received their first job offer within the first three months after graduation
72%
were company sponsored, or already employed (2)
3%
were continuing their education (after graduation) (3)
4%
were starting a new business (4)
6%
postponed their job search
3%
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. Federal Express
n/a
2. Waddell & Reed
n/a
3. AEG/Staples Center
n/a
4. Raytheon
n/a
5. Warner Brothers
n/a
6. Vivendi Universal
n/a
7. Disney
n/a
8. Sears
n/a
9. ICN Pharmaceuticals
n/a
10. Isabelle Fiore
n/a
11. UBS PaineWebber
n/a
12. Countrywide Home Loans
n/a
13. Kia
n/a
14. Eaton Sales
n/a
15. Mattel
n/a
Prospects for 2003 grads (school reported):
Average starting-base salary (1) (exluding bonuses) for the Class of 2003
$61,256
Median starting-base salary (excluding bonuses) for the Class of 2003
$60,000
Average first-year signing bonus
$5,943
Median first-year signing bonus
$7,600
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.
2002 GRADUATES REPORT
Editor's Note: Based on responses to BusinessWeek's 2002 survey of graduates.
Median starting base-salary
$72,500
Median signing bonus
$8,500
Median other compensation
$15,000
Median MBA loans
$38,500
Average number of job offers at graduation
0.9
Average living expenses (not including tuition) over course of program
$38,121
Summer internship resulted in full-time employment
19%
CAREER DIRECTIONS
Graduates accepting jobs in the following function areas:
Consulting
9%
Finance/Accounting
31%
General Management
13%
Human Resources
3%
Marketing/Sales
41%
Management Information Systems
3%
Operations/Logistics
0%
Other
0%
Graduates accepting jobs in the following regions:
Africa
0%
Asia
3%
Eastern and Central Europe and Central Asia
0%
Latin America and the Carribean
0%
Middle East
0%
North America
(Canada: n/a / U.S.: n/a )
97%
Oceania
0%
Western Europe
0%
Graduates accepting jobs within North America:
Canada
n/a
Mid-Atlantic U.S.
n/a
Midwest U.S.
3%
Northeast U.S.
9%
South U.S.
6%
Southwest U.S.
n/a
U.S. Possessions and territories
n/a
West U.S.
79%
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. Countrywide Home Loans
n/a
2. Warner Brothers
n/a
3. Nestle
n/a
4. Sony Entertainment
n/a
5. Disney Consumer Products
n/a
6. 20th Century Fox
n/a
7. Wella/Sebastian
n/a
8. Universal Music Group
n/a
9. MGM
n/a
10. Washington Mutual
n/a
11. Merrill Lynch
n/a
12. UPS
n/a
13. Haig Barrett Consulting
n/a
14. Morgan Stanley
n/a
15. Time Warner Cable
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)
8
B-SCHOOL SERVICES
Annual job-searching trips the school coordinates or participates in:
Destination
Month offered
Paid for by B-School
Atlanta, GA
Nov.
No
New York, NY
Jan.
No
TECHNOLOGY
Wireless network in main buildings: Yes
School's investment in technology over the past three years: $2,097,838
Technology changes made over the past three years:
Upgrades were made to the school's intranet system, wireless networks were installed in education centers, and investments made in hardware and software, among other improvements.
ALUMNI AFFAIRS
University offers placement services for MBA alumni? Yes
Current MBA students given access to alumni database? Yes
The B-school has awarded 20,422 MBA degrees since its founding. It has 19,981 living MBA alumni, and 16 MBA club(s) throughout 2 countries, where B-school alums can participate in school activities and alumni events.
During the past 12 months, 6% of alumni gave to the school's fund-raising efforts. They gave a median gift of U.S. $100, and a mean gift of U.S. $221. 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. $25,866,504
ADDITIONAL SCHOOL COMMENTS
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Information found in this survey was provided on behalf of the B-school by Kathleen Gardner
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