BUSINESSWEEK ONLINE: B-SCHOOLS: 1999 MBA PROFILES
Harvard
Harvard Business School
 1999 MBA Profile
Address: Graduate School of Business Administration
Soldiers Field
Boston, MA 02163
E-Mail: admissions@hbs.edu
Website: www.hbs.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 1,774 Full-time students 1,774 Part-time students 0
Female 30% Non-U.S. citzens 30% Underrepresented minorities* 8%**
Applicants accepted [selectivity] 13% Applicants admitted [yield] N/A Number of applicants 8,476
Overall applicants interviewed 14% Admitted applicants interviewed N/A Admitted students with less than one year of work experience N/A

Class of 2001 Traits
GMAT scores Average 690 Range 530 to 780
Undergraduate GPA Average 3.5 Range 2.5 to 4.0
Work experience [years] Average 4 Range 1 to 16
Student age [years] Average 27 Range 22 to 42

Tuition and Fees
In-state $27,250 Out-of-state $27,250 Room & board N/A
Recommended annual student budget [out-of-state] $49,400 Average amount of outstanding MBA loans per full-time student N/A

Application deadlines for Class of 2002

Admission applications Financial aid applications
Domestic 11/03/99 International 11/03/99 Domestic N/A International N/A
Domestic 01/06/00 International 01/06/00 Domestic N/A International N/A
Domestic 03/02/00 International 03/02/00 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.
** BW Estimate

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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 27% Percentage of Class of 1999 [seeking employment] that received their first job offer by graduation 96%
Actual on-campus interviews conducted for full-time jobs [including first-round interviews] for second-year students N/A Companies that recruited second-year students on campus in past academic year 528
Actual on-campus interviews conducted for summer internships N/A Companies that recruited on campus for first-year interships 300
Average number of job offers received by a Class of 1999 graduate [seeking employment] 3.5 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. N/A N/A 6. N/A N/A
2. N/A N/A 7. N/A N/A
3. N/A N/A 8. N/A N/A
4. N/A N/A 9. N/A N/A
5. N/A N/A 10. N/A N/A

Prospects - 1998 / 1999 Grads
Median starting base salary [excluding bonuses] for the Class of 1999 $90,000 Average starting base salary [excluding bonuses] for the Class of 1999 $89,348
Median first year signing bonus for the Class of 1999 $20,000 Average first year signing bonus for the Class of 1999 $20,411
Percentage of job-accepting Class of 1999 graduates who provided usable base salary information N/A Percentage of job-accepting Class of 1999 graduates who received a signing bonus N/A
*** 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 curriculum last revised in 1999
B-school's operating budget for 1999-00 school year $240,000,000 Amount of operating budget used to support financial aid N/A
Graduate school's total dollar endowment as of August 1, 1999 $1,075,000,000 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 No

School Concentrations / Specializations
General Management

Teaching Methods
Lecture 15% Case study 80% Other 5%
Full-time faculty in residence for the 99-00 year 217 Adjunct or visiting faculty in residence for the 99-00 year N/A


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Administration

Dean Kim Clark Phone number 617.495.6550

Director of MBA Programs Carl Kester Phone number 617.495.6351

Director of Admissions Kirsten Moss Phone number 617.495.6127

Director of Alumni Relations Christine Faironild Phone number 617.495.6890

Director of Financial Aid N/A Phone number 617.495.6640

Director of Career Services Linda Carrigon Phone number 617.495.6232


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Alumni Affairs

Living MBA alumni 36,920 Alumni clubs 107

Living alumni who gave to the annual fund raising efforts of the school in 1998-99 27% Median gift N/A Average gift N/A



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

Name Maura Byrne Title Assistant Director of Communications




 
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