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2002 FULL-TIME MBA PROFILE
Waseda University
Waseda Business School

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Address: Nishi-Waseda Bldg. 7F, 1-21-1
Nishi-Waseda, Shinjuku-ku
Tokyo 169-0051
JP
E-Mail: gsaps@list.waseda.ac.jp
Web site: http://www.wiaps.waseda.ac.jp


ENROLLMENT

2002/2003 Classes begin: Apr. 1, 2003
Sept. 1, 2003

Year program was founded: 1998

Institution is: Non-U.S.

Length of program: 24 months


Total graduate enrollment 281
Full-time 273
Part-time MBA students (on-campus) n/a
Part-time MBA students (distance program) n/a
EMBA n/a
PhD program 92
 
Current total undergraduate business school enrollment n/a
 
Increase in full-time students during last 12 months n/a


STUDENT PROFILE

Female students in class 31%
International students (1) 49%
Underrepresented minority (2) students n/a
Married n/a

Percent students from following regions:
Africa 0%
Asia 92%
Central/South America, Mexico 1%
Eastern Europe 0%
Middle East 0%
North America
 (Canada: 1% / U.S.: 99%)
6%
Oceania 1%
Western Europe 0%

North American students by region:
Canada 1%
Mid-Atlantic U.S. n/a
Midwest U.S. n/a
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. n/a

(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 536
Range (middle 80%) 450 - 620

TOEFL Scores*
Mean TOEFL score 585
Minimum TOEFL score required n/a

Work Experience (months)
Average 81
Range (middle 80%) 31 - 149
Enrolled students with one year or less of work experience n/a

Student Age (years)
Average 29
Range (middle 80%) 22 - 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): $290

Application fee (non resident): $290

253 people applied to the full-time MBA program in 2002. The school accepted 57% (selectivity) of those applicants, and 90% 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 20% were accepted.

Applicant Profile:
Female applicants 34%
International applicants (1) 59%
Underrepresented minority (2) applicants n/a
Applicants with one year or less work experience 2%

Interviews for MBA applicants are:
Required
By invitation only

In 2002, the B-school interviewed 69% of its full-time MBA applicants, and 77% 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 $41,550
Nonresident $53,216
 
Expected monthly rent $486
Recommended annual budget (1) $5,833

Application deadline(s) Apr. 21, 2003


Rolling admissions? No

Financial aid deadline(s): n/a

First-year MBAs:
Average financial aid package n/a
Range (middle 80%) $2,124 - $21,240
Average first-year scholarship awards (not including loans) n/a

Second-year MBAs:
Average financial aid package n/a
Range (middle 80%) $1,025 - $30,008
Average second-year scholarship awards (not including loans) n/a
 
Full-time MBAs receiving financial aid through B-school 30%

Graduate assistantships offered to qualifying MBAs? Yes

Scholarships are merit or need based?
Merit-based
Need-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: 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 Hideo Kobayashi
Hired as of Sept. 16, 2000
 
MBA program director Koichi Yanagi
 
MBA admissions director Yoshimasa Nishimura
 
MBA financial aid director Hidetaka Aizawa
 
MBA career services director n/a
 
Alumni relations director n/a


 
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