* 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 5% Percentage of Class of 2000 [seeking employment] who received their first job offer by graduation 84% Companies that recruited on campus for first-year interships 124 Companies that recruited second-year students on campus in past academic year 246 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. IBM 8 6. AT&T 2 2. Hewlett-Packard/Agilent 6 7. Citigroup 2 3. Cap Gemini/Ernst & Young 3 8. Delta Airlines 2 4. Air Products & Chemicals 2 9. Eastman Kodak 2 5. Apple Computer 2 10. Honeywell 2

Prospects for 1999 / 2000 Grads Median starting base-salary [excluding bonuses] for the Class of 2000 $74,200 Average starting base-salary [excluding bonuses] for the Class of 2000 $76,600 Median first-year signing bonus for the Class of 2000 $7,500 Average first-year signing bonus for the Class of 2000 $9,500 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 78%

Students Report Median total investment $97,000 Median post-MBA starting salary $73,000 Median MBA loans $16,000 Median signing bonus $5,000 Number of job offers by graduation 2 Median other compensation $8,000 Average number of business plans written 2

* 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 1993 Graduate school's total dollar endowment as of August 1, 2000 $42,707,208 Laptop computer requirement Yes Accelerated MBA program offered N/A E-learning program No

School Concentrations / Specializations Financial Services/Corporate Finance Supply Chain Management Entrepreneurship and Innovation E-business Marketing Investment Management Real Estate

Concentrations Added in the Last Three Years E-business Entrepreneurship Supply Chain Management

Students Report Most Popular Professors Most Popular Electives C. Muscarella D. Sheehan New Product Development Procurement and Supply Chain Management

Academics Teaching Methods Lecture 30% Case study 40% Other 30% Grading system Letter grades Describe other Problem-based learning Average number of students in core class 40 Average number of students in elective class 30 Mandatory study trip abroad? No Exchange programs or campuses abroad? Yes Accelerated MBA program? N/A Distance learning degree program? No

Faculty Full-time faculty in residence for the 2000-2001 year 105 Adjunct or visiting faculty in residence for the 2000-2001 year 25 Number of tenured professors 105 Percent of tenured professors who are female 19% Percent of tenured professors who are underrepresented minorities 18% Percent of faculty with at least five years of full-time corporate experience N/A

Technology Amount school invested over the past three years $3,667,000 Changes made over the past three years The school redesigned its computer labs for laptop use and for teaching, and added two 40-seat information technology classrooms.

Tuition and Fees Resident $8,422 Nonresident $16,086 Room & board $6,100 Estimated total cost per year*** $15,228

*** Recommended annual student budget is based upon in-state residency.

Application Deadlines for Class of 2003 Admissions Financial Aid Domestic Jun. 1, 2000 International Mar. 1, 2000 Domestic Feb. 1, 2000 International Feb. 1, 2000         Does the school offer rolling admissions?   Yes

Dean		Judith Olian		E-mail address		jolian@psu.edu
Director of MBA Programs		Rocki-Lee DeWitt		E-mail address		rld10@psu.edu
Director of Admissions		Gerry R. Browder		E-mail address		grb4@psu.edu
Director of Alumni Relations		Renee Marks		E-mail address		ram145@psu.edu
Director of Financial Aid		Anna Griswold		E-mail address		amg5@psu.edu
Director of Career Services		Gerry R. Browder		E-mail address		grb4@psu.edu

Living MBA alumni

4,361

Alumni clubs

2

Placement Services for Alumni?

Yes

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

10%

Median gift

$75

Average gift

$1,417

The information above was submitted on behalf of the school by: Name Rocki-Lee DeWitt Title Associate Dean, Professional Masters' Programs