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2002 FULL-TIME MBA PROFILE University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Business
ENROLLMENT
2002/2003 Classes begin:
Sept. 3, 2002
Year program was founded: 1944 U.S., Public 21 months
Total graduate enrollment 701
Full-time 355
Part-time MBA students (on-campus) 115
Part-time MBA students (distance program) 0
EMBA 63
PhD program 74
Current total undergraduate business school enrollment 1,340
Increase in full-time students during last 12 months 9%
STUDENT PROFILE
Female students in class 30%
International students (1) 32%
Underrepresented minority (2) students 13%
Married 14%
Percent students from following regions:
Africa 1%
Asia 22%
Central/South America, Mexico 2%
Eastern Europe 1%
Middle East 2%
North America(Canada: 2% / U.S.: 98% ) 70%
Oceania 1%
Western Europe 1%
North American students by region:
Canada 2%
Mid-Atlantic U.S. 4%
Midwest U.S. 71%
Northeast U.S. 5%
South U.S. 4%
Southwest U.S. 5%
U.S. Possessions and territories 2%
West U.S. 9%
(1) Students from countries other than the school's home country. CLASS TRAITS GMAT Scores
Average 632
Range (middle 80%) 550 - 730
TOEFL Scores*
Mean TOEFL score 628
Minimum TOEFL score required 600
Work Experience (months)
Average 55
Range (middle 80%) 13 - 94
Enrolled students with one year or less of work experience 9%
Student Age (years)
Average 28
Range (middle 80%) 24 - 34
Salary
Average annual pay forgone to enter program n/a
* Paper-based equivalent. See TOEFL concordance table for computer-based score equivalents.
ADMISSIONS Application fee (resident): $45 Application fee (non resident): $45 1,123 people applied to the full-time MBA program in 2002. The school accepted 27% (selectivity) of those applicants, and 55% of admitted applicants (yield) enrolled in the program.n/a applicant(s) on its wait list, from which n/a ultimately enrolled in the program. n/a of applicants had applied in prior years, and of those reapplicants n/a were accepted.
Applicant Profile:
Female applicants 33%
International applicants (1) 70%
Underrepresented minority (2) applicants 5%
Applicants with one year or less work experience 7%
Interviews for MBA applicants are:
By invitation only
30% of its full-time MBA applicants, and 25% of its admitted applicants.
(1) Applicants from countries other than the school's home country. INVESTMENT AND DEADLINES FOR CLASS OF 2005 Estimated TOTAL (not annual) cost of full-time MBA program (U.S. dollars)
Resident $17,804
Nonresident $48,736
Expected monthly rent $500
Recommended annual budget (1) $35,000
Application deadline(s)
Jan. 10, 2003
Rolling admissions?
Yes
Financial aid deadline(s):
Feb. 15, 2003
First-year MBAs:
Average financial aid package $20,054
Range (middle 80%) $100 - $37,832
Average first-year scholarship awards (not including loans) $6,600
Second-year MBAs:
Average financial aid package $17,541
Range (middle 80%) $250 - $34,556
Average second-year scholarship awards (not including loans) $2,000
Full-time MBAs receiving financial aid through B-school 62%
Graduate assistantships offered to qualifying MBAs? Yes Merit-based
224 full-tuition scholarships were awarded by the school to full-time MBAs in the past 12 monthsNo n/a n/a http://www.bus.wisc.edu/graduateprograms
(1) Student budget includes tuition fees and living expenses. CONTACTS
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