Overview
Applicants
1,032
Acceptance Rate
25%
Average Undergrad GPA
3.38
Years Work Experience
6
Average Age
29
Test Scores
GMAT (25th and 75th percentiles)
640 - 710
GPA
3.2 - 3.67
Deadlines
Early Application Deadline
October 10
Regular Application Deadline
March 15
Round 1
October 10
Round 2
January 15
Round 3
March 15
School Type And Accreditation
School Type
Public
AACSB-approved
Yes
Selectivity Rating
Program Types
Full-Time
Yes
Part-Time
Yes
Evening
Yes
Executive
Yes
Online
Yes
Faculty Information
Student/Faculty
5:1
Total Faculty
163
68
Full-time
32
Part-time
31
Female
Students Say
The Foster School of Business at the University of Washington is a public business school that provides students with a transformative, inclusive education focusing on strategy and global business in the core curriculum while giving graduates “the ability to get what [they] want out of the program.” The school offers Full-Time, Evening, Executive, Technology Management, Global Executive, and Hybrid (mostly online) MBAs, all operating on the quarter system for a greater degree of customization. Even those in the full-time program find “the class hours are perfectly balanced,” and they can build out a personalized curriculum that lets them take electives to serve their career goals without being tied to a specific track. However, all students complete final core classes in ethics and macroeconomics and a summer internship or project. They must also compete in an MBA core case competition and take part in two international perspective and two practical experience activities, which can include courses and projects with actual businesses. Additionally, there are “significant opportunities to get involved with entrepreneurship, whether commercializing technology developed within research institutions, consulting projects with local entrepreneurs,” or the Center for Entrepreneurship, which hosts the annual Dempsey Startup Competition for $60,000 in prize money.
There is a “student-focused and student-led environment [that] is very palpable” at Foster because the school encourages proactivity from the start. As one student shares, “There is a shared expectation that you lean in and contribute to Foster, rather than always take take take.” As such, “work is done in groups for the most part” and “will definitely make you emphasize time management.” Seattle may be a business hotbed, but Foster offers a “small class culture in a booming city,” which “increases student learning and attention.” That means “learning is not only done in the classroom from teachers, but also from peers.” Still, the faculty are “incredibly engaged and care about student learning,” particularly in the core classes. “From finance and accounting, to ops and modeling, each core professor has far outperformed expectations,” says a student.
There is a “student-focused and student-led environment [that] is very palpable” at Foster because the school encourages proactivity from the start. As one student shares, “There is a shared expectation that you lean in and contribute to Foster, rather than always take take take.” As such, “work is done in groups for the most part” and “will definitely make you emphasize time management.” Seattle may be a business hotbed, but Foster offers a “small class culture in a booming city,” which “increases student learning and attention.” That means “learning is not only done in the classroom from teachers, but also from peers.” Still, the faculty are “incredibly engaged and care about student learning,” particularly in the core classes. “From finance and accounting, to ops and modeling, each core professor has far outperformed expectations,” says a student.
Concentrations
Accounting
Economics
Entrepreneurship
Healthcare Administration
Finance
Information Systems/Information Technology
International Business
Investment Banking
JD/MBA - Dual Degree
Leadership/Management
Marketing
MS/MBA - Dual Degree
Non-Profit Management/Public Administration
Organizational Behavior
Product Management
Real Estate
Supply Chain Management
Economics
Entrepreneurship
Healthcare Administration
Finance
Information Systems/Information Technology
International Business
Investment Banking
JD/MBA - Dual Degree
Leadership/Management
Marketing
MS/MBA - Dual Degree
Non-Profit Management/Public Administration
Organizational Behavior
Product Management
Real Estate
Supply Chain Management
Specialized Masters
Accounting
Data Analytics
Entrepreneurship
Information Systems/Information Technology
Non-Profit Management/Public Administration
Real Estate
Supply Chain Management
Data Analytics
Entrepreneurship
Information Systems/Information Technology
Non-Profit Management/Public Administration
Real Estate
Supply Chain Management
Certificate Programs
Entrepreneurship
International Business
Non-Profit Management/Public Administration
Sustainability Management
International Business
Non-Profit Management/Public Administration
Sustainability Management
Center for Research
Entrepeneurship
Healthcare Administration
International Business
Leadership/Management
Marketing
Non-Profit Management/Public Administration
Real Estate
Healthcare Administration
International Business
Leadership/Management
Marketing
Non-Profit Management/Public Administration
Real Estate
Specialities of Faculty
Academic specialties of faculty
URL
Management Science
Entrepreneurship
International Business
Sustainability
Courses in Sustainability
Yes
Sustainability course is
Optional
Description
Cases in Sustainability, MBAs have access to a very broad range of courses in the UW College on the Environment, the Environmental Mgmt Program, CSR topics in the School of Social Work, and Sustainable Real Estate Developmt in the School of Built Environments
Research Opportunities in Sustainability
Yes
Description
School's environmental commitment 1:
Environmental Innovation Challenge - a major national business plan competition based on actual prototypes or business models developed by UW students
School's environmental commitment 2:
Joint MBA/Masters of Science in Real Estate focused on sustainable development.
