received their first job offer within the first three months after graduation
70%
were company sponsored, or already employed (2)
6%
were continuing their education (after graduation) (3)
3%
were starting a new business (4)
3%
postponed their job search
19%
did not seek employment for other reasons
4%
Companies that recruited second-year students on campus in past academic year
7
Companies that recruited second-year students via job boards in past academic year
35
(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. Hewlett Packard
4
2. Host Communications
2
3. Intel
1
4. Kraft Foods
1
5. McIntyre Direct
2
6. Moss Adams
1
7. University of Oregon
2
8. Velocity Sports & Entertainment
1
9. American Mktg Corp
1
10. KPMG
1
11. Miller Nash
1
12. Union Bank
1
13. States Industries
1
14. National Football League
1
15. West Coast Bank
1
Prospects for 2003 grads (school reported):
Average starting-base salary (1) (exluding bonuses) for the Class of 2003
$55,707
Median starting-base salary (excluding bonuses) for the Class of 2003
$54,000
Average first-year signing bonus
$9,856
Median first-year signing bonus
$5,000
Job-accepting graduates who received a signing bonus
47%
(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
9%
Finance/Accounting
30%
General Management
9%
Human Resources
0%
Marketing/Sales
43%
Management Information Systems
0%
Operations/Logistics
3%
Other
6%
Graduates accepting jobs in the following regions:
Africa
0%
Asia
3%
Eastern and Central Europe and Central Asia
6%
Latin America and the Carribean
3%
Middle East
3%
North America
(Canada: 3% / U.S.: 97%)
85%
Oceania
0%
Western Europe
0%
Graduates accepting jobs within North America:
Canada
3%
Mid-Atlantic U.S.
0%
Midwest U.S.
3%
Northeast U.S.
6%
South U.S.
3%
Southwest U.S.
9%
U.S. Possessions and territories
0%
West U.S.
64%
MBA INTERNSHIPS
Companies that recruited first-year MBA students for internships on campus in past academic year: 10
Companies that recruited first-year MBA interns via job boards during past academic year: 27
Top 15 recruiting firms:
Firm
Interns Hired
1. 361 Sports-Events Marketing
1
2. Adidas
2
3. Columbia Sportswear
1
4. Electronic Arts
1
5. GM R*Works
1
6. Hewlett Packard
2
7. Intel
1
8. Nike
3
9. Microsoft
1
10. National Basketball Assoc.
1
11. Octagon
2
12. Travelocity
1
13. United Way
1
14. USA Track & Field
1
15. Vesta
1
Internship compensation:
Paid internships
87%
Average internship compensation (per week)
$600
Median internship compensation (per week)
$600
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
Seattle
Apr.
No
New York
Jan.
Yes
San Francisco
Apr.
Yes
Portland
Feb.
No
TECHNOLOGY
Wireless network in main buildings: Yes
School's investment in technology over the past three years: $1,500,000
Technology changes made over the past three years:
The school has implemented wireless connectivity and power ports throughout. It has developed 18 technology equipped and integrated classrooms, a TV studio and a video conferencing suite.
ALUMNI AFFAIRS
University offers placement services for MBA alumni? Yes
Current MBA students given access to alumni database? Yes
The B-school has awarded 3,887 MBA degrees since its founding. It has 3,785 living MBA alumni, and 12 MBA club(s) throughout 14 countries, where B-school alums can participate in school activities and alumni events.
During the past 12 months, 8% 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. $1,130. 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. $32,405,844
Information found in this survey was provided on behalf of the B-school by Marilyn Brown
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