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2002 FULL-TIME MBA PROFILE
University of Rochester
William E. Simon Graduate School of Business Administration

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


Address: 305 Schlegel Hall
Rochester, NY 14627
E-Mail: mbaadm@simon.rochester.edu
Web site: http://www.simon.rochester.edu


ENROLLMENT

2002/2003 Classes begin: Sept. 22, 2003
Jan. 12, 2004

Year program was founded: 1958

Institution is: U.S., Private

Length of program: 22 months


Total graduate enrollment 773
Full-time 421
Part-time MBA students (on-campus) 197
Part-time MBA students (distance program) 0
EMBA 78
PhD program 65
 
Current total undergraduate business school enrollment 0
 
Increase in full-time students during last 12 months n/a


STUDENT PROFILE

Female students in class 22%
International students (1) 37%
Underrepresented minority (2) students 24%
Married n/a

Percent students from following regions:
Africa 2%
Asia 21%
Central/South America, Mexico 9%
Eastern Europe 5%
Middle East 0%
North America
 (Canada: 2% / U.S.: 98%)
60%
Oceania 0%
Western Europe 3%

North American students by region:
Canada 2%
Mid-Atlantic U.S. 3%
Midwest U.S. 3%
Northeast U.S. 38%
South U.S. 3%
Southwest U.S. 2%
U.S. Possessions and territories 0%
West U.S. 9%

(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 649
Range (middle 80%) 590 - 720

TOEFL Scores*
Mean TOEFL score n/a
Minimum TOEFL score required 623

Work Experience (months)
Average 70
Range (middle 80%) 29 - 118
Enrolled students with one year or less of work experience 7%

Student Age (years)
Average 29
Range (middle 80%) 25 - 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): $125

Application fee (non resident): $125

1,584 people applied to the full-time MBA program in 2002. The school accepted 27% (selectivity) of those applicants, and 41% 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 24%
International applicants (1) 74%
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 43% 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 $62,244
Nonresident $62,244
 
Expected monthly rent $540
Recommended annual budget (1) n/a

Application deadline(s) Dec. 15, 2003
Feb. 1, 2004
Mar. 15, 2004
June 1, 2004


Rolling admissions? Yes

Financial aid deadline(s): Feb. 1, 2003

First-year MBAs:
Average financial aid package n/a
Range (middle 80%) $6,666 - $52,061
Average first-year scholarship awards (not including loans) $8,275

Second-year MBAs:
Average financial aid package n/a
Range (middle 80%) $6,666 - $52,061
Average second-year scholarship awards (not including loans) $7,613
 
Full-time MBAs receiving financial aid through B-school 63%

Graduate assistantships offered to qualifying MBAs? No

Scholarships are merit or need based?
Merit-based

10 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: $58,836

Financial aid web-site:
http://www.simon.rochester.edu

(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 Charles I. Plosser
Hired as of n/a
 
MBA program director Stacey R. Kole
 
MBA admissions director Pamela A. Black-Colton
 
MBA financial aid director Pamela A. Black-Colton
 
MBA career services director Lisa McGurn
 
Alumni relations director James Moore


 
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