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F.W. Olin Graduate School of Business
 


1999 Profile Update
School Profile
Graduates' Comments



PROSPECTS - 1997/1998 GRADS

Average pre-MBA pay*   $ 44,000
Average post-MBA starting salary (without bonus)* $ 69,000
Average first-year signing bonus* $ 11,000
Average other first-year compensation* $ 34,000
Average post-MBA total compensation* $ 115,000
Average outstanding loans due to MBA* $ 46,000

Average job offers per student*   3
Graduates with job offers*   86 %


Annual Tuition $ 22,600
Room & Board $ 12,010

MBA program founded in: 1951
The school's 1998/99 budget is: $13,279,000
The school's total dollar endowment:** $42,772,000



1998-99 MBA STUDENT PROFILE

1998 total enrollment   1,684
Part-time   1,298
Minority   7 %
Non-U.S.   31 %
Women   35 %
Interviewed in person   100 %
Applicants accepted   42 %
Accepted who enrolled   45 %
Less than one year work experience   0 %
Average number schools applicants applied to*   4
Applications received for 1999   900
Applications received for 2000   871



CLASS OF 2000 TRAITS
 
Range
 
Average
 

GMAT score 550 to 790   634  
GPA 2.4 to 4 3.1
Work experience 2 to 15 5
Age at entry 23 to 38 28


* Figures for prospects generated from Student Survey
** As of Aug. 1, 1998

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