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Southern Methodist University
Cox School 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 more detailed original profile -- which includes 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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898
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Full-time students
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224
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Part-time students
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674
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Female
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33%
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Non-U.S. citzens
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25%
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Underrepresented minorities*
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5%
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Applicants accepted [selectivity]
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40%
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Applicants admitted [yield]
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54%
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Number of applicants
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500
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Overall applicants interviewed
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75%
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Admitted applicants interviewed
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100%
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Admitted students with less than one year of work experience
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3%
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GMAT scores
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Average
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640
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Range
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520
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to
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740
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Undergraduate GPA
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Average
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3.2
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Range
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2.2
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to
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3.9
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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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27
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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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$23,800
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Out-of-state
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$23,800
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Room & board
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$7,250
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Recommended annual student budget [out-of-state]
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$34,000
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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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11/30/99
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International
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N/A
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Domestic
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04/01/00
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International
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04/01/00
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Domestic
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01/15/00
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International
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N/A
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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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Domestic
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02/15/00
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International
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N/A
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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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Domestic
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03/31/00
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International
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N/A
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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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Domestic
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05/15/00
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International
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N/A
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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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22%
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Percentage of Class of 1999 [seeking employment] that received their first job offer by graduation
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85%
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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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539
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Companies that recruited second-year students on campus in past academic year
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67
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Actual on-campus interviews conducted for summer internships
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310
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Companies that recruited on campus for first-year interships
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51
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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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200
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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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Ernst & Young
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8
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6.
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Texas Instruments
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3
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2.
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Deloitte Consulting
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4
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7.
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Enron
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2
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3.
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American Airlines
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3
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8.
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Frito-Lay
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2
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4.
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Arthur Andersen
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3
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9.
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Intel
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2
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5.
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Scott Madden
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3
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10.
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JCPenney
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2
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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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$68,000
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Average starting base salary [excluding bonuses] for the Class of 1999
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$67,940
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Median first year signing bonus for the Class of 1999
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$10,000
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Average first year signing bonus for the Class of 1999
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$12,834
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Percentage of job-accepting Class of 1999 graduates who provided usable base salary information
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85%
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Percentage of job-accepting Class of 1999 graduates who received a signing bonus
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74%
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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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1999
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B-school's operating budget for 1999-00 school year
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$22,500,000
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Amount of operating budget used to support financial aid
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$1,600,000
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Graduate school's total dollar endowment as of August 1, 1999
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$115,000,000
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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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No
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Laptop Computer Requirement
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No
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Distance learning program
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N/A
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School Concentrations / Specializations
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Accounting
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Finance
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Information Sciences/Operations Management
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Marketing
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Organizational Behavior & Business Policy
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Real Estate, Insurance & Law
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Entrepreneurship
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Management Skills
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Lecture
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25%
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Case study
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50%
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Other
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25%
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Full-time faculty in residence for the 99-00 year
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80
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Adjunct or visiting faculty in residence for the 99-00 year
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24
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Dean
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Dr. Albert W. Niemi, Jr.
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Phone number
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214.768.3012
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Director of MBA Programs
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Dr. Marcia K. Armstrong
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Phone number
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214.768.4486
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Director of Admissions
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Ms. Donna Lau Smith
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Phone number
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214.768.2630
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Director of Alumni Relations
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Ms. Susan High
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Phone number
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214.768.3134
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Director of Financial Aid
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Mr. Michael Novak
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Phone number
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214.768.1588
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Director of Career Services
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Ms. Lois A. Jacobs
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Phone number
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214.768.3534
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Living MBA alumni
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6,763
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Alumni clubs
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9
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Living alumni who gave to the annual fund raising efforts of the school in 1998-99
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11%
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Median gift
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$100
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Average gift
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$506
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The information above was submited on behalf of the school by:
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Name
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Vige Barrie
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Title
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Director, Communications
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