BUSINESSWEEK ONLINE: B-SCHOOLS: 1999 MBA PROFILES
University of Kansas
School of Business
 1999 MBA Profile
Address: School of Business
206 Summerfield Hall
Lawrence, KS 66045
E-Mail: dcollins@bschool.wpo.ukans.edu
Website: www.bschool.ukans.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 443 Full-time students 124 Part-time students 319
Female 30% Non-U.S. citzens 18% Underrepresented minorities* 3%
Applicants accepted [selectivity] 63% Applicants admitted [yield] 66% Number of applicants 144
Overall applicants interviewed 63% Admitted applicants interviewed 99% Admitted students with less than one year of work experience 39%

Class of 2001 Traits
GMAT scores Average 606 Range 510 to 700
Undergraduate GPA Average 3.3 Range 2.2 to 3.9
Work experience [years] Average 2 Range 0 to 11
Student age [years] Average 25 Range 22 to 32

Tuition and Fees
In-state $5,814 Out-of-state $13,778 Room & board $4,000
Recommended annual student budget [out-of-state] $20,000 Average amount of outstanding MBA loans per full-time student N/A

Application deadlines for Class of 2002

Admission applications Financial aid applications
Domestic 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 N/A Percentage of Class of 1999 [seeking employment] that received their first job offer by graduation 68%
Actual on-campus interviews conducted for full-time jobs [including first-round interviews] for second-year students 320 Companies that recruited second-year students on campus in past academic year 167
Actual on-campus interviews conducted for summer internships 360 Companies that recruited on campus for first-year interships 30
Average number of job offers received by a Class of 1999 graduate [seeking employment] 2 Opportunities posted via the Internet or electronically 907

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

1. Ernst & Young 4 6. Sprint 2
2. DMR 4 7. Arthur Andersen 1
3. Deloitte Consulting 3 8. Black & Veatch 1
4. Andeersen Consulting 2 9. Cerner 1
5. Payless ShoeSource 2 10. George K. Baum 1

Prospects - 1998 / 1999 Grads
Median starting base salary [excluding bonuses] for the Class of 1999 $56,000 Average starting base salary [excluding bonuses] for the Class of 1999 $53,644
Median first year signing bonus for the Class of 1999 $5,000 Average first year signing bonus for the Class of 1999 $5,118
Percentage of job-accepting Class of 1999 graduates who provided usable base salary information 70% Percentage of job-accepting Class of 1999 graduates who received a signing bonus 38%
** 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 1995
B-school's operating budget for 1999-00 school year N/A Amount of operating budget used to support financial aid $200,000
Graduate school's total dollar endowment as of August 1, 1999 $27,000,000 Increase in operating budget used to support financial aid from 1998-99 academic year N/A
Accelerated MBA program offered Yes Laptop Computer Requirement No

Distance learning program N/A

School Concentrations / Specializations
Finance Human Resources Management Information Technology
International Business Management Management Science
Management of Technology Marketing Strategic Management

Teaching Methods
Lecture 50% Case study 30% Other 20%
Full-time faculty in residence for the 99-00 year 54 Adjunct or visiting faculty in residence for the 99-00 year 8


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Administration

Dean Tom Sarowski Phone number 785.864.7575

Director of MBA Programs Doug Houston Phone number 785.864.7564

Director of Admissions Doug Houston Phone number 785.864.7564

Director of Alumni Relations Fred Williams Phone number 785.864.4760

Director of Financial Aid Dave Collins Phone number 785.864.7596

Director of Career Services Wendy Mueller Phone number 785.864.4446


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Alumni Affairs

Living MBA alumni 3,629 Alumni clubs 50

Living alumni who gave to the annual fund raising efforts of the school in 1998-99 17% Median gift $65,000 Average gift $782



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

Name David O. Collins Title Assoc. Dir. Masters Programs




 
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