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2002 FULL-TIME MBA PROFILE
Pepperdine University
The Graziadio School of Business and Management — Full-time MBA

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


Address: 24255 Pacific Coast Highway
Malibu, CA 90263
E-Mail: gsbmadm@pepperdine.edu
Web site: http://www.Bschool.pepperdine.edu


ENROLLMENT

2002/2003 Classes begin: Aug. 25, 2003

Year program was founded: 1980

Institution is: U.S., Private

Length of program: 20 months


Total graduate enrollment 2,004
Full-time 172
Part-time MBA students (on-campus) 1,487
Part-time MBA students (distance program) n/a
EMBA 215
PhD program n/a
 
Current total undergraduate business school enrollment 411
 
Increase in full-time students during last 12 months 34%


STUDENT PROFILE

Female students in class 34%
International students (1) 35%
Underrepresented minority (2) students 5%
Married 13%

Percent students from following regions:
Africa 1%
Asia 17%
Central/South America, Mexico 4%
Eastern Europe 6%
Middle East 4%
North America
 (Canada: n/a / U.S.: n/a  )
64%
Oceania 1%
Western Europe 2%

North American students by region:
Canada n/a
Mid-Atlantic U.S. 6%
Midwest U.S. 6%
Northeast U.S. 9%
South U.S. 3%
Southwest U.S. 6%
U.S. Possessions and territories n/a
West U.S. 70%

(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 640
Range (middle 80%) 580 - 710

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

Work Experience (months)
Average 42
Range (middle 80%) 12 - 120
Enrolled students with one year or less of work experience n/a

Student Age (years)
Average 27
Range (middle 80%) 23 - 31

Salary
Average annual pay forgone to enter program $52,512

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


ADMISSIONS

Application fee (resident): $45

Application fee (non resident): $45

462 people applied to the full-time MBA program in 2002. The school accepted 56% (selectivity) of those applicants, and 43% 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. 8% of applicants had applied in prior years, and of those reapplicants 72% were accepted.

Applicant Profile:
Female applicants 40%
International applicants (1) 40%
Underrepresented minority (2) applicants 10%
Applicants with one year or less work experience n/a

Interviews for MBA applicants are:
Recommended

In 2002, the B-school interviewed 10% of its full-time MBA applicants, and 40% 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 $53,981
Nonresident $54,456
 
Expected monthly rent $600
Recommended annual budget (1) $41,980

Application deadline(s) May 1, 2003


Rolling admissions? Yes

Financial aid deadline(s): May 1, 2003

First-year MBAs:
Average financial aid package $27,662
Range (middle 80%) $3,000 - $61,692
Average first-year scholarship awards (not including loans) n/a

Second-year MBAs:
Average financial aid package $27,662
Range (middle 80%) $3,000 - $61,692
Average second-year scholarship awards (not including loans) n/a
 
Full-time MBAs receiving financial aid through B-school 66%

Graduate assistantships offered to qualifying MBAs? Yes

Scholarships are merit or need based?
Merit-based

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

Guaranteed loan? (2) Yes

Maximum amount students can borrow: $18,500

Average outstanding loans for 2002 graduates: $51,793

Financial aid web-site:
http://www.Bschool.pepperdine.edu/financialaid

(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. Linda A. Livingstone
Hired as of Aug. 1, 2002
 
MBA program director Dr. James Goodrich
 
MBA admissions director Darrell Eriksen
 
MBA financial aid director Natasha Kobrinsky
 
MBA career services director Nicole Hall
 
Alumni relations director Pam Bellew


 
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