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2002 FULL-TIME MBA PROFILE
University of Missouri - Columbia
College of Business — The Gordon E. Crosby, Jr., MBA Program

Sections:  Getting In  | Academics & Lifestyle | Careers & Alumni Affairs


Address: 213 Cornell Hall
University of Missouri - Columbia
Columbia, MO 65211
E-Mail: mba@missouri.edu
Web site: http://mba.missouri.edu


ENROLLMENT

2002/2003 Classes begin: Aug. 26, 2002
Jan. 21, 2003
June 9, 2003

Year program was founded: 1960

Institution is: U.S., Public

Length of program: 21 months


Total graduate enrollment 323
Full-time 205
Part-time MBA students (on-campus) n/a
Part-time MBA students (distance program) n/a
EMBA n/a
PhD program 46
 
Current total undergraduate business school enrollment 3,332
 
Increase in full-time students during last 12 months 11%


STUDENT PROFILE

Female students in class 32%
International students (1) 29%
Underrepresented minority (2) students 5%
Married n/a

Percent students from following regions:
Africa n/a
Asia 25%
Central/South America, Mexico 1%
Eastern Europe 2%
Middle East n/a
North America
 (Canada: n/a / U.S.: n/a  )
72%
Oceania n/a
Western Europe n/a

North American students by region:
Canada n/a
Mid-Atlantic U.S. n/a
Midwest U.S. 93%
Northeast U.S. 1%
South U.S. 1%
Southwest U.S. 3%
U.S. Possessions and territories n/a
West U.S. 2%

(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 613
Range (middle 80%) 560 - 680

TOEFL Scores*
Mean TOEFL score n/a
Minimum TOEFL score required 550

Work Experience (months)
Average 24
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%) 22 - 30

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): $25

Application fee (non resident): $25

253 people applied to the full-time MBA program in 2002. The school accepted 77% (selectivity) of those applicants, and 55% 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 31%
International applicants (1) 46%
Underrepresented minority (2) applicants 2%
Applicants with one year or less work experience n/a

Interviews for MBA applicants are:
By invitation only

In 2002, the B-school interviewed 15% of its full-time MBA applicants, and 10% 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 $10,175
Nonresident $28,210
 
Expected monthly rent $500
Recommended annual budget (1) $18,000

Application deadline(s) Dec. 1, 2002
May 1, 2003
Aug. 1, 2003


Rolling admissions? Yes

Financial aid deadline(s): n/a

First-year MBAs:
Average financial aid package n/a
Range (middle 80%) $9,700 - $21,200
Average first-year scholarship awards (not including loans) n/a

Second-year MBAs:
Average financial aid package n/a
Range (middle 80%) $9,700 - $21,200
Average second-year scholarship awards (not including loans) n/a
 
Full-time MBAs receiving financial aid through B-school 32%

Graduate assistantships offered to qualifying MBAs? Yes

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

70 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 Bruce Walker
Hired as of Aug. 1, 1990
 
MBA program director Michael T. Christy
 
MBA admissions director Barbara M. Schneider
 
MBA financial aid director n/a
 
MBA career services director Karen Shelton
 
Alumni relations director n/a


 
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