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2003 FULL-TIME MBA PROFILE
Northwestern University
Kellogg School of Management— Two-Year MBA Program

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Address: Donald P. Jacobs Center
2001 Sheridan Road
Evanston, IL 60208-2001
E-Mail: MBAadmissions@kellogg.northwestern.edu
Web site: http://www.kellogg.northwestern.edu
Directions to school


THE FULL-TIME JOB HUNT

2003 graduates seeking employment (1)   99%

Graduates who:
received their first job offer by graduation 75%
received their first job offer within the first three months after graduation 90%
were company sponsored, or already employed (2) n/a
were continuing their education (after graduation) (3) n/a
were starting a new business (4) n/a
postponed their job search 100%
did not seek employment for other reasons n/a
 
Companies that recruited second-year students on campus in past academic year 127
Companies that recruited second-year students via job boards in past academic year 163

(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:
FirmGraduates Hired
1. McKinsey and Company 25
2. Bain and Company 15
3. Boston Consulting Group 14
4. Deloitte Consulting 13
5. Johnson and Johnson 10
6. Booz Allen Hamilton 9
7. Lehman Brothers 9
8. General Electric 7
9. Guidant Corporation 7
10. Kraft 7
11. Microsoft 7
12. Citigroup 6
13. Ford Motor Company 6
14. General Mills 6
15. Jones Lang LaSalle 5

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

$87,700
Median starting-base salary (excluding bonuses) for the Class of 2003

$85,000
Average first-year signing bonus

$16,160
Median first-year signing bonus

$15,000
Job-accepting graduates who received a signing bonus

67%

(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

$85,000
Median signing bonus

$20,000
Median other compensation

$20,000
Median MBA loans

$45,000
Average number of job offers at graduation

1.6
Average living expenses (not including tuition) over course of program

$53,652
Summer internship resulted in full-time employment

40%


CAREER DIRECTIONS

Graduates accepting jobs in the following function areas:
Consulting 32%
Finance/Accounting 26%
General Management 10%
Human Resources 0%
Marketing/Sales 27%
Management Information Systems 0%
Operations/Logistics 1%
Other 5%

Graduates accepting jobs in the following regions:
Africa 0%
Asia 7%
Eastern and Central Europe and Central Asia 1%
Latin America and the Carribean 2%
Middle East 0%
North America
 (Canada: 0% / U.S.: 100%)
85%
Oceania 1%
Western Europe 3%

Graduates accepting jobs within North America:
Canada 0%
Mid-Atlantic U.S. 5%
Midwest U.S. 43%
Northeast U.S. 22%
South U.S. 5%
Southwest U.S. 5%
U.S. Possessions and territories 0%
West U.S. 17%


MBA INTERNSHIPS

Companies that recruited first-year MBA students for internships on campus in past academic year: 115

Companies that recruited first-year MBA interns via job boards during past academic year: 232

Top 15 recruiting firms:
FirmInterns Hired
1. McKinsey and Company 21
2. Boston Consulting Group 10
3. A.T. Kearney 9
4. Diageo 8
5. Goldman, Sachs and Company 8
6. Johnson and Johnson 8
7. Black and Decker 7
8. Kraft 7
9. Lehman Brothers 7
10. Microsoft 7
11. Morgan Stanley 7
12. Bain and Company 6
13. General Electric 6
14. Intel Corporation 6
15. Motorola 6

Internship compensation:
Paid internships 97%
Average internship compensation (per week) $1,373
Median internship compensation (per week) $1,425
Average internship length (weeks) 12


B-SCHOOL SERVICES

Annual job-searching trips the school coordinates or participates in:
Destination Month offered Paid for by B-School
Wall Street

n/a No
Marketing Trek

n/a No
European Tours

n/a No
Entertainment/Media Trips

n/a No


TECHNOLOGY

Wireless network in main buildings: Yes

School's investment in technology over the past three years: $18,000,000

Technology changes made over the past three years:
Kellogg continually introduces new technology tools and upgrades to its existing technology. Wireless network access is now available in all classrooms at the Kellogg School. Kellogg has implemented a powerful, new search engine for its website, and has implemented a new web-based survey tool and new course platform. Web-based prep courses for incoming students in math, accounting, microeconomics and statistics are available.


ALUMNI AFFAIRS

University offers placement services for MBA alumni? Yes

Alumni networking Web site:
http://kellogg.northwestern.edu/alumni

Current MBA students given access to alumni database? Yes

The B-school has awarded 55,000 MBA degrees since its founding. It has 45,000 living MBA alumni, and 85 MBA club(s) throughout 46 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. $395,000,000


ADDITIONAL SCHOOL COMMENTS

On-campus interviews are conducted by date; Off-campus interviews are requested by date. Kellogg has approximately 85 student clubs. For more information, please visit: www.kellogg.northwestern.edu/difference/culture/clubs

Information found in this survey was provided on behalf of the B-school by Peggy King


 
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