* 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 9% Percentage of Class of 2000 [seeking employment] who received their first job offer by graduation 93% Companies that recruited on campus for first-year interships 97 Companies that recruited second-year students on campus in past academic year 139 Average number of job offers received by a Class of 2000 graduate [seeking employment] 3

Top Employers / Number of 2000 Hires Top 10 companies [i.e. hired the most 2000 grads] and the number of students hired 1. Andersen Consulting 7 6. International Paper 3 2. IBM 4 7. Kimberly-Clark 3 3. Procter and Gamble 4 8. 3M 2 4. Dell 3 9. Cinergy 2 5. Ford 3 10. CSC Consulting 2

Prospects for 1999 / 2000 Grads Median starting base-salary [excluding bonuses] for the Class of 2000 $80,000 Average starting base-salary [excluding bonuses] for the Class of 2000 $81,036 Median first-year signing bonus for the Class of 2000 $10,000 Average first-year signing bonus for the Class of 2000 $10,470 Percentage of job-accepting Class of 2000 graduates who provided usable base-salary information 80% Percentage of job-accepting Class of 2000 graduates who received a signing bonus 87%

Students Report Median total investment $111,000 Median post-MBA starting salary $73,000 Median MBA loans $5,000 Median signing bonus $4,000 Number of job offers by graduation 2 Median other compensation $8,000 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

Basic Information Institution is Public Core MBA curriculum last revised in N/A Graduate school's total dollar endowment as of August 1, 2000 $114,672,925 Laptop computer requirement N/A Accelerated MBA program offered N/A E-learning program No

School Concentrations / Specializations Corporate Financial Management Investment Management Marketing Management Operations and Logistics Management Consulting Accounting Human Resource Management International Business Management and Information Systems Real Estate E-commerce

Concentrations Added in the Last Three Years E-commerce

Students Report Most Popular Professors Most Popular Electives J. Persons A. Mahkija Cases in Corporate Finance Services Marketing

Academics Teaching Methods Lecture 40% Case study 40% Other 20% Grading system Letter grades Describe other Teamwork Average number of students in core class 70 Average number of students in elective class 33 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 98 Adjunct or visiting faculty in residence for the 2000-2001 year 14 Number of tenured professors 73 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 12%

Technology Amount school invested over the past three years $6,975,000 Changes made over the past three years The school opened five new academic buildings complete with new wiring. Students and faculty can access the internet through nearly 3000 active network ports in the complex. All seats, some breakout rooms, and student lounges have internet access.

Tuition and Fees Resident $9,384 Nonresident $18,975 Room & board $7,000 Estimated total cost per year [out-of-state] $28,021

Application Deadlines for Class of 2003 Admissions Financial Aid Domestic Nov. 15, 2000 International Nov. 15, 2000 Domestic Jan. 16, 2001 Domestic Dec. 15, 2000 International Dec. 15, 2000 International Jan. 16, 2001 Domestic Jan. 16, 2001 International Jan. 16, 2001 Domestic Mar. 15, 2001 International Mar. 15, 2001 Domestic Apr. 30, 2001 International Apr. 30, 2001         Does the school offer rolling admissions?   Yes

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Dean		Joseph Alutto		E-mail address		cobgrd@cob.ohio-state.edu
Director of MBA Programs		Michelle Jacobson		E-mail address		jacobson.1@osu.edu
Director of Admissions		Laura Lembo		E-mail address		lembo.2@osu.edu
Director of Alumni Relations		Marcella May		E-mail address		may@osu.edu
Director of Financial Aid		Steve Carnes		E-mail address		carnes.33@osu.edu
Director of Career Services		Jeff Rice		E-mail address		jrice@cob.ohio-state.edu

Living MBA alumni

6,581

Alumni clubs

N/A

Placement Services for Alumni?

N/A

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

0%

Median gift

$50

Average gift

$555

The information above was submitted on behalf of the school by: Name Michelle Jacobson Title Director