* Business Week uses the Graduate Management Admission Council's standards for reporting data.

** Underrepresented minority students are defined as U.S. citizens who are African American, Hispanic American, and Native American. They do not include Asian Americans.

Recruitment * Estimated percentage of Class of 2000 [seeking employment] who took a job at a company with fewer than 100 employees 5% Percentage of Class of 2000 [seeking employment] who received their first job offer by graduation N/A Companies that recruited on campus for first-year interships 26 Companies that recruited second-year students on campus in past academic year 176 Average number of job offers received by a Class of 2000 graduate [seeking employment] N/A

Top Employers / Number of 2000 Hires Top 10 companies [i.e. hired the most 2000 grads] and the number of students hired 1. Integrated Information Systems 10 6. Apple Computer 4 2. Hewlett-Packard 6 7. Cisco Systems 4 3. IBM 5 8. Ford Motor Company 3 4. Honeywell 4 9. America West Airlines 3 5. Motorola 4 10. Intel 3

Prospects for 1999 / 2000 Grads Median starting base-salary [excluding bonuses] for the Class of 2000 $70,000 Average starting base-salary [excluding bonuses] for the Class of 2000 $73,021 Median first-year signing bonus for the Class of 2000 $7,500 Average first-year signing bonus for the Class of 2000 $10,324 Percentage of job-accepting Class of 2000 graduates who provided usable base-salary information 90% Percentage of job-accepting Class of 2000 graduates who received a signing bonus 60%

Students Report Median total investment $97,000 Median post-MBA starting salary $66,000 Median MBA loans N/A Median signing bonus $5,000 Number of job offers by graduation 3 Median other compensation $15,000 Average number of business plans written 3

* The information presented in this section was collected using the MBA Career Services Council's Standards for Reporting MBA Employment Statistics

Basic Information Institution is Public Core MBA curriculum last revised in 1996 Graduate school's total dollar endowment as of August 1, 2000 N/A Laptop computer requirement N/A Accelerated MBA program offered N/A E-learning program No

School Concentrations / Specializations Supply Chain Management Services Marketing & Managment Finanacial Management & Markets Sports Business Health Administration Information Management

Concentrations Added in the Last Three Years Sports Business

Students Report Most Popular Professors Most Popular Electives Mary Jennings George Gallinger New Product Development E-commerce

Academics Teaching Methods Lecture 30% Case study 50% Other 20% Grading system 4.0 scale Describe other Team project Average number of students in core class 52 Average number of students in elective class 40 Mandatory study trip abroad? No Exchange programs or campuses abroad? N/A Accelerated MBA program? N/A Distance learning degree program? No

Faculty Full-time faculty in residence for the 2000-01 year 70 Adjunct or visiting faculty in residence for the 2000-01 year 4 Number of tenured professors 60 Percent of tenured professors who are female 20% Percent of tenured professors who are underrepresented minorities 17% Percent of faculty with at least five years of full-time corporate experience 20%

Technology Amount school invested over the past three years $500,000 Changes made over the past three years The school has wired classrooms. All students receive print & electronic subscriptions to major business publications.

Tuition and Fees Resident $7,344 Nonresident $15,800 Room & board $6,950 Estimated total cost per year [out-of-state] $28,250

Application Deadlines for Class of 2003 Admissions Financial Aid Domestic Dec. 15 International Dec. 1 Domestic N/A Domestic Mar. 1 International Mar. 1 International N/A Domestic May 1 International         Does the school offer rolling admissions?   Yes

Dean		Larry E. Penley		E-mail address		larry.penley@asu.edu
Director of MBA Programs		Dennis Hoffman		E-mail address		dennis.hoffman@asu.edu
Director of Admissions		Judith Heilala		E-mail address		judith.heilala@asu.edu
Director of Alumni Relations		Cindy Barnes-Pharr		E-mail address		cbpharr@asu.edu
Director of Financial Aid		Marilynn Singleton		E-mail address		marilynn.singleton@asu.edu
Director of Career Services		Kitty McGrath		E-mail address		kitty.mcgrath@asu.edu

Living MBA alumni

7,015

Alumni clubs

1

Placement Services for Alumni?

Yes

Percent of living alumni who gave to the school's fund-raising efforts in 1999-2000

9%

Median gift

$100

Average gift

$278

The information above was submitted on behalf of the school by: Name Judith Heilala Title Director, MBA Recruiting & Admissions