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2007 UNDERGRAD PROFILE

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THE FULL-TIME JOB HUNT

The school has information regarding the employment of 65% of 2006 graduates

Of 2006 graduates for whom we have information...

47% were seeking full-time professional employment in business

53% were not seeking full-time professional employment in business

For those not seeking employment in business...

71% of those were already employed at graduation

  9% were planning to continue their education immediately after graduation

20% were postponing their job search

  0% were planning to start their own business

  0% of those not working were doing so for other reasons

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

439 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...

43% received their first job offer by graduation

31% received their first job offer within three months of graduation

20% received their first job offer more than three months after graduation

  6% did not report having received an offer

43% accepted their first job offer by graduation

31% accepted their first job offer within three months of graduation

20% accepted their first job offer more than three months after graduation

  6% did not report havingaccepted an offer

Top 10 recruiting firms that hired the most graduates in the past academic year	No. hired
PricewaterhouseCoopers	14
KPMG LLP	13
Ryan Homes	12
Ernst & Young	10
Bearing Point; Deloitte & Touche	8
Marriott; Sprint; Cherry, Bekeart, and Holland	5
T. Rowe Price; Fannie Mae; Target	4
Accenture; Hyatt; Veris Consulting; Protiviti	3
Freddie Mac; Sun Trust; BB&T; Walgreen's	2
Goldman Sachs; IBM; Many Others	1

Historic Salary Prospects for 2005 Grads (school reported)
Average base salary	$ 44,769.00
Median base salary	$ 46,000.00
Average signing bonus	$ 2,000.00
Median signing bonus	$ 2,000.00
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? No

Finance (includes corporate finance, investments, treasury and financial analysis, public finance, etc.)	24%
Accounting/auditing	25%
General Management	16%
Human Resources	2%
Marketing/Sales (includes public relations, product management, market research, advertising, etc.)	18%
Management Information Systems	8%%
Operations	4%
Logistics/Transportation	0%
Other	3%

What percentage of 2006 graduates who accepted jobs did so in the following industries? Are these figures estimates? No

Accounting	26%
Consumer Products & Retail	21%
Consulting	10%
Financial Services	16%
Government, Nonprofit, & Education	7%
Health	0%
Manufacturing	6%
Media & Entertainment	0%
Sports & Leisure	8%
Technology & Science	2%
Transportation	0%
UTILITIES	2%
Other	2%

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)	8%
Mid-Atlantic (PA, MD, VA, WV, DE, DC)	86%
South (NC, SC, KY, TN, GA, FL, AL, AR, LA, MS)	3%
Southwest (CO, AZ, TX, OK, NM)	1%
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)	0%
Canada	0%

INTERNSHIPS

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

80% of internships were paid.

Average compensation per week	$ 510.00
Median compensation per week	$ 450.00
Average internship length (weeks)	11

68 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
Merrill Lynch; Marriott Int'l.	7
KPMG LLP	4
Deloitte; Freddie Mac; Ryan Homes; Johnson & Lambert	3
Hilton; Verizon; Target; Crate & Barrel; Beers & Cutler	2
Walt Disney World; Merck; Bearing Point; Many Others	1

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	$ 380.00
The median gift was	$ 100.00

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

Prominent Alumni

E. Wayne Jackson, CEO and Director, Sourcefire, Inc.

Amy McPherson, Executive VP - Sales & Mktg, Marriott International

Michael Thomas, Exec VP - Mgt & Data Sys, Lockheed Martin