* 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 26% Percentage of Class of 2000 [seeking employment] who received their first job offer by graduation 50% Companies that recruited on campus for first-year interships 4 Companies that recruited second-year students on campus in past academic year 20 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. Ernst & Yoiung 1 6. Honeywell 1 2. Roll International 1 7. Omnikron 2 3. Gartner 2 8. Fujitsu 1 4. Sagemark Consulting 1 9. Healthwindows.com 2 5. Mattel, Inc. 1 10. Warner Brothers 1

Prospects for 1999 / 2000 Grads Median starting base-salary [excluding bonuses] for the Class of 2000 $73,500 Average starting base-salary [excluding bonuses] for the Class of 2000 $70,000 Median first-year signing bonus for the Class of 2000 $8,500 Average first-year signing bonus for the Class of 2000 $8,500 Percentage of job-accepting Class of 2000 graduates who provided usable base-salary information 32% Percentage of job-accepting Class of 2000 graduates who received a signing bonus 20%

* 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 Private Core MBA curriculum last revised in 1998 Graduate school's total dollar endowment as of August 1, 2000 $18,988,792 Laptop computer requirement No Accelerated MBA program offered Yes E-learning program No

School Concentrations / Specializations Technology Global business Alternative dispute resolution Public policy

Concentrations Added in the Last Three Years Technology Global business Alternative dispute resolution Public policy

Academics Teaching Methods Lecture 25% Case study 35% Other 40% Grading system 4.0 scale Describe other Interactive discussion, team projects, experiential Average number of students in core class 22 Average number of students in elective class 18 Mandatory study trip abroad? No Exchange programs or campuses abroad? 18 Accelerated MBA program? Yes Distance learning degree program? No

Faculty Full-time faculty in residence for the 2000-01 year 77 Adjunct or visiting faculty in residence for the 2000-01 year 9 Number of tenured professors 43 Percent of tenured professors who are female 16% Percent of tenured professors who are underrepresented minorities 9% Percent of faculty with at least five years of full-time corporate experience 85%

Technology Amount school invested over the past three years $2,706,000 Changes made over the past three years The school has added a wireless internet connection system; projectors and smart panels in classrooms; upgraded student computing lab; replaced faculty laptops.

Tuition and Fees Resident $23,980 Nonresident $23,980 Room & board $7,600 Estimated total cost per year [out-of-state] $36,000

Application Deadlines for Class of 2003 Admissions Financial Aid Domestic International Domestic Jun. 30, 2001 Domestic May 1, 2001 International May 1, 2001 International Jun. 30, 2001 Domestic Jun. 15, 2001 International Jun. 15, 2001         Does the school offer rolling admissions?   Yes

Dean		Otis W. Baskin		E-mail address		otis.baskin@pepperdine.edu
Director of MBA Programs		James A. Goodrich, Associate Dean for Full-Time Programs		E-mail address		james.goodrich@pepperdine.edu
Director of Admissions		Darrell Eriksen		E-mail address		darrell.eriksen@pepperdine.edu
Director of Alumni Relations		Lynn W. Velazquez		E-mail address		lynn.velazquez@pepperdine.edu
Director of Financial Aid		Sandi Ford		E-mail address		sandi.ford@pepperdine.edu
Director of Career Services		Laura Gray		E-mail address		laura.gray@pepperdine.edu

Living MBA alumni

17,811

Alumni clubs

12

Placement Services for Alumni?

Yes

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

5%

Median gift

N/A

Average gift

$795

The information above was submitted on behalf of the school by: Name Douglas Jones Title Director of Public Relations