University of Washington

PROGRAM BASICS

Full Time MBA Program

Michael G. Foster School of Business

110 Mackenzie Hall, Box 353200
University of Washington
Seattle , Washington 98195-3200 United States  

Program Web site:

http://www.foster.washington.edu/mba

  Status:

Public Institution

Program e-mail address:

mba@uw.edu

Graduate business school is accredited by:

AACSB International

European Foundation for Mgt. Development (EFMD)

EQUIS

SCHOOL BASICS

Graduate business school enrollment:

Total: 900
Full-Time MBA: 219
Part-time MBA: 291
Executive MBA: 132
PhD Program: 84

Undergraduate business school enrollment:

1,500

Graduate degree programs:

Master of Accounting

Other graduate degree programs:

Technology Management MBA Program

PROGRAM COSTS

Total direct costs (tuition and required fees) of the entire MBA program:

Resident : $  48,048
Nonresident : $  71,526
Recommended annual budget (Resident): $  45,524
Recommended annual budget (Nonresident): $  57,263

PROGRAM LENGTH

Full-time program (months):

21

ADMISSIONS

Application Deadlines

Semester: fall
Deadline: 10
Semester: fall
Deadline: 11
Semester: fall
Deadline: 1
Semester: fall
Deadline: 3

  Does the program have rolling admissions?

No

  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 Internet Based Test

TOEFL Paper-based Test

U Michigan Language Test

Minimum paper-based TOEFL score required for MBAs:

600

Relative Importance of Application Elements:

  GMAT Score:

Important

  Resume/Work Experience:

Important

  Application Essays:

Important

  Interviews:

Important

  Recommendations:

Important

  Undergraduate Transcripts:

Important

APPLICANTS

Applications (admitted and denied) to the newest class:

665

Applicants who were accepted to the most recent class:

29  %

Admitted applicants who enrolled in the newest class:

54  %

Applicants who were re-applicants from prior years:

4  %

Percentage of this year's reapplicants accepted:

40  %

Applicants wait-listed during the last admissions cycle:

67

Wait-listed applicants admitted for the semester to which they applied:

20

  Applicant interviews are:

By invitation only

Applicants (admitted and denied) who were interviewed:

57  %

Admitted applicants who were interviewed:

100  %

APPLICANT POOL

International applications received:

38  %

Applications from women received:

40  %

Mean base salary forgone:

$  54,870

Median base salary forgone:

$  52,448

CLASS PROFILE

Full-time students in newest entering class (2009-2010) that are:

Female: 40  %
International: 16  %
Married: 47  %

Students from following regions:

Asia: 17  %
Eastern Europe and Central Asia: 1  %
North America: 81  %
Western Europe: 1  %

Percentage of U.S. students in newest entering class that are:

African American: 2  %
Asian American: 18  %
Multiethnic/Multiracial : 1  %
White (Non-Hispanic): 68  %
Chose not to report: 10  %
Other: 1  %

Percentage of U.S. students in newest entering class who are from the following regions:

Northeast: 4  %
Mid-Atlantic: 2  %
South: 1  %
Southwest: 3  %
Midwest : 7  %
West: 83  %

Mean months of work experience of newest entering class:

64

Median months of work experience of newest entering class:

60

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

        From:  31
        To:  100

Median age of entering class:

28

Mean age of entering class:

29

FINANCIAL AID

  Full-time MBAs apply for financial aid through:

Central financial aid office at the university

Full-time MBAs who applied for financial aid for the current academic year:

73  %

Full-time MBAs receiving financial aid in the current academic year:

73  %

Mean MBA financial aid package for the current academic year:

$  19,830

Median MBA financial aid package for the current academic year:

$  20,400

On what basis are scholarships awarded?

Financial need

Academic merit

A combination of need and merit

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

0

  How does an applicant apply for scholarship consideration?

all candidates are considered for scholarship

Mean scholarship awarded to full-time MBAs in the previous academic year:

$  8,112

Percentage of first-year students receiving financial aid who receive at least the same amount in their second year of study:

16  %

  Does the school offer a guaranteed loan to all MBAs regardeless of nationality?

No

Mean outstanding debt among the most recent graduates from the full-time MBA program:

$  47,600

GMAT

  Are applicants required to take the GMAT?

Yes

GMAT scores:

Mean : 681
Median: 690

Middle 80% range GMAT scores:

        From:  630
        To:  730

CLASS OFFERINGS

Average number of students in a full-time MBA core class:

53

Average number of students in a full-time MBA elective class:

28

Elective courses available to full-time MBA students:

75

Electives that have been added to the full-time program since June 30, 2009:

Real Options
Pricing Strategies

Year of last major change or significant overhaul to the core curriculum:

2009

Concentrations and specializations offered to full-time MBA students:

Consulting

E-commerce

Entrepreneurship

Finance

General Management

Health Care Administration

Industrial Management

International Business

Leadership

Marketing

Operations Management

Organizational Behavior

Portfolio Management

Public Administration

Real Estate

Strategy

Other: Self Designed, Environmental Management

Joint-degree programs offered to full-time MBAs:

MBA/JD (Law)

MBA/MHSA (Health Services Administration)

MBA/MIM (International Management)

MBA/MSIM (Information Management)

  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:

Entrepreneurship

Finance

International Business

Leadership

Marketing

FACULTY

Faculty employed by the B-school:

167

Full-time faculty:

Tenured: 59
Non-Tenured: 44

Adjunct/Visiting Faculty:

