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2001 FULL-TIME MBA PROFILE
Fordham University
Graduate School of Business Administration

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Address: Graduate School of Business Administration
113 West 60th Street, Room 624
New York , NY 10023
E-Mail: admissionsgb@fordham.edu
Web site: www.bnet.fordham.edu


THE FULL-TIME JOB HUNT

Graduating class seeking employment (1)   95%
Graduates who received their first job offer by graduation 84%
Graduates who received their first job offer within the first three months after graduation 91%
Graduates who were company sponsored, or already employed (2) n/a
Graduates who were continuing their education (after graduation) (3) n/a
Graduates who were starting a new business (4) 3%
 
Number of companies that recruited second-year students on campus in past academic year 52

(1) Seeking full-time professional employment.
(2) Includes graduates whose studies were financially sponsored by their employers and are returning to those employers, or who were employed while a student and will continue working for that employer.
(3) Enrolled/will enroll in further graduate studies.
(4) Starting a new business as owner. Does not include students accepting jobs with a salary in a new (startup) business.

Top 15 recruiting firms that hired the most graduates in the past 12 months and the number of students hired:
FirmGraduates Hired
1. Ernst & Young 4
2. Deloitte & Touche 3
3. Kraft 3
4. American Express 2
5. Bank of New York 2
6. Citigroup 2
7. JP Morgan/Chase 2
8. Pershing 2
9. UBS Warburg 2
10. Price Waterhouse Coopers 2
11. Reckett & Benchkisher 2
12. KPMG 2
13. IBM 2
14. Pfizer 2
15. Merck 1


U.S. Non-U.S.Total
Graduates
Average starting-base salary (1) (exluding bonuses) for the Class of 2001

$82,548 $83,857$82,041
Median starting-base salary (excluding bonuses) for the Class of 2001

$80,000 $84,000$80,000
Average first-year signing bonus

$17,317 $10,000$14,486
Median first-year signing bonus

$15,000 $8,000$10,000
Job-accepting graduates who received a signing bonus

56% 42%50%
Graduates receiving other guaranteed compensation (2)

31% 25%29%
Graduates that found jobs through their first-year internships

-- --n/a

(1) Base salary excludes bonuses, commissions, and other compensation. Should be reported in U.S. dollars.
(2) Benefits and perquisites (company cars, equipment, membership, etc.) are not equated to cash and are not included in compensation. May include other taxable payroll compensation such as a guaranteed annual bonus, and guaranteed "overtime" compensation.



CAREER DIRECTIONS

Graduates accepting jobs in the following fields:
Consulting 13%
Finance/Accounting 38%
General Management 4%
Human Resources 1%
Marketing/Sales 28%
MIS 10%
Operations/Logistics 6%
Other n/a

Graduates accepting jobs in the following industries:
Financial Services 51%
Government (federal, state, local, military) n/a
Manufacturing 15%
Nonprofit (trade associations, religious organizations, charities) 2%
Other Services 19%

Graduates accepting jobs in the following regions:
Africa n/a
Asia 6%
Central/South America, Mexico n/a
Eastern Europe 6%
Middle East 6%
North America
 (Canada: n/a / U.S.: n/a  )
82%
Oceania n/a
Western Europe n/a

Within North America:
Canada n/a
Mid-Atlantic U.S. n/a
Midwest U.S. 2%
Northeast U.S. 92%
South U.S. 6%
Southwest U.S. n/a
U.S. Possessions and territories n/a
West U.S. n/a


MBA INTERNSHIPS

Companies that recruited first-year MBA students for internships on campus in past academic year: 25

Top 15 recruiting firms:
FirmInterns Hired
1. Lehman Brothers 4
2. Bank of New York 3
3. Citibank 2
4. American Express 2
5. Credit Swiss - First Boston 2
6. Revlon 2
7. Kraft 2
8. JP Morgan/Chase 1
9. Reckitt-Merckiser 1
10. Estee Lauder 1
11. Deutsche Bank 1
12. Merrill Lynch 1
13. Sony Music Entertainment 1
14. Toys R Us 1
15. Warner Brothers 1


Internship compensation:
U.S. Non-U.S.Total
Graduates
Paid internships

-- --91%
Average internship compensation

$13,000 $11,000$12,000
Median internship compensation

$12,500 $10,500$11,400


B-SCHOOL SERVICES

Annual job-searching trips the school coordinates or participates in:
Destination Month offered Paid for by B-School
Orlando FL

Oct. No


TECHNOLOGY

Wireless network in main buildings: No

School's investment in technology over the past three years: n/a

Technology changes made over the past three years:
The school added smart classrooms, and introduced web based registraiton and information system.


ALUMNI AFFAIRS

Alumni office offers placement services for MBA alumni? Yes

Alumni networking Web site:
fordham.gba.alumni.net

Current MBAs given access to alumni database? Yes

The B-school has awarded 11,448 MBA degrees since its founding. It has 11,319 living MBA alumni, and 2 MBA club(s) in 1 countries, where B-school alums can participate in school activities and alumni events.

During the past 12 months, 7% of alumni gave to the school's fundraising efforts. They gave a median gift of U.S. $50, and a mean gift of U.S. $214. The school has not received a gift in excess of U.S. $10 million since 1999, and the B-school endowment is U.S. n/a

Information found in this survey was provided on behalf of the B-school by Lisa Green


 
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