Graduates who received their first job offer by graduation
100%
Graduates who received their first job offer within the first three months after graduation
100%
Graduates who were company sponsored, or already employed (2)
12%
Graduates who were continuing their education (after graduation) (3)
7%
Graduates who were starting a new business (4)
n/a
Number of companies that recruited second-year students on campus in past academic year
289
(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. Accenture
2
2. Procter & Gamble
1
3. Cinergy
1
4. Lexmark
1
5. Kroger
1
6. Kubota
1
7. Mars, Inc.
1
8. Chiquita
1
9. Commonwealth of Kentucky
1
10. All-tech
1
11. AMS
1
12. Griffith Laboratories
1
13. Trane
1
14. Solu-tech, Inc.
1
15. Perot Systems
1
U.S.
Non-U.S.
Total Graduates
Average starting-base salary (1) (exluding bonuses) for the Class of 2001
$55,267
$42,000
$53,940
Median starting-base salary (excluding bonuses) for the Class of 2001
$54,000
$42,000
$50,000
Average first-year signing bonus
$8,875
$5,000
$8,444
Median first-year signing bonus
$6,500
$5,000
$5,000
Job-accepting graduates who received a signing bonus
44%
50%
45%
Graduates receiving other guaranteed compensation (2)
33%
n/a
30%
Graduates that found jobs through their first-year internships
--
--
2%
(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
20%
General Management
5%
Human Resources
n/a
Marketing/Sales
35%
MIS
15%
Operations/Logistics
5%
Other
5%
Graduates accepting jobs in the following industries:
Financial Services
n/a
Government (federal, state, local, military)
5%
Manufacturing
40%
Nonprofit (trade associations, religious organizations, charities)
n/a
Other Services
35%
Graduates accepting jobs in the following regions:
Africa
n/a
Asia
5%
Central/South America, Mexico
5%
Eastern Europe
n/a
Middle East
n/a
North America
(Canada: n/a / U.S.: n/a )
90%
Oceania
n/a
Western Europe
n/a
Within North America:
Canada
n/a
Mid-Atlantic U.S.
n/a
Midwest U.S.
45%
Northeast U.S.
5%
South U.S.
50%
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: 51
Top 15 recruiting firms:
Firm
Interns Hired
1. Lexmark
2
2. Ashland
1
3. Internet Fund
1
4. M & M Mars
1
5. Cinergy
1
6. Dillard's
1
7. Brown Foreman
1
8. United States Attorney
1
9. Valvoline
1
10. Trane
1
11. Ky. Arts Council
1
12. Lev-Tech
1
13. ALT Consulting
1
14. OARS
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
National Black MBA Association National Conference
Sept.
No
Foreign National MBA Conference
Nov.
No
Business Career Day
Oct.
No
Financial Management Association Tour
Sept.
No
TECHNOLOGY
Wireless network in main buildings: Yes
School's investment in technology over the past three years: $825,000
Technology changes made over the past three years:
1) Created a computer lab totaling 7 compters for the MBA Center. 2) Installed all new computer and projection equipemnt in 15 smart classrooms and new laptops in the laptop classrooms. 3) Upgraded our network infrastructure by wiring all rooms with Cat5 wiring and installing new 100 mb switches with fiber to building. 4) Added 3 new HP netservers and 2 other servers to our network for use as web, file, print and application servers 5) Upgraded our DSIS 10 computer lab and all public machines provided for our graduate students. 6) Added network access for graduate students in their offices. 7) Created 17 computer, 1 server MAC lab for Von Allmen Center for Electronic Commerece and Aim research laboratory. 8) Added two technology positions for the college: Web Master and Technical Support specialist. 9) Added wireless network access.
ALUMNI AFFAIRS
Alumni office offers placement services for MBA alumni? No
The B-school has awarded 2,283 MBA degrees since its founding. It has 2,243 living MBA alumni, and 0 MBA club(s) in 0 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. $160, and a mean gift of U.S. $2,691. The school has not received a gift in excess of U.S. $10 million since 1999, and the B-school endowment is U.S. $43,590,000
Information found in this survey was provided on behalf of the B-school by Janie Thomas
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