University of Chicago

SCHOOL BASICS

5807 South Woodlawn Avenue

Chicago

60637

Illinois

United States

School based in:

U.S.

Status:

Private

Graduate business school is accredited by:

AACSB International

Years in which the following programs were founded:

Full-time MBA: 1898

Part-time MBA : 1931

Executive MBA: 1943

Executive Education (non-degree): 1996

PhD program: 1996

Doctorate of Business Administration (DBA) program: 1920

ENROLLMENT

Total graduate business school: 3361

Full-time MBA: 1125

Part-time MBA: 1568

Executive MBA: 559

PhD program: 109
Doctorate of Business Administration: n/a MS: N/A MSA: N/A Other: N/A

Graduate degree programs:

Other graduate degree programs:

IMBA International MBA

PROGRAM BASICS

Address: 5807 S. Woodlawn Avenue

City: Chicago

Illinois

United States

Program Web site:

http://www.chicagogsb.edu/fulltime/index.aspx

Program e-mail address:

admissions@ChicagoGSB.edu

PROGRAM LENGTH

Full-time program (months):

21

Recommended annual budget (Resident): $  75,848

Recommended annual budget (Nonresident): $  75,848

CLASS PROFILE

Full-time students in newest entering class (2007-08) that are:

Female: 35 %

International: 40 %

Married: 19 %

U.S. students only:

African American: 8.3 %

Asian American: 23 %

Hispanic or Latino American: 6.9 %

Multiethnic/Multiracial: 2.5 %

Native American, Alaskan Native or Pacific Islander American: 0 %

White (Non-Hispanic): 55 %

Ethnicity other than above: 0 %

Ethnicity not reported: 4.1 %

Students from following regions:

Africa : 1.6 %

Asia: 20 %

Eastern and Central Europe and Central Asia: 2.5 %

Latin America and the Caribbean: 5.9 %

Middle East: 2.0 %

North America: 62 %

Oceania : 0.1 %

Western Europe: 6.1 %

Percentage of students with dual citizenship: 7.7 %

Northeast: 26 %

Mid-Atlantic: 11 %

South: 10 %

Southwest: 2 %

Midwest : 35 %

West: 17 %

Possessions and territories: 0 %

Mean : 709

Median : 710

Applicants required to take the GMAT?

Yes

Middle 80% range GMAT scores:

From: 650
To: 760

ADMISSIONS

Is proficiency in English required for admission?

Yes

Is a minimum score on an English language proficiency test required?

Yes

Which English language proficiency tests are accepted?

IELTS

TOEFL Computer Based

TOEFL Paper-based Test

Relative importance: Application Elements

GMAT Score:

very important

Resume/Work Experience:

very important

Application Essays:

very important

Interviews:

very important

Recommendations:

very important

Undergraduate Transcripts:

very important

CLASS PROFILE

Mean months of work experience of newest entering class:

57

Median months of work experience of newest entering class:

53

Middle 80% range of work experience of newest entering class in months:

From: 35
To: 85

New entrants with one year or less of work experience:

1.7 %

Mean age of entering class:

28

Median age of entering class:

28

Applicant interviews are:

By invitation only

Admitted applicants who were interviewed:

100 %

ADMISSIONS

Does the program have rolling admissions?

FINANCIAL AID

Full-time MBAs apply for financial aid through:

Dedicated financial aid office at the B-school

Mean MBA financial aid package for the current academic year:

56551

Median MBA financial aid package for the current academic year:

66250

On what basis are scholarships awarded?

a combination of need and merit

Full-tuition scholarships school will award during the upcoming academic year:

160

How does an applicant apply for scholarship consideration?

As part of the admissions application

Guaranteed loan regardless of nationality:

Yes

FACULTY

Full-time faculty employed by the B-school:

123

Adjunct or visiting faculty:

49

Permanent/tenured professors:

64

Tenured faculty who are women:

6 %

Tenured faculty who are underrepresented minorities:

2 %

TECHNOLOGY

Is there a wireless network in main B-school buildings?

