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2002 FULL-TIME MBA PROFILE
Portland State University
School of Business Administration

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Address:		PSU, School of Business PO Box 751 Portland, OR 97206
E-Mail:		info@sba.pdx.edu
Web site:		http://www.sba.pdx.edu

ENROLLMENT

2002/2003 Classes begin:

Sept. 30, 2002

Year program was founded: 1967

Institution is: U.S., Public

Length of program: 18 months

Total graduate enrollment	399
Full-time	102
Part-time MBA students (on-campus)	243
Part-time MBA students (distance program)	54
EMBA	0
PhD program	0

Current total undergraduate business school enrollment	1,600

Increase in full-time students during last 12 months	22%

STUDENT PROFILE

Female students in class	50%
International students (1)	34%
Underrepresented minority (2) students	0%
Married	24%

Percent students from following regions:

Africa	0%
Asia	10%
Central/South America, Mexico	0%
Eastern Europe	8%
Middle East	0%
North America (Canada: 0% / U.S.: 100%)	66%
Oceania	0%
Western Europe	16%

North American students by region:

Canada	0%
Mid-Atlantic U.S.	2%
Midwest U.S.	0%
Northeast U.S.	0%
South U.S.	2%
Southwest U.S.	0%
U.S. Possessions and territories	0%
West U.S.	62%

(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	631
Range (middle 80%)	580	-	700

TOEFL Scores*

Mean TOEFL score	645
Minimum TOEFL score required	550

Work Experience (months)

Average	60
Range (middle 80%)	22	-	108
Enrolled students with one year or less of work experience	n/a

Student Age (years)

Average	28
Range (middle 80%)	23	-	39

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

210 people applied to the full-time MBA program in 2002. The school accepted 26% (selectivity) of those applicants, and 93% of admitted applicants (yield) enrolled in the program.

The B-school placed 0 applicant(s) on its wait list, from which 0 ultimately enrolled in the program. 4% of applicants had applied in prior years, and of those reapplicants 0% were accepted.

Applicant Profile:

Female applicants	44%
International applicants (1)	27%
Underrepresented minority (2) applicants	3%
Applicants with one year or less work experience	0%

Interviews for MBA applicants are:
By invitation only

In 2002, the B-school interviewed 0% of its full-time MBA applicants, and 0% 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	$14,424
Nonresident	$26,538

Expected monthly rent	$550
Recommended annual budget (1)	$26,858

Application deadline(s)	Mar. 1, 2003 Apr. 1, 2003
Rolling admissions?	No
Financial aid deadline(s):	n/a

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	n/a

Graduate assistantships offered to qualifying MBAs? Yes

Scholarships are merit or need based?
Merit-based
Need-based

n/a 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://www.ess.pdx.edu/fao/

(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	Scott Dawson
Hired as of	July 1, 2001

MBA program director	Rodney Rogers

MBA admissions director	n/a

MBA financial aid director	n/a

MBA career services director	Lisa Stevens

Alumni relations director	n/a

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