Graduates who received their first job offer by graduation
72%
Graduates who received their first job offer within the first three months after graduation
16%
Graduates who were company sponsored, or already employed (2)
5%
Graduates who were continuing their education (after graduation) (3)
15%
Graduates who were starting a new business (4)
2%
Number of companies that recruited second-year students on campus in past academic year
n/a
(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. Principal Financial Group
2
2. First National Bank of Omaha
2
3. Cap Gemini Ernst & Young
1
4. Pioneer Hi-Bred International
1
5. Swift & Company
1
6. Kimberly-Clark
1
7. IBM Global Services
1
8. Deloitte & Touche LLP
1
9. McGladrey & Pullen LLP
1
10. Qwest Wireless
1
11. Community Federal Bank
1
12. Istanbul Stock Market
1
13. Des Moines Register
1
14. American Cyanamid
1
15. The University of Iowa
1
U.S.
Non-U.S.
Total Graduates
Average starting-base salary (1) (exluding bonuses) for the Class of 2001
$51,110
$53,429
$52,065
Median starting-base salary (excluding bonuses) for the Class of 2001
$48,000
$38,000
$47,000
Average first-year signing bonus
$5,167
n/a
$5,625
Median first-year signing bonus
$6,000
n/a
$6,500
Job-accepting graduates who received a signing bonus
19%
11%
16%
Graduates receiving other guaranteed compensation (2)
19%
n/a
7%
Graduates that found jobs through their first-year internships
--
--
16%
(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
8%
Finance/Accounting
44%
General Management
8%
Human Resources
8%
Marketing/Sales
20%
MIS
12%
Operations/Logistics
n/a
Other
n/a
Graduates accepting jobs in the following industries:
Financial Services
21%
Government (federal, state, local, military)
7%
Manufacturing
7%
Nonprofit (trade associations, religious organizations, charities)
n/a
Other Services
3%
Graduates accepting jobs in the following regions:
Africa
2%
Asia
2%
Central/South America, Mexico
n/a
Eastern Europe
n/a
Middle East
2%
North America
(Canada: n/a / U.S.: n/a )
94%
Oceania
n/a
Western Europe
n/a
Within North America:
Canada
n/a
Mid-Atlantic U.S.
n/a
Midwest U.S.
85%
Northeast U.S.
n/a
South U.S.
2%
Southwest U.S.
5%
U.S. Possessions and territories
n/a
West U.S.
2%
MBA INTERNSHIPS
Companies that recruited first-year MBA students for internships on campus in past academic year: n/a
Top 15 recruiting firms:
Firm
Interns Hired
1. Arthur Andersen
1
2. Dun & Bradstreet
2
3. Compressor Controls Corporation
1
4. Ford Motor Company
1
5. Principal Financial Group
2
6. Deere & Company
3
7. Firestone
1
8. FTI North America
1
9. Maytag
1
10. Pioneer Hi-Bred International
1
11. Rubbermaid Home Products
1
12. State of Iowa
1
13. Wallace Office of Sustainable Agriculture
1
14. Wells Fargo Financial
1
15. Iowa Health System
1
Internship compensation:
U.S.
Non-U.S.
Total Graduates
Paid internships
--
--
100%
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
Dallas, TX
Oct.
Yes
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:
n/a
ALUMNI AFFAIRS
Alumni office offers placement services for MBA alumni? Yes
Alumni networking Web site:
Current MBAs given access to alumni database? Yes
The B-school has awarded n/a MBA degrees since its founding. It has 500 living MBA alumni, and n/a MBA club(s) in n/a countries, where B-school alums can participate in school activities and alumni events.
During the past 12 months, n/a of alumni gave to the school's fundraising efforts. They gave a median gift of U.S. n/a, and a mean gift of U.S. n/a. The school has 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 Breja
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