* 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 90% Companies that recruited on campus for first-year interships 20 Companies that recruited second-year students on campus in past academic year 50 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. John Deere N/A 6. BB&T N/A 2. Carolina Power and Light N/A 7. Milliken N/A 3. Nortel Networks N/A 8. N/A N/A 4. IBM N/A 9. N/A N/A 5. First Union N/A 10. N/A N/A

Prospects for 1999 / 2000 Grads Median starting base-salary [excluding bonuses] for the Class of 2000 $60,250 Average starting base-salary [excluding bonuses] for the Class of 2000 $65,475 Median first-year signing bonus for the Class of 2000 N/A Average first-year signing bonus for the Class of 2000 N/A Percentage of job-accepting Class of 2000 graduates who provided usable base-salary information 50% Percentage of job-accepting Class of 2000 graduates who received a signing bonus N/A

* 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 1999 Graduate school's total dollar endowment as of August 1, 2000 N/A Laptop computer requirement N/A Accelerated MBA program offered N/A E-learning program No

School Concentrations / Specializations Electronic Commerce Information Technology Management Technology Commercialization New Product Development Operations Management Supply Chain Management Financial Management

Concentrations Added in the Last Three Years Electronic commerce Supply chain management New product development

Academics Teaching Methods Lecture 50% Case study 40% Other 10% Grading system Letter grades. Describe other Student projects Average number of students in core class 40 Average number of students in elective class 25 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 40 Adjunct or visiting faculty in residence for the 2000-01 year 5 Number of tenured professors 25 Percent of tenured professors who are female 20% Percent of tenured professors who are underrepresented minorities 8% Percent of faculty with at least five years of full-time corporate experience 40%

Technology Amount school invested over the past three years $1,630,000 Changes made over the past three years All the school's classrooms have tiered seating and are equipped with computer, VCR, projector, and laptop connections for each seat. Laptops are available for students in one classroom.

Tuition and Fees Resident $2,814 Nonresident $11,980 Room & board $10,289 Estimated total cost per year [out-of-state] $22,269

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

Dean		Jon Bartley		E-mail address		jon_bartley@ncsu.edu
Director of MBA Programs		Steven Allen		E-mail address		steve_allen@ncsu.edu
Director of Admissions		Pam Bostic		E-mail address		pam_bostic@ncsu.edu
Director of Alumni Relations		N/A		E-mail address		N/A
Director of Financial Aid		N/A		E-mail address		N/A
Director of Career Services		Joan Busko		E-mail address		joan_busko@ncsu.edu

Living MBA alumni

730

Alumni clubs

1

Placement Services for Alumni?

No

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

N/A

Median gift

N/A

Average gift

N/A

The information above was submitted on behalf of the school by: Name Steven Allen Title Director, MSM Program