Duke University
Fuqua School of Business
2000 Full-Time MBA Profile | Student Comments
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2000 Rank:
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1998 Rank:
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Recruiters praise improved program and helpful placement officials. Students cheer links to nontraditional companies. |
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Exec ed '03 | '01
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2000-2001 Student Profile*
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Total enrollment
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341
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Full-time students
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335
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Increase in full-time students
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N/A
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Part-time students
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N/A
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Female students in class
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41%
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Females in applicant pool
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N/A
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Female applicants accepted
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35%
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Non-U.S. (out-of-country) students
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N/A
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Non-U.S. (out-of-country) applicants
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40%
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Non-U.S. (out-of-country) applicants accepted
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17%
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Underrepresented minority students**
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20%
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Underrepresented minority applicants
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6%
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Underrepresented minority applicants accepted
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41%
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Applicants accepted [selectivity]
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19%
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Admitted applicants who enrolled [yield]
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54%
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Number of applicants
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3,439
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GMAT scores
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Average
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690
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Range (middle 80%)
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640
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to
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720
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Work experience [months]
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Average
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61
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Range (middle 80%)
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37
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to
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75
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Student age [years]
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Average
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28
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Range (middle 80%)
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23
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to
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47
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* 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.
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Estimated percentage of Class of 2000 [seeking employment] who took a job at a company with fewer than 100 employees
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10%
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Percentage of Class of 2000 [seeking employment] who received their first job offer by graduation
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97%
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Companies that recruited on campus for first-year interships
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193
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Companies that recruited second-year students on campus in past academic year
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236
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Average number of job offers received by a Class of 2000 graduate [seeking employment]
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3
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Top Employers / Number of 2000 Hires
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Top 10 companies [i.e. hired the most 2000 grads] and the number of students hired
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1.
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Booz-Allen & Hamilton
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10
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6.
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Dell Corporation
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7
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2.
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PriceWaterhouseCoopers
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9
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7.
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Lehman Brothers
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7
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3.
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Deloitte & Touche LLP
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8
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8.
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Goldman Sachs
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6
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4.
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Johnson & Johnson
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8
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9.
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Morgan Stanley Dean Witter
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6
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5.
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McKinsey & Company, Inc
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8
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10.
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Cap Gemini Ernst & Young
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6
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Prospects for 1999 / 2000 Grads
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Median starting base-salary [excluding bonuses] for the Class of 2000
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$80,000
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Average starting base-salary [excluding bonuses] for the Class of 2000
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$86,450
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Median first-year signing bonus for the Class of 2000
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$20,000
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Average first-year signing bonus for the Class of 2000
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$20,311
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Percentage of job-accepting Class of 2000 graduates who provided usable base-salary information
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75%
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Percentage of job-accepting Class of 2000 graduates who received a signing bonus
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92%
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Median total investment
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$155,000
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Median post-MBA starting salary
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$83,000
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Median MBA loans
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$36,000
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Median signing bonus
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$20,000
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Number of job offers by graduation
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3
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Median other compensation
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$20,000
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Average number of business plans written
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2
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* The information presented in this section was collected using the MBA Career Services Council's Standards for Reporting MBA Employment Statistics
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Institution is
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Private
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Core MBA curriculum last revised in
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1998
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Graduate school's total dollar endowment as of August 1, 2000
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$140,850,678
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Laptop computer requirement
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N/A
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Accelerated MBA program offered
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N/A
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E-learning program
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Yes
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School Concentrations / Specializations
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General Management
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Health Sector Management
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Concentrations Added in the Last Three Years
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Most Popular Professors
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Most Popular Electives
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M. Bradley
J. Smith
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Corporate Restructuring
Supply Chain Management
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Teaching Methods
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Lecture
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45%
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Case study
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40%
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Other
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15%
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Grading system
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4.0 scale
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Describe other
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Simulations, role plays
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Average number of students in core class
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66
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Average number of students in elective class
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45
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Mandatory study trip abroad?
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No
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Exchange programs or campuses abroad?
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N/A
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Accelerated MBA program?
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N/A
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Distance-learning degree program?
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Yes
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Full-time faculty in residence for the 2000-01 year
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68
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Adjunct or visiting faculty in residence for the 2000-01 year
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16
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Number of tenured professors
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42
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Percent of tenured professors who are female
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24%
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Percent of tenured professors who are underrepresented minorities
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2%
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Percent of faculty with at least five years of full-time corporate experience
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N/A
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Amount school invested over the past three years
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$5,500,000
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Changes made over the past three years
The school deployed a high-speed network infrastructure (FuquaNet), and created an Internet environment (FuquaWorld, AlumniLink). Fuqua also upgraded classroom technology; developed a multimedia production environment; created new communication and scheduling systems; and deployed a new course bidding system.
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Resident
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$28,910
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Nonresident
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$28,910
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Room & board
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N/A
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Estimated total cost per year [out-of-state]
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$42,395
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Application Deadlines for Class of 2003
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| Admissions |
Financial Aid |
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Oct. 9, 2000 |
International |
Oct. 9, 2000 |
Domestic |
Mar. 1, 2001 |
| Domestic |
Nov. 13, 2000 |
International |
Nov. 13, 2000 |
International |
Mar. 1, 2001 |
| Domestic |
Jan. 8, 2001 |
International |
Jan. 8, 2001 |
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| Domestic |
Mar. 5, 2001 |
International |
Mar. 5, 2001 |
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| Domestic |
Apr. 2, 2001 |
International |
Apr. 2, 2001 |
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Does the school offer rolling admissions? No
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Living MBA alumni
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7,276
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Alumni clubs
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23
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Placement Services for Alumni?
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No
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Percent of living alumni who gave to the school's fund-raising efforts in 1999-2000
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35%
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Median gift
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$100
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Average gift
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$663
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The information above was submitted on behalf of the school by:
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Name
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DeShelia A. Spann
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Title
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Marketing Manager
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