University of Pennsylvania

The Wharton School

PROGRAM BASICS - MBA Program

Wharton School - 1000 SH-DH- 3620 Locust Walk - Philadelphia , Pennsylvania 19104

Program Web site: http://mba.wharton.upenn.edu/mba/

Program e-mail address: mba.admissions@wharton.upenn.edu

PROGRAM COSTS

Total direct costs (tuition and required fees) of the entire MBA program:
Nonresident : $ 104,410
Recommended annual budget (Nonresident): $ 80,000

PROGRAM LENGTH

Full-time program (months): 22

ENROLLMENT

Graduate business school enrollment
Total graduate business school: 2253
Full-time MBA: 1651

ADMISSIONS

Application Deadlines

Oct 9, 2008 Jan 8, 2009 March 5, 2009

TOEFL Computer Based

TOEFL Internet Based Test

TOEFL Paper-based Test

Other: 0

Minimum paper-based TOEFL score required for MBAs:

N/A

Relative importance: Application Elements

GMAT Score:

Important

Resume/Work Experience:

Important

Application Essays:

Important

Interviews:

Important

Recommendations:

Important

Undergraduate Transcripts:

Important

APPLICANTS

Applications (admitted and denied) to the newest class:7328

Applicants who were accepted to the most recent class:16 %

Admitted applicants who enrolled in the newest class:69 %

Applicants who were re-applicants from prior years:10 %

CLASS PROFILE

Full-time students in newest entering class (2008-2009) that are:
Female: 36 %
International: 44 %
Married: 21 %

Ethnicity/US Students in Program
African American: 8.2 %
Asian American: 7.8 %
Hispanic or Latino American: 0.8 %
Multiethnic/Multiracial : 0 %
Native American: 0 %
White (Non-Hispanic): 18 %
Chose not to report: 65 %
Other: 0.4 %

Students from following regions:
Africa : 2.4 %
Asia: 20 %
Eastern Europe and Central Asia: 1.5 %
Latin America and the Caribbean: 6.9 %
Middle East: 3.9 %
North America: 58 %
Oceania : .61 %
Western Europe: 6.6 %
Percentage of students with dual citizenship: n/a %

Entering North American citizens by region:
Northeast: 26 %
Mid-Atlantic: 41 %
South: 5.9 %
Southwest: 5.2 %
Midwest : 5.6 %
West: 13 %
Possessions and territories: 0.4 %

Mean months of work experience of newest entering class: 70

Middle 80% range of work experience of newest entering class in months:
From: 48 - To: 96

Median age of entering class:28

Mean age of entering class:28

FINANCIAL AID

Full-time MBAs apply for financial aid through:Dedicated financial aid office at the B-school

Full-time MBAs applied for financial aid for the current academic year:87 %

Full-time MBAs receiving financial aid through school:87 %

Mean MBA financial aid package for the current academic year:$ 54,514

Median MBA financial aid package for the current academic year:$ 69,500

Full-tuition scholarships school will award during the upcoming academic year: 10

Mean scholarships awarded to full-time MBAs in the previous academic year: $ 12,000

Percentage of second-year students receiving the same or more amount of money in their second year of study: 93 %

Mean outstanding debt among the most recent graduates from the full-time MBA program: $ 98,668

GMAT

Mean : 714 - Median: 720 - Middle 80%

From: 660 -To: 760