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2002 FULL-TIME MBA PROFILE
University of Pittsburgh
Joseph M. Katz Graduate School of Business — Professional Full-time MBA

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


Address: Joseph M. Katz Graduate School of Business
276 Mervis Hall
Pittsburgh, PA 15260
E-Mail: mba@katz.pitt.edu
Web site: http://www.katz.pitt.edu


ENROLLMENT

2002/2003 Classes begin: Aug. 1, 2003

Year program was founded: 1960

Institution is: U.S., Public

Length of program: 11 months


Total graduate enrollment 888
Full-time 154
Part-time MBA students (on-campus) 530
Part-time MBA students (distance program) n/a
EMBA 133
PhD program 71
 
Current total undergraduate business school enrollment 827
 
Increase in full-time students during last 12 months 15%


STUDENT PROFILE

Female students in class 25%
International students (1) 40%
Underrepresented minority (2) students 5%
Married n/a

Percent students from following regions:
Africa 0%
Asia 29%
Central/South America, Mexico 0%
Eastern Europe 1%
Middle East 1%
North America
 (Canada: 1% / U.S.: 99%)
60%
Oceania 0%
Western Europe 9%

North American students by region:
Canada 1%
Mid-Atlantic U.S. 45%
Midwest U.S. 4%
Northeast U.S. 3%
South U.S. 4%
Southwest U.S. 1%
U.S. Possessions and territories 0%
West U.S. 3%

(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%) 550 - 680

TOEFL Scores*
Mean TOEFL score 628
Minimum TOEFL score required 600

Work Experience (months)
Average 46
Range (middle 80%) 0 - 102
Enrolled students with one year or less of work experience 20%

Student Age (years)
Average 27
Range (middle 80%) 22 - 33

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): $50

Application fee (non resident): $50

550 people applied to the full-time MBA program in 2002. The school accepted 54% (selectivity) of those applicants, and 45% 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) 56%
Underrepresented minority (2) applicants 11%
Applicants with one year or less work experience 19%

Interviews for MBA applicants are:
Recommended
By invitation only

In 2002, the B-school interviewed 72% of its full-time MBA applicants, and 99% 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 $26,115
Nonresident $41,142
 
Expected monthly rent $500
Recommended annual budget (1) $13,900

Application deadline(s) n/a


Rolling admissions? No

Financial aid deadline(s): n/a

First-year MBAs:
Average financial aid package $12,000
Range (middle 80%) $3,000 - $35,000
Average first-year scholarship awards (not including loans) $12,000

Second-year MBAs:
Average financial aid package $1,500
Range (middle 80%) $0 - $10,000
Average second-year scholarship awards (not including loans) $1,500
 
Full-time MBAs receiving financial aid through B-school 35%

Graduate assistantships offered to qualifying MBAs? No

Scholarships are merit or need based?
Merit-based

8 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 Frederick W. Winter
Hired as of July 1, 1997
 
MBA program director Daria Kirby
 
MBA admissions director Kelly Wilson
 
MBA financial aid director Clifford McCormick
 
MBA career services director Terri Gregos
 
Alumni relations director Audrey Kilmann


 
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