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2005 FULL-TIME MBA PROFILE
Dartmouth College
Tuck School of Business
Address: Tuck School of Business
100 Tuck Hall
Hanover, NH 03755
E-Mail: tuck.admissions@dartmouth.edu
Web links: B-school Web site
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B-SCHOOL & PROGRAM BASICS

Classes begin Sept. 6, 2005

Year program was founded 1900
Institution is U.S., Private
Business school accreditation:
AACSB
Length of program 21 months

Enrollment
Total graduate business students 504
Full-time MBA students 504
Part-time MBA students n/a
Distance MBA students n/a
Executive MBA students n/a
PhD program students n/a
Doctorate of Business Administration (DBA) students n/a
 
Total undergraduate business students n/a
 
Change in full-time class size in past academic year 0%

STUDENT PROFILE - MOST RECENT ENTERING CLASS

Female students in class 31%
International students 1 28%
Married students 30%

For U.S. schools only:
African American students 6%
Alaskan Native of Pacific Islander American students 0%
Asian American students 7%
Mexican American students 1%
Puerto Rican students 1%
Other Hispanic American students 1%
White (non-Hispanic) students 45%
Multiethnic/Multiracial students 0%
Not reported 10%
Other 1%

Students from the following regions:
Africa 1%
Asia 18%
Eastern and Central Europe and Central Asia 1%
Latin America and the Caribbean 2%
Middle East 1%
North America
 (Canada: 4% / U.S.: 96%)
72%
Oceania 1%
Western Europe 4%

North American students by region:
Canada 4%
Mid-Atlantic U.S. 8%
Midwest U.S. 5%
Northeast U.S. 57%
South U.S. 9%
Southwest U.S. 1%
U.S. Possessions and territories 0%
West U.S. 16%

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

CLASS TRAITS - MOST RECENT ENTERING CLASS

GMAT Scores - Historical Chart
20052004200320022001
Average699704696695690
Median700n/a700700700
Range (middle 80%)640 - 750650 - 750640 - 760640 - 760640 - 740

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 648
Minimum TOEFL score required n/a

Work Experience (months)
Average 60
Median n/a
Range (middle 80%) n/a - n/a
New entrants with one year or less of work experience 1%

Student Age (years)
Average 29
Median 28
Range (middle 80%) 26 - 32

Salary
Average base salary forgone to enter program $60,269
Median base salary forgone to enter program $60,000


ADMISSIONS

Application fee (resident) $220
Application fee (nonresident) $220

1,757 people applied to the full-time MBA program in 2005. The school accepted 24% (selectivity) of those applicants, and 59% of admitted applicants (yield) enrolled in the program.

Selectivity/Yield - Historical Chart
20052004200320022001
Selectivity24%n/a19%14%18%
Yield59%59%54%51%51%

11% 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 n/a
International applicants 1 n/a

Interviews for MBA applicants are:
Recommended

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$77,305$77,715$71,265$67,155$30,250
Nonresident$77,305$77,715$71,265$67,155$30,250
Expected monthly rent $916
Recommended annual budget (Resident) 1 $62,400
Recommended annual budget (Nonresident) $62,400

2005-2007 DEADLINES:
Application deadline(s)
All applicants:  Oct. 17, 2005
All applicants:  Dec. 1, 2005
All applicants:  Jan. 12, 2006
All applicants:  Apr. 10, 2006

Rolling admissions? No

Deadline(s) for scheduling an interview
All applicants:  Oct. 20, 2005
All applicants:  Dec. 9, 2005
All applicants:  Jan. 20, 2006
All applicants:  Apr. 17, 2006

Financial aid deadline(s)
All applicants:  Oct. 24, 2005
All applicants:  Dec. 8, 2005
All applicants:  Jan. 19, 2006
All applicants:  Apr. 17, 2006

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

84% of full-time MBAs applied for financial aid for the 2005-2006 academic year. 84% 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, 45% received institutional scholarships, n/a received assistantships, and 87% received loans.

Average financial-aid package for the 2005-2006 academic year (includes scholarships, assistantships, and loans) $47,452
Median financial-aid package for the 2005-2006 academic year (includes scholarships, assistantships, and loans) n/a
Range of financial-aid packages $3,000 - $68,328
Scholarships: Based on academic merit
a combination of need and merit


18 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?
Separate scholarship application


Average scholarship awarded $14,565
Guaranteed loan offered? 2 Yes
Maximum amount students can borrow n/a
Average outstanding loans for 2005 graduates $76,373
Total money distributed to MBAs in past academic year $1,966,294

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 Paul Danos
Hired as of July 1995
 
Program director Dean Paul Danos
 
Admissions director Dawna Clarke
 
Financial aid director Elizabeth Roberto
 
Career services director Richard McNulty
 
Alumni relations director Andrew Steele

 
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2004:  10    1994:  13    
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1996:  10    
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