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2002 FULL-TIME MBA PROFILE
Vlerick Leuven Gent Management School
— International MBA

Sections:  Getting In  | Academics & Lifestyle | Careers & Alumni Affairs


Address: Vlamingenstraat 83
Leuven 3000
BE
E-Mail: ftmba@vlerick.be
Web site: http://www.vlerick.com


ENROLLMENT

2002/2003 Classes begin: Aug. 19, 2002

Year program was founded: 1968

Institution is: Non-U.S., Private

Length of program: 12 months


Total graduate enrollment 390
Full-time 43
Part-time MBA students (on-campus) 193
Part-time MBA students (distance program) n/a
EMBA 30
PhD program n/a
 
Current total undergraduate business school enrollment n/a
 
Increase in full-time students during last 12 months 100%


STUDENT PROFILE

Female students in class 34%
International students (1) 75%
Underrepresented minority (2) students 0%
Married 41%

Percent students from following regions:
Africa 0%
Asia 28%
Central/South America, Mexico 5%
Eastern Europe 5%
Middle East 0%
North America
 (Canada: 33% / U.S.: 67%)
7%
Oceania 0%
Western Europe 55%

North American students by region:
Canada 33%
Mid-Atlantic U.S. n/a
Midwest U.S. 33%
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. 33%

(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 606
Range (middle 80%) 530 - 666

TOEFL Scores*
Mean TOEFL score 623
Minimum TOEFL score required 600

Work Experience (months)
Average 84
Range (middle 80%) 38 - 132
Enrolled students with one year or less of work experience 0%

Student Age (years)
Average 30
Range (middle 80%) 26 - 36

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): $49

Application fee (non resident): $49

116 people applied to the full-time MBA program in 2002. The school accepted 55% (selectivity) of those applicants, and 67% of admitted applicants (yield) enrolled in the program.

The B-school placed 7 applicant(s) on its wait list, from which 0 ultimately enrolled in the program. 5% of applicants had applied in prior years, and of those reapplicants 100% were accepted.

Applicant Profile:
Female applicants 28%
International applicants (1) 91%
Underrepresented minority (2) applicants 0%
Applicants with one year or less work experience 0%

Interviews for MBA applicants are:
Recommended

In 2002, the B-school interviewed 25% of its full-time MBA applicants, and 84% 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 $11,225
Nonresident $11,225
 
Expected monthly rent $317
Recommended annual budget (1) $19,500

Application deadline(s) Mar. 31, 2003


Rolling admissions? Yes

Financial aid deadline(s): Mar. 31, 2003

First-year MBAs:
Average financial aid package n/a
Range (middle 80%) n/a - n/a
Average first-year scholarship awards (not including loans) $11,225

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 12%

Graduate assistantships offered to qualifying MBAs? No

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

11 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:
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 Roland Van Dierdonck
Hired as of Oct. 1, 1998
 
MBA program director Leo Sleuwaegen
 
MBA admissions director n/a
 
MBA financial aid director Peter Rafferty
 
MBA career services director Yolanda Habets
 
Alumni relations director Geert Van Coillie


 
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