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2002 FULL-TIME MBA PROFILE
Simmons College
Simmons School of Management

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Address: 409 Commonwealth Avenue
Boston, MA 02215
E-Mail: somadm@simmons.edu
Web site: http://www.simmons.edu/som


ENROLLMENT

2002/2003 Classes begin: Sept. 8, 2003

Year program was founded: 1973

Institution is: U.S., Private

Length of program: 12 months


Total graduate enrollment 250
Full-time 50
Part-time MBA students (on-campus) 200
Part-time MBA students (distance program) n/a
EMBA n/a
PhD program n/a
 
Current total undergraduate business school enrollment 125
 
Increase in full-time students during last 12 months 10%


STUDENT PROFILE

Female students in class 100%
International students (1) 30%
Underrepresented minority (2) students 15%
Married n/a

Percent students from following regions:
Africa 3%
Asia 9%
Central/South America, Mexico 7%
Eastern Europe 3%
Middle East 1%
North America
 (Canada: 2% / U.S.: 98%)
2%
Oceania 2%
Western Europe 3%

North American students by region:
Canada 2%
Mid-Atlantic U.S. 4%
Midwest U.S. 1%
Northeast U.S. 80%
South U.S. 3%
Southwest U.S. 1%
U.S. Possessions and territories 1%
West U.S. 8%

(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 550
Range (middle 80%) n/a - n/a

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

Work Experience (months)
Average 72
Range (middle 80%) 24 - 240
Enrolled students with one year or less of work experience 0%

Student Age (years)
Average 32
Range (middle 80%) 22 - 45

Salary
Average annual pay forgone to enter program $55,000

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


ADMISSIONS

Application fee (resident): $75

Application fee (non resident): $75

150 people applied to the full-time MBA program in 2002. The school accepted 84% (selectivity) of those applicants, and 76% 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. 3% of applicants had applied in prior years, and of those reapplicants 67% were accepted.

Applicant Profile:
Female applicants 100%
International applicants (1) 11%
Underrepresented minority (2) applicants 17%
Applicants with one year or less work experience 0%

Interviews for MBA applicants are:
Recommended

In 2002, the B-school interviewed 58% of its full-time MBA applicants, and 74% 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 $33,240
Nonresident $33,240
 
Expected monthly rent $10,980
Recommended annual budget (1) $44,220

Application deadline(s) Nov. 15, 2002
Apr. 30, 2003


Rolling admissions? Yes

Financial aid deadline(s): n/a

First-year MBAs:
Average financial aid package $15,000
Range (middle 80%) $2,000 - $33,240
Average first-year scholarship awards (not including loans) $8,400

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 98%

Graduate assistantships offered to qualifying MBAs? Yes

Scholarships are merit or need based?
Merit-based

3 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: 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 Patricia O'Brien
Hired as of Sept. 1, 1997
 
MBA program director Mary Dutkiewicz
 
MBA admissions director Andrea Bruce
 
MBA financial aid director Diane Hallisey
 
MBA career services director Wendy D'Ambrose
 
Alumni relations director Ellen Kuik


 
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