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2007 UNDERGRAD PROFILE

University of Delaware

Alfred Lerner College of Business and Economics

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THE FULL-TIME JOB HUNT

The school has information regarding the employment of 40% of 2006 graduates

Of 2006 graduates for whom we have information...

90% were seeking full-time professional employment in business

  5% were not seeking full-time professional employment in business

For those not seeking employment in business...

95% of those were already employed at graduation

  2% were planning to continue their education immediately after graduation

NA % were postponing their job search

NA % were planning to start their own business

  3% of those not working were doing so for other reasons

138 companies recruited business students on campus from June 30, 2005 to June 30, 2006

853 companies posted full-time job offers for undergraduate business students on the school's job boards from June 30, 2005 to June 30, 2006

Of 2006 Job-seeking Graduates...

NA % received their first job offer by graduation

NA % received their first job offer within three months of graduation

NA % received their first job offer more than three months after graduation

NA % did not report having received an offer

30% accepted their first job offer by graduation

40% accepted their first job offer within three months of graduation

25% accepted their first job offer more than three months after graduation

  5% did not report havingaccepted an offer

Top 10 recruiting firms that hired the most graduates in the past academic year	No. hired
Ernst & Young	16
MBNA/BOA	14
PricewaterhouseCoopers	12
JPMorgan Chase & Co.	10
Deloitte Touche Tomatsu	9
Vanguard Group	8
KPMG LLP	7
Reznick Group, Enterprise	6
Ameriprise, duPont, Lockheed Martin	5
Cintas, Citigroup, Ryan Homes	4

Historic Salary Prospects for 2005 Grads (school reported)
Average base salary	NA
Median base salary	NA
Average signing bonus	NA
Median signing bonus	NA
Average other guaranteed compensation	NA
Median other guaranteed compensation	NA

CAREER DIRECTIONS

What percentage of 2006 graduates who accepted jobs did so in the following functional areas? Are these figures estimates based on the number of students majoring in these functional areas? Yes

Finance (includes corporate finance, investments, treasury and financial analysis, public finance, etc.)	20%
Accounting/auditing	20%
General Management	10%
Human Resources	3%
Marketing/Sales (includes public relations, product management, market research, advertising, etc.)	20%
Management Information Systems	10%%
Operations	10%
Logistics/Transportation	5%
Other	2%

What percentage of 2006 graduates who accepted jobs did so in the following industries? Are these figures estimates? Yes

Accounting	20%
Consumer Products & Retail	15%
Consulting	10%
Financial Services	25%
Government, Nonprofit, & Education	5%
Health	5%
Manufacturing	10%
Media & Entertainment	5%
Sports & Leisure	NA %
Technology & Science	5%
Transportation	NA %
UTILITIES	NA %
Other	NA %

North American Jobs

0% of 2006 graduates accepted jobs in Canada

100% of 2006 graduates accepted jobs in the U.S.
Here's the regional breakdown on job acceptances in North American regions:

Northeast (ME, VT, NY, NH, CT, MA, NJ, RI)	34%
Mid-Atlantic (PA, MD, VA, WV, DE, DC)	59%
South (NC, SC, KY, TN, GA, FL, AL, AR, LA, MS)	3%
Southwest (CO, AZ, TX, OK, NM)	2%
Midwest (WI, MO, KS, IA, MN, NE, MI, OH, IN, ND, SD, IL)	1%
West (CA, HI, WA, OR, AK, MT, ID, UT, NV, WY)	1%
U.S. possessions and territories (America Samoa, Palau, Guam, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands)	NA %
Canada	0%

INTERNSHIPS

21 companies recruited internship-seeking undergraduate business students on campus from June 30, 2005 to June 30, 2006

NA % of internships were paid.

Average compensation per week	NA
Median compensation per week	NA
Average internship length (weeks)

383 companies posted internships for undergraduate business students on school job boards from June 30, 2005 to June 30, 2006

Top 10 Recruiting Firms for Internships	No. interns

ALUMNI AFFAIRS

11% of living undergraduate business alumni contributed to the program/university some time between June 30, 2005 and June 30, 2006

Of those who contributed...

The average gift was	$ 215.00
The median gift was	$ 50.00

From June 30, 2005 to June 30, 2006, the undergraduate business program Did not receive any individual gift in excess of $10 million

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