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 THE FULL-TIME JOB HUNT

The school has information regarding the employment of 99.00% of 2005 graduates

Of 2005 graduates...

92.00% were seeking full-time professional employment in business

8.00% were not seeking employment

32.00% were already employed

5.00% were planning to continue their education immediately after graduation

3.00% were postponing their job search

0% were planning to start their own business

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

42 companies recruited business students on campus from June 30, 2004 to June 30, 2005

76 companies posted full-time job offers for undergraduate business students on the school's job boards from June 30, 2004 to June 30, 2005

Of 2005 job-seeking graduates...

32.00% received their first job offer by graduation

0% received their first job offer within three months of graduation

0% received their first job offer more than three months after graduation

68.00% did not report having received an offer


Top 10 recruiting firms that hired the most graduates in the past academic year

Deloitte 13
KPMG 6
Johnson & Johnson 5
Cigna; Ernst & Young; Lockheed Martin; PriceWaterhouseCoopers; The Vanguard Group 4
Black Rock; Smart & Associates; Susquehanna International Group 3
Accenture; Comcast Corporation; Crown, Cork & Seal; Drexel University; JP Morgan; Murray Devine & Co 2
PFPC; PNC Bank; Refinery, Inc.; Sovereign Bank 2

Historic Salary Prospects for 2005 Grads (school reported)
Of graduates providing usable salary information
Average base salary $42,275
Median base salary $43,000
Average signing bonus $2,479
Median signing bonus $2,000
Average other guaranteed compensation $6,660
Median other guaranteed compensation $4,000

 CAREER DIRECTIONS

% of 2005 graduates who accepted jobs did so in the following function areas

Finance
(includes corporate finance, investments, treasury and financial analysis, public finance, etc.)		 22.00%
Accounting/auditing 21.00%
General Management 4.00%
Human Resources 4.00%
Marketing/Sales
(includes public relations, product management, market research, advertising, etc.)		 28.00%
Management Information Systems 11.00%
Operations 2.00%
Logistics/Transportation 0%
Other 8.00%

Share of 2005 graduates who accepted jobs did so in the following industries

Government
(includes federal, state, local, military)		 1.00%
Manufacturing 7.00%
Non-Profit
(includes trade associations, religious organizations, charities, etc.)		 4.00%
Services 88.00%
Other 0%

100.00% of 2005 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)		 14.00%
Mid-Atlantic
(PA, MD, VA, WV, DE, DC)		 84.00%
South
(NC, SC, KY, TN, GA, FL, AL, AR, LA, MS)		 1.00%
Southwest
(CO, AZ, TX, OK, NM)		 0%
Midwest
(WI, MO, KS, IA, MN, NE, MI, OH, IN, ND, SD, IL)		 0%
West
(CA, HI, WA, OR, AK, MT, ID, UT, NV, WY)		 1.00%
U.S. possessions and territories
(America Samoa, Palau, Guam, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands)		 0%
Canada 0%

 INTERNSHIPS

34 companies recruited internship-seeking undergraduate business students on campus from June 30, 2004 to June 30, 2005

466 companies posted internships for undergraduate business students on school job boards from June 30, 2004 to June 30, 2005

Top 10 Recruiting Firms for Internships

ACE USA; GlaxoSmithKline 32
Susquehanna International Group 31
Johnson & Johnson 22
Black Rock 21
Fiserv Securities, Inc. 18
Cigna Corp. 16
Delaware Investments; Philadelphia School District; Wyeth Phramaceuticals 12
Lockheed Martin; Unisys Corp. 11
Drexel University; Heffler, Radetich & Saitta LLP 10
Aramark Corp.; Arkema Inc. 9

92.00% of internships were paid.

Average compensation per week $501.00
Median compensation per week $490.00
Average internship length (weeks) 24

 ALUMNI AFFAIRS

17.00% of living undergraduate business alumni contributed to the program/university some time between June 30, 2004 and June 30, 2005

Of those who contributed...

The average gift was $7,580.00
The median gift was $100.00

From June 30, 2004 to June 30, 2005, the undergraduate business program has not received any individual gift in excess of $10 million

Prominent Alumni

Raj Gupta Chairman and CEO
Rohm & Haas
Barry Burkholder Retired President and CEO
Washiington Mutal
Walter Tompkins, Jr. President and CEO
American Express Credit Corp

 
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