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2002 FULL-TIME MBA PROFILE
Pacific Lutheran University
School of Business

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Address: Pacific Lutheran University
School of Business
Tacoma, WA 98447
E-Mail: admissions@plu.edu or prattca@plu.edu
Web site: http://www.plu.edu/~busa


ENROLLMENT

2002/2003 Classes begin: Sept. 1, 2002

Year program was founded: 1965

Institution is: U.S., Private

Length of program: 22 months


Total graduate enrollment 91
Full-time 63
Part-time MBA students (on-campus) 28
Part-time MBA students (distance program) n/a
EMBA n/a
PhD program n/a
 
Current total undergraduate business school enrollment 223
 
Increase in full-time students during last 12 months n/a


STUDENT PROFILE

Female students in class 33%
International students (1) 20%
Underrepresented minority (2) students 10%
Married n/a

Percent students from following regions:
Africa n/a
Asia 100%
Central/South America, Mexico n/a
Eastern Europe n/a
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. n/a
Midwest U.S. n/a
Northeast U.S. n/a
South U.S. n/a
Southwest U.S. n/a
U.S. Possessions and territories n/a
West U.S. 100%

(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 519
Range (middle 80%) 470 - 610

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

Work Experience (months)
Average 87
Range (middle 80%) 24 - 168
Enrolled students with one year or less of work experience 10%

Student Age (years)
Average 30
Range (middle 80%) 22 - 48

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): $35

Application fee (non resident): $35

n/a people applied to the full-time MBA program in 2002. The school accepted n/a% (selectivity) of those applicants, and n/a% 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. 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) n/a
Underrepresented minority (2) applicants n/a
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 $13,872
Nonresident $13,872
 
Expected monthly rent n/a
Recommended annual budget (1) $23,189

Application deadline(s) n/a


Rolling admissions? Yes

Financial aid deadline(s): May 1, 2003

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

Second-year MBAs:
Average financial aid package n/a
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 22%

Graduate assistantships offered to qualifying MBAs? Yes

Scholarships are merit or need based?
Merit-based

1 full-tuition scholarships were awarded by the school to full-time MBAs in the past 12 months

Guaranteed loan? (2) n/a

Maximum amount students can borrow: n/a

Average outstanding loans for 2002 graduates: n/a

Financial aid web-site:
http://www.plu.edu/~faid

(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 Donald Bell
Hired as of June 1, 1998
 
MBA program director Catherine Pratt
 
MBA admissions director Laura Polcyn
 
MBA financial aid director Kay Soltis
 
MBA career services director Jeff Jordan
 
Alumni relations director Lauralee Hagen


 
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