Yes

Technology improvements in the last three academic years:

Community Directory System The GSB implemented in the summer of 2005 a web-based Student and Alumni system. The Community Directory provides an online resource Students and Alumni can use to connect with the GSB community throughout all phases of their academic and professional life. The Community Directory makes it easy for Student and Alumni to tap into a network in ones industry; locate a possible mentor, make a career change, find a service provider, stay involved with the GSB; promote your business and so much more. In April, 2006, the Community Directory was rolled out to Faculty and Staff. The GSB now has a comprehensive web-based tool where GSB constituents can network and share information. GSB Web The GSB Web site was given a new look with enhanced search capabilities and updated content. The new web offers an easy to navigate menu organized around communities. Web-based Application Submission System The GSB introduced a web-based MBA and PhD programs online application submission system in the summer of 2002 and upgraded in the 2004. The system provides the capability to compose and submit applications for any of the various MBA and PhD programs, including Full time MBA Evening MBA Weekend MBA PhD Programs Executive MBA programs Applicants can follow on-line the status of their application from submission to announcement. Lead Program In the summer of 2005 and upgraded in the summer of 2006, a web-based 360 feedback system was implemented for the Leadership Effectiveness and Development (LEAD) Program. First year students use the system to provide qualitative and quantitative 360 feedback to facilitators and colleagues on such topics as; team dynamics, conflict management, and executive communication, The New Hyde Park Center The Hyde Park Center was opened in the summer of 2004 offering the latest in classroom technology and Audio Visual systems. Each classroom is equipped is three projectors, document camera, DVD, VCR, PC, laptop, assisted listening system for the hearing impaired, classroom recording, video conferencing, wireless network, wired network and much more. Students use the plasmas / LCDs in the 31 study rooms to collaborate on group projects.

Amount spent:

$  15,349,726

CLASS OFFERINGS

Average students in a full-time MBA core class:

59

Average students in a full-time MBA elective class:

53

Elective courses available to full-time MBA students in the 2006-07 academic year:

77

Concentrations and specializations offered to full-time MBA students:

Accounting

Economics

Entrepreneurship

Finance

General Management

Human Resource Management

International Business

Marketing

Operations Management

Organizational Behavior

Strategy

Joint-degree programs offered to full-time MBAs:

MBA/JD (Law)

MBA/MD (Medicine)

MBA/PhD

Other

Does the school offer an accelerated full-time MBA program?

No

The school believes that its leading areas of study for full-time MBA students are:

Accounting

Economics

Entrepreneurship

Finance

General Management

Marketing

Strategy

TEACHING/ACADEMICS

Requirements for graduation:

Students must have attended a minimum number of classes

Students must have earned a pre-determined GPA/Letter grade average

STUDENT LIFE

Professional clubs available to full-time MBA students:

Business Law

Consulting

Corporate Social Responsibility/NetImpact

E-business

Entrepreneurship

Finance

High Tech

Investment Banking

Marketing

Media & Entertainment

VC/ Private Equity

Other

Networking clubs available to full-time MBA students:

Black MBA Association

Gay/Lesbian/Bisexual

Hispanic Student Organization

International Club

Partners/Family

Volunteer

Wine

Women in MBA

Other

ALUMNI

Living MBA alumni:

41,357

Active MBA alumni clubs

86

Countries in which MBA clubs exist

37

Did school receive an individual gift in excess of $10 million in past academic year?

Yes

The business school's total endowment as of June 30, 2007

$  449,449,997

Does the main university have an alumni networking Web site?

Yes

University alumni networking site:

http://www.alumni.uchicago.edu/aa.html

Does the main university offer career placement services for alumni?

Yes

Does the B-School have an alumni networking site:

Yes

Business school alumni networking site:

http://www.chicagogsb.edu/alumni/index.aspx

Do current MBA students have access to an alumni database?

