* 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 0% Percentage of Class of 2000 [seeking employment] who received their first job offer by graduation 100% Companies that recruited on campus for first-year interships 24 Companies that recruited second-year students on campus in past academic year 66 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. HON Industries, Inc. 6 6. Northwest Airlines 3 2. Deere & Co. 5 7. Scotia Capital 2 3. Sprint Corp. 4 8. Kraft Foods 2 4. U.S. Bancorp 4 9. National City Corp. 2 5. The Pillsbury Company 3 10. PricewaterhouseCoopers 2

Prospects for 1999 / 2000 Grads Median starting base-salary [excluding bonuses] for the Class of 2000 $72,500 Average starting base-salary [excluding bonuses] for the Class of 2000 $73,836 Median first-year signing bonus for the Class of 2000 $10,000 Average first-year signing bonus for the Class of 2000 $12,466 Percentage of job-accepting Class of 2000 graduates who provided usable base-salary information 81% Percentage of job-accepting Class of 2000 graduates who received a signing bonus 67%

Students Report Median total investment $83,000 Median post-MBA starting salary $70,000 Median MBA loans $2,000 Median signing bonus $8,000 Number of job offers by graduation 2 Median other compensation $9,000 Average number of business plans written 4

* 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 1998 Graduate school's total dollar endowment as of August 1, 2000 $26,530,610 Laptop computer requirement N/A Accelerated MBA program offered N/A E-learning program No

School Concentrations / Specializations Accounting Finance Entrepreneurship Leadership and Consulting* Management Information Systems (MIS) Marketing Operations Management Product Development and Management Self-designed concentrations

Concentrations Added in the Last Three Years Electronic Commerce Leadership and Consulting

Students Report Most Popular Professors Most Popular Electives M. Billet B. Shiv Advertising and Promotions Strategy Financial Information & Capital Markets

Academics Teaching Methods Lecture 40% Case study 40% Other 20% Grading system 4.0 scale Describe other Team projects, speakers Average number of students in core class 45 Average number of students in elective class 20 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 2000-2001 year 96 Adjunct or visiting faculty in residence for the 2000-2001 year 33 Number of tenured professors 68 Percent of tenured professors who are female 12% Percent of tenured professors who are underrepresented minorities 3% Percent of faculty with at least five years of full-time corporate experience 39%

Technology Amount school invested over the past three years $750,000 Changes made over the past three years The school has added and upgraded lab and classroom computers. The Stead Advanced Learning Technologies Center assists faculty in developing course materials and Web-based learning sites. Notebook computers can be checked out in the library, and wireless LAN has been installed. The lab network now has a high-speed switched ethernet system. There is also a new server for student projects and a network lab for MIS students. Bridge Telerate and Bloomberg are available in the library and Advanced Real-time Information Center, and a dedicated marketing lab allows students to use scanned data and geographic information systems.

Tuition and Fees Resident $5,866 Nonresident $13,620 Room & board $11,230 Estimated total cost per year [out-of-state] $18,500

Application Deadlines for Class of 2003 Admissions Financial Aid Domestic July 15, 2001 International Apr. 15, 2001 Domestic Apr. 15, 2001 International Apr. 15, 2001         Does the school offer rolling admissions?   Yes

Dean		Gary C. Fethke		E-mail address		gary-fethke@uiowa.edu
Director of MBA Programs		Gary J. Gaeth, Associate Dean		E-mail address		gary-gaeth@uiowa.edu
Director of Admissions		Mary Spreen		E-mail address		mary-spreen@uiowa.edu
Director of Alumni Relations		Sharon Scheib, Director of Communication and External Relations		E-mail address		sharon-scheib@uiowa.edu
Director of Financial Aid		Mary Spreen		E-mail address		mary-spreen@uiowa.edu
Director of Career Services		Kathie Decker		E-mail address		kathie-decker@uiowa.edu

Living MBA alumni

4,133

Alumni clubs

0

Placement Services for Alumni?

Yes

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

5%

Median gift

$100

Average gift

$1,320

The information above was submitted on behalf of the school by: Name Sharon E. Scheib Title Director, Communications & External Relations