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2005 FULL-TIME MBA PROFILE
Bowling Green State University
College of Business Administration
Address: 369 Business Administration
Bowling Green, OH 43403
E-Mail: mba-info@cba.bgsu.edu
Web links: B-school Web site
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B-SCHOOL & PROGRAM BASICS

Classes begin June 24, 2005
June 26, 2006

Year program was founded 1961
Institution is U.S., Public
Business school accreditation:
AACSB
Length of program 14 months

Enrollment
Total graduate business students 258
Full-time MBA students 47
Part-time MBA students 41
Distance MBA students n/a
Executive MBA students 38
PhD program students n/a
Doctorate of Business Administration (DBA) students n/a
 
Total undergraduate business students 2,170
 
Change in full-time class size in past academic year 12%

STUDENT PROFILE - MOST RECENT ENTERING CLASS

Female students in class 35%
International students 1 51%
Married students n/a

For U.S. schools only:
African American students 0%
Alaskan Native of Pacific Islander American students 0%
Asian American students 0%
Mexican American students 0%
Puerto Rican students 0%
Other Hispanic American students 2%
White (non-Hispanic) students 46%
Multiethnic/Multiracial students 0%
Not reported 0%
Other 51%

Students from the following regions:
Africa 8%
Asia 19%
Eastern and Central Europe and Central Asia 0%
Latin America and the Caribbean 3%
Middle East 3%
North America
 (Canada: 0% / U.S.: 100%)
46%
Oceania 0%
Western Europe 19%

North American students by region:
Canada 0%
Mid-Atlantic U.S. 0%
Midwest U.S. 100%
Northeast U.S. 0%
South U.S. 0%
Southwest U.S. 0%
U.S. Possessions and territories 0%
West U.S. 0%

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

CLASS TRAITS - MOST RECENT ENTERING CLASS

GMAT Scores - Historical Chart
20052004200320022001
Average524548503510n/a
Median530545n/a520n/a
Range (middle 80%)400 - 650480 - 610n/a372 - 638n/a

GMAT scores are required as part of the application.


TOEFL Scores
TOEFL scores are required for applicants whose native language is not English.

Average TOEFL score 620
Minimum TOEFL score required 550

Work Experience (months)
Average 46
Median 42
Range (middle 80%) 12 - 96
New entrants with one year or less of work experience 22%

Student Age (years)
Average 24
Median 24
Range (middle 80%) 20 - 37

Salary
Average base salary forgone to enter program n/a
Median base salary forgone to enter program n/a


ADMISSIONS

Application fee (resident) $30
Application fee (nonresident) $30

76 people applied to the full-time MBA program in 2005. The school accepted 67% (selectivity) of those applicants, and 49% of admitted applicants (yield) enrolled in the program.

Selectivity/Yield - Historical Chart
20052004200320022001
Selectivity67%56%50%65%n/a
Yield49%36%n/a65%n/a

0% of applicants had applied in prior years, and of those reapplicants 0% were accepted.

The B-school placed 0 applicant(s) on its wait list. 0 wait-listed applicants were admitted to the semester for which they applied.

Applicant Profile:
Female applicants 20%
International applicants 1 55%

Interviews for MBA applicants are:
Recommended
Not required

In 2005, 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.

COSTS, DEADLINES & FINANCIAL AID

COSTS:
Estimated TOTAL (not annual) cost of full-time MBA program (U.S. dollars)
Program Cost - Historical Chart
20052004200320022001
Resident$24,240$19,141$18,640$13,000n/a
Nonresident$40,992$33,423$32,560$22,700n/a
Expected monthly rent $400
Recommended annual budget (Resident) 1 $15,000
Recommended annual budget (Nonresident) $15,000

2005-2007 DEADLINES:
Application deadline(s)
International applicants:  Jan. 15, 2006
All applicants:  Mar. 15, 2005

Rolling admissions? No

Deadline(s) for scheduling an interview
n/a

Financial aid deadline(s)
n/a

FINANCIAL AID:
Full-time MBAs apply for financial aid through a Central financial aid office at the university

n/a of full-time MBAs applied for financial aid for the 2005-2006 academic year. 95% of full-time MBAs received some form of financial aid for the 2005-2006 academic year.

Of those who received financial aid for the 2005-2006 academic year, n/a received institutional scholarships, 95% received assistantships, and n/a received loans.

Average financial-aid package for the 2005-2006 academic year (includes scholarships, assistantships, and loans) $3,932
Median financial-aid package for the 2005-2006 academic year (includes scholarships, assistantships, and loans) n/a
Range of financial-aid packages $1,966 - $7,864
Scholarships: Based on academic merit
some other criteria


45 full-tuition scholarships were awarded by the school to full-time MBAs for the 2005-2006 academic year.

How does an applicant apply for scholarship consideration?
As part of the admissions application


Average scholarship awarded n/a
Guaranteed loan offered? 2 No
Maximum amount students can borrow n/a
Average outstanding loans for 2005 graduates n/a
Total money distributed to MBAs in past academic year $167,110

Financial aid Web site


(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 Nancy J. Merritt
Hired as of May 2005
 
Program director Carmen Castro-Rivera
 
Admissions director Dr. Terry L. Lawrence
 
Financial aid director Craig Cornell
 
Career services director JoAnn Kroll
 
Alumni relations director Dr. Mariann B. Reinke

 
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