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Primary source of job offer:

School-facilitated activities: 61  %
Graduate-facilitated activities: 39  %
No information provided by graduate: 0  %

Companies that recruited second-year MBAs on campus in 2008-09:
20

Companies that posted full-time job offers for MBAs
on the school's job boards in 2008-09:
110

Job Offers for 2009 graduates:

Received first job offer by graduation: 52  %
Received first job offer in three months following graduation: 29  %
Received first job offer more than 3 months after graduation: 0  %
Did not report having received a job offer: 19  %
Accepted first job offer by graduation: 52  %
Accepted first job offer in three months following graduation: 29  %
Accepted first job offer more than 3 months after graduation: 0  %
Did not report having accepted a job offer: 19  %

Top recruiting organizations most recent academic year:

LG Corporation   3
Sears Holdings Corp.   2
Ernst & Young LLP   2
Robert Bosch Corp.   2
US General Services Admin.   2
Nalco Company   2
AT&T   1
Cisco Systems   1
ExxonMobil   1
Hewitt Associates   1
Peabody Energy   1
Proctor & Gamble   1
Shell Oil Company   1
Whirlpool Corporation   1
Northrup Grumman   1

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CAREER SERVICES
Graduates seeking full-time professional MBA employment: 72  %
Graduates not seeking employment: 22  %
Graduates for whom you have no information regarding employment: 6  %

Annual job-searching trips that the school coordinates or participates in:

Destination: Chicago Career Quest
Month: August
Amount Paid By School: Full
Destination: NSHMBA
Month: October
Amount Paid By School: Partial
Destination: NBMBAA
Month: September
Amount Paid By School: Partial
Destination: Asian MBA Career Fair
Month: September
Amount Paid By School: Partial
Destination: Forte Conference
Month: June
Amount Paid By School: Partial

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B-SCHOOL ALUMNI
Living MBA alumni:
6,171

Active MBA alumni clubs:
3

Countries in which MBA clubs exist:
1

Living MBA alumni who gave in past year:
16  %

Mean gift from MBA alumni:
$  328

Median gift from MBA alumni:
$  83

  Did school receive an individual gift in excess of $10 million in the past academic year?
No

Business school endowment
$  56,870,672

  Does the main university offer career placement services for alumni?
Yes

  Does the main university have an alumni networking Web site?
Yes

University alumni networking site:
http://www.uiaa.org/index.html

  Does the B-School have an alumni networking Web site?
Yes

Business school alumni networking site:
http://linkedin.com

  Do current MBA students have access to an alumni database?
No

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TECHNOLOGY
Technology improvements in the last three academic years:
In Fall 2008, the College of Business opened a new, technologically state-of-the-art Business Instructional Facility with MBA classrooms boasting video-conferencing, multiple A/V displays, and an environmentally responsible space that includes LCD an projection-equipped breakout/study rooms. The building's Margolis Market Information Laboratory includes classrooms and lab space with advanced software and hardware for financial engineering. Other College advancements include a custom ePortfolio and reporting system for faculty, introduction of Sharepoint to integrate with our Exchange Server, and supporting system enhancements. ILLINOIS is consistently among the top, if not at the top, of wired campuses, providing wireless access to students throughout public spaces. The Business Instructional Facility is fully wireless and boasts Virtual Bulletin Boards with touch-screen technology for students to access current news, stock market reports, events, art and entertainment.

Amount spent:
$  45,000,000

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TEACHING/ACADEMICS
Teaching methods used:

Case Study: 30  %
Lectures: 30  %
Simulations: 10  %
Team Projects: 30  %

Requirements for graduation:

Students must have attended a minimum number of classes

Students must have earned a pre-determined GPA/letter grade average

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STUDENT LIFE
Professional clubs available to full-time MBA students:

Corporate Social Responsibility/NetImpact

Finance

High Tech

Manufacturing

Marketing

Networking clubs available to full-time MBA students:

Black MBA Association

Hispanic Student Organization

International Club

Volunteer

Women in MBA

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FACULTY
Faculty employed by the B-school:
166

Full-time faculty:

Tenured: 52
Non-Tenured: 78

Adjunct/Visiting Faculty:

Tenured: 15
Non-Tenured: 21

Women on Faculty:

Tenured: 11
Non-Tenured: 31

Minority Faculty:

Tenured: 4
Non-Tenured: 9

International Faculty:

Tenured: 0
Non-Tenured: 19

Faculty with PhDs:

Tenured: 67
Non-Tenured: 89

Faculty who are also members of company boards of directors or advisors:
5  %

Faculty who have owned their own business:
8  %

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Joint-degree programs offered to full-time MBAs:

MBA/JD (Law)

MBA/MA (Arts)

MBA/March (Architecture)

MBA/MCS (Computer Science)

MBA/MD (Medicine)

MBA/ME (Engineering)

MBA/Meng (Engineering - Manufacturing Management)

MBA/MILR (Industrial Labor Relations)

MBA/MS (Science)

MBA/MSEE (Electrical Engineering)

MBA/MSIE (Industrial Engineering)

MBA/MSME (Mechanical Engineering)

MBA/PhD

Other

  Does the school offer an accelerated full-time MBA program?
No

The school believes that its leading areas of study for full-time MBA students are:

Consulting

Finance

General Management

Marketing

Operations Management

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CLASS OFFERINGS
Average number of students in a full-time MBA core class:
50

Average number of students in a full-time MBA elective class:
30

Elective courses available to full-time MBA students:
63

Electives that have been added to the full-time program since June 30, 2009:
Employee Benefits Plans
Environmental Regulation of Business
E-Business Management
Brand Management
Venture Capital

Year of last major change or significant overhaul to the core curriculum:
2003

Concentrations and specializations offered to full-time MBA students:

Finance

General Management

Marketing

Operations Management

Technology

Other: inf

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GMAT
  Are applicants required to take the GMAT?
Yes

GMAT scores:

Mean : 634
Median: 650

Middle 80% range GMAT scores:

        From:  540
        To:  710