* 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 10% Percentage of Class of 2000 [seeking employment] who received their first job offer by graduation 94% Companies that recruited on campus for first-year interships N/A Companies that recruited second-year students on campus in past academic year 93 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. PricewaterhouseCoopers 5 6. State Street Bank & Trust 3 2. Chase 4 7. Benchmarking Partners 3 3. C-Bridge Internet Solutions 3 8. Arthur D. Little 2 4. Deloitte Consulting 3 9. Breakaway Solutions 2 5. FleetBoston Financial Corp. 3 10. Merrill Lynch 2

Prospects for 1999 / 2000 Grads Median starting base-salary [excluding bonuses] for the Class of 2000 $78,500 Average starting base-salary [excluding bonuses] for the Class of 2000 $77,004 Median first-year signing bonus for the Class of 2000 $10,000 Average first-year signing bonus for the Class of 2000 $12,560 Percentage of job-accepting Class of 2000 graduates who provided usable base-salary information 80% Percentage of job-accepting Class of 2000 graduates who received a signing bonus 37%

Students Report Median total investment $133,000 Median post-MBA starting salary $80,000 Median MBA loans $25,000 Median signing bonus N/A Number of job offers by graduation 3 Median other compensation $7,000 Average number of business plans written 2

* 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 Private Core MBA curriculum last revised in 2000 Graduate school's total dollar endowment as of August 1, 2000 $652,000,000 Laptop computer requirement N/A Accelerated MBA program offered N/A E-learning program No

School Concentrations / Specializations Entrepreneurship Finance Health Care Management International Management Marketing Public/Non-Profit Management

Concentrations Added in the Last Three Years Entrepreneurship Finance International Management Marketing

Students Report Most Popular Professors Most Popular Electives Patrick Kaufmann Israel Shaked Corporate Finance Financial Statement Analysis

Academics Teaching Methods Lecture 50% Case study 30% Other 20% Grading system 4.0 scale Describe other Simulations, field projects Average number of students in core class 50 Average number of students in elective class 32 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 104 Adjunct or visiting faculty in residence for the 2000-01 year 72 Number of tenured professors 50 Percent of tenured professors who are female 16% Percent of tenured professors who are underrepresented minorities N/A Percent of faculty with at least five years of full-time corporate experience 20%

Technology Amount school invested over the past three years $4,085,000 Changes made over the past three years The school redesigned its Intranet, SMGnet, and school Web site. The school also expanded its server space, implementated a Team Room Reservation System, and upgraded all equipment.

Tuition and Fees Resident $25,467 Nonresident $25,467 Room & board $25,467 Estimated total cost per year [out-of-state] $39,290

Application Deadlines for Class of 2003 Admissions Financial Aid Domestic Dec. 15, 2000 International Dec. 15, 2000 Domestic Mar. 1, 2001 Domestic Feb. 1, 2001 International Feb. 1, 2001 International Mar. 1, 2001 Domestic Mar. 1, 2001 International Mar. 1, 2001 Domestic Apr. 15, 2001 International N/A         Does the school offer rolling admissions?   Yes

Dean		Louis Lataif		E-mail address		lelataif@bu.edu
Director of MBA Programs		Martha Cohen Barrett		E-mail address		barrett@bu.edu
Director of Admissions		Peter Kelly		E-mail address		pkelly@bu.edu
Director of Alumni Relations		Ruth Gallagher		E-mail address		rgallagh@bu.edu
Director of Financial Aid		Peter Kelly		E-mail address		pkelly@bu.edu
Director of Career Services		Jennifer Lawrence		E-mail address		jenlaw@bu.edu

Living MBA alumni

9,779

Alumni clubs

10

Placement Services for Alumni?

No

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

1%

Median gift

$50

Average gift

$109

The information above was submitted on behalf of the school by: Name Janelle Heineke Title Associate Dean and Professor