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2002 FULL-TIME MBA PROFILE
Ohio State University
Max M. Fisher College of Business

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


Address: 2108 Neil Avenue
100 Gerlach Hall
Columbus, OH 43220
E-Mail: fishergrad@cob.osu.edu
Web site: http://fisher.osu.edu


ENROLLMENT

2002/2003 Classes begin: Sept. 17, 2002

Year program was founded: 1933

Institution is: U.S., Public

Length of program: 21 months


Total graduate enrollment 922
Full-time 288
Part-time MBA students (on-campus) 287
Part-time MBA students (distance program) n/a
EMBA 55
PhD program 85
 
Current total undergraduate business school enrollment 3,451
 
Increase in full-time students during last 12 months 15%


STUDENT PROFILE

Female students in class 28%
International students (1) 32%
Underrepresented minority (2) students 12%
Married n/a

Percent students from following regions:
Africa 2%
Asia 20%
Central/South America, Mexico 3%
Eastern Europe 1%
Middle East 3%
North America
 (Canada: 2% / U.S.: 98%)
70%
Oceania n/a
Western Europe 1%

North American students by region:
Canada 2%
Mid-Atlantic U.S. 1%
Midwest U.S. 58%
Northeast U.S. 2%
South U.S. 1%
Southwest U.S. 1%
U.S. Possessions and territories 1%
West U.S. 1%

(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 655
Range (middle 80%) 590 - 710

TOEFL Scores*
Mean TOEFL score 638
Minimum TOEFL score required 600

Work Experience (months)
Average 60
Range (middle 80%) 24 - 72
Enrolled students with one year or less of work experience 15%

Student Age (years)
Average 28
Range (middle 80%) 24 - 28

Salary
Average annual pay forgone to enter program $48,541

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


ADMISSIONS

Application fee (resident): $30

Application fee (non resident): $40

1,020 people applied to the full-time MBA program in 2002. The school accepted 29% (selectivity) of those applicants, and 58% 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. 29% of applicants had applied in prior years, and of those reapplicants 75% were accepted.

Applicant Profile:
Female applicants 30%
International applicants (1) 50%
Underrepresented minority (2) applicants 10%
Applicants with one year or less work experience 12%

Interviews for MBA applicants are:
By invitation only

In 2002, the B-school interviewed 75% 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 $24,975
Nonresident $45,617
 
Expected monthly rent $600
Recommended annual budget (1) $25,500

Application deadline(s) Nov. 15, 2002
Dec. 15, 2002
Jan. 15, 2003
Mar. 15, 2003


Rolling admissions? Yes

Financial aid deadline(s): Mar. 15, 2003

First-year MBAs:
Average financial aid package n/a
Range (middle 80%) $1,500 - $36,165
Average first-year scholarship awards (not including loans) $11,900

Second-year MBAs:
Average financial aid package n/a
Range (middle 80%) $10,374 - $30,765
Average second-year scholarship awards (not including loans) $14,192
 
Full-time MBAs receiving financial aid through B-school 23%

Graduate assistantships offered to qualifying MBAs? Yes

Scholarships are merit or need based?
Merit-based

9 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:
http://fisher.osu.edu/grad/financing/index.htm

(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 Joseph A. Alutto
Hired as of Mar. 1, 1991
 
MBA program director Michelle Jacobson
 
MBA admissions director Terina Matthews
 
MBA financial aid director Michelle Jacobson
 
MBA career services director Jeffrey D. Rice
 
Alumni relations director James Miller


 
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