received their first job offer within the first three months after graduation
81%
were company sponsored, or already employed (2)
25%
were continuing their education (after graduation) (3)
0%
were starting a new business (4)
12%
postponed their job search
19%
did not seek employment for other reasons
44%
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. DHL
2
2. William R. Hough & Co.
2
3. Ernst & Young
2
4. Accenture
1
5. Blockbuster
1
6. Citibank
1
7. Cox Communications
1
8. Danka
1
9. General Electric
1
10. United Rentals
1
11. Dept. of Labor
1
12. BB&T
1
Prospects for 2003 grads (school reported):
Average starting-base salary (1) (exluding bonuses) for the Class of 2003
$60,800
Median starting-base salary (excluding bonuses) for the Class of 2003
$57,800
Average first-year signing bonus
$5,600
Median first-year signing bonus
$5,000
Job-accepting graduates who received a signing bonus
44%
(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
$5,000
Median other compensation
$9,000
Median MBA loans
$15,000
Average number of job offers at graduation
1.4
Average living expenses (not including tuition) over course of program
$25,939
Summer internship resulted in full-time employment
10%
CAREER DIRECTIONS
Graduates accepting jobs in the following function areas:
Consulting
16%
Finance/Accounting
32%
General Management
16%
Human Resources
4%
Marketing/Sales
16%
Management Information Systems
4%
Operations/Logistics
4%
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.
7%
Midwest U.S.
8%
Northeast U.S.
0%
South U.S.
81%
Southwest U.S.
4%
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:
Firm
Interns Hired
1. Exactech
3
2. Pratt Whitney
2
3. Johnson & Johnson
1
4. Citrix Systems
1
5. Cox Communications
1
6. Exxon Mobil
1
7. Harley Davidson
1
8. Lockheed Martin
1
9. Lowe's
1
10. Winn Dixie
1
11. Walgreens
1
Internship compensation:
Paid internships
100%
Average internship compensation (per week)
$1,200
Median internship compensation (per week)
$900
Average internship length (weeks)
12
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: $810,000
Technology changes made over the past three years:
The school has upgraded to offer a gigabit ethernet; new servers (including SAP servers for teaching); subscription ro WRDS; team meeting software (Lotus Sametime)
ALUMNI AFFAIRS
University offers placement services for MBA alumni? Yes
Alumni networking Web site: n/a
Current MBA students given access to alumni database? Yes
The B-school has awarded 4,282 MBA degrees since its founding. It has 4,205 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, 8% of alumni gave to the school's fund-raising efforts. They gave a median gift of U.S. $75, and a mean gift of U.S. $171. 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. $77
Information found in this survey was provided on behalf of the B-school by Bob Brewer
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