Graduates who received their first job offer by graduation
79%
Graduates who received their first job offer within the first three months after graduation
88%
Graduates who were company sponsored, or already employed (2)
1%
Graduates who were continuing their education (after graduation) (3)
1%
Graduates who were starting a new business (4)
1%
Number of companies that recruited second-year students on campus in past academic year
171
(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
5
2. Ford Motor
4
3. American Electric Power
3
4. CSC Consulting
3
5. IBM
3
6. National City Corp.
3
7. Andersen
2
8. Ashland Inc.
2
9. Copeland
2
10. Hayes Lemmerz
2
11. Hewlett-Packard
2
12. Limited, Inc.
2
13. Nestle
2
14. Procter & Gamble
2
15. Solectron Corp.
2
U.S.
Non-U.S.
Total Graduates
Average starting-base salary (1) (exluding bonuses) for the Class of 2001
$87,116
$78,956
$85,509
Median starting-base salary (excluding bonuses) for the Class of 2001
$82,500
$78,000
$81,000
Average first-year signing bonus
$16,000
$9,800
$14,350
Median first-year signing bonus
$15,000
$10,000
$12,000
Job-accepting graduates who received a signing bonus
92%
90%
92%
Graduates receiving other guaranteed compensation (2)
84%
70%
80%
Graduates that found jobs through their first-year internships
--
--
38%
(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
16%
Finance/Accounting
31%
General Management
14%
Human Resources
n/a
Marketing/Sales
21%
MIS
n/a
Operations/Logistics
13%
Other
5%
Graduates accepting jobs in the following industries:
Financial Services
15%
Government (federal, state, local, military)
n/a
Manufacturing
48%
Nonprofit (trade associations, religious organizations, charities)
n/a
Other Services
21%
Graduates accepting jobs in the following regions:
Africa
n/a
Asia
9%
Central/South America, Mexico
2%
Eastern Europe
n/a
Middle East
1%
North America
(Canada: n/a / U.S.: n/a )
84%
Oceania
n/a
Western Europe
4%
Within North America:
Canada
n/a
Mid-Atlantic U.S.
5%
Midwest U.S.
58%
Northeast U.S.
6%
South U.S.
4%
Southwest U.S.
n/a
U.S. Possessions and territories
n/a
West U.S.
11%
MBA INTERNSHIPS
Companies that recruited first-year MBA students for internships on campus in past academic year: 62
Top 15 recruiting firms:
Firm
Interns Hired
1. American Electric Power
9
2. Ford Motor
7
3. Bank One Corp.
5
4. Dayton Superior
4
5. Glaxo Smith Kline
4
6. Lucent Technologies
4
7. Ross Products
4
8. International Bus. Machines
3
9. Nationwide
3
10. Owens Corning
3
11. Baxter Healthcare
2
12. BISYS
2
13. NiSource
2
14. Procter & Gamble
2
15. TRW
2
Internship compensation:
U.S.
Non-U.S.
Total Graduates
Paid internships
--
--
98%
Average internship compensation
$14,794
$11,564
$12,255
Median internship compensation
$16,500
$16,000
$16,005
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 Conference/Chicago
Oct.
No
International MBA Employment Conference/Orlando
Nov.
No
National MBA Consortium/Chicago
Nov.
No
National Hispanic Conference/San Antonio
Nov.
No
Wall Street Trip/New York
Dec.
No
TECHNOLOGY
Wireless network in main buildings: No
School's investment in technology over the past three years: $3,000,000
Technology changes made over the past three years:
The college's five new academic buildings have nearly 4000 active network ports for internet access, as well as new wiring. The infrastructure was upgraded last year. The college has added new distance learning capabilities, and all computer labs have state-of-the-art equipment.
ALUMNI AFFAIRS
Alumni office offers placement services for MBA alumni? No
The B-school has awarded 7,004 MBA degrees since its founding. It has 5,424 living MBA alumni, and 10 MBA club(s) in 2 countries, where B-school alums can participate in school activities and alumni events.
During the past 12 months, 14% of alumni gave to the school's fundraising efforts. They gave a median gift of U.S. $35, and a mean gift of U.S. $300. The school has not received a gift in excess of U.S. $10 million since 1999, and the B-school endowment is U.S. $86,000,000
Information found in this survey was provided on behalf of the B-school by Michelle Jacobson
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