PROGRAM BASICS

• • University of Wisconsin-Madison, Wisconsin School of Business
  • Wisconsin Evening MBA Program
  • 975 University Avenue
  • 2310 Grainger Hall
  • Madison, 60013, Wisconsin
  • United States
  • Program Web site: http://www.bus.wisc.edu/evemba/
  • E-mail: emba@bus.wisc.edu
• • Percentage of part-time students who graduate within six years of entering program: 98 %
  • Average months to complete program: 32
  • Maximum months permitted to complete program: 32
  • Does the school have a separate full-time MBA program? Yes
  • If so, can part-time students switch to the full-time program? No

• Tuition and Fees: (Based on six credits in the fall and six credits in the spring)

  • Resident: $19,980.00
  • Non-Resident: $19,980.00
• • Graduate business school is accredited by: Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB)

SCHOOL BASICS

• Graduate business school enrollment:

  • Total: 519
  • Full-Time MBA: 228
  • Part-Time MBA: 163
  • Executive MBA: 77
  • PhD Program: 51
• • Undergraduate business school enrollment: 1,940
  • Graduate degree programs: Master of Accounting, Master of Finance, Other
  • Other graduate degree programs: Quantative Master of Finance (QMF);Global Real Estate Master (GREM)

ADMISSIONS, SELECTIVITY AND YIELD

• • Total applications, most recent entering class: 65
  • Applications accepted, most recent entering class: 86 %
  • Admitted students enrolled: 84 %
  • Applicants wait-listed during the last admissions cycle: 8
  • Wait-listed applicants admitted for the semester to which they applied: 8
  • Applicant interviews are: By invitation only

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

• • Rolling admissions? Yes
  • GMAT required? Yes
  • Are applicants allowed to submit the GRE? Yes
  • If not, how are applicants' quantitative abilities checked? GRE will be reviewed if waiver is approved

• GMAT score distribution (applicant pool)

  • 25th Percentile 540
  • 50th Percentile (median) 590
  • 75th Percentile 630
  • Average GMAT Score 578
  • 10th Percentile 489
  • 90th Percentile 651

• GMAT score distribution (incoming class)

  • 75th Percentile 640
  • 25th Percentile 550
  • 10th Percentile 500
  • 50th Percentile (median) 595
  • Average GMAT Score 586
  • 90th Percentile 655
• • Is proficiency in English required? Yes
  • Is a minimum score on an English language proficiency test required? Yes

• Which English language proficiency tests are accepted?

  • • TOEFL Internet Based Test
    • TOEFL Paper-based Test
• • Minimum paper-based TOEFL: 100

• Relative Importance of Application Elements:

  • GMAT Score: Important
  • Resume/Work Experience: Very Important
  • Application Essays: Very Important
  • Interviews Important
  • Recommendations: Very Important
  • Undergraduate Transcripts: Very Important

CLASS PROFILE

• • Female students: 21 %
  • International students: 2 %

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

  • African American: 2 %
  • Asian American: 9 %
  • Hispanic or Latino American: 0 %
  • Multiethnic/Multiracial: 0 %
  • Native American: 0 %
  • White (Non-Hispanic): 85 %
  • Chose not to report: 4 %
  • Other: 0 %

• Postgraduate work experience (months):

  • Mean: 87
  • Median: 75
  • From: 35
  • To: 147
  • One year or less: 0 %

• Base salary of entering part-time MBA students:

  • Mean: $61,000.00
  • Median: $59,000.00

• Middle 80% range:

  • From: $40,200.00
  • To: $80,400.00

• Entering students work in the following functional areas:

  • Consulting: 4 %
  • Finance/Accounting: 15 %
  • General Management: 13 %
  • Human Resources: 2 %
  • Marketing/Sales: 26 %
  • Management Information Systems: 4 %
  • Operations/Production: 32 %
  • Other: 4 %

• Entering students work in the following industries:

