Graduates who received their first job offer by graduation
71%
Graduates who received their first job offer within the first three months after graduation
3%
Graduates who were company sponsored, or already employed (2)
5%
Graduates who were continuing their education (after graduation) (3)
1%
Graduates who were starting a new business (4)
2%
Number of companies that recruited second-year students on campus in past academic year
40
(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:
Firm
Graduates Hired
1. Federal Express
2
2. American Management Systems
1
3. Accenture
5
4. Intel Corp.
1
5. Andersen
3
6. Ernst & Young
2
7. TIAA-CREF
1
8. Friedman Billings Ramsey
1
9. BB&T
2
10. Taylor DeJongh
1
11. PCubed
2
12. US General Accounting Office
1
13. Andersen International
2
14. IBM, Japan
1
15. Citibank
1
U.S.
Non-U.S.
Total Graduates
Average starting-base salary (1) (exluding bonuses) for the Class of 2001
$59,632
$52,683
$56,498
Median starting-base salary (excluding bonuses) for the Class of 2001
$62,250
$50,000
$58,000
Average first-year signing bonus
$7,414
$4,987
$6,605
Median first-year signing bonus
$5,562
$3,500
$5,000
Job-accepting graduates who received a signing bonus
57%
37%
46%
Graduates receiving other guaranteed compensation (2)
30%
16%
24%
Graduates that found jobs through their first-year internships
--
--
1%
(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
14%
Finance/Accounting
24%
General Management
5%
Human Resources
2%
Marketing/Sales
3%
MIS
5%
Operations/Logistics
2%
Other
4%
Graduates accepting jobs in the following industries:
Financial Services
17%
Government (federal, state, local, military)
6%
Manufacturing
n/a
Nonprofit (trade associations, religious organizations, charities)
4%
Other Services
16%
Graduates accepting jobs in the following regions:
Africa
n/a
Asia
10%
Central/South America, Mexico
1%
Eastern Europe
n/a
Middle East
n/a
North America
(Canada: n/a / U.S.: n/a )
49%
Oceania
n/a
Western Europe
1%
Within North America:
Canada
n/a
Mid-Atlantic U.S.
34%
Midwest U.S.
n/a
Northeast U.S.
5%
South U.S.
6%
Southwest U.S.
n/a
U.S. Possessions and territories
1%
West U.S.
2%
MBA INTERNSHIPS
Companies that recruited first-year MBA students for internships on campus in past academic year: 30
Top 15 recruiting firms:
Firm
Interns Hired
1. Lehman Bros.
1
2. Artesia Technologies
2
3. Fannie Mae
1
4. Export-Import Bank
1
5. Eli Lilly
1
6. Intelsat
1
7. Booz Allen
1
8. Hewlett-Packard
1
9. World Bank
1
10. Hill & Knowlton
1
11. Global Environ. Fund
1
12. Gushman & Wakefield
1
13. KPMG Consulting
1
14. The Leapfrog Group
1
15. Citigroup
1
Internship compensation:
U.S.
Non-U.S.
Total Graduates
Paid internships
--
--
90%
Average internship compensation
n/a
n/a
n/a
Median internship compensation
n/a
n/a
n/a
B-SCHOOL SERVICES
Annual job-searching trips the school coordinates or participates in:
Destination
Month offered
Paid for by B-School
New York City
Nov.
Yes
Northern Virginia
Feb.
Yes
TECHNOLOGY
Wireless network in main buildings: Yes
School's investment in technology over the past three years: $514,901
Technology changes made over the past three years:
New Financial Markets Trading Lab Two New Wireless MBA Case Rooms Updating of MBA Computer Labs Updating of Business Technologies Lab
ALUMNI AFFAIRS
Alumni office offers placement services for MBA alumni? Yes
The B-school has awarded 15,245 MBA degrees since its founding. It has 14,791 living MBA alumni, and 25 MBA club(s) in 8 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. $362. The school has not received a gift in excess of U.S. $10 million since 1999, and the B-school endowment is U.S. $43,098,304
Information found in this survey was provided on behalf of the B-school by Kathleen Rogan
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