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The Mary Jean and Frank P. Smeal College of Business Administration
 


1999 Profile Update
School Profile
Graduates' Comments



PROSPECTS - 1997/1998 GRADS

Average pre-MBA pay*   $ 34,000
Average post-MBA starting salary (without bonus)* $ 61,000
Average first-year signing bonus* $ 7,000
Average other first-year compensation* $ 26,000
Average post-MBA total compensation* $ 94,000
Average outstanding loans due to MBA* $ 22,000

Average job offers per student*   2
Graduates with job offers*   84 %


Annual Out-of-State Tuition $ 14,140
Annual In-State Tuition $ 7,216
Room & Board $ 4,930

MBA program founded in: 1959
The school's 1998/99 budget is: $17,200,000
The school's total dollar endowment:** $25,138,000



1998-99 MBA STUDENT PROFILE

1998 total enrollment   257
Part-time   0
Minority   13 %
Non-U.S.   23 %
Women   26 %
Interviewed in person   50 %
Applicants accepted   25 %
Accepted who enrolled   40 %
Less than one year work experience   9 %
Average number schools applicants applied to*   4
Applications received for 1999   1,376
Applications received for 2000   1,215



CLASS OF 2000 TRAITS
 
Range
 
Average
 

GMAT score 500 to 770   618  
GPA 2.4 to 4 3.3
Work experience 0 to 11 4
Age at entry 21 to 38 27


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

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