* 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 1% Percentage of Class of 2000 [seeking employment] who received their first job offer by graduation 76% Companies that recruited on campus for first-year interships N/A Companies that recruited second-year students on campus in past academic year N/A 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. IBM 7 6. Ernst & Young 2 2. M&T Bank 4 7. FreeMarkets 2 3. Samsung 4 8. GE 2 4. Arthur Andersen 3 9. MicroStrategy 2 5. Eli Lilly 2 10. PricewaterhouseCoopers 2

Prospects for 1999 / 2000 Grads Median starting base-salary [excluding bonuses] for the Class of 2000 $53,000 Average starting base-salary [excluding bonuses] for the Class of 2000 $53,701 Median first-year signing bonus for the Class of 2000 $4,000 Average first-year signing bonus for the Class of 2000 $5,314 Percentage of job-accepting Class of 2000 graduates who provided usable base-salary information 83% Percentage of job-accepting Class of 2000 graduates who received a signing bonus 41%

Students Report Median total investment $73,000 Median post-MBA starting salary $52,000 Median MBA loans $6,000 Median signing bonus N/A Number of job offers by graduation 1 Median other compensation N/A 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 Public Core MBA curriculum last revised in 1996 Graduate school's total dollar endowment as of August 1, 2000 $10,454,580 Laptop computer requirement N/A Accelerated MBA program offered N/A E-learning program No

School Concentrations / Specializations Accounting Consulting Corporate Financial Analysis Financial Analysis Health Systems Management Human Resources Management Information Systems and E-Business International Management Manufacturing and Operations Management Marketing Management

Concentrations Added in the Last Three Years Consulting

Students Report Most Popular Professors Most Popular Electives Frank Krzystofiak Philip Perry Modeling Managerial Process Communication Skills

Academics Teaching Methods Lecture 60% Case study 30% Other 10% Grading system 4.0 scale Describe other Simulations Average number of students in core class 60 Average number of students in elective class 24 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 62 Adjunct or visiting faculty in residence for the 2000-01 year 18 Number of tenured professors 30 Percent of tenured professors who are female 7% Percent of tenured professors who are underrepresented minorities 0% Percent of faculty with at least five years of full-time corporate experience 13%

Technology Amount school invested over the past three years $350,000 Changes made over the past three years The school added remote video conference equipment to feature remote guest lecturers in classes. The student computer lab holds 47 computers packaged with Office 2000, and Internet access. Several new student group rooms were created and outfitted with a computer and printer. Each classroom was outfitted with a new technology podium which includes a computer, overhead visualizer, VCR and touch control screen. Two classrooms were wired for laptop connectivity at each of the student seats.

Tuition and Fees Resident $6,000 Nonresident $9,316 Room & board $6,880 Estimated total cost per year [out-of-state] $19,689

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

Dean		Lewis Mandell		E-mail address		lewm@buffalo.edu
Director of MBA Programs		Katherine G. Ferguson		E-mail address		kgfergus@buffalo.edu
Director of Admissions		Katherine G. Ferguson		E-mail address		kgfergus@buffalo.edu
Director of Alumni Relations		John Shellum		E-mail address		jshellum@buffalo.edu
Director of Financial Aid		Patrick Lyons		E-mail address		plyons@sfr.buffalo.edu
Director of Career Services		Cynthia Shore		E-mail address		cshore@buffalo.edu

Living MBA alumni

6,198

Alumni clubs

0

Placement Services for Alumni?

Yes

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

9%

Median gift

$40

Average gift

$97

The information above was submitted on behalf of the school by: Name Katherine G. Ferguson Title Assistant Dean