received their first job offer within the first three months after graduation
25%
were company sponsored, or already employed (2)
1%
were continuing their education (after graduation) (3)
3%
were starting a new business (4)
3%
postponed their job search
2%
did not seek employment for other reasons
3%
Number of companies that recruited second-year students on campus in past academic year
97
(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. Honeywell
9
2. Sprint
6
3. Intel
5
4. Raytheon
4
5. IBM
3
6. Chevron Texaco
3
7. Dell
3
8. Planar Systems
3
9. IBM Global Services
2
10. Gateway
2
11. Johnson & Johnson
2
12. Deloitte Consulting
2
13. Phelps Dodge
2
14. DHL
2
15. McKesson Corp.
2
Prospects for 2002 grads (school reported):
Average starting-base salary (1) (exluding bonuses) for the Class of 2002
$73,678
Median starting-base salary (excluding bonuses) for the Class of 2002
$75,000
Average first-year signing bonus
$9,600
Median first-year signing bonus
$10,000
Job-accepting graduates who received a signing bonus
57%
(1) Base salary excludes bonuses, commissions, and other compensation. Should be reported in U.S. dollars.
2002 GRADUATES REPORT
Editor's Note: Based on responses to BusinessWeek's 2002 survey of graduates.
Median starting base-salary
$75,000
Median signing bonus
$7,500
Median other compensation
$13,000
Median MBA loans
$25,000
Average number of job offers at graduation
1.1
Average living expenses (not including tuition) over course of program
$33,388
Summer internship resulted in full-time employment
Graduates accepting jobs in the following regions:
Africa
0%
Asia
3%
Central/South America, Mexico
1%
Eastern Europe
0%
Middle East
0%
North America
(Canada: 0% / U.S.: 100%)
95%
Oceania
0%
Western Europe
2%
Within North America:
Canada
0%
Mid-Atlantic U.S.
2%
Midwest U.S.
11%
Northeast U.S.
7%
South U.S.
5%
Southwest U.S.
49%
U.S. Possessions and territories
0%
West U.S.
26%
MBA INTERNSHIPS
Companies that recruited first-year MBA students for internships on campus in past academic year: 47
Top 15 recruiting firms:
Firm
Interns Hired
1. Honeywell
11
2. Sprint
6
3. Agilent
6
4. Intel
5
5. Avnet
5
6. American Express
5
7. Ford Motor Co.
3
8. Planar Systems
3
9. Raytheon
3
10. Diagio
3
11. Pronet Solutions
3
12. Hewlett-Packard
2
13. Thomson
2
14. Miller Brewing
2
15. Dial Corp.
2
Internship compensation:
Paid internships
98%
Average internship compensation
$4,193
Median internship compensation
$4,507
B-SCHOOL SERVICES
Annual job-searching trips the school coordinates or participates in:
Destination
Month offered
Paid for by B-School
San Francisco, CA
Jan.
Yes
Dallas, TX
Feb.
Yes
Los Angeles, CA
Feb.
Yes
NSHMBA - San Antonio, TX
Nov.
Yes
GWIB Conf - Raleigh, NC
Nov.
n/a
TECHNOLOGY
Wireless network in main buildings: Yes
School's investment in technology over the past three years: $8,692,910
Technology changes made over the past three years:
The Full-time MBA program has introduced a wireless technology infrastructure that enables students to access the school network from anywhere at the College for functions such as e-mail via the Internet. Another form of remote connectivity called Citrix Thin Client, allows students wireless access to more complex server-based business software applications. With the $6.9 million renovation project, approximately 170 new personal computers (PCs) have been added to all the classrooms and labs.
ALUMNI AFFAIRS
Alumni office offers placement services for MBA alumni? Yes
Current MBA students given access to alumni database? Yes
The B-school has awarded 8,348 MBA degrees since its founding. It has 8,208 living MBA alumni, and 3 MBA club(s) in 1 countries, where B-school alums can participate in school activities and alumni events.
During the past 12 months, 8% of alumni gave to the school's fundraising efforts. They gave a median gift of U.S. $75, and a mean gift of U.S. $222. As of Jan. 2000 the B-school has not received a gift in excess of U.S. $10 million, and the B-school's total endowment is U.S. $35,000,000
Information found in this survey was provided on behalf of the B-school by Terri Stevens
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