 
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