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University of Georgia
Terry College of Business
 1999 MBA Profile
Address: Terry College of Business
Brooks Hall
Athens, GA 30602
E-Mail: terrymba@terry.uga.edu
Website: www.terry.uga.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 177 Full-time students 177 Part-time students 0
Female 25% Non-U.S. citzens 21% Underrepresented minorities* 5%
Applicants accepted [selectivity] 21% Applicants admitted [yield] 57% Number of applicants 954
Overall applicants interviewed 30% Admitted applicants interviewed 60% Admitted students with less than one year of work experience 1%

Class of 2001 Traits
GMAT scores Average 644 Range 500 to 750
Undergraduate GPA Average 3.2 Range 2.2 to 4.0
Work experience [years] Average 5 Range 1 to 17
Student age [years] Average 27 Range 23 to 43

Tuition and Fees
In-state $3,916 Out-of-state $12,604 Room & board $5,676
Recommended annual student budget [out-of-state] $11,918 Average amount of outstanding MBA loans per full-time student $6,884

Application deadlines for Class of 2002

Admission applications Financial aid applications
Domestic 02/01/00 International 02/01/00 Domestic variable International variable
Domestic 03/01/00 International 03/01/00 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 30% Percentage of Class of 1999 [seeking employment] that received their first job offer by graduation 81%
Actual on-campus interviews conducted for full-time jobs [including first-round interviews] for second-year students 274 Companies that recruited second-year students on campus in past academic year 43
Actual on-campus interviews conducted for summer internships 134 Companies that recruited on campus for first-year interships 26
Average number of job offers received by a Class of 1999 graduate [seeking employment] 2 Opportunities posted via the Internet or electronically 48

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

1. SunTrust 3 6. UPS 2
2. Ernst & Young 3 7. Wachovia 2
3. Ernst & Young HRC 2 8. W.M. Mercer 2
4. NCR 2 9. Kimberly Clark 1
5. Staples 2 10. Merck & Co 1

Prospects - 1998 / 1999 Grads
Median starting base salary [excluding bonuses] for the Class of 1999 $64,400 Average starting base salary [excluding bonuses] for the Class of 1999 $66,000
Median first year signing bonus for the Class of 1999 $5,000 Average first year signing bonus for the Class of 1999 $7,550
Percentage of job-accepting Class of 1999 graduates who provided usable base salary information 77% Percentage of job-accepting Class of 1999 graduates who received a signing bonus 56%
** 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 1998
B-school's operating budget for 1999-00 school year $22,100,000 Amount of operating budget used to support financial aid $367,800
Graduate school's total dollar endowment as of August 1, 1999 $45,000,000 Increase in operating budget used to support financial aid from 1998-99 academic year 7%
Accelerated MBA program offered Yes Laptop Computer Requirement No

Distance learning program The University of Georgia runs a two-year program for select employees of PricewaterhouseCoopers consulting practice. Half of the program's content is delivered through distance learning and the other half is delivered on campus, in the classroom.

School Concentrations / Specializations
Accounting Corporate Finance Investments
Economics Legal Studies Real Estate
Risk Management & Insurance Entrepreneurship Operations Management
Organizational Consultation Management Information Systems Marketing
E-Commerce International Business

Teaching Methods
Lecture 30% Case study 30% Other 40%
Full-time faculty in residence for the 99-00 year 96 Adjunct or visiting faculty in residence for the 99-00 year 27


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Administration

Dean P. George Benson Phone number 706.542.8100

Director of MBA Programs Melvin R. Crask Phone number 706.542.1709

Director of Admissions Donald R. Perry, Jr. Phone number 706.542.5671

Director of Alumni Relations Marie Garrison Phone number 706.542.3210

Director of Financial Aid Ray Tripp Phone number 706.542.3476

Director of Career Services Chris M. Neilands Phone number 706.542.3524


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Alumni Affairs

Living MBA alumni 3,300 Alumni clubs 1

Living alumni who gave to the annual fund raising efforts of the school in 1998-99 18% Median gift N/A Average gift $587



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

Name Kay L. Keck Title Director of MBA programs




 
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