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2002 FULL-TIME MBA PROFILE
Mississippi State University
Graduate Studies in Business

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Address: PO Box 5288
MS State, MS 39762
E-Mail: gsb@cobilan.msstate.edu
Web site: http://www.cbi.msstate.edu/cobi/gsb


ENROLLMENT

2002/2003 Classes begin: Aug. 19, 2002
Jan. 6, 2003
May 28, 2003

Year program was founded: 1957

Institution is: U.S., Public

Length of program: 12 months


Total graduate enrollment 278
Full-time 60
Part-time MBA students (on-campus) 72
Part-time MBA students (distance program) n/a
EMBA n/a
PhD program 48
 
Current total undergraduate business school enrollment 2,712
 
Increase in full-time students during last 12 months n/a


STUDENT PROFILE

Female students in class 43%
International students (1) 10%
Underrepresented minority (2) students 8%
Married n/a

Percent students from following regions:
Africa 1%
Asia 6%
Central/South America, Mexico 1%
Eastern Europe 1%
Middle East n/a
North America
 (Canada: n/a / U.S.: n/a  )
n/a
Oceania n/a
Western Europe n/a

North American students by region:
Canada n/a
Mid-Atlantic U.S. 9%
Midwest U.S. 13%
Northeast U.S. n/a
South U.S. 70%
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 525
Range (middle 80%) n/a - n/a

TOEFL Scores*
Mean TOEFL score 590
Minimum TOEFL score required 575

Work Experience (months)
Average 15
Range (middle 80%) n/a - n/a
Enrolled students with one year or less of work experience n/a

Student Age (years)
Average 25
Range (middle 80%) 23 - 37

Salary
Average annual pay forgone to enter program $35,000

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


ADMISSIONS

Application fee (resident): $25

Application fee (non resident): $25

196 people applied to the full-time MBA program in 2002. The school accepted 49% (selectivity) of those applicants, and 95% 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 n/a
International applicants (1) 16%
Underrepresented minority (2) applicants n/a
Applicants with one year or less work experience 18%

Interviews for MBA applicants are:
Recommended

In 2002, the B-school interviewed 40% of its full-time MBA applicants, and 25% 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 $5,070
Nonresident $11,491
 
Expected monthly rent $500
Recommended annual budget (1) $16,850

Application deadline(s) Nov. 1, 2002
Apr. 1, 2003
July 1, 2003


Rolling admissions? Yes

Financial aid deadline(s): n/a

First-year MBAs:
Average financial aid package $10,985
Range (middle 80%) $6,178 - $18,351
Average first-year scholarship awards (not including loans) $0

Second-year MBAs:
Average financial aid package $11,085
Range (middle 80%) $750 - $18,351
Average second-year scholarship awards (not including loans) $1,125
 
Full-time MBAs receiving financial aid through B-school 68%

Graduate assistantships offered to qualifying MBAs? Yes

Scholarships are merit or need based?
Merit-based
Need-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: $10,541

Financial aid web-site:
http://www.sfa.msstate.edu

(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 Dr. Sara M. Freedman
Hired as of Aug. 1, 1998
 
MBA program director Dr. Barbara Spencer
 
MBA admissions director Diane D. Wolfe
 
MBA financial aid director Bruce Crain
 
MBA career services director Dr. Luther B. Epting
 
Alumni relations director John V. Correro


 
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