* 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 10% Percentage of Class of 2000 [seeking employment] who received their first job offer by graduation 65% Companies that recruited on campus for first-year interships 110 Companies that recruited second-year students on campus in past academic year 110 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. MCI WordlCom 1 6. Merrill Lynch 1 2. MS Carriers 1 7. UCB Phama 1 3. EDS 1 8. Mercer Capital 1 4. Intel 1 9. FNC 1 5. Coca Cola 1 10. Point Clear 1

Prospects for 1999 / 2000 Grads Median starting base-salary [excluding bonuses] for the Class of 2000 $43,800 Average starting base-salary [excluding bonuses] for the Class of 2000 $48,500 Median first-year signing bonus for the Class of 2000 $6,000 Average first-year signing bonus for the Class of 2000 $4,500 Percentage of job-accepting Class of 2000 graduates who provided usable base-salary information 40% Percentage of job-accepting Class of 2000 graduates who received a signing bonus 10%

* 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 1997 Graduate school's total dollar endowment as of August 1, 2000 $220,000,000 Laptop computer requirement N/A Accelerated MBA program offered N/A E-learning program Yes

School Concentrations / Specializations Finance Economics Bank Management Real Estate General Management Management Information Systems Productions Operations Management Pharmaceutical Marketing/Management Human Resource Management Quantitative Methods Marketing International Business

Concentrations Added in the Last Three Years N/A

Academics Teaching Methods Lecture 50% Case study 20% Other 30% Grading system Letter grades Describe other Directed Projects Average number of students in core class 42 Average number of students in elective class 35 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 59 Adjunct or visiting faculty in residence for the 2000-01 year 3 Number of tenured professors 35 Percent of tenured professors who are female 11% Percent of tenured professors who are underrepresented minorities 8% Percent of faculty with at least five years of full-time corporate experience 20%

Technology Amount school invested over the past three years $800,000 Changes made over the past three years The school's business and accountancy complex is among the nation's most wired facilities dedicated to business instruction and research with approximately 2,000 network connections throughout.

Tuition and Fees Resident $3,052 Nonresident $6,154 Room & board $6,000 Estimated total cost per year [out-of-state] $22,000

Application Deadlines for Class of 2003 Admissions Financial Aid Domestic Apr. 1, 2001 International Apr. 1, 2001 Domestic Apr. 1, 2001 International Apr. 1, 2001         Does the school offer rolling admissions?   Yes

Dean		Dr. Keith Womer		E-mail address		kwomer@bus.olemiss.edu
Director of MBA Programs		Dr. Delvin D. Hawley		E-mail address		dhawley@bus.olemiss.edu
Director of Admissions		Dr. John Holleman		E-mail address		jholleman@bus.olemiss.edu
Director of Alumni Relations		Dr. John Holleman		E-mail address		jholleman@bus.olemiss.edu
Director of Financial Aid		Larry Ridgeway		E-mail address		lriddgewa@olemiss.edu
Director of Career Services		Dr. Steve Stricker		E-mail address		sstricker@bus.olemiss.edu

Living MBA alumni

1,300

Alumni clubs

1

Placement Services for Alumni?

No

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

0%

Median gift

$500

Average gift

$500

The information above was submitted on behalf of the school by: Name John Holleman Title Director of MBA Administration