* 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 N/A 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 40 Companies that recruited second-year students on campus in past academic year 60 Average number of job offers received by a Class of 2000 graduate [seeking employment] N/A

Top Employers / Number of 2000 Hires Top 10 companies [i.e. hired the most 2000 grads] and the number of students hired 1. Fruit of the Loom N/A 6. Owensboro Mercy Hospital N/A 2. Western Kentucky Universi N/A 7. Lindsey Wilson College N/A 3. Desa International N/A 8. Fort Knox Army Base N/A 4. Sumitomo N/A 9. N/A N/A 5. Lyons Company N/A 10. N/A N/A

Prospects for 1999 / 2000 Grads Median starting base-salary [excluding bonuses] for the Class of 2000 $45,000 Average starting base-salary [excluding bonuses] for the Class of 2000 $35,000 Median first-year signing bonus for the Class of 2000 N/A Average first-year signing bonus for the Class of 2000 N/A Percentage of job-accepting Class of 2000 graduates who provided usable base-salary information 20% Percentage of job-accepting Class of 2000 graduates who received a signing bonus N/A

* 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 N/A 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 Yes

School Concentrations / Specializations Accounting Computer Information Systems Economics Finance Management Marketing

Concentrations Added in the Last Three Years N/A

Academics Teaching Methods Lecture 43% Case study 40% Other 17% Grading system Letter grade Describe other Experiential exercises Average number of students in core class 11 Average number of students in elective class 18 Mandatory study trip abroad? No Exchange programs or campuses abroad? N/A Accelerated MBA program? N/A Distance learning degree program? Yes

Faculty Full-time faculty in residence for the 2000-2001 year 58 Adjunct or visiting faculty in residence for the 2000-2001 year 1 Number of tenured professors 42 Percent of tenured professors who are female 10% Percent of tenured professors who are underrepresented minorities 12% Percent of faculty with at least five years of full-time corporate experience 12%

Technology Amount school invested over the past three years $200,000 Changes made over the past three years Addition of several smart classrooms.

Tuition and Fees Resident $10,034 Nonresident $10,034 Room & board $1,600 Estimated total cost per year [out-of-state] $13,500

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

Dean		Robert W. Jefferson		E-mail address		robert.jefferson@wku.edu
Director of MBA Programs				E-mail address		mba@wku.edu
Director of Admissions		Elmer Gray, Dean of Graduate Studies and Research		E-mail address		elmer.gray@wku.edu
Director of Alumni Relations		Donald Smith		E-mail address		donald.smith@wku.edu
Director of Financial Aid		Marilyn Clark		E-mail address		marilyn.clard@wku.edu
Director of Career Services		Judy Owen		E-mail address		judy.owen@wku.edu

Living MBA alumni

292

Alumni clubs

1

Placement Services for Alumni?

No

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

4%

Median gift

N/A

Average gift

$1,388

The information above was submitted on behalf of the school by: Name Dan Myers Title Associate Dean