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2002 FULL-TIME MBA PROFILE
UCLA
The Anderson School

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Address: 110 Westwood Plaza
Gold Hall, Suite B201
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1481
E-Mail: mba.admissions@anderson.ucla.edu
Web site: http://www.anderson.ucla.edu


ENROLLMENT

2002/2003 Classes begin: n/a

Year program was founded: 1939

Institution is: U.S., Public

Length of program: 21 months


Total graduate enrollment 1,475
Full-time 671
Part-time MBA students (on-campus) 585
Part-time MBA students (distance program) 0
EMBA 140
PhD program 60
 
Current total undergraduate business school enrollment 0
 
Increase in full-time students during last 12 months n/a


STUDENT PROFILE

Female students in class 27%
International students (1) 23%
Underrepresented minority (2) students 6%
Married 20%

Percent students from following regions:
Africa 0%
Asia 9%
Central/South America, Mexico 5%
Eastern Europe 2%
Middle East 0%
North America
 (Canada: 1% / U.S.: 99%)
77%
Oceania 0%
Western Europe 6%

North American students by region:
Canada 1%
Mid-Atlantic U.S. 3%
Midwest U.S. 8%
Northeast U.S. 15%
South U.S. 3%
Southwest U.S. 4%
U.S. Possessions and territories 0%
West U.S. 67%

(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 700
Range (middle 80%) 650 - 750

TOEFL Scores*
Mean TOEFL score 650
Minimum TOEFL score required n/a

Work Experience (months)
Average 57
Range (middle 80%) 35 - 87
Enrolled students with one year or less of work experience 2%

Student Age (years)
Average 28
Range (middle 80%) 25 - 30

Salary
Average annual pay forgone to enter program $66,892

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


ADMISSIONS

Application fee (resident): $150

Application fee (non resident): $150

4,570 people applied to the full-time MBA program in 2002. The school accepted 15% (selectivity) of those applicants, and 52% of admitted applicants (yield) enrolled in the program.

The B-school placed 266 applicant(s) on its wait list, from which 45 ultimately enrolled in the program. 6% of applicants had applied in prior years, and of those reapplicants 12% were accepted.

Applicant Profile:
Female applicants 30%
International applicants (1) 33%
Underrepresented minority (2) applicants 6%
Applicants with one year or less work experience 4%

Interviews for MBA applicants are:
Recommended

In 2002, the B-school interviewed 50% of its full-time MBA applicants, and 85% 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 $23,640
Nonresident $45,184
 
Expected monthly rent $800
Recommended annual budget (1) $32,071

Application deadline(s) n/a


Rolling admissions? Yes

Financial aid deadline(s): n/a

First-year MBAs:
Average financial aid package $18,500
Range (middle 80%) $21,500 - $29,700
Average first-year scholarship awards (not including loans) $10,000

Second-year MBAs:
Average financial aid package $18,500
Range (middle 80%) $19,700 - $24,700
Average second-year scholarship awards (not including loans) $5,000
 
Full-time MBAs receiving financial aid through B-school 62%

Graduate assistantships offered to qualifying MBAs? Yes

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

52 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: $32,071

Average outstanding loans for 2002 graduates: $45,200

Financial aid web-site:
http://www.anderson.ucla.edu/programs/mba/faid/

(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 Bruce Willison
Hired as of July 1, 1999
 
MBA program director Bill Broesamle
 
MBA admissions director Linda Baldwin
 
MBA financial aid director Marta Klock
 
MBA career services director Mary Albright-Smith
 
Alumni relations director Jill Hisey


 
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