Yes

CAREER SERVICES

Graduates seeking full-time professional MBA employment: 95 %

Graduates not seeking employment: 4.8 %

Graduates for whom you have no information regarding employment: 0.7 %

Annual job-searching trips that the school coordinates or participates in:

Destination: New York, NY, San Francisco Bay Area, Los Angeles, Seattle, Minneapolis, Hong Kong, Boston Shanghai

Month: December

Amount Paid By School: None

Destination: London

Month: November

Amount Paid By School: None

Top recruiting firms and the number of full-time MBAs hired in the past 12 months:

Company/No. Hired: McKinsey & Company, Inc. (33)

Company/No. Hired: Lehman Brothers and Merrill Lynch (19)

Company/No. Hired: Deutsche Bank and The Boston Consulting Group (18)

Company/No. Hired: Goldman, Sachs & Co. (16)

Company/No. Hired: Bain & Company and Citigroup (13)

Company/No. Hired: UBS (12)

Company/No. Hired: Booz-Allen & Hamilton (11)

Company/No. Hired: Morgan Stanley (10)

Company/No. Hired: Bank of America (9)

Company/No. Hired: Credit Suisse and J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. (8)

Company/No. Hired: Barclays and Deloitte & Touche USA LLP (7)

Mean base salary for most recent graduates: $  103,219

Median base salary for most recent graduates: $  100,000

Mean signing bonus for most recent graduates: $  27,682

Median signing bonus for most recent graduates: $  25,000

Mean other guaranteed compensation for most recent graduates: $  34,067

Median other guaranteed compensation for most recent graduates: $  20,000

Job-accepting graduates who received a signing bonus:

78 %

Graduating students who accepted jobs in the following functional areas:

Consulting: 26 %

Finance/Accounting: 55 %

General Management: 7.5 %

Human Resources: 0.2 %

Marketing/Sales (Public Relations, Product Management, Market Research, Advertising, etc.): 7.5 %

Management Information Systems (MIS): 0 %

Operations/Logistics (Logistics, Purchasing, Engineering, etc.): 1.0 %

Other: 2.6 %

Graduating students who accepted jobs in the following industries:

Government (Federal, State, Local, Military): 0 %

Consulting: 24 %

Consumer Products: 5.0 %

Financial Services: 51 %

Manufacturing: 2.8 %

Media/Entertainment: 0.4 %

Non-Profit: 1.2 %

Petroleum/Energy: 2.6 %

Pharmaceutical/Biotechnology/Health care Products: 2.6 %

Real Estate: 0.8 %

Technology: 6.3 %

Other: 3.2 %

Graduates who accepted full-time jobs in the following regions:

Africa: 0 %

Asia: 9.7 %

Eastern and Central Europe and Central Asia: 0 %

Latin America and the Caribbean: 1.8 %

Middle East: 0 %

North America: 80 %

Oceana: 0 %

Western Europe: 7.9 %

Within North America, graduates who accepted full-time jobs in the following regions:

Northeast: 39 %

Mid-Atlantic: 3.0 %

South: 2.2 %

Southwest: 4.2 %

Midwest: 37 %

West: 14 %

Possessions and territories: 0 %

Canada: 0.5 %

Top Companies - Internships:

Company/No. Hired: Lehman Brothers (25)

Company/No. Hired: Mmerrill Lynch (23)

Company/No. Hired: J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. (20)

Company/No. Hired: UBS (19)

Company/No. Hired: Barclays, Booz-Allen & Hamilton and Goldman Sachs (18)

Company/No. Hired: Morgan Stanley (17)

Company/No. Hired: Deutsche Bank (15)

Company/No. Hired: Bank of America and McKinsey & Company (14)

Company/No. Hired: Credit Suisse (12)

Company/No. Hired: Citigroup and The Boston Consulting Group (11)

Company/No. Hired: Bain & Company (10)

Internships awarded that are paid:

99 %

Average internship length in weeks:

10