PERSONAL BUSINESS
What the Runner-Up Business Schools Have to Offer
UNIVERSITY/
B-SCHOOL
STRENGTHS | AVG. GMAT SCORE | ACCEPTANCE RATE | ANNUAL TUITION
Out-of-state '98-'99 | MEDIAN PRE-MBA INCOME | MEDIAN POST-MBA INCOME** |
| ARIZONA STATE | 628 | 42% | $11,110 | $32,000 | $80,000 |
| Supply-chain management, finance, marketing |
| BABSON / Olin | 634 | 42 | 22,600 | 40,000 | 95,000 |
| Entrepreneurship program, student startup |
| BRIGHAM YOUNG / Marriott | 639 | 42 | 7,680 | 25,000 | 74,500 |
| New dean angling for greater diversity |
| EMORY / Goizueta | 640 | 36 | 24,200 | 40,000 | 95,000 |
| $40 million in gifts to bolster school
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| GEORGETOWN / McDonough | 637 | 35 | 25,678 | 38,000 | 97,000 |
| International business and government |
| MICHIGAN STATE / Broad | 628 | 26 | 12,182 | 30,000 | 77,000 |
| Tuition slashed, facilities upgraded |
| NOTRE DAME | 613 | 57 | 21,500 | 36,000 | 90,000 |
| Ethics emphasis; many new majors |
| OHIO STATE / Fisher | 642 | 27 | 14,598 | 35,000 | 76,500 |
| Operations, logistics. Students manage $16 million endowment |
| PENN STATE / Smeal | 618 | 25 | 14,140 | 31,500 | 77,500 |
| Communications, business logistics, E-biz |
| PITTSBURGH / Katz | 610* | 49 | 27,237 | 37,000 | 75,500 |
| 11-month program with quick return on investment |
| RICE / Jones | 632 | 48 | 17,000 | 35,000 | 95,500 |
| Revamped curriculum, entrepreneurship |
| ROCHESTER / Simon | 652 | 33 | 23,760 | 35,000 | 100,000 |
| Cozy environment, large foreign population
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| SMU / Cox | 636 | 32 | 23,720 | 34,500 | 81,000 |
| Global leadership program; leadership ethics a specialty
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| TEXAS A&M / Mays | 619 | 33 | 10,055 | 28,000 | 64,500 |
| Tougher admissions standards, new 16-month MBA |
| THUNDERBIRD | 601 | 68*** | 21,200 | 35,000 | 81,500 |
| Some 80 global business courses |
| UNIV. OF ARIZONA / Eller | 637 | 22 | 11,114 | 26,500 | 73,000 |
| Focus on role of MIS in business |
| UNIV OF CALIFORNIA / Irvine | 650 | 27 | 20,576 | 32,000 | 92,500 |
| Solid niche in information technology |
| UNIV. OF GEORGIA / Terry | 640 | 25 | 11,300 | 30,000 | 78,000 |
| Students can earn MBA for about $1,000
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| UNIV. OF ILL. URBANA-CHAMPAIGN | 612 | 45 | 18,154 | 31,000 | 78,000 |
| Reworked curriculum, consulting projects |
| UNIV. OF IOWA / Tippie | 613 | 27 | 11,246 | 30,000 | 82,500 |
| MBA/MIS degree in only five semesters
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| UNIV. OF S.C. / Darla Moore | 604 | 60 | 10,314 | 28,000 | 72,000 |
| Global management focus, overseas internships |
| UNIV OF TENN. KNOXVILLE | 615 | 32 | 8,210 | 32,000 | 70,500 |
| Logistics, transportation, health care management
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| VANDERBILT / Owen | 635 | 42 | 24,000 | 35,000 | 95,000 |
| Finance, E-commerce, environmental management |
| WAKE FOREST / Babcock | 633 | 45 | 20,400 | 32,000 | 81,000 |
| Intimate program lets you design your own major
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| WILLIAM & MARY | 630 | 35 | 16,138 | 32,000 | 85,000 |
| Focus on teaching and faculty accessibility |
* BW estimate
DATA: BUSINESS WEEK | ** Salary, bonus, other compensation | *** Foreign language requirement leads to a higher degree of self-selection and admissions rate |
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