1999 Profile Update
School Statistics
Graduates' Comments
SURVEY DETAILS
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The Fuqua School of Business catapulted four spots to No. 7 in the 1998 survey. One reason: the school's concerted effort to develop closer ties with key companies (in the process, upping the amount of on-campus recruiters for second-years from 220 in 1996 to 260 in '98). That led to a three-place rise in the recruiter satisfaction poll, helped prompt companies to rank Fuqua's placement office second only to UCLA's, and earned Fuqua the distinction of being rated the fourth-most-improved MBA program in the Top 25. Students certainly weren't complaining: 96.2% of the polled Class of '98 had a job at graduation (seventh-highest overall), garnering an average of 3.2 job offers apiece.
Age may be one factor behind recruiters' renewed fondness for the school -- Fuqua students averaged 29.2 years at graduation, making them the oldest and most seasoned in the Top 25. Another reason for recruiter enthusiasm may just be grads' plain smarts: Companies ranked them in the top 10 for having among the best abilities in global business, general management, finance, and technology. Despite the praise, however, Fuqua grads received the sixth-lowest average total comp package in the top 25 --$115,568. But 19.1% of the grads polled received paid-for housing or rent as a job perk -- the third most in the Top 25 grouping (behind only Indiana and Michigan). And 11.5% of the class had their tuition covered by their employer. That tuition reimbursement is no small potatoes when considering that the average Fuqua student graduated $40,400 in debt.
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STRATEGY FOR APPLICANTS
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Fuqua's admissions office says it's looking for applicants with "innovation, vitality, and drive," who show a "spirit that is dynamic, team-oriented, and intellectually challenging." That means your grades and GMAT scores will be looked at closely, and you'll be well advised to display both leadership and team-player qualities through your professional and extracurricular activities. While the competition to get into Fuqua isn't what you'll find at Wharton or Stanford, it's getting stiffer all the time: The number of applications for the class of 2000 came in at a record 3,399, 11 percent higher than applications for the class of `99.
Applicants are encouraged, but not required, to interview with admissions officers on campus; about half of the applicants for the class of 2000 did so. If you want an on-campus interview, you are urged to do so as early as possible in the admissions cycle; those who apply early have a better chance both of getting in and of getting scholarship money. The Fuqua application can be downloaded from the school Web site, but must be submitted by mail.
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CURRICULUM
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Electives available in 1998: 71
New electives in past three years: 24%
The core curriculum was last revised in: 1998
Accelerated MBA program offered?
No
New Courses in Past Three Years
Taxation and Management Decisions, Asian Business Environment and Strategy, European Integration, Government, Business and Public Policy, Financial Institutions, Investment Banking, GATE (Global Academic Travel Experience): Study Tour to Southeast Asia, Health Care into the 21st Century, Health Care Policy, Pharmaceutical Management, Global Interdependence, Strategic Management of Human Assets and Organization Change, Entrepreneurial Marketing, International Operations Management, Managing Process Innovation, Product/process development, Understanding/Improving Operations
Most Popular Electives
Derivatives, Corporate Restructuring, Corporate Finance, Decision Analysis, Distribution and Supply Chain Management, Service Operations Management
Most Popular Professors
Michael Bradley, Jim Smith, Campbell Harvey, John Graham, Joe Mazzola, C.J. Skender
Majors or Concentrations Added in Past Three Years
Fuqua only has one concentration -- Health Sector Management, which was significantly expanded in 1998.
Teaching Methods
Lecture: 45%
Case Study: 40%
Simulations, Role Play, Debates: 15%
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| Adjunct or visiting faculty: |
28 |
| Average core class size: |
60 |
| Average elective class size: |
45 |
Laptop computer required?
No
Grading System
The grading distribution is as follows: A - Superior Pass = 4.0; B - High Pass = 3.5; C - Pass = 3.0; D - Low Pass = 2.5 - E: Fail = 0.0.
Exchange Programs or International Campuses
Australian Graduate School of Management; Melbourne Business School; Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (Belgium); INCAE (Costa Rica); Copenhagen Business School (Denmark); ESSEC Graduate School of Management (Cergy-Pontoise, France); HEC, Hautes Etudes Commerciales (Jouy-en Josas, France); Hong Kong Institute of Science and Technology; Chinese University of Hong Kong; SDA Bocconi (Milan, Italy); IPADE (Mexico); Rotterdam School of Management (The Netherlands); Norwegian School of Economics & Business Administration (Norway); University of Cape Town (South Afrca); University of the Witwatersrand (Johannesburg, South Africa);
ESADE (Barcelona, Spain); IESE (Barcelona, Spain); Stockholm School of Economics (Sweden);
Universitat St. Gallen (Switzerland); SASIN Graduate Institute of Business (Bangkok, Thailand); London School of Economics (United Kingdom); Manchester Business School (United Kingdom); Warwick Business Schook (United Kingdom)
NOTE: The Chinese University of Hong Kong will not become the Fuqua School's official exchange partner until the 1999/2000 school year.
Best Areas of Study
Marketing, Finance, General Management
Areas School Would Like to Improve
Financial Statement Analysis, Entrepreneurship, Environmental Management, Corporate Reorganization
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1998 PLACEMENT
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On-campus recruiters for graduates: 260
On-campus recruiters for first-year internships: 156
On-campus student full-time job interviews: approx. 5,900
On-campus student internship interviews: 3,150
Job opportunities posted via the Internet or E-mail: 1,900
Top Employers/Number of 1998 Hires
| Andersen Consulting |
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13 |
| Coopers & Lybrand |
13 |
| Deloitte & Touche |
12 |
| Booz-Allen Hamilton |
8 |
| Procter & Gamble |
8 |
| IBM |
8 |
| Hewlett-Packard |
6 |
| Morgan Stanley |
6 |
| Merrill Lynch |
6 |
| Johnson & Johnson |
6 |
| PriceWaterhouseCoopers |
6 |
| Intel |
6 |
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ALUMNI NETWORK
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Number of living alumni: 7,610
Alums who gave to the school during the 1997/98 academic year: 27%
Median alumni gift: $1,250
Number of alumni clubs: 18
Number of dues-paying members: 250
Number of staffers devoted to MBA alumni relations: 1
Placement services offered for alumni?
Yes
Description of Alumni Placement Services
Fuqua offers its alumni on-line placement assistance through a password-secure site named Fuqua Alumni Link.
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Key Contacts
School Web Site
E-Mail:
fuqua-admissions@mail.duke.edu
Address:
The Fuqua School of Business
Durham, NC 27708
Dean:
Rex D. Adams
(919) 660-7725
Director of MBA Programs:
Dan Nagy
(919) 660-7934
Director of Admissions:
Elizabeth Riley
(919) 660-7705
Director of Alumni Relations:
Cathy Gilliard
(919) 660-7715
Director of Financial Aid:
Paul West
(919) 660-7803
Director of Career Services:
Brenda Hawkins
(919) 660-7810
Application Deadlines:
U.S.
November 2, 1998; December 7, 1998; January 25, 1999; March 15, 1999; April 26, 1999
International
Same as domestic application deadlines
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