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Washington University, St. Louis

Olin Business School

Quick Stats

  • Avg. SAT Score
    1492
  • Annual Tuition
    $44,100
    $ $ $ $ $
  • Program Enrollment
    761
  • University Selectivity
    18%
  • University Yield
    34%
  • Job Offers
    98%
  • Average Salary
    $61,174
  • Top Industry
    Financial Services
  • School Status
    Private
  • Accreditation
    AACSB Accredited
  • B-School Founded
    1917
  • Program Length
    Four Year
Contact Information
1 Brookings Dr.
CB 1133
St. Louis, Missouri 63130, United States
Website
405x225

Olin Business School

Collegial and collaborative describe the Olin community. With approximately 1,800 students in 12 degree programs, class size is perfect for interactive learning, team-focused work and first-name-basis relationships with professors. Flexible curriculum allows for career-oriented experiences every semester like consulting projects in the U.S. or abroad, internships and board fellowships, plus study options on six continents. Entrepreneurship courses and competitions foster a thriving startup environment. Olin alumni lead with purpose, integrity and critical thinking skills required to succeed in the global economy.

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I like that you can take classes your first and second years. The faculty is also all very involved in student life. Every professor I have had has known me by my name. The career center prepares the students from freshman year and really takes the time to parlay valuable skills.

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About Washington University, St. Louis

Admissions

Admissions Selectivity
18% Washington University, St. Louis 58% Average Across All Schools
Most Important Admissions Factors
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Total Applications
  • Applied
  • Accepted
  • Accepted Apps Enrolled
27265% 27,265
18% 18
34% 34
18% School Selectivity
34% School Yield
Demographics of Applicants
  • Male Applicants
  • Female Applicants
  • International Applicants
  • U.S. Applicants
Application Deadlines
Nov 15
Fall 2013
Jan 15
Fall 2013
Required Tests
  • SAT or ACT
  • Are Interviews Required? Recommended
Additional Requirements:
Total Applications to Program
  • Applied
  • Accepted
  • Accepted Apps Enrolled
3896% 3,896
12% 12
33% 33
12% Program Selectivity
33% Program Yield
Program Requirements
  • Admissions managed by Business Program
  • Are interviews required?
Required Tests

Transfer Requirements
  • How internal transfers are handled
  • Min college GPA for transfers
  • Other transfer requirements
Freshman Requirements
  • Freshman admissions Yes
  • Percent of admitted applicants who are freshmen 100
  • Min GPA required in pre-business courses No
  • How freshmen are admitted Indicate interest on university application
Other Requirements for freshman

Careers

Financial Services 37%
Top Industry
  • Consulting 10%
  • Media/Entertainment 9%
  • Other 4%
Capital One 8
Top Employer
  • Citi 6
  • Anheuser-Busch In Bev 4
  • Bain & Company 4
Job offers within 3 months after graduation
98% Olin Business School 75% Average Across All Schools
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Job Offers Received and Accepted
  • This School
  • All Schools
By Graduation
84% 84
59% 59.267238095238085
84% Receive Offers
83% 83
56% 55.65923664122137
83% Accept Offers
After graduation, but within 3 months
14% 14
16% 16.189999999999998
14% Receive Offers
15% 15
17% 17.25698275862069
15% Accept Offers
More than 3 Months after graduation
2% 2
10% 10.193835616438358
2% Receive Offers
2% 2
13% 12.771399999999998
2% Accept Offers
85% Graduates seeking full-time employment
15% Graduates not seeking employment
96% Percentage of graduates for whom employment information is available
Salaries and Percentages of Job Accepting Graduates
Area Grads Accepting Jobs Avg. Salary 10k 50k 100k 150k 190k
Consulting
11% 11
$66,467.00
48K 90K
Finance/Accounting
38% 38
$64,335.00
45K 95K
General Management
5% 5
$60,000.00
45K 68K
Human Resources
2% 2
Data not provided
Management Information Systems
2% 2
Data not provided
Marketing/Sales
29% 29
$53,455.00
42K 65K
Operations/Production
3% 3
Data not provided
Logistics/Transportation
0% 0
Data not provided
Other
10% 10
$53,000.00
40K 70K
Area Grads Accepting Jobs Avg. Salary 10k 50k 100k 150k 190k
Accounting
1% 1
Data not provided
Consumer Products/Retail
21% 21
$53,821.00
42K 67K
Consulting
10% 10
$64,615.00
40K 90K
Financial Services
37% 37
$65,423.00
45K 95K
Government/Education
4% 4
Data not provided
Pharma/Biotech/Health
3% 3
Data not provided
Manufacturing
1% 1
Data not provided
Media/Entertainment
9% 9
$52,000.00
50K 56K
Non-Profit
0% 0
Data not provided
Petroleum/Energy
1% 1
Data not provided
Real Estate
2% 2
Data not provided
Sports/Leisure
4% 4
Data not provided
Technology/Science
3% 3
Data not provided
Transportation
0% 0
Data not provided
Utilities
0% 0
Data not provided
Other
4% 4
Data not provided
Area Grads Accepting Jobs Avg. Salary 10k 50k 100k 150k 190k
U.S. Northeast
29% 29
$62,554.00
50K 75K
U.S. Mid-Atlantic
10% 10
$62,820.00
43K 68K
U.S. South
1% 1
Data not provided
U.S. Southwest
7% 7
$69,286.00
50K 90K
U.S. Midwest
41% 41
$57,812.00
40K 75K
U.S. West
12% 12
$58,571.00
50K 72K
U.S. Possessions/Territories
0% 0
Data not provided
Canada
0% 0
Data not provided
Salaries for Most Recent Graduates
Salaries for Most Recent Graduates
Average Signing Bonus for Most Recent Graduates
Internship Employers / Interns Hired
  • Goldman Sachs 5
  • Capital One 3
  • Target 3
  • Morgan Stanley Smith Barney 2
  • Fleischman-Hillard Inc. 2
Internship Services
  • Companies that recruit interns on campus
  • Companies that posted internships on school message board
  • Average intern length in weeks 10
  • Percentage of internships that are paid 90
Career Services
  • Number of companies that recruited students on campus 94
  • Number of companies that posted full-time jobs on school message boards 950
Other activities and career services provided to undergraduate business students:
Career course: "Building Your Career Foundation- Techniques and Strategies;" individual career advising; Advantage Career Seminars; Mock Interviews with alumni; Interview Lab with HDTV recording; New York and Chicago career treks; Hong Kong Road Show; Meet-the-Firms job fairs; company information sessions; resume reviews; alumni database; workplace transition workshops; Skype-ready interview rooms; free phones, fax, and video-conferencing; on-line resources; career prep videos

