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University of London
London Business School
 2000 Full-Time MBA Profile  |  Student Comments
Address: London Business School
Sussex Place
Regent's Park
London NW1 4SA
United Kingdom
E-Mail: mbainfo@london.edu
Web site: www.london.edu
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Admissions
2000-2001 Student Profile*
Total enrollment 851
Full-time students 536 Increase in full-time students N/A Part-time students 315
Female students in class 22% Females in applicant pool 29% Female applicants accepted 44%
Non-U.S. (out-of-country) students 80% Non-U.S. (out-of-country) applicants 89% Non-U.S. (out-of-country) applicants accepted 32%
Underrepresented minority students** N/A Underrepresented minority applicants N/A Underrepresented minority applicants accepted N/A
Applicants accepted [selectivity] 32% Admitted applicants who enrolled [yield] 73% Number of applicants 1,091

Class of 2002 Traits
GMAT scores Average 690 Range (middle 80%) 630 to 700
Work experience [months] Average 60 Range (middle 80%) 36 to 120
Student age [years] Average 29 Range (middle 80%) 24 to 37

* 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 9% Percentage of Class of 2000 [seeking employment] who received their first job offer by graduation 82%
Companies that recruited on campus for first-year interships 120 Companies that recruited second-year students on campus in past academic year 162
Average number of job offers received by a Class of 2000 graduate [seeking employment] 2

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

1. McKinsey & Co. 11 6. Donaldson Lufkin & Jenrette 6
2. Bain & Co. 7 7. Deutsche Bank 5
3. Booze Allen & Hamilton 7 8. Mercer Management Consulting 5
4. Goldman Sachs International, Ltd 7 9. Morgan Stanley Dean Witter 5
5. Deloitte Consulting 6 10. Cluster Consulting 4

Prospects for 1999 / 2000 Grads
Median starting base-salary [excluding bonuses] for the Class of 2000 $92,800 Average starting base-salary [excluding bonuses] for the Class of 2000 $92,800
Median first-year signing bonus for the Class of 2000 $28,000 Average first-year signing bonus for the Class of 2000 $28,990
Percentage of job-accepting Class of 2000 graduates who provided usable base-salary information 61% Percentage of job-accepting Class of 2000 graduates who received a signing bonus 76%

Students Report
Median total investment $142,000 Median post-MBA starting salary $90,000
Median MBA loans $4,000 Median signing bonus $20,000
Number of job offers by graduation 3 Median other compensation $27,000
Average number of business plans written 3

* 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 Located outside of the U.S. Core MBA curriculum last revised in 1999
Graduate school's total dollar endowment as of August 1, 2000 N/A Laptop computer requirement No
Accelerated MBA program offered Yes E-learning program No


School Concentrations / Specializations
International Business E-business Entrepreneurship
Finance

Concentrations Added in the Last Three Years
E-business Entrepreneurship

Students Report
Most Popular Professors
Most Popular Electives
Julian Franks
C. Markides
Advanced Corporate Finance
Mergers, MBOs & Other Corporate Reorganisations

Academics
Teaching Methods
Lecture 33% Case study 33% Other 34%
Grading system 100-point scale Describe other Company projects, workshops, computer simulations, group exercises
Average number of students in core class 65 Average number of students in elective class 45 Mandatory study trip abroad? No
Exchange programs or campuses abroad? Yess Accelerated MBA program? N/A Distance learning degree program? No

Faculty
Full-time faculty in residence for the 2000-2001 year 91 Adjunct or visiting faculty in residence for the 2000-2001 year 40 Number of tenured professors 27
Percent of tenured professors who are female 5% Percent of tenured professors who are underrepresented minorities N/A Percent of faculty with at least five years of full-time corporate experience 35%

Technology
Amount school invested over the past three years $1,600,000
Changes made over the past three years

The school is working with Los Angeles, (Calif.)-based Quisic to create six online courses, and with Sun Microsystems to create a virtual learning network. The school has access to over 30 data sources on company and financial information. LBS also developed an Intranet. An advanced computing facility is being built to support the school's activities in e-business, e-commerce and internet teaching. An extensive, enterprise-wide network and server infrastructure has also been commissioned.


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Investment and Deadlines
Tuition and Fees
Resident $27,000 Nonresident $27,000 Room & board N/A
Estimated total cost per year [out-of-state] $44,720

Application Deadlines for Class of 2003

Admissions Financial Aid
Domestic Dec. 8, 2000 International Dec. 8, 2000 Domestic
Domestic Jan. 5, 2001 International Jan. 5, 2001 International
Domestic Mar. 2, 2001 International Mar. 2, 2001
Domestic May 4, 2001 International May 4, 2001
        Does the school offer rolling admissions?   No


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Administration
Dean John Quelch E-mail address jquelch@london.edu
Director of MBA Programs Lynda Gratton - Academic E-mail address lgratton@london.edu
Director of Admissions Julia Tyler - Administration E-mail address jtyler@london.edu
Director of Alumni Relations Jackie Morgan E-mail address jmorgan@london.edu
Director of Financial Aid Gareth Howells E-mail address ghowells@london.edu
Director of Career Services Chris Bristow E-mail address cbristow@london.edu


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Alumni Affairs
Living MBA alumni 4,735 Alumni clubs 33 Placement Services for Alumni? Yes



Percent of living alumni who gave to the school's fund-raising efforts in 1999-2000 18% Median gift N/A Average gift $650

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

Name Joan Concannon Title Associate Director of Communications

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