received their first job offer within the first three months after graduation
80%
were company sponsored, or already employed (2)
7%
were continuing their education (after graduation) (3)
8%
were starting a new business (4)
3%
postponed their job search
5%
did not seek employment for other reasons
3%
Number of companies that recruited second-year students on campus in past academic year
60
(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. Deloitte & Touche
n/a
2. Cap Gemini Ernst & Young
n/a
3. Countrywide Home Loans
n/a
4. RSM Equico
n/a
5. Buena Vista Home Entertainment
n/a
6. Washington Mutual
n/a
7. SAP
n/a
8. Imperial Capital
n/a
Prospects for 2002 grads (school reported):
Average starting-base salary (1) (exluding bonuses) for the Class of 2002
$56,533
Median starting-base salary (excluding bonuses) for the Class of 2002
$57,000
Average first-year signing bonus
$16,667
Median first-year signing bonus
$15,000
Job-accepting graduates who received a signing bonus
19%
(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
$72,500
Median signing bonus
$8,500
Median other compensation
$15,000
Median MBA loans
$38,500
Average number of job offers at graduation
0.9
Average living expenses (not including tuition) over course of program
$38,121
Summer internship resulted in full-time employment
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 )
93%
Oceania
n/a
Western Europe
7%
Within North America:
Canada
n/a
Mid-Atlantic U.S.
4%
Midwest U.S.
n/a
Northeast U.S.
n/a
South U.S.
4%
Southwest U.S.
4%
U.S. Possessions and territories
4%
West U.S.
84%
MBA INTERNSHIPS
Companies that recruited first-year MBA students for internships on campus in past academic year: 19
Top 15 recruiting firms:
Firm
Interns Hired
1. JD Power & Associates
n/a
2. Morgan Stanley
n/a
3. Staples Center / AEG
n/a
4. UBS Paine Webber
n/a
5. Vivendi Universal
n/a
6. Universal Music Group
n/a
7. Warner Bros.
n/a
8. New Capital Advisory
n/a
9. Merrill Lynch
n/a
10. Institute of Financial Management (IFM)
n/a
11. Toshiba
n/a
12. Patagonia
n/a
13. Waddell & Reed
n/a
Internship compensation:
Paid internships
n/a
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
Wall Street Job Trek
Apr.
No
Washington, D.C. Job Trek
Apr.
No
TECHNOLOGY
Wireless network in main buildings: Yes
School's investment in technology over the past three years: $2,684,437
Technology changes made over the past three years:
The school added an electronic classroom and a schoolwide intranet portal for students, faculty, and staff.
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 n/a MBA degrees since its founding. It has n/a living MBA alumni, and 12 MBA club(s) in n/a 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. 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. $18,900,000
Information found in this survey was provided on behalf of the B-school by M. V.
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