* 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 3% 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 0 Companies that recruited second-year students on campus in past academic year 50 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. Arthur Anderson N/A 6. World Com N/A 2. Howard Industries N/A 7. Wall-Mart N/A 3. Cintas Corporation N/A 8. Hunt-Wesson N/A 4. The Headrick Companies N/A 9. Sanderson Farms, Inc. N/A 5. Hol-Mac Corporation N/A 10. Trustmark National Bank N/A

Prospects for 1999 / 2000 Grads Median starting base-salary [excluding bonuses] for the Class of 2000 $40 Average starting base-salary [excluding bonuses] for the Class of 2000 $40 Median first-year signing bonus for the Class of 2000 $1,000 Average first-year signing bonus for the Class of 2000 $1,100 Percentage of job-accepting Class of 2000 graduates who provided usable base-salary information 26% Percentage of job-accepting Class of 2000 graduates who received a signing bonus 8%

* 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 1992 Graduate school's total dollar endowment as of August 1, 2000 $50,000 Laptop computer requirement N/A Accelerated MBA program offered N/A E-learning program No

School Concentrations / Specializations Marketing Management Management Information Systems Accounting Finance International Business

Concentrations Added in the Last Three Years N/A

Academics Teaching Methods Lecture 80% Case study 15% Other 5% Grading system 10 point scale Describe other Team grouping Average number of students in core class 35 Average number of students in elective class 14 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 28 Adjunct or visiting faculty in residence for the 2000-01 year 0 Number of tenured professors 23 Percent of tenured professors who are female 1% Percent of tenured professors who are underrepresented minorities 04% Percent of faculty with at least five years of full-time corporate experience 07%

Technology Amount school invested over the past three years $15,000 Changes made over the past three years The school has upgraded the graduate computer lab and acquired global markets simulation software.

Tuition and Fees Resident $4,000 Nonresident $8,178 Room & board $2,530 Estimated total cost per year [out-of-state] $7,500

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

Dean		William Gunther		E-mail address		Gunther@cba.usm.edu
Director of MBA Programs		Stephen C. Bushardt		E-mail address		Bushardt@cba.usm.edu
Director of Admissions		Stephen C. Bushardt		E-mail address		Bushardt@cba.usm.edu
Director of Alumni Relations		Robert Pierce		E-mail address		Bob.Pierce@usm.edu
Director of Financial Aid		James Gibson		E-mail address		James.B.Gibson@usm.edu
Director of Career Services		Russell Anderson		E-mail address		rusty.anderson@usm.edu

Living MBA alumni

N/A

Alumni clubs

N/A

Placement Services for Alumni?

No

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

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Median gift

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Average gift

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The information above was submitted on behalf of the school by: Name Sue Fayard Title Manager