* 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 92% Companies that recruited on campus for first-year interships N/A Companies that recruited second-year students on campus in past academic year 18 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. PriceWaterhouse Coopers 2 6. Depco, Inc. 1 2. Payless Shoe Source 2 7. Jayhawk Fine Chemical 1 3. Deloitte & Touche 1 8. Rx Remedy Information Svc 1 4. Sweetwater Sound Inc 1 9. LCMC Hospital 1 5. Premdor, Inc 1 10. Reva Computer Consulting 1

Prospects for 1999 / 2000 Grads Median starting base-salary [excluding bonuses] for the Class of 2000 $44,000 Average starting base-salary [excluding bonuses] for the Class of 2000 $44,200 Median first-year signing bonus for the Class of 2000 $1,000 Average first-year signing bonus for the Class of 2000 $1,000 Percentage of job-accepting Class of 2000 graduates who provided usable base-salary information 60% Percentage of job-accepting Class of 2000 graduates who received a signing bonus 15%

* 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 1995 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 General Administration (Management) Accounting

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Academics Teaching Methods Lecture 60% Case study 40% Other N/A Grading system N/A Describe other N/A Average number of students in core class 25 Average number of students in elective class 20 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 37 Adjunct or visiting faculty in residence for the 2000-01 year 6 Number of tenured professors 28 Percent of tenured professors who are female 18% Percent of tenured professors who are underrepresented minorities 0% Percent of faculty with at least five years of full-time corporate experience 25%

Technology Amount school invested over the past three years $200,000 Changes made over the past three years The school has added new computers and laser printers in the computer lab, and all classrooms have internbet access and multimedia equipment,

Tuition and Fees Resident $2,604 Nonresident $6,620 Room & board $6,000 Estimated total cost per year [out-of-state] $14,000

Application Deadlines for Class of 2003 Admissions Financial Aid Domestic Jul. 15, 2001 International Jul. 15, 2001 Domestic Apr. 15, 2001 International Apr. 15, 2001         Does the school offer rolling admissions?   Yes

Dean		Ron Clement		E-mail address		rclement@pittstate.edu
Director of MBA Programs		Russell Hardin		E-mail address		jhardin@pittstate.edu
Director of Admissions		Oliver Hensley		E-mail address		ohensley@pittstate.edu
Director of Alumni Relations		Ken Bateman		E-mail address		kbateman@pittstate.edu
Director of Financial Aid		Marilyn Haverly		E-mail address		mhaverly@pittstate.edu
Director of Career Services		Pam Ehlers		E-mail address		pehlers@pittstate.edu

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The information above was submitted on behalf of the school by: Name Russell Hardin Title Director of MBA Program