  • Consulting: 0 %
  • Consumer Products: 15 %
  • Financial Services: 13 %
  • Government: 9 %
  • Manufacturing: 24 %
  • Media/Entertainment: 0 %
  • Non-Profit: 6 %
  • Petroleum/Energy: 4 %
  • Pharmaceutical/Biotechnology/Health Care: 17 %
  • Real Estate: 0 %
  • Technology: 6 %
  • Other: 6 %

• Organizations that send the most participants to the part-time MBA program:

  • GE Healthcare 13
  • Covance 8
  • Cummins Inc. 7
  • Epic Systems Corp. 6
  • UW Hospital and Clinics 6
• • Mean age, newest entering class: 30
  • Median age, newest entering clas: 29

FINANCIAL AID

• • Part-time MBAs apply for financial aid through: Central financial aid office at the university
  • Students receiving some form of financial aid in 2011-12: 67 %

• Of part-time MBA students who applied for financial aid for the 2011-12 academic year, percentage receiving:

  • Institutional Scholarships: 13 %
  • Assistantships: 18 %
  • Loans (private and government): 94 %
• • Mean financial aid package: $8,000.00
  • Median financial aid package: $8,100.00
  • On what basis are scholarships awarded? Academic merit
  • Full-tuition scholarships awarded, 2011-12: 0
  • How does an applicant apply for scholarship consideration? all candidates are considered for scholarships
  • Does school offer a guaranteed loan to all part-time MBAs? No
  • Mean outstanding debt at graduation: $25,700.00

FACULTY

• • Faculty employed by the B-school: 130

• Full-time faculty:

  • Tenured: 56
  • Non-Tenured: 56

• Adjunct/Visiting Faculty:

  • Tenured: 4
  • Non-Tenured: 34

• Women on Faculty:

  • Tenured: 9
  • Non-Tenured: 15

• Minority Faculty:

  • Tenured: 6
  • Non-Tenured: 10

• International Faculty:

  • Tenured: 12
  • Non-Tenured: 9

• Faculty with PhDs:

  • Tenured: 55
  • Non-Tenured: 38
• • Faculty on company boards: 5

STUDENT LIFE

• Active MBA specialization clubs open to part-time students:

  • • Entrepreneurship
    • Finance
    • Marketing
    • Other

• Active MBA networking clubs open to part-time students:

  • • International Club
    • Black MBA Association
    • Hispanic Student Organization
    • Volunteer
    • Women in MBA
    • Other
    • Gay/Lesbian/Bisexual
    • Partners/Family
    • Wine
• • Do part-time MBA students have their own area/center on campus? Yes
  • Do part-time MBA students have break-out rooms? Yes

TEACHING/ACADEMICS

• Teaching Methods:

  • Case Study: 25 %
  • Distance Learning: 0 %
  • Experiential Learning: 5 %
  • Lectures: 35 %
  • Simulations: 10 %
  • Team Projects: 25 %
  • Other: 0 %
• • Estimated number of hours per week students spend on classwork, excluding time spent in class: 10
  • Teachers in the part-time program: 19
  • Tenured teachers in the part-time program: 10
  • Faculty also teaching in full-time program: 84 %
  • Faculty with at least five years of full-time corporate experience 37 %
  • Average core class size: 55
  • Average elective class size: 0
  • Electives available: 0
• • Last curriculum revision: 2005

• Concentrations and specializations offered to part-time MBAs:

  • • General Management
• • Does the B-school offer an accelerated part-time MBA program? No

• Leading areas of study:

  • • Finance
    • Accounting
    • General Management
    • Marketing
    • Organizational Behavior

• Graduation requirements:

  • • Students must have attended a minimum number of classes
    • Students must have earned a pre-determined GPA/Letter grade average
• • Credits required to graduate: 50

TECHNOLOGY

• • Technology improvements in the last three academic years: WSoB is replacing the graduate and undergraduate admission and career management system with a customer relation database. Upgraded email system integrates the calendar and CRM. Improved research database pages catalogs of faculty journal papers and books. Online e-forms for office operations. Student workspace created with video monitors for group project collaboration and simulates a corporate setting. Upgraded Wi-Fi for faster speeds for student laptops and video conferencing/streaming.
  • Amount spent: $300,000.00

