2000 Rank:    3 1998 Rank:    5 1996 Rank:    4		Students give high marks for networking and connections to the business community, but recruiters claim the career office is ineffective.		HARVARD INSIDER CONTENT Admissions Q&A Admission Interview Tips Sample Application Essays Best Schools for Entrepreneurship Best Schools for Finance Best Schools for Management HARVARD PROFILES Full-time '04 | '03 | '01 | '00 | '99 | '98 Exec ed '03 | '01 HARVARD INFO Admissions Q&A '03 | '01 | '00 | '98 Placement Q&A '04 | '02 Financial Aid Q&A '99 | Search for articles about Harvard HARVARD RANKINGS Full-time MBA rank: 2004:   5     1994:   5     2002:   3     1992:   3     2000:   3     1990:   3     1998:   5     1988:   2     1996:   4     BW ranking history Exec Ed rank: 2003:   1     1997:   --     2001:   1     1993:   --     1999:   --     1991:   --

* 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 17% Percentage of Class of 2000 [seeking employment] who received their first job offer by graduation N/A 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. N/A N/A 6. N/A N/A 2. N/A N/A 7. N/A N/A 3. N/A N/A 8. N/A N/A 4. N/A N/A 9. N/A N/A 5. N/A N/A 10. N/A N/A

Prospects for 1999 / 2000 Grads Median starting base-salary [excluding bonuses] for the Class of 2000 $100,000 Average starting base-salary [excluding bonuses] for the Class of 2000 $99,274 Median first-year signing bonus for the Class of 2000 $20,000 Average first-year signing bonus for the Class of 2000 $19,690 Percentage of job-accepting Class of 2000 graduates who provided usable base-salary information 181% Percentage of job-accepting Class of 2000 graduates who received a signing bonus N/A

Students Report Median total investment $193,000 Median post-MBA starting salary $100,000 Median MBA loans $48,000 Median signing bonus $20,000 Number of job offers by graduation 4 Median other compensation $28,000 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 $1,100,000,000 Laptop computer requirement N/A Accelerated MBA program offered N/A E-learning program No

School Concentrations / Specializations N/A

Concentrations Added in the Last Three Years N/A

Students Report Most Popular Professors Most Popular Electives D. Narayandas M. Bertoneche Entrepreneurial Finance Business Marketing

Academics Teaching Methods Lecture 15% Case study 75% Other 5% Grading system Grade on a curve Describe other Simulations, field studies Average number of students in core class 80 Average number of students in elective class 68 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 195 Adjunct or visiting faculty in residence for the 2000-01 year 20 Number of tenured professors 88 Percent of tenured professors who are female 15% Percent of tenured professors who are underrepresented minorities 15% Percent of faculty with at least five years of full-time corporate experience N/A

Technology Amount school invested over the past three years N/A Changes made over the past three years The school expanded its Intranet, including the Baker Library Web site with an online catalog and database. The Extranet was expanded to connect with HBS alumni about clubs or school events, and more. The school enhanced its video tools, has added multimedia cases, and created several Web-based simulations. Harvard also increased its use of classroom-based MBA launched palm pilot or pda tools. The school also offers pre-matriculation courses.

Tuition and Fees Resident $28,500 Nonresident $28,500 Room & board N/A Estimated total cost per year [out-of-state] $51,700

Application Deadlines for Class of 2003 Admissions Financial Aid Domestic Nov. 1, 2000 International Nov. 1, 2000 Domestic N/A Domestic Jan. 5, 2001 International Jan. 5, 2001 International N/A Domestic Mar. 2, 2001 International Mar. 2, 2001         Does the school offer rolling admissions?   No

Dean		Kim B. Clark		E-mail address		officedean@hbs.edu
Director of MBA Programs		W. Carl Kester		E-mail address		wkester@hbs.edu
Director of Admissions		Kirsten Moss		E-mail address		admissions@hbs.edu
Director of Alumni Relations		Christine Fairchild		E-mail address		alumni_programs@hbs.edu
Director of Financial Aid		Kirsten Moss		E-mail address		admissions@hbs.edu
Director of Career Services		Linda Carrigan		E-mail address		mbacs@hbs.edu

Living MBA alumni

38,974

Alumni clubs

108

Placement Services for Alumni?

Yes

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

7%

Median gift

$250

Average gift

$3,652

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