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2002 FULL-TIME MBA PROFILE
Stanford University
Stanford Graduate School of Business — Stanford MBA

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Address:		Stanford Graduate School of Business 518 Memorial Way Stanford, CA 94305
E-Mail:		mba@gsb.stanford.edu
Web site:		http://www.gsb.stanford.edu

ENROLLMENT

2002/2003 Classes begin:

Sept. 9, 2002

Year program was founded: 1925

Institution is: U.S., Private

Length of program: 20 months

Total graduate enrollment	911
Full-time	749
Part-time MBA students (on-campus)	0
Part-time MBA students (distance program)	0
EMBA	0
PhD program	108

Current total undergraduate business school enrollment	0

Increase in full-time students during last 12 months	3%

STUDENT PROFILE

Female students in class	37%
International students (1)	32%
Underrepresented minority (2) students	11%
Married	n/a

Percent students from following regions:

Africa	1%
Asia	11%
Central/South America, Mexico	7%
Eastern Europe	1%
Middle East	2%
North America (Canada: n/a / U.S.: n/a )	70%
Oceania	1%
Western Europe	7%

North American students by region:

Canada	n/a
Mid-Atlantic U.S.	n/a
Midwest U.S.	n/a
Northeast U.S.	n/a
South U.S.	n/a
Southwest U.S.	n/a
U.S. Possessions and territories	n/a
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	n/a
Range (middle 80%)	n/a	-	n/a

TOEFL Scores*

Mean TOEFL score	654
Minimum TOEFL score required	600

Work Experience (months)

Average	56
Range (middle 80%)	36	-	84
Enrolled students with one year or less of work experience	n/a

Student Age (years)

Average	28
Range (middle 80%)	25	-	30

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): $200

Application fee (non resident): $200

5,864 people applied to the full-time MBA program in 2002. The school accepted 8% (selectivity) of those applicants, and n/a% 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. 8% of applicants had applied in prior years, and of those reapplicants 11% were accepted.

Applicant Profile:

Female applicants	n/a
International applicants (1)	n/a
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 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	$66,600
Nonresident	$66,600

Expected monthly rent	$1,258
Recommended annual budget (1)	$57,756

Application deadline(s)	Oct. 30, 2002 Jan. 8, 2003 Mar. 19, 2003
Rolling admissions?	No
Financial aid deadline(s):	Jan. 31, 2003 Apr. 15, 2003

First-year MBAs:

Average financial aid package	$36,214
Range (middle 80%)	$7,906	-	$74,358
Average first-year scholarship awards (not including loans)	$11,787

Second-year MBAs:

Average financial aid package	$36,673
Range (middle 80%)	$11,095	-	$64,777
Average second-year scholarship awards (not including loans)	$11,018

Full-time MBAs receiving financial aid through B-school	67%

Graduate assistantships offered to qualifying MBAs? No

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

7 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: $48,234

Financial aid web-site:
http://www.gsb.stanford.edu/finaid

(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	Robert Joss
Hired as of	Sept. 1, 1999

MBA program director	Sharon Hoffman

MBA admissions director	Derrick Bolton

MBA financial aid director	Colleen MacDonald

MBA career services director	Andy Chan

Alumni relations director	Lynne Reynolds

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