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2002 FULL-TIME MBA PROFILE
University of New Mexico
The Robert O. Anderson School and Graduate School of Management

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Address: University of New Mexico
1924 Las Lomas Rd. NE
Albuquerque, NM 87131
E-Mail: chastain@mgt.unm.edu
Web site: http://www.mgt.unm.edu/mba


ENROLLMENT

2002/2003 Classes begin: Aug. 19, 2002
Jan. 21, 2003
June 2, 2003

Year program was founded: 1947

Institution is: U.S., Public

Length of program: 24 months


Total graduate enrollment 599
Full-time 256
Part-time MBA students (on-campus) 225
Part-time MBA students (distance program) n/a
EMBA 118
PhD program n/a
 
Current total undergraduate business school enrollment n/a
 
Increase in full-time students during last 12 months n/a


STUDENT PROFILE

Female students in class 40%
International students (1) 28%
Underrepresented minority (2) students 3%
Married n/a

Percent students from following regions:
Africa 0%
Asia 18%
Central/South America, Mexico 3%
Eastern Europe 3%
Middle East 1%
North America
 (Canada: 0% / U.S.: 100%)
74%
Oceania 0%
Western Europe 1%

North American students by region:
Canada 0%
Mid-Atlantic U.S. 0%
Midwest U.S. 5%
Northeast U.S. 1%
South U.S. 0%
Southwest U.S. 90%
U.S. Possessions and territories 0%
West U.S. 4%

(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 544
Range (middle 80%) 400 - 650

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

Work Experience (months)
Average 48
Range (middle 80%) n/a - n/a
Enrolled students with one year or less of work experience 38%

Student Age (years)
Average 28
Range (middle 80%) 21 - 57

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): $40

Application fee (non resident): $40

120 people applied to the full-time MBA program in 2002. The school accepted 50% (selectivity) of those applicants, and 49% of admitted applicants (yield) enrolled in the program.

The B-school placed 0 applicant(s) on its wait list, from which n/a ultimately enrolled in the program. 1% of applicants had applied in prior years, and of those reapplicants 100% were accepted.

Applicant Profile:
Female applicants 46%
International applicants (1) 31%
Underrepresented minority (2) applicants 6%
Applicants with one year or less work experience n/a

Interviews for MBA applicants are:
By invitation only

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 $7,520
Nonresident $24,800
 
Expected monthly rent $575
Recommended annual budget (1) $21,000

Application deadline(s) Nov. 1, 2002


Rolling admissions? Yes

Financial aid deadline(s): Mar. 30, 2003

First-year MBAs:
Average financial aid package $7,000
Range (middle 80%) n/a - n/a
Average first-year scholarship awards (not including loans) n/a

Second-year MBAs:
Average financial aid package $12,000
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 14%

Graduate assistantships offered to qualifying MBAs? Yes

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: $18,000

Average outstanding loans for 2002 graduates: $24,000

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 Howard L. Smith
Hired as of May 1, 1995
 
MBA program director Loyola Chastain
 
MBA admissions director Loyola Chastain
 
MBA financial aid director Mary Cromer
 
MBA career services director Drew Parsons
 
Alumni relations director Wynn Goering


 
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