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2003 FULL-TIME MBA PROFILE
Drexel University
LeBow College of Business

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Address: Drexel University
LeBow College of Business
Philadelphia, PA 19104 n/a
E-Mail: http://www.lebow.drexel.edu
Web site: http://www.lebow.drexel.edu
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THE FULL-TIME JOB HUNT

2003 graduates seeking employment (1)   96%

Graduates who:
received their first job offer by graduation 26%
received their first job offer within the first three months after graduation 52%
were company sponsored, or already employed (2) 4%
were continuing their education (after graduation) (3) 0%
were starting a new business (4) 0%
postponed their job search 0%
did not seek employment for other reasons 0%
 
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:
n/a

Prospects for 2003 grads (school reported):
Average starting-base salary (1) (exluding bonuses) for the Class of 2003

$64,050
Median starting-base salary (excluding bonuses) for the Class of 2003

$65,000
Average first-year signing bonus

$3,666
Median first-year signing bonus

$3,000
Job-accepting graduates who received a signing bonus

13%

(1) Base salary excludes bonuses, commissions, and other compensation. Should be reported in U.S. dollars.



CAREER DIRECTIONS

Graduates accepting jobs in the following function areas:
Consulting 8%
Finance/Accounting 17%
General Management 17%
Human Resources 8%
Marketing/Sales 17%
Management Information Systems 0%
Operations/Logistics 25%
Other 8%

Graduates accepting jobs in the following regions:
Africa 0%
Asia 0%
Eastern and Central Europe and Central Asia 0%
Latin America and the Carribean 0%
Middle East 0%
North America
 (Canada: 0% / U.S.: 100%)
100%
Oceania 0%
Western Europe 0%

Graduates accepting jobs within North America:
Canada 0%
Mid-Atlantic U.S. 59%
Midwest U.S. 0%
Northeast U.S. 33%
South U.S. 8%
Southwest U.S. 0%
U.S. Possessions and territories 0%
West U.S. 0%


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:
n/a

Internship compensation:
Paid internships n/a
Average internship compensation (per week) n/a
Median internship compensation (per week) n/a
Average internship length (weeks) n/a


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: $6,000,000

Technology changes made over the past three years:
Wireless network, computer labs are state-of-art, "smart" classrooms


ALUMNI AFFAIRS

University offers placement services for MBA alumni? Yes

Alumni networking Web site:
http://www.lebow.drexel.edu

Current MBA students given access to alumni database? Yes

The B-school has awarded 8,293 MBA degrees since its founding. It has 8,051 living MBA alumni, and 3 MBA club(s) in 1 country, where B-school alums can participate in school activities and alumni events.

During the past 12 months, 21% of alumni gave to the school's fund-raising efforts. They gave a median gift of U.S. $50, and a mean gift of U.S. $482. 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. $12,000,000

Information found in this survey was provided on behalf of the B-school by Jacqueline Ring


 
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