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2003 FULL-TIME MBA PROFILE
Columbia University
Columbia Business School

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Address: 216 Uris Hall
3022 Broadway
New York, NY 10027
E-Mail: apply@claven.gsb.columbia.edu
Web site: http://www.gsb.columbia.edu
Directions to school


ENROLLMENT

2003/2004 Classes begin: Aug. 25, 2003
Jan. 12, 2004

Year program was founded: 1916

Institution is: U.S., n/a

Length of program: 20 months


Total graduate enrollment 1,898
Full-time MBA students 1,178
Part-time MBA students n/a
Distance learning MBA students n/a
EMBA students 620
PhD program students 100
 
Current total undergraduate business school enrollment n/a
 
Change in full-time class size in last 12 months 2%


STUDENT PROFILE - MOST RECENT ENTERING CLASS

Female students in class 31%
International students (1) 28%
Married students 18%

For U.S. schools only:
African-American students 6%
Asian-American students 11%
Hispanic-American students 4%
Native American students n/a
White (non-Hispanic) students 38%

Students from the following regions:
Africa 1%
Asia 9%
Eastern Europe, Central Europe and Central Asia n/a
Latin America and the Carribean 6%
Middle East 2%
North America
 (Canada: 1% / U.S.: 99%)
73%
Oceania n/a
Western Europe 10%

North American students by region:
Canada 1%
Mid-Atlantic U.S. 11%
Midwest U.S. 3%
Northeast U.S. 60%
South U.S. 11%
Southwest U.S. n/a
U.S. Possessions and territories n/a
West U.S. 15%

(1) Students from countries other than the school's home country.


CLASS TRAITS - MOST RECENT ENTERING CLASS

GMAT Scores
Average 709
Range (middle 80%) 670 - 750

TOEFL Scores
Average TOEFL score 646
Minimum TOEFL score required n/a

Work Experience (months)
Average 58
Range (middle 80%) 35 - 84
Enrolled students with one year or less of work experience 2%

Student Age (years)
Average 28
Range (middle 80%) 25 - 31

Salary
Average annual pay forgone to enter program n/a



ADMISSIONS

Application fee (resident): $180

Application fee (nonresident): $180

5,483 people applied to the full-time MBA program in 2003. The school accepted 12% (selectivity) of those applicants, and 76% 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. 12% of applicants had applied in prior years, and of those reapplicants 23% were accepted.

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

Interviews for MBA applicants are:
By invitation only

In 2003, the B-school interviewed 41% of its full-time MBA applicants, and 86% 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 $69,576
Nonresident $69,576
 
Expected monthly rent $1,398
Recommended annual budget (Resident) (1) $61,014
Recommended annual budget (Nonresident) $61,014

2003-2004 Application deadline(s)
International applicants: Oct. 1, 2003
Oct. 20, 2003
International applicants: Mar. 1, 2004
Apr. 20, 2004

Rolling admissions? Yes

2003-2004 deadline(s) for scheduling an interview
n/a

2003-2004 Financial aid deadline(s):
n/a

First-year MBAs:
Average financial aid package $23,618
Range (middle 80%) $2,000 - $61,014
Average first-year scholarship awards (not including loans) $4,540

Second-year MBAs:
Average financial aid package $23,581
Range (middle 80%) $1,500 - $57,714
Average second-year scholarship awards (not including loans) $4,392
 

Graduate assistantships offered to qualifying MBAs? Yes

Scholarships are merit or need based?
n/a

27 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: $61,014

Average outstanding loans for 2003 graduates: n/a

Financial aid Web site:
http://www0.gsb.columbia.edu/mba/tuition

(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 Meyer Feldberg
Hired as of Aug. 1989
 
Program director Safwan Masri
 
Admissions director Linda Meehan
 
Financial aid director Hollis O'Rorke
 
Career services director Regina Resnick
 
Alumni relations director Marilyn Kohn


 
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