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#16 Brigham Young (Marriott)

08.05.09, 06:00 PM EDT

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Next: NYU (Stern)

Provo, UT Length of Program: 2 year School Type:private marriottschool.byu.edu Five-Year MBA Gain Total1: $41,000 As % Of Expenses2: 39% Years to break even: 3.9 Class Of 2004 Salary Pre-MBA: $45,000 In 2008: $105,000 Class Of 2010 Tuition3: $38,000 Media GMAT score: 680

Notes: 1. 5-Yr total compensation after graduation, minus the sum of tuition, fees and forgone compensation 2. M.B.A. profit divided by sum of tuition, fees and forgone compensation 3. Total tuition and fees for out-of-state students 5-Yr figures before taxes and adjusted for time value of money. NA: not available or not applicable

Class of 2008 HIRING (number of graduates) Bank of America (6) American Express (5) Cisco Systems (5) Microsoft (4) Procter & Gamble (3)		Class of 2008 Median First Year Compensation Base: $89,000 Signing Bonus: $15,000 Other Guaranteed: $12,000
CLASS OF 2010 STUDENT BODY No. Of Applicants: 397 % Accepted: 56% Total Enrolled: 149 % Residing In U.S.: 90% Median Undergrad GPA: 3.6 Median Years Work Experience: 3.5		Class of 2010 Tuition and Fees 1st Year In-State: $9,240 Out-Of-State: $18,480 2nd Year In-State: $9,980 Out-Of-State: $19,960
Class of 2008 JOB PLACEMENT Consulting: 8% Finance/Accounting: 36% Operations/Logistics: 11% General Management: 6% Marketing/Sales: 18% IT: 0% HR: 14% Other: 7%		Class of 2008 Base Salary By Placement Consulting: $95,000 Finance/Accounting: $90,000 Operations/Logistics: $77,000 General Management: $80,000 Marketing/Sales: $90,000 IT: NA HR: $83,000 Other: $89,750

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#17 NYU (Stern)

08.05.09, 06:00 PM EDT

Previous: Brigham Young (Marriott)

Next: Michigan (Ross)

New York, NY Length of Program: 2 year School Type:private www.stern.nyu.edu Five-Year MBA Gain Total1: $37,000 As % Of Expenses2: 20% Years to break even: 4.3 Class Of 2004 Salary Pre-MBA: $62,000 In 2008: $170,000 Class Of 2010 Tuition3: $89,000 Media GMAT score: 710

Notes: 1. 5-Yr total compensation after graduation, minus the sum of tuition, fees and forgone compensation 2. M.B.A. profit divided by sum of tuition, fees and forgone compensation 3. Total tuition and fees for out-of-state students 5-Yr figures before taxes and adjusted for time value of money. NA: not available or not applicable

Class of 2008 HIRING (number of graduates) American Express (NA) Citigroup (NA) Credit Suisse (NA) JP Morgan Chase (NA) McKinsey & Co (NA)		Class of 2008 Median First Year Compensation Base: $95,000 Signing Bonus: $35,000 Other Guaranteed: $33,250
CLASS OF 2010 STUDENT BODY No. Of Applicants: 4,779 % Accepted: 15% Total Enrolled: 414 % Residing In U.S.: 75% Median Undergrad GPA: 3.5 Median Years Work Experience: 4.7		Class of 2010 Tuition and Fees 1st Year In-State: $43,942 Out-Of-State: $43,942 2nd Year In-State: $45,280 Out-Of-State: $45,280
Class of 2008 JOB PLACEMENT Consulting: 14% Finance/Accounting: 58% Operations/Logistics: 2% General Management: 4% Marketing/Sales: 20% IT: 1% HR: 1% Other: 1%		Class of 2008 Base Salary By Placement Consulting: $120,000 Finance/Accounting: $95,000 Operations/Logistics: $100,000 General Management: $105,500 Marketing/Sales: $93,000 IT: NA HR: NA Other: NA

