* 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 2% Percentage of Class of 2000 [seeking employment] who received their first job offer by graduation 98% Companies that recruited on campus for first-year interships 150 Companies that recruited second-year students on campus in past academic year 300 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. Dell 5 6. Lexmark 2 2. IBM 5 7. N/A N/A 3. CSX Corporation 3 8. N/A N/A 4. Deere & Co. 3 9. N/A N/A 5. Ford Motor Co. 2 10. N/A N/A

Prospects for 1999 / 2000 Grads Median starting base-salary [excluding bonuses] for the Class of 2000 $66,000 Average starting base-salary [excluding bonuses] for the Class of 2000 $69,444 Median first-year signing bonus for the Class of 2000 $15,000 Average first-year signing bonus for the Class of 2000 $19,963 Percentage of job-accepting Class of 2000 graduates who provided usable base-salary information 85% Percentage of job-accepting Class of 2000 graduates who received a signing bonus 98%

Students Report Median total investment $77,000 Median post-MBA starting salary $65,000 Median MBA loans $9,000 Median signing bonus $5,000 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 Public Core MBA curriculum last revised in 1991 Graduate school's total dollar endowment as of August 1, 2000 $43,000,000 Laptop computer requirement N/A Accelerated MBA program offered N/A E-learning program No

School Concentrations / Specializations Economics Finance Operations Management Global Business New Venture Analysis Marketing Logistics & Transportation Statistics Information Mangement

Concentrations Added in the Last Three Years Information Management

Students Report Most Popular Professors Most Popular Electives M. Ehrhardt A. Miller Executive in Residence New Venture Finance

Academics Teaching Methods Lecture 35% Case study 35% Other 30% Grading system N/A Describe other Simulations, field trips Average number of students in core class 45 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 50 Adjunct or visiting faculty in residence for the 2000-01 year 0 Number of tenured professors N/A Percent of tenured professors who are female N/A Percent of tenured professors who are underrepresented minorities 1% Percent of faculty with at least five years of full-time corporate experience N/A

Technology Amount school invested over the past three years $1,128,000 Changes made over the past three years Students now have wireless Web access from the three primary MBA classrooms. The school upgraded hardware and software and computer labs.

Tuition and Fees Resident $3,804 Nonresident $10,396 Room & board $6,000 Estimated total cost per year [out-of-state] $14,000

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

Acting Dean		Jan Williams		E-mail address		jwilli13@utk.edu
Director of MBA Programs		Sarah Gardial, Dean		E-mail address		mba@utk.edu
Director of Admissions		Donna Potts		E-mail address		mba@utk.edu
Director of Alumni Relations		Kay Whitman		E-mail address		kwhitman@utk.edu
Director of Financial Aid		Jeff Gerkin		E-mail address		finaid@utk.edu
Director of Career Services		Antoinette Chambers		E-mail address		mba@utk.edu

Living MBA alumni

4,371

Alumni clubs

0

Placement Services for Alumni?

No

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

15%

Median gift

$100

Average gift

$358

The information above was submitted on behalf of the school by: Name Donna Potts Title MBA Admissions Director