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University of Wisconsin-Madison
School of Business
  OVERALL 1998 RANK: 23
BW corporate rank: 17
BW graduate rank: 32
BW 1996 rank: N/A


1999 Profile Update
School Profile
Graduates' Comments



PROSPECTS - 1997/1998 GRADS

Average pre-MBA pay*   $ 37,000
Average post-MBA starting salary (without bonus)* $ 58,000
Average first-year signing bonus* $ 7,000
Average other first-year compensation* $ 19,000
Average post-MBA total compensation* $ 83,000
Average outstanding loans due to MBA* $ 22,000

Average job offers per student*   3
Graduates with job offers*   89 %


Annual Out-of-State Tuition $ 16,634
Annual In-State Tuition $ 6,354
Room & Board $ 10,600

MBA program founded in: 1944
The school's 1998/99 budget is: $9,500,000
The school's total dollar endowment:** $71,800,000



1998-99 MBA STUDENT PROFILE

1998 total enrollment   498
Part-time   36
Minority   8 %
Non-U.S.   32 %
Women   31 %
Interviewed in person   40 %
Applicants accepted   47 %
Accepted who enrolled   44 %
Less than one year work experience   9 %
Average number schools applicants applied to*   3
Applications received for 1999   828
Applications received for 2000   799



CLASS OF 2000 TRAITS
 
Range
 
Average
 

GMAT score 440 to 750   613  
GPA 2.4 to 4 3.3
Work experience 0 to 13 4
Age at entry 22 to 44 28


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

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