B-SCHOOL ALUMNI

• • Living MBA alumni: 8,185
  • Active MBA alumni clubs: 0
  • Countries in which MBA clubs exist: 0
  • Living MBA alumni who gave in past year: 11 %
  • Mean gift from MBA alumni: $1,111.00
  • Median gift from MBA alumni: $125.00
  • Did school receive an individual gift in excess of $10 million in the past academic year? No
  • Business school endowment $159,900,000.00
  • 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: http://www.uwalumni.com/home/alumniandfriends/alumniandfriends.aspx
  • Does the B-school offer career services for alumni? Yes
  • Does the B-School have an alumni networking Web site? Yes
  • Business school alumni networking site: http://www.bus.wisc.edu/alumni/
  • Do current MBA students have access to an alumni database? Yes

CAREER SERVICES

• • Do part-time MBAs have access to career development office?
    • Yes
  • If yes, at what point in the degree process are part-time MBA students able to use the service?
    • At any time
  • Are part-time MBAs permitted to interview for full-time jobs? Yes
  • Are part-time students included in resume drops? Yes

• • -Wisconsin evening MBA is a great program that allows students to learn things in the class and apply them at work immediately. The standard of faculty is quite high in areas like Strategy, Economic, Accounting and in other areas they are at a pretty decent level. The students in the class are competitive and the groups that are formed during the semesters work very well together. A lot of discussions happen in and outside the class and the projects that I worked on during my 3 years, were truly helpful.
    
    -I believe there are fantastic professors and teachers in the program who are able to bring a balanced view of both academics as well as practical "real world" experience. The front office staff also does an excellent job addressing the administrative aspects so busy, working students and professors can spend more time on learning and instruction.
    
    -I would have liked to see some more emphasis on international business. Not a whole lot was covered there. In addition, I think this program could offer more with Finance. Last but not the least, having an option to choose electives would be magnificent.
    
    -I am confident that what I have learned and experienced give me a competitive edge in the marketplace and help to make me more effective in my role.
    
    -I would have preferred some degree of specialization while still be able to work full-time.
    
    -The cohort program at UW Madison is a very good system if you can commit to attending class and being present to learn. If you were not able to commit to that then I would likely recommend a different program.
    
    -Program as a lock-step cohort program was too inflexible. No ability to specialize with a major.
    
    -Attaining my MBA by attending a traditional university (rather than on-line) enriched the learning experience immeasurably. The quality of professors at UW-Madison School of Business is on par or exceeds those of peer business schools in the country. Attending classes in a cohort style kept everyone's focus on working well in a team environment with diverse personalities.
    
    -The program was excellent and could use a little bit of course optimization (there would be a few classes I would recommend changing). Otherwise it worked very well for me.
    
    -UW-Madison's evening MBA program is a great program with great professors that balance a challenging learning environment with an understanding of the demands of a working professional.
    
    -The program attended is good for people without a business undergraduate degree. The program reviews basic business concepts, but does not explore concepts to what I would consider a master's level.
    
    -The cohort experience was great. It provides a good opportunity to network with quality working professionals that can help with career possibilities.
    
    -I am not completely satisfied with the finance classes provided by the program. Our instructors were not consistent and did not relate topics or assignment requirements very well. This was the single weakest part of the program. The first class had two instructors that were not invited back after disappointing our class. The second class was a disaster in that nearly 25 percent of the class was in danger of failing if they did not receive high enough grades on the final exam. Overall the program needs to find people with both subject knowledge and teaching skills for these classes. The international trip was a problem. It was scheduled over the interim between Fall and Spring semesters. This made it difficult to get back into the normal flow of work and school during the Spring semester. I was not satisfied with the experience. The program needs to do a better job of planning including contingency planning for this trip. Additionally this class should not take time away from other classes for preparation, etc.
    
    -I cannot say enough about this program. The people in the program office genuinely care for the students in the program and work tirelessly to make sure that each student has an amazing experience. If a student doesn't feel that they had a good experience it's because they never tried to have one. The opportunities are readily available and offered to each student. The classmates I had too are now life-long friends. I just had an amazing experience and loved every minute.