BUSINESSWEEK ONLINE: B-SCHOOLS: 1999 MBA PROFILES
Washington University
Olin School of Business
 1999 MBA Profile
Address: Campus Box 1133
One Brookings Drive
St. Louis, MO 63130-4899
E-Mail: mba@olin.wustl.edu
Website: www.olin.wustl.edu/


Editor's Note: Here is a 1999 update of the contacts and statistical information in the 1998 Business Week Online profile for this school. To see the more detailed original profile -- which includes survey details, a strategy for applicants, and graduate comments -- click here.

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Admissions

1999-2000 Student Profile
Total enrollment 659 Full-time students 294 Part-time students 365
Female 25% Non-U.S. citzens 34% Underrepresented minorities* 7%
Applicants accepted [selectivity] 27% Applicants admitted [yield] 42% Number of applicants 1,361
Overall applicants interviewed 38% Admitted applicants interviewed 61% Admitted students with less than one year of work experience 2%

Class of 2001 Traits
GMAT scores Average 642 Range 480 to 780
Undergraduate GPA Average 3.2 Range 1.7 to 3.9
Work experience [years] Average 4 Range 0 to 9
Student age [years] Average 27 Range 20 to 35

Tuition and Fees
In-state $25,870 Out-of-state $25,870 Room & board $9,700
Recommended annual student budget [out-of-state] $40,720 Average amount of outstanding MBA loans per full-time student $21,462

Application deadlines for Class of 2002

Admission applications Financial aid applications
Domestic 12/06/99 International 12/06/99 Domestic 04/30/00 International 04/30/00
Domestic 01/18/00 International 01/18/00 Domestic N/A International N/A
Domestic 02/14/00 International 02/14/00 Domestic N/A International N/A
Domestic 03/27/00 International 03/27/00 Domestic N/A International N/A
Domestic 05/01/00 International 05/01/00 Domestic N/A International N/A
* Underrepresented minority students are defined as U.S. citizens who are African American, Hispanic American, and Native American. They do not include Asian Americans.
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Career Services**

Recruitment
Estimated percentage of Class of 1999 [seeking employment] that took a job at a company with less than 100 employees 3% Percentage of Class of 1999 [seeking employment] that received their first job offer by graduation 93%
Actual on-campus interviews conducted for full-time jobs [including first-round interviews] for second-year students 1,521 Companies that recruited second-year students on campus in past academic year 117
Actual on-campus interviews conducted for summer internships 611 Companies that recruited on campus for first-year interships 47
Average number of job offers received by a Class of 1999 graduate [seeking employment] 2 Opportunities posted via the Internet or electronically 899

Top Employers / Number of 1999 Hires
Top 10 recruiting firms [i.e. hired the most 1999 grads] and the number of students hired

1. Ernst & Young 18 6. Andersen Consulting 3
2. PricewaterhouseCoopers 9 7. Procter & Gamble 3
3. U.S. Bancorp 7 8. Toyota Motor 3
4. Citibank 4 9. Emerson Electric 3
5. Sprint 4 10. Ralston Purina 2

Prospects - 1998 / 1999 Grads
Median starting base salary [excluding bonuses] for the Class of 1999 $70,000 Average starting base salary [excluding bonuses] for the Class of 1999 $71,182
Median first year signing bonus for the Class of 1999 $10,000 Average first year signing bonus for the Class of 1999 $11,820
Percentage of job-accepting Class of 1999 graduates who provided usable base salary information 75% Percentage of job-accepting Class of 1999 graduates who received a signing bonus 88%
** The information presented in this section was collected using the MBA Career Services Council's Standards for Reporting MBA Employment Statistics
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Faculty & Teaching

Basic Information
Institution is Private Core MBA curriculumlast revised in 1999
B-school's operating budget for 1999-00 school year $45,000,000 Amount of operating budget used to support financial aid $5,800,000
Graduate school's total dollar endowment as of August 1, 1999 $178,000,000 Increase in operating budget used to support financial aid from 1998-99 academic year 26%
Accelerated MBA program offered No Laptop Computer Requirement No

Distance learning program N/A

School Concentrations / Specializations
Accounting Finance General Management
International Business Marketing Operations Management
Strategy Technology Management

Teaching Methods
Lecture 20% Case study 60% Other 20%
Full-time faculty in residence for the 99-00 year 73 Adjunct or visiting faculty in residence for the 99-00 year 15


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Administration

Dean Stuart I. Greenbaum Phone number 314.935.6344

Director of MBA Programs Joe Fox Phone number 314.935.6322

Director of Admissions Pam Wiese Phone number 314.935.6390

Director of Alumni Relations Karen Margo Phone number 314.935.5238

Director of Financial Aid Cindy Gregory Phone number 314.935.6610

Director of Career Services Greg Hutchings Phone number 314.935.5956


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Alumni Affairs

Living MBA alumni 5,396 Alumni clubs 44

Living alumni who gave to the annual fund raising efforts of the school in 1998-99 30% Median gift $100 Average gift $345



The information above was submited on behalf of the school by:

Name Deborah Fite Booker Title Assistant Dean, External Relations




 
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