received their first job offer within the first three months after graduation
81%
were company sponsored, or already employed (2)
8%
were continuing their education (after graduation) (3)
9%
were starting a new business (4)
5%
postponed their job search
4%
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:
Firm
Graduates Hired
1. Cintas
3
2. Aon
2
3. BB&T
2
4. Bank of America
2
5. Home Depot
2
6. KPMG
2
7. SunTrust
2
8. BellSouth
2
9. Capital One
2
10. Walt Disney World
2
11. IBM
2
12. Marsh
2
13. Regions Bank
2
14. UPS
2
15. Wachovia
2
Prospects for 2003 grads (school reported):
Average starting-base salary (1) (exluding bonuses) for the Class of 2003
$68,170
Median starting-base salary (excluding bonuses) for the Class of 2003
$65,000
Average first-year signing bonus
$8,873
Median first-year signing bonus
$7,000
Job-accepting graduates who received a signing bonus
69%
(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
$70,000
Median signing bonus
$5,000
Median other compensation
$10,000
Median MBA loans
$9,500
Average number of job offers at graduation
1.5
Average living expenses (not including tuition) over course of program
$19,922
Summer internship resulted in full-time employment
24%
CAREER DIRECTIONS
Graduates accepting jobs in the following function areas:
Consulting
13%
Finance/Accounting
32%
General Management
13%
Human Resources
0%
Marketing/Sales
33%
Management Information Systems
2%
Operations/Logistics
2%
Other
5%
Graduates accepting jobs in the following regions:
Africa
0%
Asia
3%
Eastern and Central Europe and Central Asia
2%
Latin America and the Carribean
2%
Middle East
0%
North America
(Canada: 1% / U.S.: 99%)
93%
Oceania
0%
Western Europe
0%
Graduates accepting jobs within North America:
Canada
1%
Mid-Atlantic U.S.
5%
Midwest U.S.
5%
Northeast U.S.
5%
South U.S.
81%
Southwest U.S.
1%
U.S. Possessions and territories
0%
West U.S.
3%
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. Civitas
3
2. C.B. Richard Ellis
2
3. Knowlagent
3
4. UPS Capital
2
5. Kimberly Clark
2
6. Coca-Cola
2
7. Home Depot
2
8. BellSouth
2
9. JP Morgan Mortgage Capital
2
10. Booz Allen Hamilton
2
11. Home Banc
2
12. AT&T
2
13. Coca Cola Enterprises
2
14. Georgia Pacific
2
15. Trammell Crow
2
Internship compensation:
Paid internships
92%
Average internship compensation (per week)
$812
Median internship compensation (per week)
$820
Average internship length (weeks)
11
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: $2,000,000
Technology changes made over the past three years:
The school has upgraded its network switches, deployed a wireless network, implemented a new student portal, upgraded its executive classroom, developed a Web content management system, and replaced hardware in student labs.
ALUMNI AFFAIRS
University offers placement services for MBA alumni? Yes
Current MBA students given access to alumni database? Yes
The B-school has awarded 4,347 MBA degrees since its founding. It has 4,239 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, 7% 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. $222. 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. $50,183,431
Information found in this survey was provided on behalf of the B-school by Melvin Crask
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