received their first job offer within the first three months after graduation
90%
were company sponsored, or already employed (2)
10%
were continuing their education (after graduation) (3)
2%
were starting a new business (4)
5%
postponed their job search
9%
did not seek employment for other reasons
1%
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. Citigroup
8
2. JPMorgan Chase
6
3. World Bank
5
4. Booz Allen Hamilton; PricewaterhouseCoopers
4
5. American Express; Friedman Billings Ramsey; World Gate Group
3
6. 3M; Barclays Capital; Credit Suisse First Boston; Draeger Medical; GlaxoSmithKline; Inter-American Development Bank; Marriott; Procter & Gamble;
2
7. Advisory Board; USAirways
2
Prospects for 2003 grads (school reported):
Average starting-base salary (1) (exluding bonuses) for the Class of 2003
$75,664
Median starting-base salary (excluding bonuses) for the Class of 2003
$78,000
Average first-year signing bonus
$15,806
Median first-year signing bonus
$15,000
Job-accepting graduates who received a signing bonus
51%
(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
$80,000
Median signing bonus
$15,000
Median other compensation
$25,000
Median MBA loans
$50,000
Average number of job offers at graduation
1.1
Average living expenses (not including tuition) over course of program
$46,772
Summer internship resulted in full-time employment
36%
CAREER DIRECTIONS
Graduates accepting jobs in the following function areas:
Consulting
19%
Finance/Accounting
43%
General Management
6%
Human Resources
1%
Marketing/Sales
19%
Management Information Systems
2%
Operations/Logistics
4%
Other
6%
Graduates accepting jobs in the following regions:
Africa
n/a
Asia
n/a
Eastern and Central Europe and Central Asia
n/a
Latin America and the Carribean
n/a
Middle East
n/a
North America
(Canada: n/a / U.S.: n/a )
n/a
Oceania
n/a
Western Europe
n/a
Graduates accepting jobs within North America:
Canada
n/a
Mid-Atlantic U.S.
40%
Midwest U.S.
6%
Northeast U.S.
25%
South U.S.
3%
Southwest U.S.
n/a
U.S. Possessions and territories
n/a
West U.S.
6%
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. American Express
9
2. Friedman Billings Ramsey; Merge Global; JP Morgan
6
3. Booz Allen Hamilton; KPMG
5
4. U.S. General Accounting Office; Georgetown University; Lehman Brothers
4
5. World Bank; Promontory Interfinancial Network;
3
6. Wachovia; 3M; Avaya; Bank of America Securities; Bank of New York; BBVA; Citigroup; Crate & Barrel; Deutsche Post; Deutsche Bank
Current MBA students given access to alumni database? Yes
The B-school has awarded n/a MBA degrees since its founding. It has 3,508 living MBA alumni, and 8 MBA club(s) throughout 4 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 fund-raising efforts. They gave a median gift of U.S. $100, and a mean gift of U.S. $230. 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. $25,477,000
ADDITIONAL SCHOOL COMMENTS
To contact the Director of Financial Aid please visit the website at http://www.georgetown.edu/students/student-aid/contact.htm
Information found in this survey was provided on behalf of the B-school by Jessica Botta
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