received their first job offer within the first three months after graduation
80%
were company sponsored, or already employed (2)
51%
were continuing their education (after graduation) (3)
12%
were starting a new business (4)
12%
postponed their job search
11%
did not seek employment for other reasons
14%
Companies that recruited second-year students on campus in past academic year
35
Companies that recruited second-year students via job boards in past academic year
24
(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. Sandia National Laboratory
4
2. Phillips Semiconductor
2
3. State of New Mexico
2
4. Lawrence Livermore National Lab
2
5. Pulakos & Alongi
2
6. KPMG LLP
1
7. Eli Lilly
1
8. U.S. General Services Administration
1
9. Environmental Protection Agency
1
10. Ranchers Bank
1
11. REDW LLC
1
12. Los Alamos National Lab
1
13. Honeywell
1
14. Neff & Ricci
1
15. Grant Thomton LLP
1
Prospects for 2003 grads (school reported):
Average starting-base salary (1) (exluding bonuses) for the Class of 2003
$47,560
Median starting-base salary (excluding bonuses) for the Class of 2003
$46,000
Average first-year signing bonus
$5,000
Median first-year signing bonus
$5,000
Job-accepting graduates who received a signing bonus
2%
(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
0%
Finance/Accounting
37%
General Management
15%
Human Resources
6%
Marketing/Sales
15%
Management Information Systems
27%
Operations/Logistics
0%
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.
0%
Midwest U.S.
0%
Northeast U.S.
0%
South U.S.
0%
Southwest U.S.
100%
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: 12
Companies that recruited first-year MBA interns via job boards during past academic year: 12
Top 15 recruiting firms:
n/a
Internship compensation:
Paid internships
n/a
Average internship compensation (per week)
n/a
Median internship compensation (per week)
n/a
Average internship length (weeks)
n/a
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: $400,000
Technology changes made over the past three years:
Securing network environment; wireless zones; multimedia classrooms; computer lab expansion; new lab systems (every two years)
ALUMNI AFFAIRS
University offers placement services for MBA alumni? Yes
Alumni networking Web site: n/a
Current MBA students given access to alumni database? No
The B-school has awarded 3,175 MBA degrees since its founding. It has 3,130 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, 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. $160. 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. $8,500,000
Information found in this survey was provided on behalf of the B-school by Loyola Chastain
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