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University of Wisconsin, Madison

School of Business

Quick Stats

  • Avg. SAT Score
    1270
  • Annual Tuition
    $10,273
    $ $ $ $ $
  • Program Enrollment
    1,772
  • University Selectivity
    53%
  • University Yield
    42%
  • Job Offers
    76%
  • Average Salary
    $51,763
  • Top Industry
    Financial Services
  • School Status
    Public
  • Accreditation
    AACSB Accredited
  • B-School Founded
    1944
  • Program Length
    Three Year
Contact Information
975 University Ave
3150 Grainger Hall
Madison, Wisconsin 53706, United States
Website

School of Business

The Wisconsin School of Business Bachelor of Business Administration attracts talented, energetic, creative students who are known for their strong work ethic and technical capabilities. While at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, students experience innovative coursework directed by leading scholars in business. They have opportunities to connect with outstanding alumni for applied learning, mentoring, and life-experience lessons. We have a long tradition of innovation in how and what we teach, particularly through our applied-learning activities. Students apply classroom knowledge to real-life experiences.

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I think our program offers a great mix of academic rigor, community, leadership development, teamwork, and extracurricular activities. I think we have a great culture of competition, but not cutthroat competition- competition that makes everyone want to achieve more. I believe our leadership is world-class and we are constantly involved in new initiatives.

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About University of Wisconsin, Madison

Admissions

Admissions Selectivity
53% University of Wisconsin, Madison 58% Average Across All Schools
Most Important Admissions Factors
  1. High school GPA
  2. Class rank
  3. SAT/ACT scores
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Total Applications
  • Applied
  • Accepted
  • Accepted Apps Enrolled
33401% 33,401
53% 53
42% 42
53% School Selectivity
42% School Yield
Demographics of Applicants
  • Male Applicants
  • Female Applicants
  • International Applicants
  • U.S. Applicants
Application Deadlines
Nov 1
Fall 2013
Feb 1
Fall 2013
Oct 1
Spring 2014
Required Tests
  • ACT or SAT
  • Are Interviews Required? Not offered
Additional Requirements:
Total Applications to Program
  • Applied
  • Accepted
  • Accepted Apps Enrolled
1216% 1,216
50% 50
99% 99
50% Program Selectivity
99% Program Yield
Program Requirements
  • Admissions managed by Business Program
  • Are interviews required? Not offered
Required Tests

Transfer Requirements
  • How internal transfers are handled Separate application
  • Min college GPA for transfers
  • Other transfer requirements 1) students must complete a collection of pre-business courses, 2) complete an essay application, 3) submit a professional resume focusing on experience and involvement
Freshman Requirements
  • Freshman admissions Yes
  • Percent of admitted applicants who are freshmen 6
  • Min GPA required in pre-business courses Yes
  • How freshmen are admitted Indicate interest on university application
Other Requirements for freshman

A number of high-merit, incoming freshmen are invited to apply for admission to the business school. A relatively small number of students from that group are accepted into the program. A student must have a minimum ACT score of 33 or minimum SAT score of 1440 or 7th semester ranking in the 99th percentile of graduating senior class.

Careers

Financial Services 18%
Top Industry
  • Other 16%
  • Manufacturing 6%
  • Real Estate 5%
Kohl's Department Stores 26
Top Employer
  • Target Corporation 19
  • Epic Systems Corporation 14
  • The Bon-Ton Stores, Inc. 11
Job offers within 3 months after graduation
76% School of Business 75% Average Across All Schools
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Job Offers Received and Accepted
  • This School
  • All Schools
By Graduation
69% 69
59% 59.267238095238085
69% Receive Offers
67% 67
56% 55.65923664122137
67% Accept Offers
After graduation, but within 3 months
7% 7
16% 16.189999999999998
7% Receive Offers
7% 7
17% 17.25698275862069
7% Accept Offers
More than 3 Months after graduation
4% 4
10% 10.193835616438358
4% Receive Offers
4% 4
13% 12.771399999999998
4% Accept Offers
76% Graduates seeking full-time employment
24% Graduates not seeking employment
100% 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
3% 3
$59,500.00
43K 70K
Finance/Accounting
29% 29
$54,565.00
30K 70K
General Management
6% 6
$53,459.00
30K 70K
Human Resources
3% 3
$41,692.00
33K 53K
Management Information Systems
2% 2
$57,681.00
42K 65K
Marketing/Sales
29% 29
$47,329.00
26K 88K
Operations/Production
6% 6
$49,385.00
36K 65K
Logistics/Transportation
0% 0
$0.00 Data not provided
Other
21% 21
$55,015.00
28K 70K
Area Grads Accepting Jobs Avg. Salary 10k 50k 100k 150k 190k
Accounting
7% 7
$53,240.00
47K 65K
Consumer Products/Retail
24% 24
$48,186.00
30K 70K
Consulting
5% 5
$62,747.00
54K 70K
Financial Services
18% 18
$56,844.00
30K 70K
Government/Education
2% 2
$43,622.00
34K 55K
Pharma/Biotech/Health
2% 2
$49,709.00
37K 63K
Manufacturing
6% 6
$47,576.00
35K 65K
Media/Entertainment
3% 3
$35,000.00
30K 45K
Non-Profit
0% 0
Data not provided
Petroleum/Energy
0% 0
$0.00 Data not provided
Real Estate
5% 5
$52,008.00
35K 75K
Sports/Leisure
1% 1
Data not provided
Technology/Science
10% 10
$55,245.00
35K 88K
Transportation
1% 1
Data not provided
Utilities
0% 0
$0.00 Data not provided
Other
16% 16
$52,060.00
26K 70K
Area Grads Accepting Jobs Avg. Salary 10k 50k 100k 150k 190k
U.S. Northeast
11% 11
$58,547.00
30K 75K
U.S. Mid-Atlantic
2% 2
$60,000.00
55K 65K
U.S. South
3% 3
$50,907.00
34K 65K
U.S. Southwest
2% 2
$51,989.00
40K 66K
U.S. Midwest
76% 76
$50,781.00
30K 70K
U.S. West
6% 6
$56,119.00
36K 88K
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
Other Income for Most Recent Graduates
Internship Employers / Interns Hired
  • PricewaterhouseCoopers 29
  • KPMG, LLP 22
  • Ernst & Young, LLP 18
  • Kohl's Department Stores 11
  • Deloitte, LLP 10
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 70
Career Services
  • Number of companies that recruited students on campus 410
  • Number of companies that posted full-time jobs on school message boards 2,198
Other activities and career services provided to undergraduate business students:
We offer over 25 career workshops annually, 400 mock interviews held by employers, career fairs with hundreds of companies, drop-in advising daily as well as 30-minute scheduled one-on-one advising, an online recruiting/job posting system, networking events, an on-campus interviewing suite