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#14 MIT (Sloan)

08.05.09, 06:00 PM EDT

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Cambridge, MA Length of Program: 2 year School Type:private mitsloan.mit.edu Five-Year MBA Gain Total1: $42,000 As % Of Expenses2: 20% Years to break even: 4.4 Class Of 2004 Salary Pre-MBA: $70,000 In 2008: $190,000 Class Of 2010 Tuition3: $96,000 Media GMAT score: 710

Notes: 1. 5-Yr total compensation after graduation, minus the sum of tuition, fees and forgone compensation 2. M.B.A. profit divided by sum of tuition, fees and forgone compensation 3. Total tuition and fees for out-of-state students 5-Yr figures before taxes and adjusted for time value of money. NA: not available or not applicable

Class of 2008 HIRING (number of graduates) McKinsey & Co (26) Bain & Co (11) Microsoft (9) Boston Consulting Group (7) Goldman Sachs (7)		Class of 2008 Median First Year Compensation Base: $113,000 Signing Bonus: $20,000 Other Guaranteed: $24,500
CLASS OF 2010 STUDENT BODY No. Of Applicants: 3,896 % Accepted: 15% Total Enrolled: 396 % Residing In U.S.: 62% Median Undergrad GPA: 3.6 Median Years Work Experience: 5.0		Class of 2010 Tuition and Fees 1st Year In-State: $47,034 Out-Of-State: $47,034 2nd Year In-State: $48,922 Out-Of-State: $48,922
Class of 2008 JOB PLACEMENT Consulting: 38% Finance/Accounting: 27% Operations/Logistics: 8% General Management: 8% Marketing/Sales: 19% IT: 0% HR: 0% Other: 0%		Class of 2008 Base Salary By Placement Consulting: $125,000 Finance/Accounting: $100,000 Operations/Logistics: $110,000 General Management: $110,000 Marketing/Sales: $105,000 IT: NA HR: NA Other: NA

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#15 UNC (Kenan-Flagler)

08.05.09, 06:00 PM EDT

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Chapel Hill, NC Length of Program: 2 year School Type:public www.kenan-flagler.unc.edu Five-Year MBA Gain Total1: $41,000 As % Of Expenses2: 28% Years to break even: 4.2 Class Of 2004 Salary Pre-MBA: $55,000 In 2008: $142,000 Class Of 2010 Tuition3: $86,000 Media GMAT score: 690

Notes: 1. 5-Yr total compensation after graduation, minus the sum of tuition, fees and forgone compensation 2. M.B.A. profit divided by sum of tuition, fees and forgone compensation 3. Total tuition and fees for out-of-state students 5-Yr figures before taxes and adjusted for time value of money. NA: not available or not applicable

Class of 2008 HIRING (number of graduates) Bank of America (31) Deloitte Consulting (20) Johnson & Johnson (20) American Express (8) McKinsey & Co (8)		Class of 2008 Median First Year Compensation Base: $95,000 Signing Bonus: $20,000 Other Guaranteed: $10,000
CLASS OF 2010 STUDENT BODY No. Of Applicants: 2,060 % Accepted: 34% Total Enrolled: 279 % Residing In U.S.: 68% Median Undergrad GPA: 3.3 Median Years Work Experience: 5.0		Class of 2010 Tuition and Fees 1st Year In-State: $22,355 Out-Of-State: $41,879 2nd Year In-State: $23,424 Out-Of-State: $43,949
Class of 2008 JOB PLACEMENT Consulting: 19% Finance/Accounting: 45% Operations/Logistics: 2% General Management: 4% Marketing/Sales: 19% IT: 0% HR: 3% Other: 9%		Class of 2008 Base Salary By Placement Consulting: $123,500 Finance/Accounting: $95,000 Operations/Logistics: $90,000 General Management: $88,500 Marketing/Sales: $92,000 IT: NA HR: $80,000 Other: $85,000

