received their first job offer within the first three months after graduation
65%
were company sponsored, or already employed (2)
30%
were continuing their education (after graduation) (3)
4%
were starting a new business (4)
0%
postponed their job search
0%
did not seek employment for other reasons
1%
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:
n/a
Prospects for 2002 grads (school reported):
Average starting-base salary (1) (exluding bonuses) for the Class of 2002
$69,687
Median starting-base salary (excluding bonuses) for the Class of 2002
$65,500
Average first-year signing bonus
$6,150
Median first-year signing bonus
$5,000
Job-accepting graduates who received a signing bonus
86%
(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
$64,000
Median signing bonus
$10,000
Median other compensation
$15,000
Median MBA loans
$0
Average number of job offers at graduation
1.0
Average living expenses (not including tuition) over course of program
$31,667
Summer internship resulted in full-time employment
Current MBA students given access to alumni database? Yes
The B-school has awarded 8,242 MBA degrees since its founding. It has 7,851 living MBA alumni, and 0 MBA club(s) in 0 countries, where B-school alums can participate in school activities and alumni events.
During the past 12 months, 14% of alumni gave to the school's fundraising efforts. They gave a median gift of U.S. $175, and a mean gift of U.S. $175. 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. $29,528,420
Information found in this survey was provided on behalf of the B-school by Paul Bobrowski
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