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2002 FULL-TIME MBA PROFILE
Texas A&M University
Mays Business School — Mays MBA Program

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Address: 4117 TAMU
College Station, TX 77843-4117
E-Mail: MaysMBA@tamu.edu
Web site: http://mba.tamu.edu


ENROLLMENT

2002/2003 Classes begin: Aug. 26, 2002
Aug. 15, 2003
Aug. 15, 2003

Year program was founded: 1965

Institution is: U.S., Public

Length of program: 16 months


Total graduate enrollment 875
Full-time 200
Part-time MBA students (on-campus) n/a
Part-time MBA students (distance program) n/a
EMBA 104
PhD program 73
 
Current total undergraduate business school enrollment 4,939
 
Increase in full-time students during last 12 months 10%


STUDENT PROFILE

Female students in class 20%
International students (1) 25%
Underrepresented minority (2) students 11%
Married 28%

Percent students from following regions:
Africa 2%
Asia 14%
Central/South America, Mexico 6%
Eastern Europe 0%
Middle East 1%
North America
 (Canada: 1% / U.S.: 99%)
1%
Oceania 0%
Western Europe 1%

North American students by region:
Canada 1%
Mid-Atlantic U.S. 3%
Midwest U.S. 3%
Northeast U.S. 3%
South U.S. 8%
Southwest U.S. 71%
U.S. Possessions and territories 0%
West U.S. 11%

(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 627
Range (middle 80%) 580 - 660

TOEFL Scores*
Mean TOEFL score 629
Minimum TOEFL score required 600

Work Experience (months)
Average 62
Range (middle 80%) 24 - 84
Enrolled students with one year or less of work experience 2%

Student Age (years)
Average 29
Range (middle 80%) 25 - 31

Salary
Average annual pay forgone to enter program $36,357

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


ADMISSIONS

Application fee (resident): $50

Application fee (non resident): $75

592 people applied to the full-time MBA program in 2002. The school accepted 27% (selectivity) of those applicants, and 63% of admitted applicants (yield) enrolled in the program.

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

Applicant Profile:
Female applicants 22%
International applicants (1) 49%
Underrepresented minority (2) applicants n/a
Applicants with one year or less work experience 24%

Interviews for MBA applicants are:
Required
By invitation only

In 2002, the B-school interviewed 34% 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 $9,081
Nonresident $21,657
 
Expected monthly rent $494
Recommended annual budget (1) $16,020

Application deadline(s) Jan. 15, 2003
Feb. 1, 2003
May 1, 2003


Rolling admissions? Yes

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

First-year MBAs:
Average financial aid package $8,500
Range (middle 80%) $1,000 - $34,433
Average first-year scholarship awards (not including loans) $9,292

Second-year MBAs:
Average financial aid package $5,500
Range (middle 80%) $1,000 - $18,983
Average second-year scholarship awards (not including loans) $6,926
 
Full-time MBAs receiving financial aid through B-school 68%

Graduate assistantships offered to qualifying MBAs? Yes

Scholarships are merit or need based?
Merit-based

20 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: $7,115

Financial aid web-site:
http://financialaid.tamu.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 Dr. Jerry R. Strawser
Hired as of July 1, 2001
 
MBA program director Dr. Dan Robertson
 
MBA admissions director Wendy Flynn
 
MBA financial aid director Debra LaGrone
 
MBA career services director Dan Naegeli
 
Alumni relations director Carroll Scherer


 
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