RECOGNIZED IN
A 14th +
TOP 10
11 2nd 3rd 4th 19th th
UNDERGRADUATE Graded A+ for Facilities & Services and Job Placement by Bloomberg BusinessWeek (3/15/2011) Ranked 14th in the U.S.A. by U.S. News & World Report (9/13/2011)
FULL-TIME MBA Ranked one of the Top 10 Most Popular Business Schools by Bloomberg BusinessWeek (3/28/2011)
EVENING MBA Ranked 11th in the U.S.A. by U.S. News & World Report (3/15/2011)
REAL ESTATE Ranked 2nd in U.S.A. by U.S. News & World Report (9/14/2011)
RISK MANAGEMENT AND INSURANCE Ranked 3rd in the U.S.A. by U.S. News & World Report (9/13/2011)
MARKETING Ranked 4th in world by Financial Times of London (2/4/2011)
ENTREPRENEURSHIP Ranked 19th (graduate program) and 23rd (undergraduate program) by Entrepreneur magazine (10/1/2011)
Visit bus.wisc.edu/update-rankings/ to see all rankings.
UNDERGRADUATE
The Wisconsin BBA is a program comprised of approximately 1,800 students, that offers 10 majors, two specializations, four cer tificates (including two language certificates), and a vast array of study-abroad options. The curriculum fosters the development of analy tical, c o nsu l t a t i ve , c o mmu nic a t i o n , leadership, problem-solving, and decision-making skills. We moved to admitting students in their sophomore year in 2009; as such, we are reporting only those two years of data.
70%
of our students graduate with an internship
37%
MACC
of our students graduate with international travel experience
INCOMING CLASS
2011
2010
Number of applicants
972
1136
Percent admitted
62.5%
55.3%
Percent accepts
99%
99%
Median GPA
3.5
3.6
Percent female
41%
47%
Percent minority
4.5%
4.8%
Percent international
9.3%
8.8%
Percent Wisconsin resident
47.4%
48.4%
GRADUATING CLASS
2011
2010
Class size
586
643
Placed at graduation
73.9%
66.9%
Median base salary
$52,000
$50,000
Median signing bonus
$5,000
$4,000
Percent receiving bonus
38.8%
34%
Percent with international experience (travel)
37%
25%
Percent international
9.3%
8.8%
Percent Wisconsin resident
47.4%
48.4%
SIZE OF MAJORS
2011
2010
Accounting
458
450
Actuarial Science
198
160
Finance, Investment, and Banking
679
647
Information Systems
38
34
International Business
171
146
Management and Human Resources
402
338
Marketing
509
462
Operations and Technology Management
29
28
Real Estate and Urban Land Economics
150
171
Risk Management and Insurance
222
235
MASTERS OF ACCOUNTANCY PROGRAMS
The Master of Accountancy (MAcc) programs at the Wisconsin School of Business are for students committed to the field of finance. These programs develop the technical and professional accounting skills needed to succesfully sit for the CPA exam. We offer both Graduate Master of Accountancy (GMAcc) and Integrated Master of Accountancy (IMAcc) programs.
2011
2010
2009
87 students 3.66 GPA 94% placement $52,000 average base
95 students 3.66 GPA 85% placement $50,200 average base
72 students 3.72 GPA 96% placement $50,625 average base
salary
salary
(Admissions: starting in fall of that year. Placement: graduating in spring of that year.)
