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2005 FULL-TIME MBA PROFILE
Duke University
Fuqua School of Business
Address: One Towerview Drive
Durham, NC 27708
E-Mail: admissions-info@fuqua.duke.edu
Web links: B-school Web site
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B-SCHOOL & PROGRAM BASICS

Classes begin Aug. 29, 2005

Year program was founded 1962
Institution is U.S., Private
Business school accreditation:
AACSB
Length of program 22 months

Enrollment
Total graduate business students 1,431
Full-time MBA students 831
Part-time MBA students 0
Distance MBA students 0
Executive MBA students 600
PhD program students 82
Doctorate of Business Administration (DBA) students 0
 
Total undergraduate business students 0
 
Change in full-time class size in past academic year n/a

STUDENT PROFILE - MOST RECENT ENTERING CLASS

Female students in class 22%
International students 1 36%
Married students 32%

For U.S. schools only:
African American students 4%
Alaskan Native of Pacific Islander American students n/a
Asian American students 12%
Mexican American students n/a
Puerto Rican students n/a
Other Hispanic American students 3%
White (non-Hispanic) students n/a
Multiethnic/Multiracial students n/a
Not reported n/a
Other n/a

Students from the following regions:
Africa n/a
Asia n/a
Eastern and Central Europe and Central Asia n/a
Latin America and the Caribbean n/a
Middle East n/a
North America
 (Canada: n/a / U.S.: n/a  )
n/a
Oceania n/a
Western Europe n/a

North American students by region:
Canada n/a
Mid-Atlantic U.S. 11%
Midwest U.S. 9%
Northeast U.S. 18%
South U.S. 10%
Southwest U.S. 16%
U.S. Possessions and territories 36%
West U.S. n/a

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

CLASS TRAITS - MOST RECENT ENTERING CLASS

GMAT Scores - Historical Chart
20052004200320022001
Average700707703701688
Mediann/a710710710690
Range (middle 80%)645 - 750660 - 760650 - 760640 - 760630 - 750

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 n/a
Minimum TOEFL score required n/a

Work Experience (months)
Average 67
Median n/a
Range (middle 80%) n/a - n/a
New entrants with one year or less of work experience n/a

Student Age (years)
Average n/a
Median 29
Range (middle 80%) n/a - n/a

Salary
Average base salary forgone to enter program $57,500
Median base salary forgone to enter program $55,000


ADMISSIONS

Application fee (resident) $175
Application fee (nonresident) $175

2,163 people applied to the full-time MBA program in 2005. The school accepted n/a% (selectivity) of those applicants, and n/a% of admitted applicants (yield) enrolled in the program.

Selectivity/Yield - Historical Chart
20052004200320022001
Selectivityn/a37%25%19%20%
Yieldn/a45%50%57%57%

10% of applicants had applied in prior years, and of those reapplicants n/a were accepted.

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

Applicant Profile:
Female applicants 25%
International applicants 1 44%

Interviews for MBA applicants are:
n/a

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$80,926$72,798$70,794$62,700$59,200
Nonresident$80,926$72,798$70,794$62,700$59,200
Expected monthly rent $435
Recommended annual budget (Resident) 1 $58,633
Recommended annual budget (Nonresident) $58,633

2005-2007 DEADLINES:
Application deadline(s)
All applicants:  Oct. 27, 2005
All applicants:  Jan. 10, 2006
All applicants:  Mar. 21, 2006

Rolling admissions? No

Deadline(s) for scheduling an interview
n/a

Financial aid deadline(s)
All applicants:  Mar. 11, 2005
All applicants:  Mar. 10, 2006

FINANCIAL AID:
Full-time MBAs apply for financial aid through a Dedicated financial aid office at the B-school

n/a of full-time MBAs applied for financial aid for the 2005-2006 academic year. 80% 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, 40% received institutional scholarships, n/a received assistantships, and 80% received loans.

Average financial-aid package for the 2005-2006 academic year (includes scholarships, assistantships, and loans) $42,847
Median financial-aid package for the 2005-2006 academic year (includes scholarships, assistantships, and loans) n/a
Range of financial-aid packages $9,300 - $58,633
Scholarships: Based on academic merit


7 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 $12,684
Guaranteed loan offered? 2 Yes
Maximum amount students can borrow $18,500
Average outstanding loans for 2005 graduates $78,180
Total money distributed to MBAs in past academic year $3,589,538

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 Douglass Breeden
Hired as of July 2001
 
Program director Liz Riley
 
Admissions director Liz Riley
 
Financial aid director Lamar D. Richardson
 
Career services director Sheryle Dirks
 
Alumni relations director Elizabeth Hogan

 
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