Graduates who received their first job offer by graduation
58%
Graduates who received their first job offer within the first three months after graduation
31%
Graduates who were company sponsored, or already employed (2)
n/a
Graduates who were continuing their education (after graduation) (3)
n/a
Graduates who were starting a new business (4)
1%
Number of companies that recruited second-year students on campus in past academic year
115
(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. Sabre Holdings Corporation
4
2. Accenture
3
3. Alcon
2
4. Citigroup Inc.
2
5. PriceWaterhouseCoopers
2
6. TXU Corp.
2
7. VHA / Novation
2
8. Arthur Andersen
2
9. International Paper
1
10. Burlington Northern Santa
1
11. IBM
1
12. Bank of America Corp.
1
13. Deka
1
14. AMR Corp.
1
15. Enron Corp.
1
U.S.
Non-U.S.
Total Graduates
Average starting-base salary (1) (exluding bonuses) for the Class of 2001
$56,185
$58,200
$56,730
Median starting-base salary (excluding bonuses) for the Class of 2001
$55,000
$57,250
$55,000
Average first-year signing bonus
$10,094
$11,000
$10,275
Median first-year signing bonus
$6,000
$11,500
$7,000
Job-accepting graduates who received a signing bonus
59%
40%
54%
Graduates receiving other guaranteed compensation (2)
41%
40%
41%
Graduates that found jobs through their first-year internships
--
--
22%
(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
14%
Finance/Accounting
38%
General Management
5%
Human Resources
8%
Marketing/Sales
30%
MIS
3%
Operations/Logistics
n/a
Other
2%
Graduates accepting jobs in the following industries:
Financial Services
30%
Government (federal, state, local, military)
n/a
Manufacturing
n/a
Nonprofit (trade associations, religious organizations, charities)
n/a
Other Services
56%
Graduates accepting jobs in the following regions:
Africa
n/a
Asia
3%
Central/South America, Mexico
n/a
Eastern Europe
n/a
Middle East
n/a
North America
(Canada: n/a / U.S.: n/a )
92%
Oceania
n/a
Western Europe
5%
Within North America:
Canada
n/a
Mid-Atlantic U.S.
n/a
Midwest U.S.
5%
Northeast U.S.
3%
South U.S.
n/a
Southwest U.S.
81%
U.S. Possessions and territories
n/a
West U.S.
3%
MBA INTERNSHIPS
Companies that recruited first-year MBA students for internships on campus in past academic year: 30
Top 15 recruiting firms:
Firm
Interns Hired
1. Accenture
2
2. Americredit
1
3. AMR Investments
1
4. Bell Helicopter
3
5. Burlington Northern Santa
2
6. Sabre Holdings Corporation
4
7. Corning Inc.
2
8. DFW Airport
1
9. Ignus Gmbh
1
10. Nokia
1
11. Mary Kay
1
12. VHA / Novation
3
13. SBC Communications Inc.
2
14. Teacher Retirement
1
15. LSG Sky Chefs
1
Internship compensation:
U.S.
Non-U.S.
Total Graduates
Paid internships
--
--
100%
Average internship compensation
n/a
n/a
$41,600
Median internship compensation
n/a
n/a
$41,600
B-SCHOOL SERVICES
Annual job-searching trips the school coordinates or participates in:
Destination
Month offered
Paid for by B-School
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Oct.
No
Orlando, Florida, USA
Nov.
No
TECHNOLOGY
Wireless network in main buildings: No
School's investment in technology over the past three years: $400,000
Technology changes made over the past three years:
E. Business lab, laptop computer program for EMBA, upgrade and replaced all computers over 3 years old.
ALUMNI AFFAIRS
Alumni office offers placement services for MBA alumni? No
The B-school has awarded n/a MBA degrees since its founding. It has 2,266 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, 25% of alumni gave to the school's fundraising efforts. They gave a median gift of U.S. $55, and a mean gift of U.S. $8,105. The school has not received a gift in excess of U.S. $10 million since 1999, and the B-school endowment is U.S. n/a
Information found in this survey was provided on behalf of the B-school by Olivia Williams
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