received their first job offer within the first three months after graduation
79%
were company sponsored, or already employed (2)
8%
were continuing their education (after graduation) (3)
1%
were starting a new business (4)
2%
postponed their job search
1%
did not seek employment for other reasons
1%
Number of companies that recruited second-year students on campus in past academic year
215
(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. McKinsey & Company
6
2. Johnson & Johnson
5
3. Barclays Capital
4
4. Citigroup Corporate & Investment Bank
4
5. Alfa Management Consultants
3
6. Accenture
2
7. Grupo Barcelo
2
8. Merrill Lynch International
2
9. Morgan Stanley
2
10. Roland Berger Strategy Consultants
2
11. Audi
1
12. BASF AG
1
13. Coca-Cola
1
14. General Motors
1
15. Lehman Brothers
1
Prospects for 2002 grads (school reported):
Average starting-base salary (1) (exluding bonuses) for the Class of 2002
$60,132
Median starting-base salary (excluding bonuses) for the Class of 2002
$76,923
Average first-year signing bonus
$14,229
Median first-year signing bonus
$17,897
Job-accepting graduates who received a signing bonus
25%
(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
$65,000
Median signing bonus
$15,000
Median other compensation
$19,500
Median MBA loans
$22,500
Average number of job offers at graduation
1.7
Average living expenses (not including tuition) over course of program
$31,933
Summer internship resulted in full-time employment
Graduates accepting jobs in the following regions:
Africa
1%
Asia
1%
Central/South America, Mexico
4%
Eastern Europe
1%
Middle East
n/a
North America
(Canada: n/a / U.S.: n/a )
3%
Oceania
1%
Western Europe
90%
Within North America:
Canada
n/a
Mid-Atlantic U.S.
n/a
Midwest U.S.
n/a
Northeast U.S.
n/a
South U.S.
n/a
Southwest U.S.
n/a
U.S. Possessions and territories
n/a
West U.S.
n/a
MBA INTERNSHIPS
Companies that recruited first-year MBA students for internships on campus in past academic year: 116
Top 15 recruiting firms:
Firm
Interns Hired
1. Barclays Capital
6
2. Merrill Lynch International
5
3. Lehman Brothers
5
4. McKinsey & Company
5
5. Ford
5
6. Intermon Oxfam
4
7. Johnson & Johnson
4
8. Europraxis Consulting
3
9. Gallina Blanca-Purina
3
10. Goldman Sachs International
3
11. Guinness United Distillers and Vinters Espaņa
3
12. Henkel
3
13. Kraft Foods
3
14. Morgan Stanley
3
15. Roland Berger Strategy Consultants
2
Internship compensation:
Paid internships
98%
Average internship compensation
n/a
Median internship compensation
n/a
B-SCHOOL SERVICES
Annual job-searching trips the school coordinates or participates in:
Destination
Month offered
Paid for by B-School
London
Feb.
No
TECHNOLOGY
Wireless network in main buildings: Yes
School's investment in technology over the past three years: $3,522,000
Technology changes made over the past three years:
The school upgraded its internet connection, advanced its e-learning platform for its Global Executive MBA, and added a Virtual Classroom 2001 for "distance-learning".
The school also added a GPRS-GSM mobile corporate, advanced videostreaming and webcasting services in partnership with YAHOO! Enterprise Services and UNIT.NET, and added advanced wireless LAN and WAN (MBA and Global Executive MBA) using AVAYA (LUCENT) technology.
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 4,536 MBA degrees since its founding. It has 4,488 living MBA alumni, and 18 MBA club(s) in 37 countries, where B-school alums can participate in school activities and alumni events.
During the past 12 months, 50% of alumni gave to the school's fundraising efforts. They gave a median gift of U.S. $320, and a mean gift of U.S. n/a. As of Jan. 2000 the B-school has received a gift in excess of U.S. $10 million, and the B-school's total endowment is U.S. $60,000,000
Information found in this survey was provided on behalf of the B-school by Anthony T. Salvia