salary
INCOMING CLASS
2011
2010
2009
2008
2007
Class size
111
118
117
123
107
Number of applicants
508
511
524
506
405
Percent admitted
30%
31%
32%
32%
42%
Percent accepts
73%
75%
70%
76%
69%
Median GPA
3.35
3.41
3.43
3.34
3.43
Median GMAT
690
680
670
660
660
Median years of work experience
4.3
4
4.8
4
3.7
Percent female
24%
41%
32%
29%
25%
Percent minority
17%
17%
15%
11%
15%
Percent international
9%
16%
5%
19%
18%
Percent Wisconsin resident
43%
30%
42%
36%
38%
GRADUATING CLASS
2011
2010
2009
2008
2007
Class size
116
124
106
116
108
Placed within three months of graduation
91%
87%
82.5%
94.2%
95.7%
Median base salary
$94,000
$87,500
$87,500
$90,000
$85,000
Median signing bonus
$20,000
$16,750
$15,000
$15,000
$15,000
Percent receiving bonus
77%
61%
72.1%
74%
66%
Percent salary increase
65.2%
51.6%
51.6%
72.0%
60.5%
98%
of our students graduate with an internship
46%
of our students graduate with international travel experience
INCOMING CLASS
2011
2010
2009
2008
2007
Number of applicants
65
85
77
87
94
Percent admitted
86%
82%
100%
75%
70%
Percent accepts
94%
81%
91%
96%
82%
Median years of work experience
6.3
5.2
5.2
5.2
4.8
Percent female
21%
28%
30%
29%
18%
Percent minority
10%
17%
18%
5%
5%
Percent international
2%
5%
2%
8%
5%
Percent Wisconsin resident
100%
98%
100%
97%
100%
GRADUATING CLASS
2011
2010
2009
2008
2007
Graduating class size
58
55
42
43
31
Median salary at start
$60,100
$58,000
$55,000
*
*
Median salary at graduation
$74,000
$82,000
$77,000
*
*
* Data unavailable
INCOMING CLASS
2011
2010
2009
2008
2007
Number of applicants
51
40
34
50
58
Percent admitted
82%
93%
91%
88%
88%
Percent accepts
88%
100%
87%
80%
94%
Median years of work experience
13.6
11.8
10
11.3
15
Percent female
28%
38%
31%
23%
23%
Percent minority
13%
8%
24%
20%
10%
Percent international
10%
8%
8%
14%
4%
Percent Wisconsin resident
90%
92%
96%
91%
95%
GRADUATING CLASS
2011
2010
2009
2008
2007
Graduating class size
27
33
46
31
29
Median salary at start
$80,500
$98,000
$102,000
*
*
Median salary at graduation
$105,000
$129,750
$115,500
*
*
* Data unavailable
2011
2010
2009
2008
2007
Number of programs
64
63
50
77
73
Number of corporate customers
26
21
23
27
29
Customer satisfaction (on 7-pt. scale)
6.4
6.5
6.6
6.9
6.9
2011
2010
2009
2008
2007
Number of courses
129
111
151
238
239
Number of students
2102
1952
2666
3978
4278
Customer satisfaction (on 7-pt. scale)
6.6
6.5
6.5
6.5
6.5
ADMISSIONS
2011
2010
2009
2008
2007
Admitted
17
21
30
35
26
Accepts
10
12
12
15
10
Percent female
60
54
53
50
43
Percent minority
0
8
0
0
0
Percent international
30
54
62
55
54
Number of graduates
10
13
4
14
11
(Admissions: starting in fall of that year. Graduates: finishing in spring of that year.)
2011
2010
2009
2008
2007
Number of full-time faculty equivalent
71
74
78
75
73
Number of publications in peer review
63
55
65
58
65
Number of editorial positions
110
108
105
111
92
$2.5m
from endowed chair funds
$1.3m
from Wisconsin Naming Gift
$0.7m
from Faculty Excellence Fund
Philanthropy (expandable)
University budget allocation *
Philanthropy (endowments)
School program revenues
Operations
6,296
Number of business alumni who give to University of Wisconsin-Madison
3,462
Faculty salaries
Student support
Number of business alumni who give to the Wisconsin School of Business
Staff salaries
To read more about the impact of philanthropy, please visit bus.wisc.edu/update-investment/.
GIFT DATA
2011
2010
2009
2008
2007
Number of living alumni
39,185
38,492
37,848
37,152
35,844
Number of alumni donors
3,462
3,911
4,154
4,353
4,518
Total number of donors
4,432
5,001
5,230
5,438
5,955
Number of donors giving more than three years out of the five preceding years
4,167
4,297
4,404
4,344
4,263
Total dollars received (in millions)
$12.8
$17.3
$18.5
$21.2
$30.0
Total dollars to Wisconsin School of Business Annual Fund (in millions)
$1.3
$1.3
$1.7
$1.9
$1.8
Endowment market value (in millions)
$146.7 *
$155.5
$144.5
$111.6
$152.4
*Total as of 9/30/2011
Midwest 23,555
West 4,485
East 3,423
Territories 39 South 2,610
INTERNATIONAL ALUMNI
79
191* * N ot including USA
@
2,757
15
1,661
619 66
92
34