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#12 UC Berkeley (Haas)

08.05.09, 06:00 PM EDT

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Berkeley, CA Length of Program: 2 year School Type:public www.haas.berkeley.edu Five-Year MBA Gain Total1: $43,000 As % Of Expenses2: 26% Years to break even: 4.2 Class Of 2004 Salary Pre-MBA: $67,000 In 2008: $163,000 Class Of 2010 Tuition3: $86,000 Media GMAT score: 710

Notes: 1. 5-Yr total compensation after graduation, minus the sum of tuition, fees and forgone compensation 2. M.B.A. profit divided by sum of tuition, fees and forgone compensation 3. Total tuition and fees for out-of-state students 5-Yr figures before taxes and adjusted for time value of money. NA: not available or not applicable

Class of 2008 HIRING (number of graduates) Google (8) Amazon.com (7) Yahoo! (7) Bain & Co (5) Deloitte Consulting (5)		Class of 2008 Median First Year Compensation Base: $110,000 Signing Bonus: $20,000 Other Guaranteed: $18,000
CLASS OF 2010 STUDENT BODY No. Of Applicants: 3,779 % Accepted: 12% Total Enrolled: 240 % Residing In U.S.: 61% Median Undergrad GPA: 3.6 Median Years Work Experience: 5.0		Class of 2010 Tuition and Fees 1st Year In-State: $30,925 Out-Of-State: $40,605 2nd Year In-State: $35,893 Out-Of-State: $45,093
Class of 2008 JOB PLACEMENT Consulting: 18% Finance/Accounting: 29% Operations/Logistics: 2% General Management: 21% Marketing/Sales: 25% IT: 1% HR: 2% Other: 3%		Class of 2008 Base Salary By Placement Consulting: $125,000 Finance/Accounting: $105,000 Operations/Logistics: NA General Management: $110,000 Marketing/Sales: $110,000 IT: NA HR: NA Other: NA

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#13 Duke (Fuqua)

08.05.09, 06:00 PM EDT

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Next: MIT (Sloan)

Durham, NC Length of Program: 2 year School Type:private www.fuqua.duke.edu Five-Year MBA Gain Total1: $43,000 As % Of Expenses2: 24% Years to break even: 4.3 Class Of 2004 Salary Pre-MBA: $62,000 In 2008: $148,000 Class Of 2010 Tuition3: $93,000 Media GMAT score: 700

Notes: 1. 5-Yr total compensation after graduation, minus the sum of tuition, fees and forgone compensation 2. M.B.A. profit divided by sum of tuition, fees and forgone compensation 3. Total tuition and fees for out-of-state students 5-Yr figures before taxes and adjusted for time value of money. NA: not available or not applicable

Class of 2008 HIRING (number of graduates) Citigroup (12) Deloitte Consulting (11) Accenture (10) McKinsey & Co (9) Johnson & Johnson (9)		Class of 2008 Median First Year Compensation Base: $95,000 Signing Bonus: $20,000 Other Guaranteed: $18,600
CLASS OF 2010 STUDENT BODY No. Of Applicants: 3,076 % Accepted: 30% Total Enrolled: 430 % Residing In U.S.: 60% Median Undergrad GPA: 3.4 Median Years Work Experience: 5.0		Class of 2010 Tuition and Fees 1st Year In-State: $46,483 Out-Of-State: $46,483 2nd Year In-State: $46,905 Out-Of-State: $46,905
Class of 2008 JOB PLACEMENT Consulting: 28% Finance/Accounting: 32% Operations/Logistics: 3% General Management: 13% Marketing/Sales: 23% IT: 1% HR: 0% Other: 1%		Class of 2008 Base Salary By Placement Consulting: $120,000 Finance/Accounting: $95,000 Operations/Logistics: $105,000 General Management: $100,000 Marketing/Sales: $95,000 IT: NA HR: NA Other: NA

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#11 Texas-Austin (McCombs)

