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2002 FULL-TIME MBA PROFILE
Rochester Institute of Technology
College of Business

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Address: College of Business
105 Lomb Memorial Drive
Rochester, NY 14623
E-Mail: gradbusiness@rit.edu
Web site: http://www.ritmba.com


ENROLLMENT

2002/2003 Classes begin: Sept. 5, 2002
Dec. 2, 2002
Mar. 10, 2003
June 2, 2003

Year program was founded: 1967

Institution is: U.S., Private

Length of program: 18 months


Total graduate enrollment 493
Full-time 189
Part-time MBA students (on-campus) 282
Part-time MBA students (distance program) n/a
EMBA 37
PhD program n/a
 
Current total undergraduate business school enrollment 940
 
Increase in full-time students during last 12 months n/a


STUDENT PROFILE

Female students in class 30%
International students (1) 55%
Underrepresented minority (2) students 2%
Married n/a

Percent students from following regions:
Africa n/a
Asia 47%
Central/South America, Mexico 6%
Eastern Europe 6%
Middle East n/a
North America
 (Canada: n/a / U.S.: n/a  )
41%
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. 96%
South U.S. 2%
Southwest U.S. n/a
U.S. Possessions and territories 2%
West U.S. n/a

(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 576
Range (middle 80%) 490 - 660

TOEFL Scores*
Mean TOEFL score 619
Minimum TOEFL score required 580

Work Experience (months)
Average 6
Range (middle 80%) 6 - 120
Enrolled students with one year or less of work experience 5%

Student Age (years)
Average 26
Range (middle 80%) 22 - 36

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

354 people applied to the full-time MBA program in 2002. The school accepted 73% (selectivity) of those applicants, and 38% 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 35%
International applicants (1) 64%
Underrepresented minority (2) applicants n/a
Applicants with one year or less work experience 5%

Interviews for MBA applicants are:
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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 $43,740
Nonresident $43,750
 
Expected monthly rent n/a
Recommended annual budget (1) n/a

Application deadline(s) Aug. 1, 2002
Oct. 31, 2002
Jan. 31, 2003
May 1, 2003


Rolling admissions? Yes

Financial aid deadline(s): Oct. 31, 2002
Jan. 31, 2003

First-year MBAs:
Average financial aid package $8,673
Range (middle 80%) $1,500 - $15,108
Average first-year scholarship awards (not including loans) $7,530

Second-year MBAs:
Average financial aid package $8,532
Range (middle 80%) $2,400 - $20,144
Average second-year scholarship awards (not including loans) $8,532
 
Full-time MBAs receiving financial aid through B-school 59%

Graduate assistantships offered to qualifying MBAs? Yes

Scholarships are merit or need based?
Merit-based

0 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.rit.edu/~954www

(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 Thomas D. Hopkins
Hired as of May 1, 1999
 
MBA program director Donald O. Wilson
 
MBA admissions director Diane Ellison
 
MBA financial aid director Verna Hazen
 
MBA career services director Emanuel Contomanolis
 
Alumni relations director Kelly Redder


 
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