received their first job offer within the first three months after graduation
75%
were company sponsored, or already employed (2)
0%
were continuing their education (after graduation) (3)
40%
were starting a new business (4)
0%
postponed their job search
0%
did not seek employment for other reasons
60%
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. Exxon Mobil
24
2. IBM
21
3. Deloitte & Touche LLP
20
4. Entergy
19
5. Andersen LLP
15
6. Pricewaterhouse Coopers LLP
13
7. Accenture
13
8. LSU
11
9. Ernst & Young LLP
11
10. State of LA
9
11. Hibernia
9
12. OLOL RMC
8
13. KPMG LLP
8
14. Shell
7
15. Bank One
5
Prospects for 2003 grads (school reported):
Average starting-base salary (1) (exluding bonuses) for the Class of 2003
$47,415
Median starting-base salary (excluding bonuses) for the Class of 2003
$45,000
Average first-year signing bonus
$2,722
Median first-year signing bonus
$3,000
Job-accepting graduates who received a signing bonus
18%
(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
2%
Finance/Accounting
58%
General Management
12%
Human Resources
0%
Marketing/Sales
12%
Management Information Systems
10%
Operations/Logistics
6%
Other
0%
Graduates accepting jobs in the following regions:
Africa
0%
Asia
0%
Eastern and Central Europe and Central Asia
0%
Latin America and the Carribean
0%
Middle East
0%
North America
(Canada: 0% / U.S.: 100%)
100%
Oceania
0%
Western Europe
0%
Graduates accepting jobs within North America:
Canada
0%
Mid-Atlantic U.S.
4%
Midwest U.S.
0%
Northeast U.S.
6%
South U.S.
72%
Southwest U.S.
18%
U.S. Possessions and territories
0%
West U.S.
0%
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. LSU
28
2. IBM
12
3. Pricewaterhouse Coopers / FedEx
10
4. Deloitte & Touche LLP
9
5. Lockheed Martin / Aegis Lending
8
6. Entergy / LASERS
7
7. Exxon Mobil / Prime Medical
6
8. Shaw Group / Protiviti
4
9. Schering Plough
3
10. WalMart
3
11. Accenture
3
12. Guilford Mills
2
13. KPMG LLP
2
14. Ernst & Young LLP
2
15. Merrill Lynch
2
Internship compensation:
Paid internships
100%
Average internship compensation (per week)
$612
Median internship compensation (per week)
$600
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: $1,100,000
Technology changes made over the past three years:
The school upgraded two computer classrooms (60 PCs each); installed/upgraded 30 multimedia classrooms; and upgraded/replaced 100 faculty/staff computers. The school also implemented a CITRIX system for software distribution; video editing capability for students & faculty; "Trading Room" facility, SMART lab, with 45 workstations; and a Decision Support Research lab. The school also upgraded its server/backup infrastructure.
ALUMNI AFFAIRS
University offers placement services for MBA alumni? Yes
Current MBA students given access to alumni database? Yes
The B-school has awarded 3,180 MBA degrees since its founding. It has 3,084 living MBA alumni, and 2 MBA club(s) in 1 country, where B-school alums can participate in school activities and alumni events.
During the past 12 months, 4% 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. $117. 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. $39,000,000
Information found in this survey was provided on behalf of the B-school by Allison Bridgewater
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