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Georgia State University
J. Mack Robinson College of Business
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 original profile — click here.
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1999-2000 Student Profile
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Total enrollment
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1,633
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Full-time students
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485
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Part-time students
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1,148
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Female
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36%
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Non-U.S. citzens
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20%
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Underrepresented minorities*
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8%
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Applicants accepted [selectivity]
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N/A
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Applicants admitted [yield]
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67%
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Number of applicants
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350
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Overall applicants interviewed
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0%
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Admitted applicants interviewed
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0%
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Admitted students with less than one year of work experience
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19%
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GMAT scores
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Average
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572
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Range
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460
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to
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730
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Undergraduate GPA
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Average
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3.0
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Range
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2.3
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to
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4.0
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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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0
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to
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13
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Student age [years]
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Average
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26
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Range
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20
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to
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35
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In-state
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$2,812
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Out-of-state
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$9,796
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Room & board
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$7,788
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Recommended annual student budget [out-of-state]
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$24,452
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Average amount of outstanding MBA loans per full-time student
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$6,400
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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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05/01/00
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International
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05/01/00
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Domestic
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N/A
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International
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N/A
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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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15%
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Percentage of Class of 1999 [seeking employment] that received their first job offer by graduation
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44%
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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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916
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Companies that recruited second-year students on campus in past academic year
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117
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Actual on-campus interviews conducted for summer internships
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91
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Companies that recruited on campus for first-year interships
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17
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Average number of job offers received by a Class of 1999 graduate [seeking employment]
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2
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Opportunities posted via the Internet or electronically
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293
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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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Anersen Consulting
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8
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6.
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NCR
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2
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2.
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KPMG
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4
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7.
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Solution Builders
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2
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3.
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Radiant Systems
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4
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8.
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N/A
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N/A
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4.
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IBM
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3
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9.
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N/A
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N/A
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American Management Systems
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2
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10.
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N/A
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N/A
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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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$50,000
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Average starting base salary [excluding bonuses] for the Class of 1999
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$50,506
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Median first year signing bonus for the Class of 1999
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$3,000
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Average first year signing bonus for the Class of 1999
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$2,200
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Percentage of job-accepting Class of 1999 graduates who provided usable base salary information
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97%
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Percentage of job-accepting Class of 1999 graduates who received a signing bonus
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34%
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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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Public
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Core MBA curriculumlast revised in
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1998
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B-school's operating budget for 1999-00 school year
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$26,000,000
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Amount of operating budget used to support financial aid
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$1,045,000
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Graduate school's total dollar endowment as of August 1, 1999
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$16,000,000
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Increase in operating budget used to support financial aid from 1998-99 academic year
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3%
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Accelerated MBA program offered
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Yes
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Laptop Computer Requirement
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Yes
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Distance learning program
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A full MBA will be launched in the Fall of 2000.
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School Concentrations / Specializations
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Accounting
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Acturial Science
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Decision Sciences
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Economics
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Electronic Commerce
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Finance
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Health Administration
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Hospitality Administration
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Human Resources Management
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Information Systems
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International Business
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Management
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Marketing
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Real Estate
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Risk Mgt. & Insurance
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Lecture
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25%
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Case study
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25%
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Other
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50%
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Full-time faculty in residence for the 99-00 year
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197
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Adjunct or visiting faculty in residence for the 99-00 year
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5
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Dean
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Sidney E. Harris
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Phone number
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404.651.2604
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Director of MBA Programs
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Michael Jay Jedel
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Phone number
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404.651.4482
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Director of Admissions
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Elaine Murphy
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Phone number
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404.651.1913
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Director of Alumni Relations
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Steve Strickland
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Phone number
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404.651.2707
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Director of Financial Aid
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Gwendolyn Francis
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Phone number
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404.651.2227
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Director of Career Services
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Barry Shielett
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Phone number
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404.651.3783
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Living MBA alumni
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10,720
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Alumni clubs
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2
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Living alumni who gave to the annual fund raising efforts of the school in 1998-99
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15%
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Median gift
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N/A
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Average gift
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$60
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The information above was submited on behalf of the school by:
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Name
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Sidney E. Harris
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Title
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Dean
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