Student Profiles


Carlson School graduates are among the nation's best-prepared business professionals. In addition to being guided by some of today's most successful business and academic leaders, our students gain a solid understanding of the business concepts that are fundamental to success in an increasingly complex, changing world.


MBA Class Profile
MA-HRIR Class Profile
BSB Class Profile


2010 MBA ClassProfile


Total number of applicants: 634
Enrolling students: 107
Mean GMAT score: 663
Average age at matriculation: 28
Female: 32%
Minority: 10%
International: 19%
Average full-time work experience: 5.28 years


Geographic Representation
Midwest: 71%
West: 9%
Mid-Atlantic: 6%
Northeast: 6%
Southwest: 2%


Undergraduate Majors
Business Administration: 32%
Social Sciences: 19%
Engineering: 16%
Economics: 12%
Science & Math: 9%
Humanities: 8%
Other: 4%


Academic Areas of Study
Marketing: 15%
Finance: 21%
MIS: 6%
Operations/Supply Chain: 5%
Consulting: 26%
Other: 14%
Undecided: 13%

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2010 MA-HRIR ClassProfile
Enrolling students: 65
Average undergrad GPA: 3.4
Average age at matriculation: 25
Female: 62%
Minority students as a percentage of domestic enrollment: 15%


Geographic Representation
Minnesota: 28%
Other US: 32%
Border states (WI, IA, SD, ND): 4%
International: 36%


Undergraduate Majors
Psychology: 45%
Other: 23%
Business & Economics: 23%
Human Resources: 9%

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2008 - 09 Undergraduate ClassProfile

Fall 2008 enrollment: 1,961
Male: 53%
Female: 47%
Minority: 15%
Average GPA at graduation: 3.4
Average GPA of transfer students: 3.7
Students with double major: 48%
5-year graduation rate: 89%
(29% above national average)
Retention rate from freshmen to sophomore year: 97%
Students who study abroad: 57%


Geographic Representation
Minnesota: 65%
Wisconsin: 16%
Other US: 16%
International: 3%

2008 Freshman Class Profile
Number of applicants: 4,106
Admitted students: 1,064
(26% of applicants)
Matriculates: 415
(39% of admits)
Average high school rank: 93%
(52% in top 5%)
Average ACT composite score: 29
(top 7% of college-bound seniors)
Female students: 50%
Minority students: 16%


Undergraduate Majors
Finance: 26%
Marketing: 22%
Accounting: 15%
Entrepreneurship: 13%
MIS: 5%
Supply Chain: 6%
International Business: 5%
Human Resources & Industrial Relations: 3%
Risk Management & Insurance: 3%
Actuarial Science: 1%
General Management: 1%

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