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Duke University
Fuqua School of Business
 2000 Full-Time MBA Profile  |  Student Comments
Address: Fuqua School
Durham, NC 27708
E-Mail: fuqua-admissions@mail.duke.edu
Web site: www.fuqua.duke.edu
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2000 Rank:
  5
1998 Rank:
  7
1996 Rank:  11
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Admissions
2000-2001 Student Profile*
Total enrollment 341
Full-time students 335 Increase in full-time students N/A Part-time students N/A
Female students in class 41% Females in applicant pool N/A Female applicants accepted 35%
Non-U.S. (out-of-country) students N/A Non-U.S. (out-of-country) applicants 40% Non-U.S. (out-of-country) applicants accepted 17%
Underrepresented minority students** 20% Underrepresented minority applicants 6% Underrepresented minority applicants accepted 41%
Applicants accepted [selectivity] 19% Admitted applicants who enrolled [yield] 54% Number of applicants 3,439

Class of 2002 Traits
GMAT scores Average 690 Range (middle 80%) 640 to 720
Work experience [months] Average 61 Range (middle 80%) 37 to 75
Student age [years] Average 28 Range (middle 80%) 23 to 47

* 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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Careers
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 97%
Companies that recruited on campus for first-year interships 193 Companies that recruited second-year students on campus in past academic year 236
Average number of job offers received by a Class of 2000 graduate [seeking employment] 3

Top Employers / Number of 2000 Hires
Top 10 companies [i.e. hired the most 2000 grads] and the number of students hired

1. Booz-Allen & Hamilton 10 6. Dell Corporation 7
2. PriceWaterhouseCoopers 9 7. Lehman Brothers 7
3. Deloitte & Touche LLP 8 8. Goldman Sachs 6
4. Johnson & Johnson 8 9. Morgan Stanley Dean Witter 6
5. McKinsey & Company, Inc 8 10. Cap Gemini Ernst & Young 6

Prospects for 1999 / 2000 Grads
Median starting base-salary [excluding bonuses] for the Class of 2000 $80,000 Average starting base-salary [excluding bonuses] for the Class of 2000 $86,450
Median first-year signing bonus for the Class of 2000 $20,000 Average first-year signing bonus for the Class of 2000 $20,311
Percentage of job-accepting Class of 2000 graduates who provided usable base-salary information 75% Percentage of job-accepting Class of 2000 graduates who received a signing bonus 92%

Students Report
Median total investment $155,000 Median post-MBA starting salary $83,000
Median MBA loans $36,000 Median signing bonus $20,000
Number of job offers by graduation 3 Median other compensation $20,000
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

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Faculty and Academics
Basic Information
Institution is Private Core MBA curriculum last revised in 1998
Graduate school's total dollar endowment as of August 1, 2000 $140,850,678 Laptop computer requirement N/A
Accelerated MBA program offered N/A E-learning program Yes


School Concentrations / Specializations
General Management Health Sector Management

Concentrations Added in the Last Three Years
N/A

Students Report
Most Popular Professors
Most Popular Electives
M. Bradley
J. Smith
Corporate Restructuring
Supply Chain Management

Academics
Teaching Methods
Lecture 45% Case study 40% Other 15%
Grading system 4.0 scale Describe other Simulations, role plays
Average number of students in core class 66 Average number of students in elective class 45 Mandatory study trip abroad? No
Exchange programs or campuses abroad? N/A Accelerated MBA program? N/A Distance-learning degree program? Yes

Faculty
Full-time faculty in residence for the 2000-01 year 68 Adjunct or visiting faculty in residence for the 2000-01 year 16 Number of tenured professors 42
Percent of tenured professors who are female 24% Percent of tenured professors who are underrepresented minorities 2% Percent of faculty with at least five years of full-time corporate experience N/A

Technology
Amount school invested over the past three years $5,500,000
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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Investment and Deadlines
Tuition and Fees
Resident $28,910 Nonresident $28,910 Room & board N/A
Estimated total cost per year [out-of-state] $42,395

Application Deadlines for Class of 2003

Admissions Financial Aid
Domestic 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
Domestic Mar. 5, 2001 International Mar. 5, 2001
Domestic Apr. 2, 2001 International Apr. 2, 2001
        Does the school offer rolling admissions?   No


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Administration
Dean Rex Adams E-mail address sey1@mail.duke.edu
Director of MBA Programs Daniel Nagy E-mail address drn2@mail.duke.edu
Director of Admissions Liz Riley E-mail address fuqua-admissions@mail.duke.edu
Director of Alumni Relations Cathy Gilliard E-mail address csg4@mail.duke.edu
Director of Financial Aid Paul West E-mail address pdw1@mail.duke.edu
Director of Career Services Sheryle Dirks E-mail address cso-info@fuqua.duke.edu


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Alumni Affairs
Living MBA alumni 7,276 Alumni clubs 23 Placement Services for Alumni? No



Percent of living alumni who gave to the school's fund-raising efforts in 1999-2000 35% Median gift $100 Average gift $663

The information above was submitted on behalf of the school by:

Name DeShelia A. Spann Title Marketing Manager

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