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Cornell
Johnson Graduate School of Management
 1999 MBA Profile
Address: Johnson School
Ithaca, NY 14853-4201
E-Mail: mba@cornell.edu
Website: www.johnson.cornell.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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Admissions

1999-2000 Student Profile
Total enrollment 556 Full-time students 556 Part-time students N/A
Female 26% Non-U.S. citzens 30% Underrepresented minorities* 5%
Applicants accepted [selectivity] 19% Applicants admitted [yield] 54% Number of applicants 3,038
Overall applicants interviewed N/A Admitted applicants interviewed 100% Admitted students with less than one year of work experience 0%

Class of 2001 Traits
GMAT scores Average 675 Range 560 to 800
Undergraduate GPA Average 3.4 Range 2.0 to 4.3
Work experience [years] Average 5 Range N/A to N/A
Student age [years] Average 29 Range 22 to 48

Tuition and Fees
In-state $25,600 Out-of-state $25,600 Room & board $7,500
Recommended annual student budget [out-of-state] $37,800 Average amount of outstanding MBA loans per full-time student $43,800

Application deadlines for Class of 2002

Admission applications Financial aid applications
Domestic 11/15/99 International 11/15/99 Domestic 01/15/00 International 01/15/00
Domestic 01/15/00 International 01/15/00 Domestic N/A International N/A
Domestic 03/15/00 International 03/15/00 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 2% Percentage of Class of 1999 [seeking employment] that received their first job offer by graduation 93%
Actual on-campus interviews conducted for full-time jobs [including first-round interviews] for second-year students 2,792 Companies that recruited second-year students on campus in past academic year 141
Actual on-campus interviews conducted for summer internships 1,753 Companies that recruited on campus for first-year interships 89
Average number of job offers received by a Class of 1999 graduate [seeking employment] 2 Opportunities posted via the Internet or electronically N/A

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

1. American Express 10 6. Deloitte Consulting 7
2. AT Kearney 9 7. IBM 6
3. PricewaterhouseCoopers 9 8. Goldman Sachs 5
4. McKinsey & Company 8 9. Pittiglio, Rabin, Todd, McGrath 5
5. Ernst & Young 8 10. Clorox Company 5

Prospects - 1998 / 1999 Grads
Median starting base salary [excluding bonuses] for the Class of 1999 $76,000 Average starting base salary [excluding bonuses] for the Class of 1999 $80,246
Median first year signing bonus for the Class of 1999 $17,000 Average first year signing bonus for the Class of 1999 $18,246
Percentage of job-accepting Class of 1999 graduates who provided usable base salary information 93% Percentage of job-accepting Class of 1999 graduates who received a signing bonus 87%
** 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 1998
B-school's operating budget for 1999-00 school year $30,000,000 Amount of operating budget used to support financial aid $3,643,730
Graduate school's total dollar endowment as of August 1, 1999 $118,229,000 Increase in operating budget used to support financial aid from 1998-99 academic year N/A
Accelerated MBA program offered Yes Laptop Computer Requirement Yes

Distance learning program N/A

School Concentrations / Specializations
N/A

Teaching Methods
Lecture 30% Case study 40% Other 30%
Full-time faculty in residence for the 99-00 year 49 Adjunct or visiting faculty in residence for the 99-00 year 14


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Administration

Dean Robert J. Swieringa Phone number 607.255.6418

Director of MBA Programs Cathy Dove Phone number 607.255.1987

Director of Admissions Natalie Grinblatt Phone number 607.255.4526

Director of Alumni Relations John Nozell Phone number 607.255.4888

Director of Financial Aid Ann Richards Phone number 607.255.4526

Director of Career Services John Nozell Phone number 607.255.4888


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Alumni Affairs

Living MBA alumni 8,318 Alumni clubs 28

Living alumni who gave to the annual fund raising efforts of the school in 1998-99 25% Median gift $100 Average gift $1,492



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

Name Margo Hittleman Title Special Assistant to the Dean




 
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