Graduates who received their first job offer by graduation
31%
Graduates who received their first job offer within the first three months after graduation
47%
Graduates who were company sponsored, or already employed (2)
n/a
Graduates who were continuing their education (after graduation) (3)
8%
Graduates who were starting a new business (4)
n/a
Number of companies that recruited second-year students on campus in past academic year
74
(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. American Express
n/a
2. Ernst & Young
n/a
3. Honeywell International
n/a
4. Gap (The)
n/a
5. Mattel, Inc.
n/a
6. Warner Bros.
n/a
7. Gantner
n/a
8. Ingram Micro
n/a
9. Deloitte & Touche
n/a
10. Eli Lilly
n/a
11. Price Waterhouse Coopers
n/a
12. Countrywide
n/a
13. Accenture
n/a
14. Hewlett Packard
n/a
15. NTMK
n/a
U.S.
Non-U.S.
Total Graduates
Average starting-base salary (1) (exluding bonuses) for the Class of 2001
$64,000
$67,000
$65,000
Median starting-base salary (excluding bonuses) for the Class of 2001
$60,000
$65,000
$62,000
Average first-year signing bonus
$10,000
$10,000
$10,000
Median first-year signing bonus
$5,000
$9,000
$5,000
Job-accepting graduates who received a signing bonus
63%
64%
63%
Graduates receiving other guaranteed compensation (2)
4%
3%
4%
Graduates that found jobs through their first-year internships
--
--
n/a
(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
5%
Finance/Accounting
23%
General Management
4%
Human Resources
1%
Marketing/Sales
7%
MIS
0%
Operations/Logistics
2%
Other
10%
Graduates accepting jobs in the following industries:
Financial Services
16%
Government (federal, state, local, military)
2%
Manufacturing
n/a
Nonprofit (trade associations, religious organizations, charities)
1%
Other Services
36%
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 )
n/a
Oceania
n/a
Western Europe
n/a
Within North America:
Canada
n/a
Mid-Atlantic U.S.
n/a
Midwest U.S.
n/a
Northeast U.S.
n/a
South U.S.
n/a
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: n/a
Top 15 recruiting firms:
Firm
Interns Hired
1. Merrill Lynch
n/a
2. Sebastian/Wella
n/a
3. Ernst & Young
n/a
4. Universal Studios
n/a
5. Sony
n/a
6. HBO
n/a
7. Blue Shield
n/a
8. Morgan Stanley
n/a
9. Countrywide
n/a
10. Los Angeles Dodgers
n/a
11. Wells Fargo
n/a
12. Jackson National Life
n/a
Internship compensation:
U.S.
Non-U.S.
Total Graduates
Paid internships
--
--
n/a
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
Wall Street
Dec.
No
Chicago Board of Trade
Dec.
No
London Exchange
Apr.
No
Entertainment Job Fair
Mar.
No
TECHNOLOGY
Wireless network in main buildings: Yes
School's investment in technology over the past three years: $2,795,000
Technology changes made over the past three years:
The Graziadio School has implemented an Intranet portal to provide an online community for students and faculty as well as staff and alumni. Students can collaborate with their student teams on classroom projects and have access to online research and other vital information.
ALUMNI AFFAIRS
Alumni office offers placement services for MBA alumni? Yes
The B-school has awarded n/a MBA degrees since its founding. It has 25,600 living MBA alumni, and 12 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. $18,900,000
Information found in this survey was provided on behalf of the B-school by Michele Valdovinos