BUSINESSWEEK ONLINE: B-SCHOOLS: 1999 MBA PROFILES
University of Virginia
Darden Graduate School of Business Administration
 1999 MBA Profile
Address: P.O. Box 6550
Charlottesville, VA 22906-6550
E-Mail: darden@virginia.edu
Website: www.darden.virginia.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 486 Full-time students 486 Part-time students N/A
Female 26% Non-U.S. citzens 22% Underrepresented minorities* 9%
Applicants accepted [selectivity] 19% Applicants admitted [yield] 49% Number of applicants 2,682
Overall applicants interviewed 54% Admitted applicants interviewed 98% Admitted students with less than one year of work experience 0%

Class of 2001 Traits
GMAT scores Average 676 Range 490 to 780
Undergraduate GPA Average 3.3 Range 2.3 to 4.0
Work experience [years] Average 4 Range 2 to 14
Student age [years] Average 28 Range 24 to 40

Tuition and Fees
In-state $16,945 Out-of-state $22,671 Room & board $7,610
Recommended annual student budget [out-of-state] $11,900 Average amount of outstanding MBA loans per full-time student $33,600

Application deadlines for Class of 2002

Admission applications Financial aid applications
Domestic 11/01/99 International 11/01/99 Domestic 05/01/00 International 02/14/00
Domestic 12/01/99 International 12/01/99 Domestic N/A International N/A
Domestic 01/07/00 International 01/07/00 Domestic N/A International N/A
Domestic 02/11/00 International 02/11/00 Domestic N/A International N/A
Domestic 04/14/00 International 04/14/00 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 5% Percentage of Class of 1999 [seeking employment] that received their first job offer by graduation 98%
Actual on-campus interviews conducted for full-time jobs [including first-round interviews] for second-year students 3,440 Companies that recruited second-year students on campus in past academic year 192
Actual on-campus interviews conducted for summer internships 1,934 Companies that recruited on campus for first-year interships 135
Average number of job offers received by a Class of 1999 graduate [seeking employment] 3 Opportunities posted via the Internet or electronically 450

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

1. PricewaterhouseCoopers 11 6. Ernst & Young 7
2. Booz Allen Hamilton 10 7. McKinsey & Co. 6
3. AT Kearney 9 8. Warner Lambert 5
4. Deloitte Consulting 8 9. Chase Securities, Inc. 4
5. Enron Capital Trade 8 10. Citibank, N.A. 4

Prospects - 1998 / 1999 Grads
Median starting base salary [excluding bonuses] for the Class of 1999 $77,750 Average starting base salary [excluding bonuses] for the Class of 1999 $81,677
Median first year signing bonus for the Class of 1999 $20,000 Average first year signing bonus for the Class of 1999 $16,088
Percentage of job-accepting Class of 1999 graduates who provided usable base salary information 99% Percentage of job-accepting Class of 1999 graduates who received a signing bonus 86%
** 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 1997
B-school's operating budget for 1999-00 school year $39,600,000 Amount of operating budget used to support financial aid $2,700,000
Graduate school's total dollar endowment as of August 1, 1999 $97,493,113 Increase in operating budget used to support financial aid from 1998-99 academic year 8%
Accelerated MBA program offered No Laptop Computer Requirement Yes

Distance learning program N/A

School Concentrations / Specializations
Accounting Business & Political Economy Ethics
Finance Leadership & Organization Behavior Entrepreneurship
Marketing Operations Quantitative Analysis
Strategy Management Communications

Teaching Methods
Lecture 15% Case study 70% Other 15%
Full-time faculty in residence for the 99-00 year 53 Adjunct or visiting faculty in residence for the 99-00 year 27


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Administration

Dean Edward A. Snyder Phone number 804.924.7481

Director of MBA Programs Jeanne M. Liedtka Phone number 804.924.1404

Director of Admissions A. Jon Megibow Phone number 804.924.4783

Director of Alumni Relations Steven Oliveira Phone number 804.924.4874

Director of Financial Aid Laurence G. Mueller Phone number 804.924.7559

Director of Career Services Anne S. Harris Phone number 804.924.7685


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Alumni Affairs

Living MBA alumni 6,384 Alumni clubs 25

Living alumni who gave to the annual fund raising efforts of the school in 1998-99 39% Median gift $250 Average gift $2,503



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