received their first job offer within the first three months after graduation
93%
were company sponsored, or already employed (2)
0%
were continuing their education (after graduation) (3)
0%
were starting a new business (4)
0%
postponed their job search
7%
did not seek employment for other reasons
0%
Number of companies that recruited second-year students on campus in past academic year
52
(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. Pepsi Bottling Group
2
2. Exxon Mobil
2
3. Daimler Chrysler
2
4. Kroll Associates
2
5. Cordis Corporation
1
6. Seagate
1
7. Citibank International
1
8. Bacardi Martini-Rossi
1
9. Ciena Corporation
1
10. Alert Global Media
1
11. Office Depot
1
12. IBM
1
13. Delta Consulting Group
1
14. Florida International University
1
15. Merrill Lynch
1
Prospects for 2002 grads (school reported):
Average starting-base salary (1) (exluding bonuses) for the Class of 2002
$53,700
Median starting-base salary (excluding bonuses) for the Class of 2002
$51,000
Average first-year signing bonus
$16,500
Median first-year signing bonus
$14,000
Job-accepting graduates who received a signing bonus
4%
(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
$30,000
Median signing bonus
$1,000
Median other compensation
$20,000
Median MBA loans
$22,000
Average number of job offers at graduation
0.9
Average living expenses (not including tuition) over course of program
$31,375
Summer internship resulted in full-time employment
Graduates accepting jobs in the following regions:
Africa
0%
Asia
3%
Central/South America, Mexico
18%
Eastern Europe
0%
Middle East
3%
North America
(Canada: 0% / U.S.: 100%)
73%
Oceania
0%
Western Europe
3%
Within North America:
Canada
0%
Mid-Atlantic U.S.
4%
Midwest U.S.
0%
Northeast U.S.
8%
South U.S.
87%
Southwest U.S.
0%
U.S. Possessions and territories
0%
West U.S.
0%
MBA INTERNSHIPS
Companies that recruited first-year MBA students for internships on campus in past academic year: 43
Top 15 recruiting firms:
Firm
Interns Hired
1. Exxon Mobil
2
2. Daimler Chryster
2
3. Pepsi Bottling Group
2
4. Cordis Corporation
1
5. Siemens ICM
1
6. Zephyrhills
1
7. Seagate
1
8. Office Depot
1
9. Sunol Molecular Corp.
1
10. Geoscape International
1
11. Latin Finance Magazine
1
12. Cardel Hospitality Groiup
1
13. Government de Quebec
1
14. Kroll Associates
1
15. Club Med
1
Internship compensation:
Paid internships
88%
Average internship compensation
$35,424
Median internship compensation
$36,240
B-SCHOOL SERVICES
Annual job-searching trips the school coordinates or participates in:
Destination
Month offered
Paid for by B-School
National Society of Hispanic MBAs
Oct.
No
International Careers Conferences
Nov.
No
MBA Career Fair
Feb.
No
TECHNOLOGY
Wireless network in main buildings: Yes
School's investment in technology over the past three years: $719,000
Technology changes made over the past three years:
Additions to infrastructure:
Electronic document management system, including online student advising system.
Synchronous online teaching system added to online teaching options menu.
Asynchronous online teaching systems for undergraduate and graduate curriculum.
Wirelenss network access throughout.
A host of information systems, including class and instructor scheduling systems, faculty contract systems, course evaluation systems, etc. to support administrative functions.
Installed and maintained a base of more than 500 end-user computers and four general use servers running various Internet services.
ALUMNI AFFAIRS
Alumni office offers placement services for MBA alumni? No
Current MBA students given access to alumni database? No
The B-school has awarded 1,888 MBA degrees since its founding. It has 1,888 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, 1% of alumni gave to the school's fundraising efforts. They gave a median gift of U.S. $200, and a mean gift of U.S. $185. 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. $300,500
ADDITIONAL SCHOOL COMMENTS
The completion of a business plan and international experience are optional, though most students do both. The recruitment information above is applied to program graduates since it's a one-year program (i.e., no second year full-time MBAs exist).
Information found in this survey was provided on behalf of the B-school by Sally Gallion
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