* 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 90% Companies that recruited on campus for first-year interships 22 Companies that recruited second-year students on campus in past academic year 54 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. American Airlines 4 6. Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette 3 2. Nortel Networks 4 7. Exxon Mobil 3 3. Sabre 4 8. AT Kearney 2 4. Akili Systems 3 9. Chase Bank 2 5. Associates First Capital 3 10. Cisco 2

Prospects for 1999 / 2000 Grads Median starting base-salary [excluding bonuses] for the Class of 2000 $75,000 Average starting base-salary [excluding bonuses] for the Class of 2000 $85,827 Median first-year signing bonus for the Class of 2000 $10,950 Average first-year signing bonus for the Class of 2000 $13,225 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 74%

Students Report Median total investment $137,000 Median post-MBA starting salary $75,000 Median MBA loans $14,000 Median signing bonus $8,000 Number of job offers by graduation 3 Median other compensation $10,000 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 Private Core MBA curriculum last revised in 2000 Graduate school's total dollar endowment as of August 1, 2000 $114,000,000 Laptop computer requirement N/A Accelerated MBA program offered N/A E-learning program No

School Concentrations / Specializations E-business Marketing Finance Accounting Strategy Entrepreneurship Operations Management Telecommunications Organizational Behavior Information Technology

Concentrations Added in the Last Three Years E-business Telecommunications Information Technology

Students Report Most Popular Professors Most Popular Electives R. Beatty J. Smith Advanced Managerial Finance Financial Statement Analysis

Academics Teaching Methods Lecture 40% Case study 40% Other 20% Grading system 4.0 scale Describe other Group Study Average number of students in core class 54 Average number of students in elective class 30 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 80 Adjunct or visiting faculty in residence for the 2000-01 year 15 Number of tenured professors 38 Percent of tenured professors who are female 8% Percent of tenured professors who are underrepresented minorities 13% Percent of faculty with at least five years of full-time corporate experience 29%

Technology Amount school invested over the past three years $905,000 Changes made over the past three years The school added new PCs, and a wireless LAN connection.

Tuition and Fees Resident $24,680 Nonresident $24,680 Room & board $7,885 Estimated total cost per year [out-of-state] $32,565

Application Deadlines for Class of 2003 Admissions Financial Aid Domestic Nov. 30, 2000 International Nov. 30, 2000 Domestic Jul. 1, 2000 Domestic Jan. 8, 2001 International Jan. 8, 2001 International Mar. 1, 2000 Domestic Feb. 12, 2001 International Feb. 12, 2001 Domestic Mar. 30, 2001 International Mar. 30, 2001 Domestic May 14, 2001 International May 14, 2001         Does the school offer rolling admissions?   No

Dean		Albert W. Niemi, Jr.		E-mail address		aniemi@mail.cox.smu.edu
Director of MBA Programs		Dr. Marci Armstrong		E-mail address		marmstro@mail.cox.smu.edu
Director of Admissions		Brenda Hernandez (Interim Director)		E-mail address		bhernan@mail.cox.smu.edu
Director of Alumni Relations		Susan High		E-mail address		shigh@mail.cox.smu.edu
Director of Financial Aid		Mike Novak		E-mail address		mnovak@mail.smu.edu
Director of Career Services		Dennis Grindle		E-mail address		dgrindle@mail.cox.smu.edu

Living MBA alumni

7,859

Alumni clubs

34

Placement Services for Alumni?

Yes

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

0%

Median gift

$75

Average gift

$510

The information above was submitted on behalf of the school by: Name Vige Barrie Title Director of Communications