Profile of Chicago's Class of 2008

Applications to the University of Chicago's full-time MBA program increased by 36 per cent in 2005-2006, according to a post on the School's admissions blog.

Chicago's admissions office also provided this profile of this year's incoming MBA class:

Class size: 550
Average GMAT: 702
10th - 90th percentile GMAT range: 650 to 760
Average GPA: 3.5
Average work experience: 5 years
Range of work experience: 1 year to 15 years