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2002 FULL-TIME MBA PROFILE
Texas Christian University
M.J. Neeley School of Business

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Address: 2900 Lubbock Street
Fort Worth, TX 76129
E-Mail: mbainfo@tcu.edu
Web site: http://www.mba.tcu.edu


ENROLLMENT

2002/2003 Classes begin: Aug. 19, 2002

Year program was founded: 1939

Institution is: U.S., Private

Length of program: 21 months


Total graduate enrollment 318
Full-time 116
Part-time MBA students (on-campus) 143
Part-time MBA students (distance program) n/a
EMBA 43
PhD program n/a
 
Current total undergraduate business school enrollment 1,460
 
Increase in full-time students during last 12 months n/a


STUDENT PROFILE

Female students in class 28%
International students (1) 28%
Underrepresented minority (2) students 10%
Married n/a

Percent students from following regions:
Africa n/a
Asia 19%
Central/South America, Mexico 5%
Eastern Europe 2%
Middle East n/a
North America
 (Canada: n/a / U.S.: n/a  )
71%
Oceania n/a
Western Europe 3%

North American students by region:
Canada n/a
Mid-Atlantic U.S. n/a
Midwest U.S. 5%
Northeast U.S. n/a
South U.S. 12%
Southwest U.S. 74%
U.S. Possessions and territories n/a
West U.S. 9%

(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 613
Range (middle 80%) 540 - 680

TOEFL Scores*
Mean TOEFL score 620
Minimum TOEFL score required 550

Work Experience (months)
Average 43
Range (middle 80%) 0 - 96
Enrolled students with one year or less of work experience 29%

Student Age (years)
Average 27
Range (middle 80%) 22 - 31

Salary
Average annual pay forgone to enter program $35,000

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


ADMISSIONS

Application fee (resident): $50

Application fee (non resident): $50

203 people applied to the full-time MBA program in 2002. The school accepted 63% (selectivity) of those applicants, and 46% 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. 6% of applicants had applied in prior years, and of those reapplicants 77% were accepted.

Applicant Profile:
Female applicants 33%
International applicants (1) 51%
Underrepresented minority (2) applicants 4%
Applicants with one year or less work experience n/a

Interviews for MBA applicants are:
Recommended

In 2002, the B-school interviewed 73% of its full-time MBA applicants, and 98% 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 $31,000
Nonresident $31,000
 
Expected monthly rent $650
Recommended annual budget (1) $25,000

Application deadline(s) Apr. 30, 2003


Rolling admissions? Yes

Financial aid deadline(s): May 1, 2003

First-year MBAs:
Average financial aid package $18,500
Range (middle 80%) $2,000 - $29,360
Average first-year scholarship awards (not including loans) $9,000

Second-year MBAs:
Average financial aid package $13,570
Range (middle 80%) $5,000 - $33,877
Average second-year scholarship awards (not including loans) $9,040
 
Full-time MBAs receiving financial aid through B-school 61%

Graduate assistantships offered to qualifying MBAs? Yes

Scholarships are merit or need based?
Merit-based

18 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.fam.tcu.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 Robert F. Lusch
Hired as of June 1, 1999
 
MBA program director Charles Greer
 
MBA admissions director Peggy Conway
 
MBA financial aid director Debbie Mar
 
MBA career services director Shirley Rasberry
 
Alumni relations director n/a


 
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