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2002 FULL-TIME MBA PROFILE
Temple University
Fox School of Business

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Address: Speakman Hall LL 5
1810 North 13th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19122
E-Mail: masters@sbm.temple.edu
Web site: http://www.sbm.temple.edu


ENROLLMENT

2002/2003 Classes begin: n/a

Year program was founded: 1942

Institution is: U.S., Public

Length of program: 24 months


Total graduate enrollment 1,146
Full-time 207
Part-time MBA students (on-campus) 546
Part-time MBA students (distance program) n/a
EMBA 97
PhD program 138
 
Current total undergraduate business school enrollment 4,190
 
Increase in full-time students during last 12 months n/a


STUDENT PROFILE

Female students in class 32%
International students (1) 41%
Underrepresented minority (2) students 4%
Married n/a

Percent students from following regions:
Africa 5%
Asia 25%
Central/South America, Mexico 1%
Eastern Europe 0%
Middle East 1%
North America
 (Canada: 7% / U.S.: 93%)
64%
Oceania 0%
Western Europe 4%

North American students by region:
Canada 7%
Mid-Atlantic U.S. 68%
Midwest U.S. 3%
Northeast U.S. 8%
South U.S. 7%
Southwest U.S. 5%
U.S. Possessions and territories 0%
West U.S. 2%

(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 611
Range (middle 80%) 540 - 690

TOEFL Scores*
Mean TOEFL score 625
Minimum TOEFL score required 575

Work Experience (months)
Average 37
Range (middle 80%) 0 - 72
Enrolled students with one year or less of work experience 1%

Student Age (years)
Average 26
Range (middle 80%) 23 - 32

Salary
Average annual pay forgone to enter program $36,572

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


ADMISSIONS

Application fee (resident): $40

Application fee (non resident): $40

425 people applied to the full-time MBA program in 2002. The school accepted 55% (selectivity) of those applicants, and 40% of admitted applicants (yield) enrolled in the program.

The B-school placed 39 applicant(s) on its wait list, from which 0 ultimately enrolled in the program. 2% of applicants had applied in prior years, and of those reapplicants 50% were accepted.

Applicant Profile:
Female applicants 40%
International applicants (1) 60%
Underrepresented minority (2) applicants 8%
Applicants with one year or less work experience 8%

Interviews for MBA applicants are:
Recommended

In 2002, the B-school interviewed 55% of its full-time MBA applicants, and 50% 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 $20,920
Nonresident $30,500
 
Expected monthly rent $700
Recommended annual budget (1) $28,800

Application deadline(s) n/a


Rolling admissions? Yes

Financial aid deadline(s): n/a

First-year MBAs:
Average financial aid package $9,000
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 17%

Graduate assistantships offered to qualifying MBAs? No

Scholarships are merit or need based?
Merit-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: $18,500

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 M. Moshe Porat
Hired as of Aug. 25, 1996
 
MBA program director Donna Ferrari
 
MBA admissions director Natale Butto
 
MBA financial aid director Spencer Strange
 
MBA career services director n/a
 
Alumni relations director Howard Cohen


 
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