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2002 FULL-TIME MBA PROFILE
University of Wisconsin-Madison
School of Business

Sections:  Getting In  | Academics & Lifestyle | Careers & Alumni Affairs | Graduate Comments


Address: Room 3150 Grainger Hall
975 University Ave.
Madison, WI 53706-1323
E-Mail: uwmadmba@bus.wisc.edu
Web site: http://www.bus.wisc.edu/graduateprograms


ENROLLMENT

2002/2003 Classes begin: Sept. 3, 2002

Year program was founded: 1944

Institution is: U.S., Public

Length of program: 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.

(2) Defined as U.S. citizens who are African American, Hispanic American, and Native American.


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.

The B-school placed 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

In 2002, the B-school interviewed 30% of its full-time MBA applicants, and 25% of its admitted applicants.

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

(2) Defined as U.S. citizens who are African American, Hispanic American, and Native American.


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
Feb. 10, 2003
Mar. 10, 2003
Apr. 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

Scholarships are merit or need based?
Merit-based

224 full-tuition scholarships were awarded by the school to full-time MBAs in the past 12 months

Guaranteed loan? (2) No

Maximum amount students can borrow: n/a

Average outstanding loans for 2002 graduates: n/a

Financial aid web-site:
http://www.bus.wisc.edu/graduateprograms

(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 Michael M. Knetter
Hired as of July 1, 2002
 
MBA program director Philip J. Miller
 
MBA admissions director Elizabeth Kacizak
 
MBA financial aid director Elizabeth Kacizak
 
MBA career services director Karen Stauffacher
 
Alumni relations director Pam Benjamin


 
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