Graduates who received their first job offer by graduation
19%
Graduates who received their first job offer within the first three months after graduation
15%
Graduates who were company sponsored, or already employed (2)
11%
Graduates who were continuing their education (after graduation) (3)
3%
Graduates who were starting a new business (4)
n/a
Number of companies that recruited second-year students on campus in past academic year
30
(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. Cap Gemini E &Y
n/a
2. Accenture
n/a
3. Deloitte Consulting
n/a
4. Cerner
n/a
5. Utilicorp- Aquila
n/a
6. Payless ShoeSource
n/a
7. Sprint Corp. FON Group
n/a
8. Sprint Corp. PCS Group
n/a
9. Cessna
n/a
10. Koch Industries
n/a
11. Commerce Bank
n/a
12. Andersen Consulting
n/a
13. New England Financial
n/a
14. Federal Reserve Bank
n/a
15. Western Resources
n/a
U.S.
Non-U.S.
Total Graduates
Average starting-base salary (1) (exluding bonuses) for the Class of 2001
n/a
n/a
$55,061
Median starting-base salary (excluding bonuses) for the Class of 2001
n/a
n/a
n/a
Average first-year signing bonus
n/a
n/a
$5,000
Median first-year signing bonus
n/a
n/a
n/a
Job-accepting graduates who received a signing bonus
25%
n/a
n/a
Graduates receiving other guaranteed compensation (2)
n/a
n/a
n/a
Graduates that found jobs through their first-year internships
--
--
35%
(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
15%
Finance/Accounting
15%
General Management
10%
Human Resources
n/a
Marketing/Sales
5%
MIS
20%
Operations/Logistics
n/a
Other
n/a
Graduates accepting jobs in the following industries:
Financial Services
15%
Government (federal, state, local, military)
n/a
Manufacturing
5%
Nonprofit (trade associations, religious organizations, charities)
n/a
Other Services
30%
Graduates accepting jobs in the following regions:
Africa
n/a
Asia
n/a
Central/South America, Mexico
n/a
Eastern Europe
n/a
Middle East
n/a
North America
(Canada: n/a / U.S.: n/a )
65%
Oceania
n/a
Western Europe
n/a
Within North America:
Canada
n/a
Mid-Atlantic U.S.
n/a
Midwest U.S.
40%
Northeast U.S.
10%
South U.S.
5%
Southwest U.S.
n/a
U.S. Possessions and territories
n/a
West U.S.
10%
MBA INTERNSHIPS
Companies that recruited first-year MBA students for internships on campus in past academic year: 20
Top 15 recruiting firms:
Firm
Interns Hired
1. Cessna
n/a
2. Koch Industries
n/a
3. Sprint Corp. FON Group
n/a
4. Sprint Corp. PCS Group
n/a
5. Hallmark
n/a
6. John Deere
n/a
7. State Street
n/a
8. Utilicorp- Aquila
n/a
9. Federal Reserve Bank
n/a
10. Northwest Mutual
n/a
11. Merrill Lynch
n/a
12. Intertec Publishing
n/a
13. New England Financial
n/a
14. Commerce Bank
n/a
15. Securities Benefit
n/a
Internship compensation:
U.S.
Non-U.S.
Total Graduates
Paid internships
--
--
90%
Average internship compensation
n/a
n/a
$7,000
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, Texas
Oct.
No
TECHNOLOGY
Wireless network in main buildings: No
School's investment in technology over the past three years: $542,000
Technology changes made over the past three years:
Vido-conferencing room; new computers for student labs and classrooms; physical improvements such as wiring, room layouts; network servers and system improvements; new website; faculty computer upgrades
ALUMNI AFFAIRS
Alumni office offers placement services for MBA alumni? No
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 n/a 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 not received a gift in excess of U.S. $10 million since 1999, and the B-school endowment is U.S. $32,000,000
Information found in this survey was provided on behalf of the B-school by Dee Steinle