received their first job offer within the first three months after graduation
89%
were company sponsored, or already employed (2)
2%
were continuing their education (after graduation) (3)
16%
were starting a new business (4)
5%
postponed their job search
2%
did not seek employment for other reasons
9%
Companies that recruited second-year students on campus in past academic year
n/a
Companies that recruited second-year students via job boards 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. Intel Corporation
3
2. E&J Gallo Winery; Avery Dennison; Federal Express
2
Prospects for 2003 grads (school reported):
Average starting-base salary (1) (exluding bonuses) for the Class of 2003
$65,171
Median starting-base salary (excluding bonuses) for the Class of 2003
$65,000
Average first-year signing bonus
$5,980
Median first-year signing bonus
$5,000
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
$65,000
Median signing bonus
$7,000
Median other compensation
$17,500
Median MBA loans
$12,000
Average number of job offers at graduation
1.3
Average living expenses (not including tuition) over course of program
$30,019
Summer internship resulted in full-time employment
21%
CAREER DIRECTIONS
Graduates accepting jobs in the following function areas:
Consulting
6%
Finance/Accounting
31%
General Management
11%
Human Resources
6%
Marketing/Sales
23%
Management Information Systems
9%
Operations/Logistics
6%
Other
9%
Graduates accepting jobs in the following regions:
Africa
0%
Asia
10%
Eastern and Central Europe and Central Asia
0%
Latin America and the Carribean
0%
Middle East
0%
North America
(Canada: 0% / U.S.: 100%)
87%
Oceania
0%
Western Europe
3%
Graduates accepting jobs within North America:
Canada
0%
Mid-Atlantic U.S.
3%
Midwest U.S.
10%
Northeast U.S.
6%
South U.S.
9%
Southwest U.S.
45%
U.S. Possessions and territories
0%
West U.S.
27%
MBA INTERNSHIPS
Companies that recruited first-year MBA students for internships on campus in past academic year: n/a
Companies that recruited first-year MBA interns via job boards during past academic year: n/a
Top 15 recruiting firms:
Firm
Interns Hired
1. Dial Corporation
3
2. Avery Dennison
2
3. CIMA Labs
2
4. Deloitte Consulting
2
5. Intel Corporation
2
6. PricewaterhouseCoopers
2
7. Safari Club International
2
8. Salter Labs
2
9. The Fountains
2
Internship compensation:
Paid internships
97%
Average internship compensation (per week)
$919
Median internship compensation (per week)
$850
Average internship length (weeks)
10
B-SCHOOL SERVICES
Annual job-searching trips the school coordinates or participates in:
n/a
TECHNOLOGY
Wireless network in main buildings: Yes
School's investment in technology over the past three years: $800,000
Technology changes made over the past three years:
The school has added wireless networking for the entire building; new computer lab equipment; satellite TV for news updates; new software developed for alumni and student management; and new departmental clusters for storage and printing
ALUMNI AFFAIRS
University offers placement services for MBA alumni? No
Current MBA students given access to alumni database? Yes
The B-school has awarded n/a MBA degrees since its founding. It has 2,934 living MBA alumni, and n/a MBA club(s) n/a countries, where B-school alums can participate in school activities and alumni events.
During the past 12 months, 12% of alumni gave to the school's fund-raising efforts. They gave a median gift of U.S. n/a, and a mean gift of U.S. $627. The school has not received a gift in excess of U.S. $10 million between Jan. 2001 and Oct. 2003, and the B-school endowment is U.S. $40,000,000
Information found in this survey was provided on behalf of the B-school by Trina Callie
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