Graduates who received their first job offer by graduation
95%
Graduates who received their first job offer within the first three months after graduation
3%
Graduates who were company sponsored, or already employed (2)
7%
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
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. Intel Corp.
12
2. Ford Motor
8
3. International Bus. Mach
7
4. Honeywell International
4
5. General Motors
4
6. Cap Gemini Ernst & Young
4
7. Northwest Airlines
3
8. Kmart Corporation
3
9. A.T. Kearney
3
10. Accenture
2
11. Visteon Corporation
2
12. Dow Chemical
2
13. Steelcase
2
14. Corning Incorporated
2
15. Guidant
2
U.S.
Non-U.S.
Total Graduates
Average starting-base salary (1) (exluding bonuses) for the Class of 2001
$75,005
$83,794
$77,529
Median starting-base salary (excluding bonuses) for the Class of 2001
$73,750
$80,000
$75,000
Average first-year signing bonus
$12,947
$13,049
$13,204
Median first-year signing bonus
$11,300
$10,000
$11,300
Job-accepting graduates who received a signing bonus
89%
83%
87%
Graduates receiving other guaranteed compensation (2)
8%
14%
10%
Graduates that found jobs through their first-year internships
--
--
28%
(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
19%
Finance/Accounting
23%
General Management
n/a
Human Resources
7%
Marketing/Sales
7%
MIS
3%
Operations/Logistics
40%
Other
n/a
Graduates accepting jobs in the following industries:
Financial Services
4%
Government (federal, state, local, military)
n/a
Manufacturing
64%
Nonprofit (trade associations, religious organizations, charities)
n/a
Other Services
13%
Graduates accepting jobs in the following regions:
Africa
n/a
Asia
4%
Central/South America, Mexico
1%
Eastern Europe
1%
Middle East
n/a
North America
(Canada: n/a / U.S.: n/a )
94%
Oceania
n/a
Western Europe
2%
Within North America:
Canada
n/a
Mid-Atlantic U.S.
3%
Midwest U.S.
51%
Northeast U.S.
11%
South U.S.
5%
Southwest U.S.
16%
U.S. Possessions and territories
n/a
West U.S.
7%
MBA INTERNSHIPS
Companies that recruited first-year MBA students for internships on campus in past academic year: 34
Top 15 recruiting firms:
Firm
Interns Hired
1. Ford Motor Company
9
2. General Motors Corporation
8
3. Corning Incorporated
4
4. Visteon Corporation
4
5. United Technologies
3
6. A.T. Kearney
2
7. Kellogg company
2
8. The Dow Chemical Company
2
9. Prologis
2
10. International Truck and Engine Company
2
11. Guidant Corporation
2
12. Apple Computer
2
13. Kmart Corporation
2
14. Eastman Kodak
2
15. International Business Machine
1
Internship compensation:
U.S.
Non-U.S.
Total Graduates
Paid internships
--
--
100%
Average internship compensation
$4,972
$4,841
$4,929
Median internship compensation
$4,900
$4,800
$4,900
B-SCHOOL SERVICES
Annual job-searching trips the school coordinates or participates in:
Destination
Month offered
Paid for by B-School
Chicago
Oct.
Yes
Chicago
Nov.
Yes
Chicago
Oct.
No
Orlando
Nov.
Yes
San Antonio
Nov.
Yes
TECHNOLOGY
Wireless network in main buildings: Yes
School's investment in technology over the past three years: $510,000
Technology changes made over the past three years:
The school created an information technology area with a financial analysis laboratory. The facility with rewired with fiber optic cable. All faculty members received new computers. The school also upgraded its off-site Management Education Center with equipment/connectivity in its classrooms.
ALUMNI AFFAIRS
Alumni office offers placement services for MBA alumni? Yes
The B-school has awarded 9,557 MBA degrees since its founding. It has 7,299 living MBA alumni, and 1 MBA club(s) in 0 countries, where B-school alums can participate in school activities and alumni events.
During the past 12 months, 6% of alumni gave to the school's fundraising efforts. They gave a median gift of U.S. $100, and a mean gift of U.S. $1,447. The school has not received a gift in excess of U.S. $10 million since 1999, and the B-school endowment is U.S. $43,000,000
Information found in this survey was provided on behalf of the B-school by Randall Dean
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