received their first job offer within the first three months after graduation
97%
were company sponsored, or already employed (2)
5%
were continuing their education (after graduation) (3)
4%
were starting a new business (4)
3%
postponed their job search
6%
did not seek employment for other reasons
n/a
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. Amazon,com
5
2. AT&T Wireless
4
3. Alaska Airlines
3
4. Hitachi Consulting
3
5. Hewlett Packard
2
6. Samsung Electronics
2
7. Booz Allen Hamilton
1
8. Cap Gemini Ernst & Young
1
9. Regence Blue Shield
1
10. Deloitte ERS
1
11. Philips Oral Healthcare, Inc.
1
12. The Boeing Company
1
13. Shell-Russia
1
14. IBM Japan, Ltd.
1
15. Guidant
1
Prospects for 2003 grads (school reported):
Average starting-base salary (1) (exluding bonuses) for the Class of 2003
$65,680
Median starting-base salary (excluding bonuses) for the Class of 2003
$65,000
Average first-year signing bonus
$15,170
Median first-year signing bonus
$10,000
Job-accepting graduates who received a signing bonus
36%
(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
$70,000
Median signing bonus
$10,000
Median other compensation
$37,500
Median MBA loans
$15,500
Average number of job offers at graduation
1.1
Average living expenses (not including tuition) over course of program
$35,655
Summer internship resulted in full-time employment
22%
CAREER DIRECTIONS
Graduates accepting jobs in the following function areas:
Consulting
16%
Finance/Accounting
30%
General Management
10%
Human Resources
3%
Marketing/Sales
32%
Management Information Systems
n/a
Operations/Logistics
7%
Other
2%
Graduates accepting jobs in the following regions:
Africa
n/a
Asia
5%
Eastern and Central Europe and Central Asia
4%
Latin America and the Carribean
n/a
Middle East
n/a
North America
(Canada: n/a / U.S.: n/a )
91%
Oceania
n/a
Western Europe
n/a
Graduates accepting jobs within North America:
Canada
n/a
Mid-Atlantic U.S.
6%
Midwest U.S.
1%
Northeast U.S.
2%
South U.S.
n/a
Southwest U.S.
1%
U.S. Possessions and territories
n/a
West U.S.
90%
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. Hewlett Packard
n/a
2. PACCAR
n/a
3. Microsoft
n/a
4. Starbucks
n/a
5. eBay.Inc.
n/a
6. Washington Mutual
n/a
7. Wells Fargo
n/a
8. Merrill Lynch & Co.
n/a
9. Nike
n/a
10. Nordstrom
n/a
11. Intel
n/a
12. Honeywell International
n/a
13. Social Venture Partners International
n/a
14. Vulcan, Inc.
n/a
15. Philips Oral Healthcare, Inc.
n/a
Internship compensation:
Paid internships
92%
Average internship compensation (per week)
$4,200
Median internship compensation (per week)
$4,000
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
San Francisco Bay Area
Oct.
Yes
Portland, Oregon
Apr.
Yes
Denver, CO
Jan.
Yes
Chicago, IL
Feb.
Yes
Los Angeles, San Diego
Dec.
Yes
TECHNOLOGY
Wireless network in main buildings: Yes
School's investment in technology over the past three years: $1,200,000
Technology changes made over the past three years:
The school performed a complete technology upgrade of MBA classrooms, added a wireless system throughout classroom and student lounge facilities, constructed a NASDAQ Trading Room. The school also made enhancements to its E-business lab and added new computers in the MBA lounge.
ALUMNI AFFAIRS
University offers placement services for MBA alumni? Yes
Current MBA students given access to alumni database? Yes
The B-school has awarded 7,524 MBA degrees since its founding. It has 6,533 living MBA alumni, and 15 MBA club(s) throughout 5 countries, where B-school alums can participate in school activities and alumni events.
During the past 12 months, 12% 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. $280. 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. $61,900,000
Information found in this survey was provided on behalf of the B-school by Dan Poston
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