received their first job offer within the first three months after graduation
88%
were company sponsored, or already employed (2)
3%
were continuing their education (after graduation) (3)
0%
were starting a new business (4)
2%
postponed their job search
0%
did not seek employment for other reasons
2%
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. Barclays Capital
3
2. DHL
2
3. Arthur D. Little
1
4. BT Retail
1
5. ATKearney
1
6. BASF
1
7. CapGeminiErnst&Young
1
8. Elli Lilly
1
9. Goldman Sachs
1
10. Hilti
1
11. IBM
1
12. Johnson & Johnson
1
13. Procter & Gamble
1
14. Merck
1
15. Novartis
1
Prospects for 2003 grads (school reported):
Average starting-base salary (1) (exluding bonuses) for the Class of 2003
$81,000
Median starting-base salary (excluding bonuses) for the Class of 2003
$82,500
Average first-year signing bonus
$18,000
Median first-year signing bonus
$22,500
Job-accepting graduates who received a signing bonus
26%
(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
24%
Finance/Accounting
26%
General Management
16%
Human Resources
2%
Marketing/Sales
24%
Management Information Systems
2%
Operations/Logistics
4%
Other
2%
Graduates accepting jobs in the following regions:
Africa
0%
Asia
33%
Eastern and Central Europe and Central Asia
2%
Latin America and the Carribean
5%
Middle East
0%
North America
(Canada: 2% / U.S.: 98%)
3%
Oceania
0%
Western Europe
58%
Graduates accepting jobs within North America:
Canada
2%
Mid-Atlantic U.S.
n/a
Midwest U.S.
n/a
Northeast U.S.
100%
South U.S.
n/a
Southwest U.S.
n/a
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. Barclays Capital
3
2. Hilti
3
3. ATKearne
3
4. Astrazeneca
2
5. Marks and Spencer
1
6. Ford
1
7. Fleet Boston
1
8. Volkswagen
1
9. Morgan Stanley
1
10. Merrill Lynch
1
11. AMEC
1
12. BT Retail
1
13. Shell
1
14. Merck
1
15. Pilkingtons
1
Internship compensation:
Paid internships
98%
Average internship compensation (per week)
$818
Median internship compensation (per week)
$750
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: Yes
School's investment in technology over the past three years: n/a
Technology changes made over the past three years:
n/a
ALUMNI AFFAIRS
University offers placement services for MBA alumni? Yes
Current MBA students given access to alumni database? Yes
The B-school has awarded 6,588 MBA degrees since its founding. It has 6,546 living MBA alumni, and 12 MBA club(s) throughout 11 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. n/a
Information found in this survey was provided on behalf of the B-school by Rachel Tufft