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Syracuse University
School of Management
 1999 MBA Profile
Address: School of Management
Syracuse, NY 13244-2130
E-Mail: MBAinfo@som.syr.edu
Website: sominfo.syr.edu


Editor's Note: Here is a 1999 update of the contacts and statistical information in the 1998 Business Week Online profile for this school. To see the original profile — click here.

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1999-2000 Student Profile
Total enrollment 623 Full-time students 248 Part-time students 375
Female 28% Non-U.S. citzens 40% Underrepresented minorities* 8%
Applicants accepted [selectivity] 24% Applicants admitted [yield] 61% Number of applicants 729
Overall applicants interviewed 25% Admitted applicants interviewed 50% Admitted students with less than one year of work experience 2%

Class of 2001 Traits
GMAT scores Average 602 Range 530 to 720
Undergraduate GPA Average 3.1 Range 2.1 to 4.0
Work experience [years] Average 4 Range 0 to 7
Student age [years] Average 26 Range 21 to 43

Tuition and Fees
In-state $17,490 Out-of-state $17,490 Room & board $10,749
Recommended annual student budget [out-of-state] $31,039 Average amount of outstanding MBA loans per full-time student N/A

Application deadlines for Class of 2002

Admission applications Financial aid applications
Domestic 05/01/00 International 05/01/00 Domestic 03/01/00 International 03/01/00
* Underrepresented minority students are defined as U.S. citizens who are African American, Hispanic American, and Native American. They do not include Asian Americans.
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Career Services**

Recruitment
Estimated percentage of Class of 1999 [seeking employment] that took a job at a company with less than 100 employees 10% Percentage of Class of 1999 [seeking employment] that received their first job offer by graduation 94%
Actual on-campus interviews conducted for full-time jobs [including first-round interviews] for second-year students 832 Companies that recruited second-year students on campus in past academic year 64
Actual on-campus interviews conducted for summer internships 130 Companies that recruited on campus for first-year interships 10
Average number of job offers received by a Class of 1999 graduate [seeking employment] 3 Opportunities posted via the Internet or electronically 276

Top Employers / Number of 1999 Hires
Top 10 recruiting firms [i.e. hired the most 1999 grads] and the number of students hired

1. Anderson Consulting 4 6. Hewlett-Packard 1
2. IBM 3 7. UNISYS 1
3. Bethlehem Steel 2 8. Citicorp 1
4. Goldman Sachs 2 9. Ingersoll Rand 1
5. General Motors 1 10. CSX 1

Prospects - 1998 / 1999 Grads
Median starting base salary [excluding bonuses] for the Class of 1999 $70,000 Average starting base salary [excluding bonuses] for the Class of 1999 $70,003
Median first year signing bonus for the Class of 1999 $7,500 Average first year signing bonus for the Class of 1999 $7,500
Percentage of job-accepting Class of 1999 graduates who provided usable base salary information 94% Percentage of job-accepting Class of 1999 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
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Faculty & Teaching

Basic Information
Institution is Private Core MBA curriculumlast revised in 1992
B-school's operating budget for 1999-00 school year $925,000 Amount of operating budget used to support financial aid $430,000
Graduate school's total dollar endowment as of August 1, 1999 $1,046,000 Increase in operating budget used to support financial aid from 1998-99 academic year 10%
Accelerated MBA program offered Yes Laptop Computer Requirement No

Distance learning program Independent Study Program Since 1977. Entails one week-long residency period per semester (Syracuse, London, other locations)

School Concentrations / Specializations
Accounting Finance Marketing
Global Entrepreneurship Supply Chain Management Strategic Human Resource Management
Management of Technology Innovation Management General Management

Teaching Methods
Lecture 40% Case study 30% Other 30%
Full-time faculty in residence for the 99-00 year 59 Adjunct or visiting faculty in residence for the 99-00 year 3


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Administration

Dean George R. Burman Phone number 315.443.3751

Director of MBA Programs Peter E. Koveos Phone number 315.443.9215

Director of Admissions Paula Charland Phone number 315.443.9214

Director of Alumni Relations Paula Charland Phone number 315.443.9214

Director of Financial Aid Paula Charland Phone number 315.443.9214

Director of Career Services Nicholas Wegman Phone number 315.443.9611


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Alumni Affairs

Living MBA alumni 5,210 Alumni clubs 0

Living alumni who gave to the annual fund raising efforts of the school in 1998-99 20% Median gift $195 Average gift $195



The information above was submited on behalf of the school by:

Name Peter E. Koveos Title Associate Dean/Master's Program




 
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