received their first job offer within the first three months after graduation
75%
were company sponsored, or already employed (2)
n/a
were continuing their education (after graduation) (3)
6%
were starting a new business (4)
n/a
postponed their job search
n/a
did not seek employment for other reasons
4%
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. Lockheed Martin
2
2. McKissock & Hoffman
2
3. CIGNA
1
4. Wachovia
1
5. Rohm & Haas
1
6. Independence Blue Cross
1
7. Gartner
1
8. EBAY
1
9. Rayovac
1
10. Spectrum Capital
1
11. Orion Financial
1
12. EMA
1
13. Concorde
1
14. U.S. Postal Service
1
15. Government of Canada
2
Prospects for 2003 grads (school reported):
Average starting-base salary (1) (exluding bonuses) for the Class of 2003
$61,418
Median starting-base salary (excluding bonuses) for the Class of 2003
$55,000
Average first-year signing bonus
$4,133
Median first-year signing bonus
$5,000
Job-accepting graduates who received a signing bonus
11%
(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
11%
Finance/Accounting
42%
General Management
11%
Human Resources
0%
Marketing/Sales
0%
Management Information Systems
16%
Operations/Logistics
5%
Other
15%
Graduates accepting jobs in the following regions:
Africa
n/a
Asia
n/a
Eastern and Central Europe and Central Asia
n/a
Latin America and the Carribean
n/a
Middle East
n/a
North America
(Canada: 4% / U.S.: 96%)
100%
Oceania
n/a
Western Europe
n/a
Graduates accepting jobs within North America:
Canada
4%
Mid-Atlantic U.S.
92%
Midwest U.S.
n/a
Northeast U.S.
2%
South U.S.
2%
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:
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:
Destination
Month offered
Paid for by B-School
Weekly trips to healthcare-related companies
n/a
No
TECHNOLOGY
Wireless network in main buildings: Yes
School's investment in technology over the past three years: $3
Technology changes made over the past three years:
New computers in all student labs; transfer to new wireless technology; student business center, with computer and printer; upgrading of laptops for faculty and honors program; portable laptop classroom (26 laptops)
ALUMNI AFFAIRS
University offers placement services for MBA alumni? No
Current MBA students given access to alumni database? No
The B-school has awarded 9,651 MBA degrees since its founding. It has 9,413 living MBA alumni, and 1 MBA club(s) in 1 country, where B-school alums can participate in school activities and alumni events.
During the past 12 months, 18% of alumni gave to the school's fund-raising efforts. They gave a median gift of U.S. $45, and a mean gift of U.S. $83. 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. $7,876,312
Information found in this survey was provided on behalf of the B-school by Donna Ferrari
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