Graduates who received their first job offer by graduation
86%
Graduates who received their first job offer within the first three months after graduation
4%
Graduates who were company sponsored, or already employed (2)
4%
Graduates who were continuing their education (after graduation) (3)
n/a
Graduates who were starting a new business (4)
n/a
Number of companies that recruited second-year students on campus in past academic year
159
(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. Lehman Bros. Hldgs.
20
2. Bear Stearns Cos.
16
3. PricewaterhouseCoopers
16
4. Citigroup Inc.
16
5. American Express
15
6. J.P. Morgan Chase & Co.
13
7. Deutsche Bank
11
8. Merrill Lynch
11
9. A.T. Kearney
10
10. McKinsey & Co.
10
11. Booz Allen & Hamilton
8
12. Credit Suisse First Boston
8
13. Goldman Sachs
8
14. IBM
7
15. CAP Gemini / Ernst & Young
6
U.S.
Non-U.S.
Total Graduates
Average starting-base salary (1) (exluding bonuses) for the Class of 2001
$89,663
$87,396
$88,993
Median starting-base salary (excluding bonuses) for the Class of 2001
$85,000
$85,000
$85,000
Average first-year signing bonus
$23,263
$25,442
$23,907
Median first-year signing bonus
$30,000
$25,000
$25,000
Job-accepting graduates who received a signing bonus
88%
86%
88%
Graduates receiving other guaranteed compensation (2)
51%
71%
57%
Graduates that found jobs through their first-year internships
--
--
5%
(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
23%
Finance/Accounting
61%
General Management
1%
Human Resources
n/a
Marketing/Sales
12%
MIS
n/a
Operations/Logistics
1%
Other
2%
Graduates accepting jobs in the following industries:
Financial Services
57%
Government (federal, state, local, military)
n/a
Manufacturing
12%
Nonprofit (trade associations, religious organizations, charities)
n/a
Other Services
7%
Graduates accepting jobs in the following regions:
Africa
n/a
Asia
3%
Central/South America, Mexico
1%
Eastern Europe
n/a
Middle East
n/a
North America
(Canada: n/a / U.S.: n/a )
88%
Oceania
n/a
Western Europe
8%
Within North America:
Canada
n/a
Mid-Atlantic U.S.
n/a
Midwest U.S.
2%
Northeast U.S.
84%
South U.S.
n/a
Southwest U.S.
n/a
U.S. Possessions and territories
n/a
West U.S.
2%
MBA INTERNSHIPS
Companies that recruited first-year MBA students for internships on campus in past academic year: 159
Top 15 recruiting firms:
Firm
Interns Hired
1. Merrill Lynch
25
2. American Express
22
3. J.P. Morgan Chase & Co.
20
4. Deutsche Bank
16
5. Lehman Bros. Hldgs.
16
6. Credit Suisse First Boston
14
7. Goldman Sachs
13
8. Citigroup Inc.
13
9. Deloitte Consulting
10
10. Booz Allen & Hamilton
9
11. Pfizer
8
12. UBS Warburg
8
13. A.T. Kearney
7
14. Bank of America Corp.
7
15. IBM
7
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
Souther California
Jan.
No
Silicon Valley
Jan.
No
TECHNOLOGY
Wireless network in main buildings: Yes
School's investment in technology over the past three years: n/a
Technology changes made over the past three years:
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ALUMNI AFFAIRS
Alumni office offers placement services for MBA alumni? No
The B-school has awarded 41,000 MBA degrees since its founding. It has 37,150 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, 13% 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. $991. The school has not received a gift in excess of U.S. $10 million since 1999, and the B-school endowment is U.S. $118,000,000
Information found in this survey was provided on behalf of the B-school by Joanne Hvala