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University of Minnesota
Carlson School of Management
 1999 MBA Profile
Address: Carlson School of Management
271 19th Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN 55455
E-Mail: mbaoffice@CSOM.umn.edu
Website: www.CSOM.umn.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 more detailed original profile -- which includes graduate comments -- click here.

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1999-2000 Student Profile
Total enrollment 1,087 Full-time students 253 Part-time students 834
Female 26% Non-U.S. citzens 22% Underrepresented minorities* 6%
Applicants accepted [selectivity] 33% Applicants admitted [yield] 40% Number of applicants 975
Overall applicants interviewed 40% Admitted applicants interviewed 60% Admitted students with less than one year of work experience 3%

Class of 2001 Traits
GMAT scores Average 643 Range 480 to 770
Undergraduate GPA Average 3.3 Range 2.6 to 3.9
Work experience [years] Average 5 Range 1 to 20
Student age [years] Average 28 Range 22 to 43

Tuition and Fees
In-state $12,385 Out-of-state $17,401 Room & board $9,000
Recommended annual student budget [out-of-state] $22,000 Average amount of outstanding MBA loans per full-time student N/A

Application deadlines for Class of 2002

Admission applications Financial aid applications
Domestic 01/01/00 International 02/01/00 Domestic 02/15/00 International 02/15/00
Domestic 03/01/00 International N/A Domestic N/A International N/A
Domestic 04/01/00 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 13% Percentage of Class of 1999 [seeking employment] that received their first job offer by graduation 96%
Actual on-campus interviews conducted for full-time jobs [including first-round interviews] for second-year students 1,515 Companies that recruited second-year students on campus in past academic year 94
Actual on-campus interviews conducted for summer internships 603 Companies that recruited on campus for first-year interships 40
Average number of job offers received by a Class of 1999 graduate [seeking employment] 2 Opportunities posted via the Internet or electronically 767

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

1. Pillsbury 9 6. Dayton Hudson/Target 5
2. U.S. Bank 9 7. Guidant Corporation 3
3. Arthur Andersen Consulting 9 8. I-Pool (a 2
4. Deloitte Consulting 5 9. IBM 2
5. Ecolab 4 10. American Express 2

Prospects - 1998 / 1999 Grads
Median starting base salary [excluding bonuses] for the Class of 1999 $68,000 Average starting base salary [excluding bonuses] for the Class of 1999 $67,200
Median first year signing bonus for the Class of 1999 $10,000 Average first year signing bonus for the Class of 1999 $10,600
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 79%
** 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 $45,163,000 Amount of operating budget used to support financial aid $2,361,000
Graduate school's total dollar endowment as of August 1, 1999 $119,195,972 Increase in operating budget used to support financial aid from 1998-99 academic year 29%
Accelerated MBA program offered No Laptop Computer Requirement No

Distance learning program N/A

School Concentrations / Specializations
Marketing Finance Accounting
Management Information Systems Operations Management Entreprenuership
Strategic Management

Teaching Methods
Lecture 40% Case study 30% Other 30%
Full-time faculty in residence for the 99-00 year 111 Adjunct or visiting faculty in residence for the 99-00 year 59


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Administration

Dean David S. Kidwell Phone number 612.625.0027

Director of MBA Programs Gary Lindblad Phone number 612.624.0006

Director of Admissions Sandra Kelzenberg Phone number 612.625.5555

Director of Alumni Relations Lori Bush Phone number 612.625.7309

Director of Financial Aid Mark Larson Phone number 612.624.0316

Director of Career Services Mike Agnew Phone number 612.624.0011


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Alumni Affairs

Living MBA alumni 9,000 Alumni clubs 5

Living alumni who gave to the annual fund raising efforts of the school in 1998-99 9% Median gift $50 Average gift $1,346



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

Name Diana C. Cooper Title Manager of Market Analysis




 
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