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Darla Moore School of Business
 


1999 Profile Update
School Profile
Graduates' Comments



PROSPECTS - 1997/1998 GRADS

Average pre-MBA pay*   $ 30,000
Average post-MBA starting salary (without bonus)* $ 58,000
Average first-year signing bonus* $ 7,000
Average other first-year compensation* $ 29,000
Average post-MBA total compensation* $ 94,000
Average outstanding loans due to MBA* $ 32,000

Average job offers per student*   3
Graduates with job offers*   66 %


Annual Out-of-State Tuition $ 10,314
Annual In-State Tuition $ 5,244
Room & Board $ 12,000

MBA program founded in: 1959
The school's 1998/99 budget is: $7,125,000
The school's total dollar endowment:** $10,200,000



1998-99 MBA STUDENT PROFILE

1998 total enrollment   972
Part-time   428
Minority   5 %
Non-U.S.   25 %
Women   33 %
Interviewed in person   20 %
Applicants accepted   60 %
Accepted who enrolled   50 %
Less than one year work experience   15 %
Average number schools applicants applied to*   3
Applications received for 1999   1,017
Applications received for 2000   903



CLASS OF 2000 TRAITS
 
Range
 
Average
 

GMAT score 510 to 770   604  
GPA 2.2 to 3.9 3.3
Work experience 0 to 14 3
Age at entry 21 to 42 27


* Figures for prospects generated from Student Survey
** As of Aug. 1, 1998

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