received their first job offer within the first three months after graduation
50%
were company sponsored, or already employed (2)
19%
were continuing their education (after graduation) (3)
8%
were starting a new business (4)
n/a
postponed their job search
n/a
did not seek employment for other reasons
1%
Companies that recruited second-year students on campus in past academic year
71
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. Lexmark International
1
2. Ernst and Young
1
3. Johnson and Johnson
1
4. Citigroup
1
5. Sunnoco
1
6. Yum! Brands
1
7. LSU Health Administration
1
8. Kunkel Pharmaceuticals
1
9. BB&T
1
10. Steak and Shake
1
11. Kirk Horse Insurance
1
12. Paladin Inc
1
13. Bearing Point
1
14. University of Kentucky
1
Prospects for 2003 grads (school reported):
Average starting-base salary (1) (exluding bonuses) for the Class of 2003
$70,260
Median starting-base salary (excluding bonuses) for the Class of 2003
$45,000
Average first-year signing bonus
$8,700
Median first-year signing bonus
$5,000
Job-accepting graduates who received a signing bonus
50%
(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
13%
Finance/Accounting
33%
General Management
13%
Human Resources
n/a
Marketing/Sales
13%
Management Information Systems
n/a
Operations/Logistics
20%
Other
8%
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.
7%
Midwest U.S.
72%
Northeast U.S.
n/a
South U.S.
14%
Southwest U.S.
7%
U.S. Possessions and territories
n/a
West U.S.
n/a
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. KY Tourism
1
2. Valvoline
1
3. Lexmark International
2
4. Johnson and Johnson
1
5. U.S. General Accounting Office
1
6. Providential Financial
1
7. Lexington Legends
1
8. Kentucky World Trade Center
1
9. PIkeville Methodist Hospital
1
10. University of Kentucky
1
Internship compensation:
Paid internships
89%
Average internship compensation (per week)
$428
Median internship compensation (per week)
$360
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
National Black MBA Association
Sept.
Yes
Business Career Fair UK
Sept.
Yes
TECHNOLOGY
Wireless network in main buildings: Yes
School's investment in technology over the past three years: $365,000
Technology changes made over the past three years:
The school has replaced all public computer workstations for Graduate Students, and has added over 100GB of storage to servers for faculty, staff and graduate students. It has also rewired the college for CATS and installed 100Mbit routers for the entire building. The school has replaced its computers in the DSIS computer lab, and added capacity for users to connect laptops to projection
equipment in the classrooms. It has now replaced 95% of the faculty computers.
ALUMNI AFFAIRS
University offers placement services for MBA alumni? Yes
Current MBA students given access to alumni database? Yes
The B-school has awarded 2,458 MBA degrees since its founding. It has 2,424 living MBA alumni, and 0 MBA club(s) n/a countries, where B-school alums can participate in school activities and alumni events.
During the past 12 months, 13% 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. $6,075. 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. $47,537,000
Information found in this survey was provided on behalf of the B-school by Michael Tearney
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