Cost

Resident
$ $ $ $ $
$59,797
Total Yearly Cost
  • Tuition $44,100
  • Fees $780
  • Expenses $14,917
Non-Resident
$ $ $ $ $
$59,797
Total Yearly Cost
  • Tuition $44,100
  • Fees $780
  • Expenses $14,917
41% Percent of Institutional Grants or Scholarships
Basis for Grants or Scholarships
  • Need
  • Merit
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Financial Aid
  • Financial Aid Management No
  • Website http://sfs.wustl.edu
Scholarships
Loans
  • Loan Guarantee Policy No
  • Max Loan Guarantee Per Year

Academics

Average Class Size
  • Olin Business School
  • All Schools
Core Business Classes
53% 49
50% 46
Elective Business Classes
28% 16
50% 29
Required Classes with a Waiting List
Olin Business School 12 Average Across All Schools
* On the First Day of Enrollment
Top Areas of Study
  • Accounting
  • Economics
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Finance
  • Marketing
  • Economics & Strategy, Organizational Behavior, Operations & Supply Chain Management, International Business & Healthcare Management
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Business Program Classes
59% Less than 20 Students 17% More than 50 Students
24% 21 to 50 students
16 Average number of students in non-business required electives
155 Different Elective Courses
New Electives
  • Defining Moments: Lessons in Leadership and Character from the Top
  • US Macroeconomic Policy After the Global Crisis of 2008-2009
  • Business & Government: Understanding and Influencing the Regulatory Environment
  • Applying International Experiences
  • Research Methods in Finance
  • Program length Four Year
  • Last change to curriculum 2008
Degrees Offered / Credits Required
  • BS in Business Administration 120
Faculty
  • All Faculty
  • Tenured
110% 110
55% 55
Prominent Faculty
  • Anjan V. Thakor

    Finance

  • Barton H. Hamilton

    Economics & Entrepreneurship

  • Panos Kouvelis

    Operations & Supply Chain Management
  • Are work study or co-ops available? Yes
  • Description of work study / co-ops:

    Research Assistantships Teaching Assistantships

  • Is study abroad available? Yes
  • Description of study abroad programs:

    International Internship Program-London, Sydney, Paris, Israel, Germany & Shanghai Exchange Program-France, Spain, Singapore, Australia, Hong Kong, Brazil, Italy Summer-Germany, Denmark, Netherlands, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Israel In term Immersive Programs - Budpest, Rome, Paris, London, Israel, Washington DC
  • Is community service or volunteering available? Yes
  • Description of community service/volunteering:

    Community Based Teaching & Learning - semester length partnership between the Olin Business School and Gephardt Institute for Public Service Student Organized and Group Sponsored - Events

Students

91% Students in Top 10% of High School Class
1560 75th Percentile Score on SAT 34 75th Percentile Score on ACT
Student Body Breakdown
  • International Students
  • U.S. Students
  • Male Students
  • Female Students
Ethnicity of Students
White
66% 66
Asian American
22% 22
Multiethnic
4% 4
* Percentages are for U.S. citizens in most recent entering class; only top three responses shown.
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U.S. Regional Breakdown
9%
36%
25%
10%
9%
11%
Student Citizenship
U.S.
89% 89
Other Non-U.S. Citizenship
10% 10
Canada
1% 1
Dual Citizenship
0% 0
18 Average age of full-time students
97% Freshman retention rate
Graduation Rate
  • 4 Years
  • 6 Years
89% 89
94% 94

Alumni

Alumni Donors
Total Living Alumni 7,967
Alumni Donations
$5,036 Average Gift $387,182 Largest Gift
Most Prominent Alumni
  • Sam Fox

    Founder & Retired Chairman & CEO, Harbour Group LTD

  • Avram "Avi" Glazer

    Joint Chairman, Manchester United Board

  • Arnold B. Zetcher

    Retired Chairman, President & CEO, The Talbots INC