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2004 FULL-TIME MBA PROFILE
The University of Kansas
School of Business
Address: Summerfield Hall
1300 Sunnyside Avenue
Lawrence, KS 66045
E-Mail: bschoolgrad@ku.edu
Web links: B-school Web site
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THE FULL-TIME JOB HUNT

Most recent graduates who...
...were seeking employment 1 74%
...were not seeking employment 26%
...provided no information regarding employment 2

0%
Graduates not seeking employment that were...
...company sponsored or already employed 3 6%
...continuing their education (after graduation) 4 0%
...postponing their job search 10%
...starting their own businesses 5 0%
...not seeking employment for other reasons 6

10%
Most recent job-seeking graduates who...
...received their first job offer by graduation 55%
...received their first job offer within three months of graduation 13%
...received their first job offer more than three months after graduation 29%
...did not report having received an offer

3%
Primary source of accepted full-time job offers:
School facilitated activities n/a
Graduate-facilitated activities n/a
No response provided by the graduate

n/a
Companies that recruited employment-seeking MBA students for full-time positions on campus in past academic year n/a
Companies that posted full-time job offers on the school's job boards in past academic year n/a

Annual job-searching trips the school coordinates or participates in:
n/a


Top 15 recruiting firms that hired the most graduates in the past academic year:
FirmGraduates Hired
1. IBM n/a
2. U.S. Navy n/a
3. State Street n/a
4. Cardinal Brands n/a
5. Meridian IQ n/a
6. Janseen n/a
7. Boeing n/a
8. Payless Shoesource n/a
9. Lockton n/a
10. Lion Share Marketing n/a

Historic salary prospects for recent grads (school reported):
200420032002
Graduates who provided usable base salary informationn/a86%90%
Average starting-base salary 7 (excluding bonuses)$52,400$48,300$47,000
Median starting-base salary (excluding bonuses)n/an/a$46,500
Average first-year signing bonus$6,500$2,500$6,000
Median first-year signing bonusn/an/a$6,000
Job-accepting graduates who received a signing bonus17%10%30%

(1) Seeking full-time professional, MBA-level employment.
(2) No information available includes those graduates who may be seeking employment or who may not be seeking employment, but for whom the school has no reliable information
(3) Includes graduates whose studies were financially sponsored by their employers and are intending to return to those employers, or who were employed while a student and will continue working for that employer.
(4) Enrolled/will enroll in further graduate studies.
(5) Starting a new business as owner. Does not include students accepting jobs with a salary in a new (startup) business.
(6) Other reasons for not seeking employment are those reasons defined by the graduate.
(7) 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 13%
Finance/Accounting 33%
General Management 2%
Human Resources 0%
Marketing/Sales 26%
Management Information Systems 0%
Operations/Logistics 13%
Other 13%

Graduates accepting in the following industries:
Government (Federal, State, Local, Military) 16%
Manufacturing 8%
Non-Profit (Trade Associations, Religious Organizations, Charities, etc.) 0%
Services (Financial Services, Consulting Services, Other Services) 70%
Other 6%

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: 0% / U.S.: 100%)
100%
Oceania n/a
Western Europe n/a

Graduates accepting jobs within North America:
Canada 0%
Mid-Atlantic U.S. 0%
Midwest U.S. 82%
Northeast U.S. 6%
South U.S. 0%
Southwest U.S. 6%
U.S. Possessions and territories 0%
West U.S. 6%

MBA INTERNSHIPS

Companies that recruited internship-seeking MBA students for internships on campus in past academic year: n/a

Companies that posted internships for MBA students on school's job boards during past academic year: n/a

Top 15 recruiting firms for internships:
FirmInterns Hired
1. Sprint n/a
2. Koch Industries n/a
3. Philip Morris n/a
4. Security Benefit n/a
5. State Street n/a
6. Federal Reserve Bank n/a
7. Commerce Bank n/a
8. U.S. Credit Union n/a
9. Kauffman Foundation n/a

Internship compensation:
Paid internships 90%
Average internship compensation (per week) $700
Median internship compensation (per week) $650
Average internship length (weeks) 10

Career services Web site

ALUMNI AFFAIRS

University offers placement services for MBA alumni? Yes
Current MBA students given access to alumni database? Yes

The B-school has awarded 5,350 MBA degrees since its founding. It has 4,800 living MBA alumni, and n/a MBA club(s) n/a countries, where B-school alums can participate in school activities and alumni events.

During the past academic year, n/a of MBA 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. n/a.

The school has not received a gift in excess of U.S. $10 million since June 2002.

The B-school endowment is U.S. $38,000,000

Information found in this survey was provided on behalf of the B-school by DeAnn Steinle

 
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