received their first job offer within the first three months after graduation
14%
were company sponsored, or already employed (2)
7%
were continuing their education (after graduation) (3)
5%
were starting a new business (4)
7%
postponed their job search
0%
did not seek employment for other reasons
0%
Number of companies that recruited second-year students on campus in past academic year
n/a
(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. GE Power Systems
3
2. Rockwell Automation
1
3. Hyundai
1
4. Price Waterhouse Coopers
1
5. Fusion Technology Inc
1
6. Kendall Healthcare
1
7. NYS Division of the Budget
1
8. Parexel International
1
9. NY Independent System Operator
1
10. Pallio Communication
1
11. Kaiser Permanente
1
12. Blitman Building Corp
1
13. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
2
14. Diversified Technologies Inc.
1
15. Quest Diagnostics
1
Prospects for 2002 grads (school reported):
Average starting-base salary (1) (exluding bonuses) for the Class of 2002
$74,692
Median starting-base salary (excluding bonuses) for the Class of 2002
$70,000
Average first-year signing bonus
$28,750
Median first-year signing bonus
$32,500
Job-accepting graduates who received a signing bonus
18%
(1) Base salary excludes bonuses, commissions, and other compensation. Should be reported in U.S. dollars.
Graduates accepting jobs in the following regions:
Africa
n/a
Asia
9%
Central/South America, Mexico
4%
Eastern Europe
n/a
Middle East
4%
North America
(Canada: 5% / U.S.: 95%)
83%
Oceania
n/a
Western Europe
n/a
Within North America:
Canada
5%
Mid-Atlantic U.S.
n/a
Midwest U.S.
5%
Northeast U.S.
85%
South U.S.
n/a
Southwest U.S.
n/a
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: n/a
Top 15 recruiting firms:
Firm
Interns Hired
1. GE Power Systems
2
2. Tiercent
2
3. X Ray Optical Systems
2
4. Shell Chemical
1
5. Albany Molecular Research Intl
1
6. Autotask
1
7. Empire Corporate Federal Credit Union
1
8. ES3, LLC
1
9. Center for Economic Growth
1
10. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
1
11. NYS ERDA
1
12. Coldwell Banker
1
13. Think One
1
14. Bellanca-Champion Club
1
15. US District Judge of Eastern Distric Court of NY
1
Internship compensation:
Paid internships
100%
Average internship compensation
$9,140
Median internship compensation
$10,000
B-SCHOOL SERVICES
Annual job-searching trips the school coordinates or participates in:
Destination
Month offered
Paid for by B-School
NY Alumni Event
Nov.
Yes
TECHNOLOGY
Wireless network in main buildings: No
School's investment in technology over the past three years: $668,671
Technology changes made over the past three years:
The school added new servers and computers, computer rotation upgrades, and building infrastructure upgrades. Practical labs in courses were implemented. A Webmaster has been dedicated only to Lally School. The school also implemented Standard & Poor's NetAdvantage.
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 7,898 MBA degrees since its founding. It has 7,787 living MBA alumni, and 32 MBA club(s) in 5 countries, where B-school alums can participate in school activities and alumni events.
During the past 12 months, 5% of alumni gave to the school's fundraising efforts. They gave a median gift of U.S. $50, and a mean gift of U.S. $100. 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. $28,039,725
Information found in this survey was provided on behalf of the B-school by Denis Simon
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