School's environmental commitment 3:
Certificate in the Program on the Environment (POE) - MBAs can earn a specialized certificate focused on various management issues related to the environment
Career Overview
Average Starting Salary
$111,847
Accepted employment by 3 months after graduation
98%
Finding Jobs & Internships
Source Of Full-Time Job Acceptances
76%
School Facilitiated
13%
Unknown
11%
Graduate Facilitated
Graduates Employed by Area of Practice
35%
Marketing
21%
Finance/Accounting
20%
Consulting
13%
Operations/Logistics
10%
General Management
1%
Information Technology
1%
Other
Graduates Employed by Region
94%
West
2%
Midwest
1%
International
1%
Northeast
1%
South
1%
Southwest
Students Say
Where to begin with the career success of this school’s graduates? For starters, the Full-Time MBA boasts a 99 percent job placement rate. That’s aided by Foster’s prime location in Seattle, which puts it in close proximity to Amazon, Microsoft, Nordstrom, and Starbucks, among a slew of start-ups. As such, the school has “strong relationships and deep alumni connections with local technology companies.” Many students come here as a “great career switch opportunity into the technology industry or consulting,” and the school’s MBA Mentor Program connects Seattle-area corporate professionals with Foster students for on-site visits, personal advice, and dinners. It also arranges for students to utilize “concepts learned in the classroom through Applied Strategy projects with top-tier companies.” More generally, the Career Management Office hosts “quarterly employer networking opportunities” and “organizes massive tech events on-campus.” For example, “Amazon came in for a day and did eight hours with twenty-one different employees, explaining five different post-MBA roles … and how to prepare for them.” Overall, “the alumni network is quite large even though the class size has always been small,” and for those pursuing tech, it helps that a large portion of classmates will become a future network.
Job Function
Job Function | % of Grads Seeking Employment Who Accept Jobs w/in 3 Months |
Median Salary | Mean Salary | Low Base Salary | High Base Salary |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Marketing / Sales | 35% | $115,000 | $110,186 | $62,400 | $135,000 |
Finance / Accounting | 21% | $107,500 | $106,409 | $80,000 | $125,000 |
Consulting | 20% | $140,000 | $125,805 | $72,800 | $145,000 |
Operations / Logistics | 13% | $116,000 | $106,483 | $72,800 | $120,000 |
General Management | 10% | $105,000 | $106,889 | $45,000 | $150,000 |
Information Technology | 1% | ||||
Other | 1% |
Industries
Industries | % of Grads Seeking Employment Who Accept Jobs w/in 3 Months |
Median Salary | Mean Salary | Low Base Salary | High Base Salary |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Technology | 50% | $117,000 | $113,241 | $62,400 | $150,000 |
Consulting | 22% | $140,000 | $124,325 | $80,000 | $145,000 |
Pharmaceutical / Biotechnology / Healthcare | 10% | $102,500 | $100,889 | $83,200 | $120,000 |
Consumer Products | 5% | $85,000 | $92,333 | $80,000 | $112,000 |
Financial Services | 5% | $100,000 | $102,560 | $72,800 | $135,000 |
Other | 3% | $85,280 | $75,093 | $45,000 | $95,000 |
Prominent Alumni
William Ayer
Former CEO, Alaska Airlines
Dan Nordstrom
Former CEO, Nordstrom.com
Charles Lillis
Former CEO, Media One Group
Gary Neale
Chairman, Nisource
Yoshihiko Miyauchi
CEO, Orix
Overview
From The School
Projected tuition is $37,000 for four quarters.
Room and board — $15,656
Books, computers and supplies — $3,176
Local transportation — $1,924
Personal expenses — $3,020
Health insurance — $1,600
Dates
Application Deadlines
Apr 15
Financial Aid Statistics
Average Aid Package
$34,148
Average Scholarship / Grant Aid Package
$19,634
Students Receiving Some Form Of Aid
70%
All Students Receiving Scholarships / Grants
62%
New Students Receiving Some Form Of Aid
68%
New Students Receiving Scholarships / Grants
64%
New Students Receiving Loans
42%
Tuition Full-Time (per year)
Tuition (In-State)
$32,394
Tuition (Out-State)
$47,214
Fees (In-State)
$1,059
Fees (Out-State)
$1,059
Expenses per Academic Year
Estimated Room And Board On-Campus
$18,764
Estimated Room And Board Off-Campus
$18,764
Academic Expenses
$1,708
Student Body Profile
Total Enrollment
935
Part Time
73%
Demographics
4.00%
Underrepresented Minorities
34.00%
International
38% female
62% male
Campus Life
Students Say
This group of “collaborative, friendly, and all-around supportive people” are “willing to assist in any way, even to the extent of recommending roles that did not fit them during the interview process.” Additionally, students with prior experience in certain subjects “frequently arrange review sessions for their classmates before exams.” There “is never a shortage of small groups chatting about their work or social engagements in the hallways.” Overall, this is a “friendly, pragmatic, and driven” bunch, so peers “are extremely supportive of parent-students” and are “always willing to help a classmate.” Plus, “the school is a beautiful, quiet place with lots of space for fun stuff, too.” There “are more club activities than humanly feasible to attend,” and “from day one students are encouraged to take ownership of their experiences by joining club committees, pursuing independent studies, [and] inviting speakers on campus.” The school is located in the middle of the city (which “offers a high quality of life”), and all students with IDs “get access to all the bus and Light Rail (train) systems in the state” to easily take advantage of what Washington has to offer.
More Information
% of Classrooms with Internet Access
100%
Campus-wide Internet Network
Yes
Internet Access for All Students
Yes
Admissions Office Contact
Contact
Erin Town
Director of Admissions
Director of Admissions
Address
Dempsey Hall, Room 334
University of Washington
Seattle, Un 98195-3223
United States
University of Washington
Seattle, Un 98195-3223
United States
Phone
2066858395
Fax
Email
98105