received their first job offer within the first three months after graduation
84%
were company sponsored, or already employed (2)
1%
were continuing their education (after graduation) (3)
1%
were starting a new business (4)
3%
postponed their job search
7%
did not seek employment for other reasons
5%
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. Mattel
9
2. Wells Fargo
6
3. Agilent Technologies
4
4. Lehman Brothers
4
5. Merrill Lynch
3
6. Bank of America
3
7. Bear Stearns
3
8. Deloitte Consulting
3
9. Toyota
3
10. Barclays
3
11. Amgen
2
12. Kraft
2
13. Disney - Consumer Products
2
14. Chevron
2
15. Honeywell
3
Prospects for 2002 grads (school reported):
Average starting-base salary (1) (exluding bonuses) for the Class of 2002
$75,000
Median starting-base salary (excluding bonuses) for the Class of 2002
$78,000
Average first-year signing bonus
$15,000
Median first-year signing bonus
$15,000
Job-accepting graduates who received a signing bonus
41%
(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
$79,000
Median signing bonus
$12,000
Median other compensation
$25,000
Median MBA loans
$39,000
Average number of job offers at graduation
1.0
Average living expenses (not including tuition) over course of program
$45,929
Summer internship resulted in full-time employment
Graduates accepting jobs in the following regions:
Africa
n/a
Asia
7%
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
n/a
Within North America:
Canada
n/a
Mid-Atlantic U.S.
2%
Midwest U.S.
3%
Northeast U.S.
11%
South U.S.
n/a
Southwest U.S.
4%
U.S. Possessions and territories
n/a
West U.S.
73%
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. Mattel
9
2. 20th Century Fox
6
3. Agilent Technologies
4
4. Walt Disney Co
4
5. Deloitte & Touche
4
6. Honeywell
4
7. Guidant
3
8. Hewlett Packard
3
9. Amgen
2
10. Deloitte Consulting
2
11. J.P. Morgan
2
12. Kyocera
2
13. Neutrogena
2
14. Toyota
2
15. Wells Fargo
2
Internship compensation:
Paid internships
85%
Average internship compensation
$4,373
Median internship compensation
$4,950
B-SCHOOL SERVICES
Annual job-searching trips the school coordinates or participates in:
Destination
Month offered
Paid for by B-School
New York City
Dec.
No
San Francisco Bay Area
Jan.
No
San Diego
Jan.
No
San Francisco
Mar.
No
TECHNOLOGY
Wireless network in main buildings: Yes
School's investment in technology over the past three years: $17,000,000
Technology changes made over the past three years:
-Doubled student email capacity by upgrading server to Exchange 2000.
-Initiated Customer Relationship Management/Enterprise Resource Management Planning, including creating an online directory used as a roster for faculty and a networking tool for students. Also includes phase one of "My Marshall," a customized web page for students promoting communication within the Marshall community.
-Wireless capabilities added to all areas in and out of Popovich Hall, the graduate student building.
-Upgraded computer lab PCs and reconfigured lab with ergonomically correct furniture, also accessible to persons with disabilities.
-Upgraded projectors and document cameras in MBA classrooms.
-Installed 2 Bloomberg terminals for use by MBA students.
-Launched MBA laptop programs utilizing recommendations from a student task force to determine "standard" laptop for MBA students. Included ability to purchase laptops at reduced prices and technical experts to configure laptops and connect to the network.
-Enhanced life-long email forwarding service for graduates.
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 18,119 living MBA alumni, and 14 MBA club(s) in 6 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 received a gift in excess of U.S. $10 million, and the B-school's total endowment is U.S. $130,000,000
ADDITIONAL SCHOOL COMMENTS
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Information found in this survey was provided on behalf of the B-school by Barbara J. Roberts
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