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Purdue University
Krannert Graduate School of Management
  OVERALL 1998 RANK: 24
BW corporate rank: 21
BW graduate rank: 29
BW 1996 rank: N/A


1999 Profile Update
School Profile
Graduates' Comments



PROSPECTS - 1997/1998 GRADS

Average pre-MBA pay*   $ 34,000
Average post-MBA starting salary (without bonus)* $ 68,000
Average first-year signing bonus* $ 10,000
Average other first-year compensation* $ 21,000
Average post-MBA total compensation* $ 99,000
Average outstanding loans due to MBA* $ 22,000

Average job offers per student*   4
Graduates with job offers*   97 %


Annual Out-of-State Tuition $ 14,708
Annual In-State Tuition $ 7,176
Room & Board (Off-Campus) $ 5,710
Room & Board (On-Campus) $ 5,260

MBA program founded in: 1957
The school's 1998/99 budget is: $10,294,000
The school's total dollar endowment:** $44,106,000



1998-99 MBA STUDENT PROFILE

1998 total enrollment   376
Part-time   0
Minority   9 %
Non-U.S.   36 %
Women   26 %
Interviewed in person   20 %
Applicants accepted   25 %
Accepted who enrolled   43 %
Less than one year work experience   5 %
Average number schools applicants applied to*   4
Applications received for 1999   1,592
Applications received for 2000   1,202



CLASS OF 2000 TRAITS
 
Range
 
Average
 

GMAT score 440 to 760   623  
GPA 2.1 to 4 3.3
Work experience 0 to 18 4
Age at entry 20 to 41 27


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

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1999 Profile Update
School Profile
Graduates' Comments





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