Tenured: 1
Non-Tenured: 64

Women on Faculty:

Tenured: 8
Non-Tenured: 21

Minority Faculty:

Tenured: 14
Non-Tenured: 11

International Faculty:

Tenured: 10
Non-Tenured: 12

Faculty with PhDs:

Tenured: 59
Non-Tenured: 33

Faculty who are also members of company boards of directors or advisors:

14  %

Faculty who have owned their own business:

12  %

STUDENT LIFE

Professional clubs available to full-time MBA students:

Consulting

Corporate Social Responsibility/NetImpact

Entrepreneurship

Finance

High Tech

Marketing

Nonprofit

Other

Networking clubs available to full-time MBA students:

International Club

Partners/Family

Women in MBA

Other

TEACHING/ACADEMICS

Teaching methods used:

Case Study: 40  %
Experiential Learning: 10  %
Lectures: 15  %
Simulations: 5  %
Team Projects: 15  %
Other: 15  %

Faculty-Student Dialogue in Class
International Study Tours/Business Plan Competitions

Requirements for graduation:

Students are required to complete international experience

Students must have attended a minimum number of classes

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

Students must complete a company-specific project and present results to relevant parties

Other:

Additional graduation requirements:

Student must complete a leadership development program

TECHNOLOGY

Technology improvements in the last three academic years:

Aside from greatly expanded web programs and Sharepoint tools new facilities are being constructed for the school that include extensive increases in video screen, course recording, and both wired and wireless access for students.

Amount spent:

$  1,000,000

B-SCHOOL ALUMNI

Living MBA alumni:

9,266

Active MBA alumni clubs:

6

Countries in which MBA clubs exist:

3

Living MBA alumni who gave in past year:

8  %

Mean gift from MBA alumni:

$  390

Median gift from MBA alumni:

$  100

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

No

Business school endowment

$  85,000,000

  Does the main university offer career placement services for alumni?

Yes

  Does the main university have an alumni networking Web site?

Yes

University alumni networking site:

https://uw.affinitycircles.com/washington/auth/login

  Does the B-School have an alumni networking Web site?

Yes

Business school alumni networking site:

http://www.foster.washington.edu/alumni/Pages/StayConnected.aspx

  Do current MBA students have access to an alumni database?

Yes

CAREER SERVICES

Graduates seeking full-time professional MBA employment: 84  %
Graduates not seeking employment: 16  %
Graduates for whom you have no information regarding employment: 0  %

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

Destination: National Black MBA Association Job Fair in New Orleans
Month: September
Amount Paid By School: Partial
Destination: National Hispanic MBA Job Fair in Minneapolis
Month: October
Amount Paid By School: Partial
Destination: Net Impact Conference in New York
Month: November
Amount Paid By School: Partial
Destination: New York Investment Bank/Asset Management
Month: December
Amount Paid By School: Partial
Destination: San Francisco Bay Area Road Show
Month: November
Amount Paid By School: Partial

Primary source of job offer:

School-facilitated activities: 63  %
Graduate-facilitated activities: 37  %
No information provided by graduate: 0  %

Job Offers for 2009 graduates:

Received first job offer by graduation: 55  %
Received first job offer in three months following graduation: 25  %
Did not report having received a job offer: 20  %
Accepted first job offer by graduation: 53  %
Accepted first job offer in three months following graduation: 25  %
Did not report having accepted a job offer: 22  %

Top recruiting organizations most recent academic year:

Amazon.com
Hitachi Consulting
Intel
Microsoft
Philips Healthcare
Intermec
Mike's Hard Lemonade
PricewaterhouseCoopers
Puget Sound Energy
JP Morgan
Philips Electronic
Real Networks
Scotia Capital
T-Mobile
Target

Job-accepting graduates who received a signing bonus:

33  %

Base salary, signing bonuses and other compensation for most recent employed graduates:

Mean base salary: $  77,459
Median base salary: $  58,000
Mean signing bonus: $  18,264
Median signing bonus: $  10,000
Mean other guaranteed compensation: $  12,598
Median other guaranteed compensation: $  8,125

Graduating students who accepted jobs in the following functional areas:

Consulting: 8  %
Finance/Accounting: 30  %
General Management: 17  %
Human Resources: 0  %
Marketing/Sales: 29  %
Management Information Systems (MIS): 6  %
Operations/Logistics: 9  %
Other: 1  %

Graduating students who accepted jobs in the following industries:

Government: 3  %
Consulting: 10  %
Consumer Products: 9  %
Financial Services: 16  %
Manufacturing: 4  %
Media/Entertainment: 1  %
Non-Profit: 1  %
Petroleum/Energy: 11  %
Pharmaceutical/Biotechnology/Health Care: 4  %
Real Estate: 1  %
Technology: 37  %
Other: 1  %

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

Asia: 4  %
Latin America and the Caribbean: 1  %
North America: 95  %

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

Northeast: 4  %
Southwest: 1  %
West: 90  %

Top recruiting organizations for internships, most recent academic year:

Intellectual Ventures
Amazon.com
Philips Healthcare
PricewaterhouseCoopers
ATT Leadership
IBM
T-Mobile
Microsoft
Lynden Transport
Puget Sound Energy
Mike's Hard Lemonade
Wells Fargo Bank
Barclay's Bank
Kaiser Permanente
Real Networks

Internships awarded that are paid:

97  %

Weekly internship compensation:

        Mean: N/A
        Median: N/A

Average internship length in weeks:

12

SCHOOL COMMENTS

School Comments:

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