received their first job offer within the first three months after graduation
81%
were company sponsored, or already employed (2)
6%
were continuing their education (after graduation) (3)
2%
were starting a new business (4)
5%
postponed their job search
3%
did not seek employment for other reasons
1%
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. The school chose not disclose this data
n/a
Prospects for 2003 grads (school reported):
Average starting-base salary (1) (exluding bonuses) for the Class of 2003
$83,168
Median starting-base salary (excluding bonuses) for the Class of 2003
$85,000
Average first-year signing bonus
$13,979
Median first-year signing bonus
$15,000
Job-accepting graduates who received a signing bonus
58%
(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
$85,000
Median signing bonus
$15,000
Median other compensation
$25,000
Median MBA loans
$29,000
Average number of job offers at graduation
1.3
Average living expenses (not including tuition) over course of program
$47,987
Summer internship resulted in full-time employment
32%
CAREER DIRECTIONS
Graduates accepting jobs in the following function areas:
Consulting
20%
Finance/Accounting
44%
General Management
8%
Human Resources
0%
Marketing/Sales
21%
Management Information Systems
1%
Operations/Logistics
2%
Other
6%
Graduates accepting jobs in the following regions:
Africa
0%
Asia
8%
Eastern and Central Europe and Central Asia
1%
Latin America and the Carribean
3%
Middle East
1%
North America
(Canada: 0% / U.S.: 100%)
87%
Oceania
0%
Western Europe
1%
Graduates accepting jobs within North America:
Canada
0%
Mid-Atlantic U.S.
4%
Midwest U.S.
4%
Northeast U.S.
11%
South U.S.
1%
Southwest U.S.
4%
U.S. Possessions and territories
0%
West U.S.
77%
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. The school chose not disclose this data
n/a
Internship compensation:
Paid internships
89%
Average internship compensation (per week)
$1,089
Median internship compensation (per week)
$1,250
Average internship length (weeks)
10
B-SCHOOL SERVICES
Annual job-searching trips the school coordinates or participates in:
Destination
Month offered
Paid for by B-School
Wall Street to visit investment banks
Jan.
No
Silicon Valley Day on the Job
Jan.
No
Various Local Days on the Job
n/a
No
TECHNOLOGY
Wireless network in main buildings: Yes
School's investment in technology over the past three years: $800,000
Technology changes made over the past three years:
The school is undertaking complete remodeling of Anderson
School Web environment, including introduction of
Web Content Management System.
Replaced and upgraded all classroom computers,
interfaces, projectors
Introduction of test wireless network, and now
expanding to entire schoolwide network
Major security effort with introduction of
Intrusion Detection System to protect AndersoNet
ALUMNI AFFAIRS
University offers placement services for MBA alumni? Yes
Current MBA students given access to alumni database? Yes
The B-school has awarded 16,518 MBA degrees since its founding. It has 14,698 living MBA alumni, and 21 MBA club(s) throughout 11 countries, where B-school alums can participate in school activities and alumni events.
During the past 12 months, 21% of alumni gave to the school's fund-raising efforts. They gave a median gift of U.S. $150, and a mean gift of U.S. $805. 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. $53,100,000
ADDITIONAL SCHOOL COMMENTS
UCLA Anderson students need 96 units to graduate. Courses are four units each. The school does not use the terms "credits" or "credit hour."
Career Services
The school does not have information on 1.8% of its most recent graduates regarding employment.
The school chose not to disclose information about companies hiring its MBA graduates, per the Career Services Council standards.
Information found in this survey was provided on behalf of the B-school by Philip Little
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