08.05.09, 06:00 PM EDT

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Austin, TX Length of Program: 2 year School Type:public www.mccombs.utexas.edu Five-Year MBA Gain Total1: $44,000 As % Of Expenses2: 29% Years to break even: 4.2 Class Of 2004 Salary Pre-MBA: $57,000 In 2008: $125,000 Class Of 2010 Tuition3: $81,000 Media GMAT score: 690

Notes: 1. 5-Yr total compensation after graduation, minus the sum of tuition, fees and forgone compensation 2. M.B.A. profit divided by sum of tuition, fees and forgone compensation 3. Total tuition and fees for out-of-state students 5-Yr figures before taxes and adjusted for time value of money. NA: not available or not applicable

Class of 2008 HIRING (number of graduates) Deloitte Consulting (13) JP Morgan Chase (9) Bank of America (8) Citigroup (7) Dell (5)		Class of 2008 Median First Year Compensation Base: $95,000 Signing Bonus: $20,000 Other Guaranteed: $11,875
CLASS OF 2010 STUDENT BODY No. Of Applicants: 1,929 % Accepted: 27% Total Enrolled: 264 % Residing In U.S.: 76% Median Undergrad GPA: 3.4 Median Years Work Experience: 5.0		Class of 2010 Tuition and Fees 1st Year In-State: $24,354 Out-Of-State: $40,904 2nd Year In-State: $25,190 Out-Of-State: $40,522
Class of 2008 JOB PLACEMENT Consulting: 24% Finance/Accounting: 39% Operations/Logistics: 4% General Management: 14% Marketing/Sales: 18% IT: 0% HR: 0% Other: 1%		Class of 2008 Base Salary By Placement Consulting: $120,000 Finance/Accounting: $95,000 Operations/Logistics: $95,000 General Management: $91,852 Marketing/Sales: $90,000 IT: NA HR: NA Other: $45,500

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#10 Yale

08.05.09, 06:00 PM EDT

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Next: Texas-Austin (McCombs)

New Haven, CT Length of Program: 2 year School Type:private mba.yale.edu Five-Year MBA Gain Total1: $46,000 As % Of Expenses2: 26% Years to break even: 4.3 Class Of 2004 Salary Pre-MBA: $57,000 In 2008: $160,000 Class Of 2010 Tuition3: $93,000 Media GMAT score: 720

Notes: 1. 5-Yr total compensation after graduation, minus the sum of tuition, fees and forgone compensation 2. M.B.A. profit divided by sum of tuition, fees and forgone compensation 3. Total tuition and fees for out-of-state students 5-Yr figures before taxes and adjusted for time value of money. NA: not available or not applicable

Class of 2008 HIRING (number of graduates) McKinsey & Co (6) Lehman Brothers (5) American Express (4) CCS Fundraising (4) Booz Allen Hamilton (3)		Class of 2008 Median First Year Compensation Base: $95,000 Signing Bonus: $20,000 Other Guaranteed: $19,000
CLASS OF 2010 STUDENT BODY No. Of Applicants: 3,051 % Accepted: 14% Total Enrolled: 193 % Residing In U.S.: 72% Median Undergrad GPA: 3.5 Median Years Work Experience: 5.4		Class of 2010 Tuition and Fees 1st Year In-State: $47,300 Out-Of-State: $47,300 2nd Year In-State: $45,650 Out-Of-State: $45,650
Class of 2008 JOB PLACEMENT Consulting: 25% Finance/Accounting: 40% Operations/Logistics: 0% General Management: 21% Marketing/Sales: 10% IT: 1% HR: 2% Other: 1%		Class of 2008 Base Salary By Placement Consulting: $108,750 Finance/Accounting: $95,000 Operations/Logistics: NA General Management: $95,000 Marketing/Sales: $90,000 IT: NA HR: $107,500 Other: NA

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#8 Northwestern (Kellogg)

