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Columbia University
Columbia Business School
1999 MBA Profile
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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
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Total enrollment
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1,256
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Full-time students
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1,256
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Part-time students
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N/A
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Female
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36%
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Non-U.S. citzens
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28%
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Underrepresented minorities*
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13%
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Applicants accepted [selectivity]
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11%
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Applicants admitted [yield]
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71%
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Number of applicants
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6,406
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Overall applicants interviewed
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45%
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Admitted applicants interviewed
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90%
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Admitted students with less than one year of work experience
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0%
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GMAT scores
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Average
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700
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Range
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650
(middle
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to
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750
80%)
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Undergraduate GPA
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Average
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3.5
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Range
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3.0
(middle
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to
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3.8
80%)
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Work experience [years]
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Average
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4
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Range
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2
(middle
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to
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6
80%)
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Student age [years]
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Average
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27
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Range
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22
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to
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38
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In-state
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$29,174
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Out-of-state
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$29,174
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Room & board
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N/A
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Recommended annual student budget [out-of-state]
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N/A
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Average amount of outstanding MBA loans per full-time student
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N/A
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Application deadlines for Class of 2002
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Admission applications
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Financial aid applications
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Domestic
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10/01/99 (Jan. Class)
04/20/00 (Sept. Class)
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International
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10/01/99 (Jan. Class)
03/01/00 (Sept. Class)
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Domestic
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10/01/99 (Jan. Class)
02/01/00 (Sept. Class)
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International
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10/01/99 (Jan. Class)
02/01/00 (Sept. Class)
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* 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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Estimated percentage of Class of 1999 [seeking employment] that took a job at a company with less than 100 employees
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11%
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Percentage of Class of 1999 [seeking employment] that received their first job offer by graduation
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N/A
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Actual on-campus interviews conducted for full-time jobs [including first-round interviews] for second-year students
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6,159
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Companies that recruited second-year students on campus in past academic year
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560
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Actual on-campus interviews conducted for summer internships
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4,140
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Companies that recruited on campus for first-year interships
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340
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Average number of job offers received by a Class of 1999 graduate [seeking employment]
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5
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Opportunities posted via the Internet or electronically
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N/A
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Top Employers / Number of 1999 Hires
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Top 10 recruiting firms [i.e. hired the most 1999 grads] and the number of students hired
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1.
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Booz Allen & Hamilton
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25
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6.
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Citigroup
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16
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2.
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McKinsey & Co.
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20
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7.
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Merrill Lynch
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16
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3.
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Chase
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18
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8.
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Deutche Bank
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15
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4.
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Goldman Sachs
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18
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9.
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Ernst & Young
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15
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5.
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Lehman Brothers
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18
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10.
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J.P. Morgan
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15
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Prospects - 1998 / 1999 Grads
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Median starting base salary [excluding bonuses] for the Class of 1999
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$89,000
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Average starting base salary [excluding bonuses] for the Class of 1999
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$88,500
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Median first year signing bonus for the Class of 1999
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$20,000
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Average first year signing bonus for the Class of 1999
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$20,000
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Percentage of job-accepting Class of 1999 graduates who provided usable base salary information
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99%
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Percentage of job-accepting Class of 1999 graduates who received a signing bonus
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93%
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** 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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Institution is
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Private
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Core MBA curriculumlast revised in
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N/A
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B-school's operating budget for 1999-00 school year
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$89,000,000
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Amount of operating budget used to support financial aid
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$3,500,000
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Graduate school's total dollar endowment as of August 1, 1999
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$120,000,000
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Increase in operating budget used to support financial aid from 1998-99 academic year
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11%
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Accelerated MBA program offered
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No
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Laptop Computer Requirement
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Yes
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Distance learning program
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Columbia Business School does not offer a distance learning degree program. However, the School has entered into an agreement with UNEXT.com to develop a minimum of three 3-credit MBA courses for delivery over the IBM / Lotus LearningSpace software platform.
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School Concentrations / Specializations
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Accounting
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Finance and Economics
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Management
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Management Science
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Operations Management
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Marketing
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Entrepreneurship
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Human Resource Management
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International Business
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Media, Entertainment & Communications
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Public and Nonprofit Management
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Real Estate
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Lecture
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40%
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Case study
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40%
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Other
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20%
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Full-time faculty in residence for the 99-00 year
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117
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Adjunct or visiting faculty in residence for the 99-00 year
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81
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Dean
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Meyer Feldberg
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Phone number
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212.854.6083
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Director of MBA Programs
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Safwan Masri
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Phone number
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212.854.8716
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Director of Admissions
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Linda Meehan
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Phone number
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212.854.1961
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Director of Alumni Relations
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Marilyn Kohn
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Phone number
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212.854.8012
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Director of Financial Aid
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Eileen Potash
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Phone number
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212.854.6082
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Director of Career Services
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Regina Resnick
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Phone number
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212.854.5471
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Living MBA alumni
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24,865
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Alumni clubs
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46
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Living alumni who gave to the annual fund raising efforts of the school in 1998-99
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30%
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Median gift
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$100
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Average gift
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$2,254
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The information above was submited on behalf of the school by:
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Name
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Randee Sacks
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Title
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Director of Public Affairs
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