received their first job offer within the first three months after graduation
7%
were company sponsored, or already employed (2)
2%
were continuing their education (after graduation) (3)
12%
were starting a new business (4)
2%
postponed their job search
46%
did not seek employment for other reasons
38%
Companies that recruited second-year students on campus in past academic year
42
Companies that recruited second-year students via job boards in past academic year
45
(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. Sprint
n/a
2. U.S. Navy
n/a
3. America Century
n/a
4. Cerner
n/a
5. Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City
n/a
6. Haven Financial Group
n/a
7. New England Financial
n/a
8. Philip Morris
n/a
9. Aareal Bank
n/a
10. Payless Shoesource
n/a
Prospects for 2003 grads (school reported):
Average starting-base salary (1) (exluding bonuses) for the Class of 2003
$48,300
Median starting-base salary (excluding bonuses) for the Class of 2003
n/a
Average first-year signing bonus
$2,500
Median first-year signing bonus
n/a
Job-accepting graduates who received a signing bonus
10%
(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
5%
Finance/Accounting
35%
General Management
5%
Human Resources
0%
Marketing/Sales
10%
Management Information Systems
5%
Operations/Logistics
8%
Other
32%
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 )
100%
Oceania
n/a
Western Europe
n/a
Graduates accepting jobs within North America:
Canada
n/a
Mid-Atlantic U.S.
8%
Midwest U.S.
75%
Northeast U.S.
n/a
South U.S.
n/a
Southwest U.S.
4%
U.S. Possessions and territories
n/a
West U.S.
13%
MBA INTERNSHIPS
Companies that recruited first-year MBA students for internships on campus in past academic year: 15
Companies that recruited first-year MBA interns via job boards during past academic year: 30
Top 15 recruiting firms:
Firm
Interns Hired
1. Sprint
n/a
2. Koch Industries
n/a
3. Philip Morris
n/a
4. Security Benefit
n/a
5. State Street
n/a
6. Federal Reserve Bank
n/a
7. Commerce Bank
n/a
8. U.S. Credit Union
n/a
9. American Century
n/a
Internship compensation:
Paid internships
90%
Average internship compensation (per week)
$7,000
Median internship compensation (per week)
$6,500
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: No
School's investment in technology over the past three years: $400,000
Technology changes made over the past three years:
The school has installed new computers for student labs and classrooms. In addition it has made physical improvements such as wiring, room layouts, network servers and system improvements. It has designed a new website and has upgraded the faculty computer.
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 5,200 MBA degrees since its founding. It has 4,800 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, n/a 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. n/a. 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. $33,177,474
Information found in this survey was provided on behalf of the B-school by DeAnn Steinle
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