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2002 FULL-TIME MBA PROFILE
University of Kansas
School of Business— In-Residence MBA

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Address: Summerfield Hall
1300 Sunnyside Avenue
Lawrence, KS 66045
E-Mail: bschoolgrad@ku.edu
Web site: http://www.business.ku.edu


THE FULL-TIME JOB HUNT

Graduating class seeking employment (1)   85%

Graduates who:
received their first job offer by graduation 20%
received their first job offer within the first three months after graduation 15%
were company sponsored, or already employed (2) 0%
were continuing their education (after graduation) (3) 5%
were starting a new business (4) 5%
postponed their job search 25%
did not seek employment for other reasons 35%
 
Number of companies that recruited second-year students on campus in past academic year 50

(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:
FirmGraduates Hired
1. Deloitte and Touche n/a
2. Accenture n/a
3. Ernst & Young n/a
4. Aquila n/a
5. Andersen n/a
6. Grant Thorton n/a
7. Koch Industries n/a
8. KPMG n/a
9. Philip Morris n/a
10. Sprint n/a
11. Security Benefit n/a


Prospects for 2002 grads (school reported):
Average starting-base salary (1) (exluding bonuses) for the Class of 2002

$47,000
Median starting-base salary (excluding bonuses) for the Class of 2002

$46,500
Average first-year signing bonus

$6,000
Median first-year signing bonus

$6,000
Job-accepting graduates who received a signing bonus

30%

(1) Base salary excludes bonuses, commissions, and other compensation. Should be reported in U.S. dollars.



CAREER DIRECTIONS

Graduates accepting jobs in the following fields:
Accounting/Auditing 5%
Banking/Mortgage (Investment banking, etc.) 10%
Consulting Services (management consulting, strategic planning, product management, etc.) 8%
Financial Services 10%
Information Technology 8%
Legal 10%
Manufacturing/Operations and Production 8%
Marketing 7%
Sales 10%
Other 24%

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  )
100%
Oceania n/a
Western Europe n/a

Within North America:
Canada n/a
Mid-Atlantic U.S. n/a
Midwest U.S. 85%
Northeast U.S. n/a
South U.S. n/a
Southwest U.S. 10%
U.S. Possessions and territories n/a
West U.S. 5%


MBA INTERNSHIPS

Companies that recruited first-year MBA students for internships on campus in past academic year: 25

Top 15 recruiting firms:
FirmInterns Hired
1. Sprint n/a
2. Koch Industries n/a
3. Deloitte & Touche n/a
4. Ernst & Young n/a
5. Philip Morris n/a
6. KPMG n/a
7. Security Benefit n/a
8. Grant Thorton n/a
9. Hallmark n/a
10. State Street n/a
11. Federal Reserve Bank n/a
12. Commerce Bank n/a
13. U.S. Credit Union n/a
14. American Century n/a


Internship compensation:
Paid internships 90%
Average internship compensation $7,000
Median internship compensation $6,500


B-SCHOOL SERVICES

Annual job-searching trips the school coordinates or participates in:
Destination Month offered Paid for by B-School
Dallas, TX

Oct. No


TECHNOLOGY

Wireless network in main buildings: No

School's investment in technology over the past three years: $542,000

Technology changes made over the past three years:
The school added a video-conferencing room and new computers for student labs and classrooms. Physical improvements such as wiring and room layouts were made. Network servers and system improvements were also made. In addition the school added a new Web site and made faculty computer upgrades.


ALUMNI AFFAIRS

Alumni office offers placement services for MBA alumni? No

Alumni networking Web site:
n/a

Current MBA students given access to alumni database? Yes

The B-school has awarded 5,000 MBA degrees since its founding. It has 4,800 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, 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. 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. $32,000,000

Information found in this survey was provided on behalf of the B-school by DeAnn Steinle


 
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