The Best B-Schools ——Washington University

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PROGRAM BASICS
Washington University in St. Louis Olin Business School

One Brookings Drive
Olin Business School Campus Box 1133 Simon Hall
St. Louis , Missouri 63130-4899

Web site
http://www.olin.wustl.edu/academ ... /Pages/default.aspx

Program e-mail address:
bsba@olin.wustl.edu

Program telephone number:
(314) 935-7773

  
Private Institution

  AACSB accredited:
Yes





Year in which the undergraduate business program was founded:
1917

  Institution:
Four Year

  Business program:
Four Year

Degrees offered:

Degree/Program Name:
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration

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PROGRAM COSTS
Annual Tuition (Resident):
$  37,800

Annual Tuition (Non-Resident)
$  37,800

Cost per academic credit (resident)
$  1,575

Cost per academic credit (non-resident)
$  1,575

Required fees
$  928

Room and board:
$  12,060

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ENROLLMENT
Total college enrollment for 2009-10:
13,761

Full-time undergraduate business student enrollment:
703

Part-time undergraduate business student enrollment:
2

Distance undergraduate business student enrollment:
0

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ADMISSIONS - Getting Into the Institution

Required standardized tests for entire college:


SAT or ACT




  Interviews for entire college:
Recommended

Additional application requirements for entire college:
N/A

Upcoming application deadlines for entire college:

Semester: Fall 2010 (Early)
Deadline: 11-15-2009
Semester: Fall 2010 (Regular)
Deadline: 01-15-2010

Selectivity -- applicants admitted, entire college, 2009-10:
22  %

Yield -- accepted applicants enrolled, entire college, 2009-10:
29  %

Total number of full-time applications for entire college:
23,105

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International applicants, entire college, 2009-10:
11  %

Female applicants, entire college, 2009-10:
53  %

Relative Importance of Application Elements:


  Secondary School Record:
Very Important

  Class Rank:
Very Important

  Talent/Ability:
Very Important

  Interview:
Considered

  Extracurricular Activities:
Very Important

  Volunteer Work:
Very Important

  Character/Personal Abilities:
Very Important

  Application Essay:
Very Important

  Work Experience:
Very Important

  SAT/ACT Scores:
Very Important

  Recommendations:
Very Important

  High School GPA:
Very Important

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ADMISSIONS - Getting Into the B-School

Undergrad business program admissions managed by:

The university admissions office

Total undergraduate business program applicants, 2009-10:
2,945

Applicants admitted to undergraduate business program, 2009-10:
17  %

Admitted applicants enrolled in undergrad business program, 2009-10:
31  %

Minimum requirements for business program:
N/A

  Entrance exam requirement other than SAT/ACT for business program:
No

  Interview to enter business program:
Recommended

  Freshmen admitted into business program:
Yes

Percentage of business students admitted as freshmen:
100  %

  Are the freshman admits to the business program required to complete pre-business courses before beginning upper-level courses in the junior year?
No

  Freshmen admitted by:
Indicate interest on university application

Additional application requirements for freshman admits:
N/A


Additional requirements for internal transfers:
N/A

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CLASS PROFILE
Class Profile:

Female: 31  %
International : 12  %

Entering students by age:

Mean: 18
Median: 18

Percent of Students Who Were In:
      Top 10% of high school class:
90  %

      Top 25% of high school class:
100  %



SAT scores for full-time entering business students on 1600 scale:

        Mean:  1,460
        Median:  1,460

SAT middle 50% range on 1600 scale:

        From:  1,410
        To:  1,510

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ACT scores for full-time entering business students:

        Mean:  32
        Median:  32

ACT middle 50% range:

        From:  31
        To:  33

Citizenship of entering students

U.S.: 88  %
Canada: 1  %
Other countries: 11  %
Unknown: 0  %

Percentage of US citizens in entering class who are:

African American: 6  %
Asian American: 20  %
Hispanic or Latino American: 5  %
Multiethnic/Multiracial : 3  %
Native American: 0  %
White (Non-Hispanic): 59  %
Chose not to report: 7  %
Other: 0  %

Entering students are from the following regions:

Northeast: 28  %
Mid-Atlantic: 8  %
South: 11  %
Southwest: 6  %
Midwest : 36  %
West: 11  %
Possessions and territories: 0  %

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FINANCIAL AID
  Financial aid handled by:
Central financial aid office at the university

Financial aid web site
http://admissions.wustl.edu



Scholarships awarded to students in the business program based on:
A combination of need and merit

Other scholarship considerations:
N/A

Undergraduate business students receiving institutional scholarships for 2009-10 academic year:
44  %




  Scholarship consideration process:
Unique scholarship application

  School offers guaranteed loans:
No

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PROGRAM BASICS
Institutional freshman retention rate:
97  %

Business students who graduate within four years:
90  %

Business students who graduate within 6 years:
95  %