BUSINESSWEEK ONLINE: B-SCHOOLS: 1999 MBA PROFILES
University of Southern California
Marshall School of Business
 1999 MBA Profile
Address: University Park
Los Angeles, CA 90089
E-Mail: uscmba@marshall.usc.edu
Website: www.marshall.usc.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 survey details, a strategy for applicants, and graduate comments -- click here.

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1999-2000 Student Profile
Total enrollment 1,426 Full-time students 583 Part-time students 843
Female 35% Non-U.S. citzens 19% Underrepresented minorities* 12%
Applicants accepted [selectivity] 24% Applicants admitted [yield] 47% Number of applicants 2,600
Overall applicants interviewed 20% Admitted applicants interviewed 63% Admitted students with less than one year of work experience 1%

Class of 2001 Traits
GMAT scores Average 660 Range 540 to 780
Undergraduate GPA Average 3.3 Range 2.4 to 4.0
Work experience [years] Average 5 Range 1 to 13
Student age [years] Average 28 Range 22 to 39

Tuition and Fees
In-state $23,958 Out-of-state $23,958 Room & board $13,000
Recommended annual student budget [out-of-state] N/A Average amount of outstanding MBA loans per full-time student N/A

Application deadlines for Class of 2002

Admission applications Financial aid applications
Domestic 04/01/00 International 02/07/00 Domestic 01/10/00 International 01/10/00
* 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 7% Percentage of Class of 1999 [seeking employment] that received their first job offer by graduation 76%
Actual on-campus interviews conducted for full-time jobs [including first-round interviews] for second-year students 2,798 Companies that recruited second-year students on campus in past academic year 179
Actual on-campus interviews conducted for summer internships 946 Companies that recruited on campus for first-year interships 75
Average number of job offers received by a Class of 1999 graduate [seeking employment] 3 Opportunities posted via the Internet or electronically 1,692

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

1. Arthur Andersen 9 6. IBM 5
2. Ernst & Young 9 7. Mattel 5
3. PricewaterhouseCoopers 6 8. Merrill Lynch 4
4. Intel 6 9. General Mills 3
5. Deloitte & Touche 5 10. Hewlett Packard 3

Prospects - 1998 / 1999 Grads
Median starting base salary [excluding bonuses] for the Class of 1999 $73,000 Average starting base salary [excluding bonuses] for the Class of 1999 $72,300
Median first year signing bonus for the Class of 1999 $10,000 Average first year signing bonus for the Class of 1999 $15,200
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 64%
** 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 N/A
B-school's operating budget for 1999-00 school year $99,576,000 Amount of operating budget used to support financial aid N/A
Graduate school's total dollar endowment as of August 1, 1999 $99,430,000 Increase in operating budget used to support financial aid from 1998-99 academic year N/A
Accelerated MBA program offered No Laptop Computer Requirement No

Distance learning program Postgraduate Advanced Management Program in Japan. Through the new partnership between the Marshall School of Business and the Business Breakthrough Channel, professionals can begin taking graduate level business courses through satellite technology in Japan and later apply for a year long MBA program to be completed in Los Angeles. This is the first program available in Japan that allows one to study MBA equivalent courses while living and working in Japan in preparation for an on-campus MBA in Los Angeles. Participants are expected to work 10-12 hours per week, which includes broadcast time and homework.

School Concentrations / Specializations
Marketing Finance Accounting
Entrepreneurship Management Management Information Systems
IOM Entertainment International Business
Global Management

Teaching Methods
Lecture 30% Case study 50% Other 20%
Full-time faculty in residence for the 99-00 year 173 Adjunct or visiting faculty in residence for the 99-00 year N/A


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Administration

Dean Randolph W. Westerfield Phone number 213.740.6422

Director of MBA Programs Dennis Draper Phone number 213.740.2757

Director of Admissions Keith Vaughn Phone number 213.740.7846

Director of Alumni Relations Cheryl Zimmer Phone number 213.740.7900

Director of Financial Aid Catherine Thomas Phone number 213.740.5466

Director of Career Services Tom Kozicki Phone number 213.740.0156


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Alumni Affairs

Living MBA alumni 10,400 Alumni clubs 4

Living alumni who gave to the annual fund raising efforts of the school in 1998-99 17% Median gift N/A Average gift $584



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