08.05.09, 06:00 PM EDT

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Next: Virginia (Darden)

Evanston, IL Length of Program: 1 & 2 year School Type:private www.kellogg.northwestern.edu Five-Year MBA Gain Total1: $52,000 As % Of Expenses2: 27% Years to break even: 4.2 Class Of 2004 Salary Pre-MBA: $66,000 In 2008: $165,000 Class Of 2010 Tuition3: $96,000 Media GMAT score: 710

Notes: 1. 5-Yr total compensation after graduation, minus the sum of tuition, fees and forgone compensation 2. M.B.A. profit divided by sum of tuition, fees and forgone compensation 3. Total tuition and fees for out-of-state students 5-Yr figures before taxes and adjusted for time value of money. NA: not available or not applicable

Class of 2008 HIRING (number of graduates) McKinsey & Co (32) Bain & Co (20) Boston Consulting Group (20) Lehman Brothers (17) Merrill Lynch (12)		Class of 2008 Median First Year Compensation Base: $105,000 Signing Bonus: $20,000 Other Guaranteed: $23,625
CLASS OF 2010 STUDENT BODY No. Of Applicants: 5,051 % Accepted: NA Total Enrolled: 530 % Residing In U.S.: 64% Median Undergrad GPA: 3.6 Median Years Work Experience: 4.8		Class of 2010 Tuition and Fees 1st Year In-State: $46,791 Out-Of-State: $46,791 2nd Year In-State: $49,074 Out-Of-State: $49,074
Class of 2008 JOB PLACEMENT Consulting: 36% Finance/Accounting: 29% Operations/Logistics: 1% General Management: 6% Marketing/Sales: 22% IT: 0% HR: 0% Other: 6%		Class of 2008 Base Salary By Placement Consulting: $121,000 Finance/Accounting: $95,000 Operations/Logistics: $119,000 General Management: $106,500 Marketing/Sales: $95,000 IT: NA HR: NA Other: $100,000

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#9 Virginia (Darden)

08.05.09, 06:00 PM EDT

Previous: Northwestern (Kellogg)

Next: Yale

Charlottesville, VA Length of Program: 2 year School Type:public www.darden.edu Five-Year MBA Gain Total1: $50,000 As % Of Expenses2: 28% Years to break even: 4.2 Class Of 2004 Salary Pre-MBA: $60,000 In 2008: $159,000 Class Of 2010 Tuition3: $93,000 Media GMAT score: 700

Notes: 1. 5-Yr total compensation after graduation, minus the sum of tuition, fees and forgone compensation 2. M.B.A. profit divided by sum of tuition, fees and forgone compensation 3. Total tuition and fees for out-of-state students 5-Yr figures before taxes and adjusted for time value of money. NA: not available or not applicable

Class of 2008 HIRING (number of graduates) Bank of America (12) Bain & Co (9) Booz & Co (9) JP Morgan Chase (9) Johnson & Johnson (8)		Class of 2008 Median First Year Compensation Base: $100,000 Signing Bonus: $20,000 Other Guaranteed: $12,000
CLASS OF 2010 STUDENT BODY No. Of Applicants: 2,762 % Accepted: 25% Total Enrolled: 333 % Residing In U.S.: 70% Median Undergrad GPA: 3.4 Median Years Work Experience: 4.0		Class of 2010 Tuition and Fees 1st Year In-State: $40,500 Out-Of-State: $45,500 2nd Year In-State: $42,000 Out-Of-State: $47,000
Class of 2008 JOB PLACEMENT Consulting: 20% Finance/Accounting: 43% Operations/Logistics: 0% General Management: 23% Marketing/Sales: 11% IT: 0% HR: 0% Other: 3%		Class of 2008 Base Salary By Placement Consulting: $120,000 Finance/Accounting: $95,000 Operations/Logistics: NA General Management: $100,000 Marketing/Sales: $95,000 IT: NA HR: NA Other: $160,000