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2002 FULL-TIME MBA PROFILE
West Virginia University
College of Business and Economics

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Address: P.O. Box 6025
Morgantown, WV 26506-6025
E-Mail: mba@wvu.edu
Web site: http://www.be.wvu.edu


ENROLLMENT

2002/2003 Classes begin: July 1, 2003

Year program was founded: 1959

Institution is: U.S., Public

Length of program: 14 months


Total graduate enrollment 314
Full-time 39
Part-time MBA students (on-campus) n/a
Part-time MBA students (distance program) n/a
EMBA 168
PhD program 38
 
Current total undergraduate business school enrollment 784
 
Increase in full-time students during last 12 months 15%


STUDENT PROFILE

Female students in class 45%
International students (1) 42%
Underrepresented minority (2) students 8%
Married 8%

Percent students from following regions:
Africa n/a
Asia 21%
Central/South America, Mexico n/a
Eastern Europe 3%
Middle East 3%
North America
 (Canada: n/a / U.S.: n/a  )
n/a
Oceania 3%
Western Europe 13%

North American students by region:
Canada n/a
Mid-Atlantic U.S. 73%
Midwest U.S. n/a
Northeast U.S. 9%
South U.S. 14%
Southwest U.S. 5%
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 588
Range (middle 80%) 540 - 650

TOEFL Scores*
Mean TOEFL score n/a
Minimum TOEFL score required 580

Work Experience (months)
Average 86
Range (middle 80%) 22 - 174
Enrolled students with one year or less of work experience 5%

Student Age (years)
Average 29
Range (middle 80%) 24 - 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): $50

Application fee (non resident): $50

187 people applied to the full-time MBA program in 2002. The school accepted 24% (selectivity) of those applicants, and 84% of admitted applicants (yield) enrolled in the program.

The B-school placed 6 applicant(s) on its wait list, from which 0 ultimately enrolled in the program. 2% of applicants had applied in prior years, and of those reapplicants 0% were accepted.

Applicant Profile:
Female applicants 39%
International applicants (1) 31%
Underrepresented minority (2) applicants 4%
Applicants with one year or less work experience 22%

Interviews for MBA applicants are:
Recommended

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 $9,450
Nonresident $18,550
 
Expected monthly rent $450
Recommended annual budget (1) $12,000

Application deadline(s) Feb. 28, 2003


Rolling admissions? No

Financial aid deadline(s): n/a

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

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 0%

Graduate assistantships offered to qualifying MBAs? No

Scholarships are merit or need based?
n/a

n/a full-tuition scholarships were awarded by the school to full-time MBAs in the past 12 months

Guaranteed loan? (2) n/a

Maximum amount students can borrow: n/a

Average outstanding loans for 2002 graduates: n/a

Financial aid web-site:
http://www.wvu.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 Jay Coats
Hired as of n/a
 
MBA program director Paul J. Speaker
 
MBA admissions director Cheng Khoo
 
MBA financial aid director Brenda Thompson
 
MBA career services director Bob Kent
 
Alumni relations director Gordon Haggett


 
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