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2002 FULL-TIME MBA PROFILE
Western Carolina University
College of Business

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Address: MBA Program
Western Carolina University
Cullowhee, NC 28723
E-Mail: fdeitz@email.wcu.edu
Web site: http://www.wcu.edu/cob/


ENROLLMENT

2002/2003 Classes begin: Aug. 1, 2002
Jan. 1, 2003
May 1, 2003

Year program was founded: 1970

Institution is: U.S., Public

Length of program: 16 months


Total graduate enrollment 283
Full-time 75
Part-time MBA students (on-campus) 55
Part-time MBA students (distance program) n/a
EMBA n/a
PhD program n/a
 
Current total undergraduate business school enrollment 543
 
Increase in full-time students during last 12 months 56%


STUDENT PROFILE

Female students in class 34%
International students (1) 14%
Underrepresented minority (2) students 4%
Married n/a

Percent students from following regions:
Africa n/a
Asia 10%
Central/South America, Mexico 2%
Eastern Europe n/a
Middle East n/a
North America
 (Canada: n/a / U.S.: n/a  )
n/a
Oceania n/a
Western Europe 2%

North American students by region:
Canada n/a
Mid-Atlantic U.S. n/a
Midwest U.S. 7%
Northeast U.S. 3%
South U.S. 87%
Southwest U.S. n/a
U.S. Possessions and territories n/a
West U.S. 3%

(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 507
Range (middle 80%) 420 - 630

TOEFL Scores*
Mean TOEFL score 590
Minimum TOEFL score required 550

Work Experience (months)
Average 48
Range (middle 80%) 0 - 108
Enrolled students with one year or less of work experience 26%

Student Age (years)
Average 26
Range (middle 80%) 22 - 31

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): $40

Application fee (non resident): $40

86 people applied to the full-time MBA program in 2002. The school accepted 92% (selectivity) of those applicants, and 45% 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. 4% of applicants had applied in prior years, and of those reapplicants 95% were accepted.

Applicant Profile:
Female applicants 36%
International applicants (1) 44%
Underrepresented minority (2) applicants 3%
Applicants with one year or less work experience n/a

Interviews for MBA applicants are:
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In 2002, the B-school interviewed n/a of its full-time MBA applicants, and n/a 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 $4,019
Nonresident $17,640
 
Expected monthly rent $400
Recommended annual budget (1) $12,000

Application deadline(s) Apr. 1, 2003


Rolling admissions? Yes

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

First-year MBAs:
Average financial aid package $8,000
Range (middle 80%) $6,000 - $15,000
Average first-year scholarship awards (not including loans) $6,500

Second-year MBAs:
Average financial aid package $8,000
Range (middle 80%) $6,000 - $15,000
Average second-year scholarship awards (not including loans) $6,500
 
Full-time MBAs receiving financial aid through B-school 60%

Graduate assistantships offered to qualifying MBAs? Yes

Scholarships are merit or need based?
Merit-based

15 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.wcu.edu/finaid/

(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 Leroy Kauffman, Interim Dean
Hired as of July 1, 2002
 
MBA program director Philip L. Little
 
MBA admissions director Graduate School
 
MBA financial aid director Nancy Dillard
 
MBA career services director Mardy Ashe
 
Alumni relations director Tammy Haskett


 
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