The Pennsylvania State University 2010 MBA录取汇总预览

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PROGRAM BASICS
Penn State Smeal MBA program

Mary Jean and Frank P. Smeal College of Business

220 Business Building
University Park , Pennsylvania 16802 United States   

Program Web site:
www.smeal.psu.edu/mba

  Status:
Public Institution

Program e-mail address:
smealmba@psu.edu

Graduate business school is accredited by:

AACSB International

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SCHOOL BASICS
Graduate business school enrollment:

Total: 347
Full-Time MBA: 187
Part-time MBA: 0
Executive MBA: 81
PhD Program: 79

Undergraduate business school enrollment:
5,883

Graduate degree programs:

Master of Accounting


Other graduate degree programs:
Master of Manufacturing Management, Master of Professional Studies in Supply Chain Management

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PROGRAM COSTS
Total direct costs (tuition and required fees) of the entire MBA program:

Resident : $  40,002
Nonresident : $  64,964
Recommended annual budget (Resident): $  41,618
Recommended annual budget (Nonresident): $  53,728

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PROGRAM LENGTH
Full-time program (months):
21

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ADMISSIONS
Application Deadlines

Semester: Fall
Deadline: December 1st
Semester: Spring
Deadline: February 1st
Semester: Spring
Deadline: April 15th

  Does the program have rolling admissions?
Yes

  Is proficiency in English required for admission?
Yes

  Is a minimum score on an English language proficiency test required?
Yes

Which English language proficiency tests are accepted?

IELTS

TOEFL Computer Based

TOEFL Internet Based Test

TOEFL Paper-based Test

Minimum paper-based TOEFL score required for MBAs:
600

Relative Importance of Application Elements:


  GMAT Score:
Important

  Resume/Work Experience:
Very Important

  Application Essays:
Very Important

  Interviews:
Very Important

  Recommendations:
Important

  Undergraduate Transcripts:
Important

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APPLICANTS
Applications (admitted and denied) to the newest class:
663

Applicants who were accepted to the most recent class:
33  %

Admitted applicants who enrolled in the newest class:
39  %

Applicants who were re-applicants from prior years:
2  %

Percentage of this year's reapplicants accepted:
38  %

Applicants wait-listed during the last admissions cycle:
17

Wait-listed applicants admitted for the semester to which they applied:
10

  Applicant interviews are:
By invitation only

Applicants (admitted and denied) who were interviewed:
54  %

Admitted applicants who were interviewed:
100  %

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APPLICANT POOL
International applications received:
65  %

Applications from women received:
34  %

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CLASS PROFILE
Full-time students in newest entering class (2009-2010) that are:

Female: 29  %
International: 30  %
Married: 42  %

Students from following regions:

Africa : 1  %
Asia: 24  %
Eastern Europe and Central Asia: 1  %
Latin America and the Caribbean: 1  %
Middle East: 1  %
North America: 68  %
Oceania : 0  %
Western Europe: 2  %
Dual citizenship: 1  %

Percentage of U.S. students in newest entering class that are:

African American: 4  %
Asian American: 11  %
Hispanic or Latino American: 5  %
Multiethnic/Multiracial : 1  %
Native American: 0  %
White (Non-Hispanic): 79  %

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Percentage of U.S. students in newest entering class who are from the following regions:

Northeast: 12  %
Mid-Atlantic: 63  %
South: 12  %
Southwest: 2  %
Midwest : 5  %
West: 7  %
Possessions and territories: 0  %

Mean months of work experience of newest entering class:
55

Median months of work experience of newest entering class:
48

Middle 80% range of work experience of newest entering class in months:

        From:  11
        To:  110

Median age of entering class:
27

Mean age of entering class:
28

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

Full-time MBAs who applied for financial aid for the current academic year:
100  %

Full-time MBAs receiving financial aid in the current academic year:
90  %

Mean MBA financial aid package for the current academic year:
$  21,480

Median MBA financial aid package for the current academic year:
$  14,882

On what basis are scholarships awarded?

A combination of need and merit

Full-tuition scholarships school will award during the upcoming academic year:
2

  How does an applicant apply for scholarship consideration?
all candidates are considered for scholarship

Mean scholarship awarded to full-time MBAs in the previous academic year:
$  5,716

Percentage of first-year students receiving financial aid who receive at least the same amount in their second year of study:
3  %

  Does the school offer a guaranteed loan to all MBAs regardeless of nationality?
No

Mean outstanding debt among the most recent graduates from the full-time MBA program:

$  33,642