* 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 15% Percentage of Class of 2000 [seeking employment] who received their first job offer by graduation 80% Companies that recruited on campus for first-year interships 400 Companies that recruited second-year students on campus in past academic year 400 Average number of job offers received by a Class of 2000 graduate [seeking employment] 6

Top Employers / Number of 2000 Hires Top 10 companies [i.e. hired the most 2000 grads] and the number of students hired 1. SOCIETE GENERALE 20 6. LVMH N/A 2. BNP PARIBAS 15 7. ANDERSEN CONSULTING N/A 3. L'OREAL 11 8. UNILEVER N/A 4. JP MORGAN CHASE 10 9. ARTHUR ANDERSEN N/A 5. GOLDMAN SACHS 9 10. PINAULT P. REDOUTE N/A

Prospects for 1999 / 2000 Grads Median starting base-salary [excluding bonuses] for the Class of 2000 $37,000 Average starting base-salary [excluding bonuses] for the Class of 2000 $24,000 Median first-year signing bonus for the Class of 2000 N/A Average first-year signing bonus for the Class of 2000 N/A Percentage of job-accepting Class of 2000 graduates who provided usable base-salary information 70% Percentage of job-accepting Class of 2000 graduates who received a signing bonus N/A

* 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 Located outside of the U.S. Core MBA curriculum last revised in 2000 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 Communication and Management Consumer Goods Healthcare Management Luxury Brand Management Sales and Marketing Strategy in Europe Real Estate Urban Economics Corporate Governance Entrepreneurship Law & Negotiation Accounting Finance Actuary (ESSEC-ISUP) DEA Finance-Insurance (ESSEC - Univ.of Paris X & Cergy-Pontoise) DEA Modelling & Quantitative Analysis (ESSEC - Univ. of Paris X) ENA Preparation

Concentrations Added in the Last Three Years ESSEC New Business Center Corporate Governance Sales and Marketing Strategy in Europe E-Business

Academics Teaching Methods Lecture 35% Case study 35% Other 30% Grading system Students must obtain at least 10 points in each subject. The following table illustrates the ESSEC grading system in relation to the European Credit Transfer System (ECTS) Grading Scale : ECTS ESSEC Grades Definition A 16 Excellent B 14-15 Very Good C 13 Good D 11-12 Satisfactory E 10 Pass F 0-9 Fail Describe other Simulations/Field work Average number of students in core class 40 Average number of students in elective class 40 Mandatory study trip abroad? No Exchange programs or campuses abroad? Yes Accelerated MBA program? N/A Distance learning degree program? No

Faculty Full-time faculty in residence for the 2000-01 year 85 Adjunct or visiting faculty in residence for the 2000-01 year 200 Number of tenured professors 43 Percent of tenured professors who are female 12% Percent of tenured professors who are underrepresented minorities N/A Percent of faculty with at least five years of full-time corporate experience N/A

Technology Amount school invested over the past three years $6,680,000 Changes made over the past three years ESSEC Business School is in the process of implementing a new administrative management information system and expanding its extranet network. During the last 3 years, ESSEC has created a video conferencing center and a Multimedia Learning Center.

Tuition and Fees Resident $7,500 Nonresident $7,500 Room & board $5,000 Estimated total cost per year [out-of-state] $15,000

Application Deadlines for Class of 2003 Admissions Financial Aid Domestic Jan. 31, 2001 International Feb. 1, 2001 Domestic Apr. 1, 2001 Domestic Jun. 15, 2001 International Mar. 1, 2001 International Mar. 1, 2001         Does the school offer rolling admissions?   No

Dean		Dean search in progress		E-mail address		valin@essec.fr
Director of MBA Programs		Christian Koenig		E-mail address		koenig@essec.fr
Director of Admissions		Philippe Regimbart		E-mail address		regimbart@essec.fr
Director of Alumni Relations		N/A		E-mail address		N/A
Director of Financial Aid		Cecile Gerard		E-mail address		cgerard@essec.fr
Director of Career Services		Josee Lasserre		E-mail address		lasserre@essec.fr

Living MBA alumni

11,992

Alumni clubs

28

Placement Services for Alumni?

Yes

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

N/A

Median gift

N/A

Average gift

N/A

The information above was submitted on behalf of the school by: Name Michele Pekar-Lempereur Title Director of MBA Development