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2003 FULL-TIME MBA PROFILE
University of California, Berkeley
Haas School of Business — Full-time MBA

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


Address: 430 Student Services Building #1902
Berkeley, CA 94720-1902
E-Mail: n/a
Web site: http://haas.berkeley.edu
Directions to school


ENROLLMENT

2003/2004 Classes begin: Aug. 26, 2003

Year program was founded: 1943

Institution is: U.S., Public

Length of program: 21 months


Total graduate enrollment 1,388
Full-time MBA students 514
Part-time MBA students 609
Distance learning MBA students 0
EMBA students 118
PhD program students 87
 
Current total undergraduate business school enrollment 700
 
Change in full-time class size in last 12 months 0%


STUDENT PROFILE - MOST RECENT ENTERING CLASS

Female students in class 24%
International students (1) 32%
Married students n/a

For U.S. schools only:
African-American students 1%
Asian-American students 17%
Hispanic-American students 2%
Native American students 1%
White (non-Hispanic) students 36%

Students from the following regions:
Africa 1%
Asia 15%
Eastern Europe, Central Europe and Central Asia 2%
Latin America and the Carribean 8%
Middle East 2%
North America
 (Canada: 5% / U.S.: 95%)
63%
Oceania 0%
Western Europe 10%

North American students by region:
Canada 5%
Mid-Atlantic U.S. 6%
Midwest U.S. 2%
Northeast U.S. 15%
South U.S. 3%
Southwest U.S. 4%
U.S. Possessions and territories 0%
West U.S. 69%

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


CLASS TRAITS - MOST RECENT ENTERING CLASS

GMAT Scores
Average 700
Range (middle 80%) 650 - 750

TOEFL Scores
Average TOEFL score 647
Minimum TOEFL score required 575

Work Experience (months)
Average 65
Range (middle 80%) 41 - 98
Enrolled students with one year or less of work experience 0%

Student Age (years)
Average 29
Range (middle 80%) 26 - 32

Salary
Average annual pay forgone to enter program $79,107



ADMISSIONS

Application fee (resident): $150

Application fee (nonresident): $150

3,720 people applied to the full-time MBA program in 2003. The school accepted 13% (selectivity) of those applicants, and 51% of admitted applicants (yield) enrolled in the program.

The B-school placed 309 applicant(s) on its wait list, from which 82 ultimately enrolled in the program. 7% of applicants had applied in prior years, and of those reapplicants 12% were accepted.

Applicant Profile:
Female applicants 29%
International applicants (1) 45%
Underrepresented minority (2) applicants 5%
Applicants with one year or less work experience 2%

Interviews for MBA applicants are:
By invitation only

In 2003, the B-school interviewed 16% of its full-time MBA applicants, and 92% 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 $31,548
Nonresident $56,040
 
Expected monthly rent $952
Recommended annual budget (Resident) (1) $35,276
Recommended annual budget (Nonresident) $47,522

2003-2004 Application deadline(s)
All applicants: Oct. 31, 2003
All applicants: Dec. 12, 2003
All applicants: Jan. 23, 2004
All applicants: Mar. 5, 2004

Rolling admissions? No

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

2003-2004 Financial aid deadline(s):
Mar. 2, 2004

First-year MBAs:
Average financial aid package $25,509
Range (middle 80%) $9,500 - $51,635
Average first-year scholarship awards (not including loans) $4,945

Second-year MBAs:
Average financial aid package $21,641
Range (middle 80%) $2,551 - $39,500
Average second-year scholarship awards (not including loans) $20,107
 

Graduate assistantships offered to qualifying MBAs? Yes

Scholarships are merit or need based?
n/a

38 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: $45,257

Average outstanding loans for 2003 graduates: $39,252

Financial aid Web site:
http://www.haas.berkeley.edu/MBA/finaid/
index.html


(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 Tom Campbell
Hired as of July 2002
 
Program director Dan Sullivan
 
Admissions director Pete Johnson (international) & Jett Pihakis (domestic)
 
Financial aid director debi fidler
 
Career services director Abby Scott
 
Alumni relations director Tenny Frost & Marcy Porus-Gottlieb


 
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