BUSINESSWEEK ONLINE: B-SCHOOLS: 1999 MBA PROFILES
University of Arizona
Eller Graduate School of Management
 1999 MBA Profile
Address: Eller Graduate School of Management
McClelland Hall, Rm 210
Tuscon, AZ 85721-0108
E-Mail: ellernet@bpa.arizona.edu
Website: www.bpa.arizona.edu/mba


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 more detailed original profile -- which includes a strategy for applicants and graduate comments -- click here.

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1999-2000 Student Profile
Total enrollment 313 Full-time students 276 Part-time students 37
Female 30% Non-U.S. citzens 20% Underrepresented minorities* 20%
Applicants accepted [selectivity] 25% Applicants admitted [yield] 63% Number of applicants 70
Overall applicants interviewed 70% Admitted applicants interviewed 10% Admitted students with less than one year of work experience 0%

Class of 2001 Traits
GMAT scores Average 644 Range 550 to 770
Undergraduate GPA Average 3.5 Range 2.6 to 4.0
Work experience [years] Average 7 Range 1 to 36
Student age [years] Average 29 Range 21 to 58

Tuition and Fees
In-state $5,259 Out-of-state $12,411 Room & board $10,000
Recommended annual student budget [out-of-state] $24,000 Average amount of outstanding MBA loans per full-time student N/A

Application deadlines for Class of 2002

Admission applications Financial aid applications
Domestic 12/01/99 International 12/01/99 Domestic 02/01/00 International 02/01/00
Domestic 02/01/00 International 02/01/00 Domestic N/A International N/A
Domestic 03/15/00 International N/A Domestic N/A International N/A
* 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 11% Percentage of Class of 1999 [seeking employment] that received their first job offer by graduation 86%
Actual on-campus interviews conducted for full-time jobs [including first-round interviews] for second-year students 651 Companies that recruited second-year students on campus in past academic year 76
Actual on-campus interviews conducted for summer internships 252 Companies that recruited on campus for first-year interships 39
Average number of job offers received by a Class of 1999 graduate [seeking employment] 2 Opportunities posted via the Internet or electronically 290

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

1. IBM 7 6. Hewlett-Packard 3
2. Intel 6 7. AMS 2
3. Arthur Andersen 4 8. US West 2
4. Deloitte Consulting 4 9. N/A N/A
5. Deloitte & Touche ERS 3 10. N/A N/A

Prospects - 1998 / 1999 Grads
Median starting base salary [excluding bonuses] for the Class of 1999 $63,000 Average starting base salary [excluding bonuses] for the Class of 1999 $62,845
Median first year signing bonus for the Class of 1999 $5,000 Average first year signing bonus for the Class of 1999 $6,814
Percentage of job-accepting Class of 1999 graduates who provided usable base salary information 89% Percentage of job-accepting Class of 1999 graduates who received a signing bonus 49%
** 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 Public Core MBA curriculumlast revised in 1999
B-school's operating budget for 1999-00 school year $17,000,000 Amount of operating budget used to support financial aid $1,200,000
Graduate school's total dollar endowment as of August 1, 1999 $10,000,000 Increase in operating budget used to support financial aid from 1998-99 academic year 2%
Accelerated MBA program offered No Laptop Computer Requirement No

Distance learning program N/A

School Concentrations / Specializations
Accounting Economics Finance
Management & Policy Marketing Management Information Systems
Entreprenuership Health Care Administration Banking
Human Resources Operations Management

Teaching Methods
Lecture 40% Case study 40% Other 20%
Full-time faculty in residence for the 99-00 year 84 Adjunct or visiting faculty in residence for the 99-00 year 40


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Administration

Dean Mark Zupan Phone number 520.621.2125

Director of MBA Programs John C. Buckingham, Jr. Phone number 520.626.3372

Director of Admissions Susan K. Salinas Wong Phone number 520.621.4528

Director of Alumni Relations Carleen Sullivan Phone number 520.621.5099

Director of Financial Aid Christina O'Bannon Phone number 520.621.6227

Director of Career Services Trina Callie Phone number 520.621.4962


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Alumni Affairs

Living MBA alumni 4,100 Alumni clubs 2

Living alumni who gave to the annual fund raising efforts of the school in 1998-99 9% Median gift $150 Average gift $150



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

Name John C. Buckingham, Jr. Title Associate Dean & Director




 
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