Cost

Resident
$ $ $ $ $
$21,114
Total Yearly Cost
  • Tuition $10,273
  • Fees $1,111
  • Expenses $9,730
Non-Resident
$ $ $ $ $
$37,364
Total Yearly Cost
  • Tuition $26,523
  • Fees $1,111
  • Expenses $9,730
50% Percent of Institutional Grants or Scholarships 3% Percent of Full-tuition Institutional Grants or Scholarships
Basis for Grants or Scholarships
  • Need 37%
  • Merit 63%
More Information
Financial Aid
  • Financial Aid Management No
  • Website http://www.finaid.wisc.edu
Scholarships
$2,529,924
Total aid distributed to undergrad business students last year
$2,882,888
Total aid distributed to undergrad business students this year
Loans
  • Loan Guarantee Policy No
  • Max Loan Guarantee Per Year

Academics

Average Class Size
  • School of Business
  • All Schools
Core Business Classes
65% 60
50% 46
Elective Business Classes
57% 33
50% 29
Required Classes with a Waiting List
School of Business 12 Average Across All Schools
* On the First Day of Enrollment
Top Areas of Study
  • Accounting
  • Actuarial Science
  • Finance
  • Marketing
  • Real Estate
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Business Program Classes
30% Less than 20 Students 16% More than 50 Students
54% 21 to 50 students
33 Average number of students in non-business required electives
125 Different Elective Courses
New Electives
  • Program length Three Year
  • Last change to curriculum 2009
Degrees Offered / Credits Required
  • BBA/Bachelor of Business Administration 120
Faculty
  • All Faculty
  • Tenured
93% 93
47% 47
Prominent Faculty
  • Randy Wright

    Finance

  • Jan Heide

    Marketing

  • Hollis Skaife

    Accounting
  • Are work study or co-ops available? Yes
  • Description of work study / co-ops:

    Several companies offer semester long co-op opportunities and several departments within the Wisconsin School of Business offer work-study opportunities.

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

    Each year, roughly one-third of all Wisconsin BBA students study abroad at one of our more than 25 partner universities. Students who study abroad through our programs regularly speak of their experience as professionally rewarding and personally transformative. You, too, can return from study abroad with a new sense of self, a greater appreciation of cultural and language differences, and a better understanding of international business.
  • Is community service or volunteering available? Yes
  • Description of community service/volunteering:

    Polar Plunge (February 2012), Grainger Gives Back (October 2011) and most of the 40+ BBA student organizations participate in community service opportunities with their members. Compass Program: A set of required community service, leadership education, and career development events for new business students.

Students

64% Students in Top 10% of High School Class 62% Students with High School GPA over 3.75
1330 75th Percentile Score on SAT 30 75th Percentile Score on ACT
Student Body Breakdown
  • International Students
  • U.S. Students
  • Male Students
  • Female Students
Ethnicity of Students
White
89% 89
Hispanic
5% 5
Asian American
3% 3
* Percentages are for U.S. citizens in most recent entering class; only top three responses shown.
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U.S. Regional Breakdown
3%
92%
3%
1%
1%
0%
Student Citizenship
U.S.
86% 86
Other Non-U.S. Citizenship
14% 14
Dual Citizenship
0% 0
Canada
0% 0
21 Average age of full-time students
95% Freshman retention rate
Graduation Rate
  • 4 Years
  • 6 Years
80% 80
99% 99

Alumni

Alumni Donors
Total Living Alumni 29,145
Alumni Donations
$2,800 Average Gift $1,500,000 Largest Gift
Most Prominent Alumni
  • Tom Falk

    CEO, Kimberly Clark

  • John Morgridge

    Chairman Emeritus, Cisco Systems

  • John Oros

    Managing Director, JC Flowers