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Carlson School of Management
 


1999 Profile Update
School Profile
Graduates' Comments



PROSPECTS - 1997/1998 GRADS

Average pre-MBA pay*   $ 36,000
Average post-MBA starting salary (without bonus)* $ 66,000
Average first-year signing bonus* $ 11,000
Average other first-year compensation* $ 34,000
Average post-MBA total compensation* $ 111,000
Average outstanding loans due to MBA* $ 21,000

Average job offers per student*   3
Graduates with job offers*   96 %


Annual Out-of-State Tuition $ 15,682
Annual In-State Tuition $ 10,950
Room & Board $ 7,131

MBA program founded in: 1919
The school's 1998/99 budget is: $38,753,000
The school's total dollar endowment:** $104,957,000



1998-99 MBA STUDENT PROFILE

1998 total enrollment   1,146
Part-time   864
Minority   5 %
Non-U.S.   20 %
Women   32 %
Interviewed in person   35 %
Applicants accepted   46 %
Accepted who enrolled   48 %
Less than one year work experience   2 %
Average number schools applicants applied to*   3
Applications received for 1999   715
Applications received for 2000   664



CLASS OF 2000 TRAITS
 
Range
 
Average
 

GMAT score 400 to 750   620  
GPA 2.5 to 4 3.3
Work experience 0 to 17 5
Age at entry 22 to 40 29


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

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