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Southern Methodist University
Edwin L. Cox School of Business
 


1999 Profile Update
School Profile
Graduates' Comments



PROSPECTS - 1997/1998 GRADS

Average pre-MBA pay*   $ 39,000
Average post-MBA starting salary (without bonus)* $ 67,000
Average first-year signing bonus* $ 9,000
Average other first-year compensation* $ 23,000
Average post-MBA total compensation* $ 99,000
Average outstanding loans due to MBA* $ 34,000

Average job offers per student*   2
Graduates with job offers*   94 %


Annual Tuition $ 23,720
Room & Board (On-Campus/Single) $ 7,249
Room & Board (Off-Campus/Single) $ 10,500
Room & Board (Off-Campus/Couple) $ 12,600

MBA program founded in: 1949
The school's 1998/99 budget is: $20,900,000
The school's total dollar endowment:** $105,000,000



1998-99 MBA STUDENT PROFILE

1998 total enrollment   891
Part-time   632
Minority   5 %
Non-U.S.   22 %
Women   32 %
Interviewed in person   60 %
Applicants accepted   32 %
Accepted who enrolled   61 %
Less than one year work experience   3 %
Average number schools applicants applied to*   3
Applications received for 1999   491
Applications received for 2000   595



CLASS OF 2000 TRAITS
 
Range
 
Average
 

GMAT score 520 to 790   636  
GPA 2.3 to 4 3.2
Work experience 0 to 12 4
Age at entry 22 to 35 27


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

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