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 THE FULL-TIME JOB HUNT

The school has information regarding the employment of 57.00% of 2005 graduates

Of 2005 graduates...

86.00% were seeking full-time professional employment in business

14.00% were not seeking employment

N/A% were already employed

8.00% were planning to continue their education immediately after graduation

6.00% were postponing their job search

1.00% were planning to start their own business

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

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

147 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...

76.00% received their first job offer by graduation

9.00% received their first job offer within three months of graduation

1.00% received their first job offer more than three months after graduation

24.00% did not report having received an offer


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

PricewaterhouseCoopers : NVR, Inc. 11
US Steel : American Eagle Outfitters 6
Ernst & Young 5
Ford Motor Company: Morgan Stanley: Delloitte & Touche 4
Fedex Services 3
PPG Industries: LaSalle Bank: Mellon Financial: Johnson Marketing 3

Historic Salary Prospects for 2005 Grads (school reported)
Of graduates providing usable salary information
Average base salary $39,506
Median base salary $40,000
Average signing bonus $N/A
Median signing bonus $N/A
Average other guaranteed compensation $N/A
Median other guaranteed compensation $N/A

 CAREER DIRECTIONS

0% 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.)		 29.00%
Accounting/auditing 33.00%
General Management 3.00%
Human Resources 2.00%
Marketing/Sales
(includes public relations, product management, market research, advertising, etc.)		 21.00%
Management Information Systems 2.00%
Operations 10.00%
Logistics/Transportation 0%
Other 0%

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

Government
(includes federal, state, local, military)		 3.00%
Manufacturing 19.00%
Non-Profit
(includes trade associations, religious organizations, charities, etc.)		 2.00%
Services 73.00%
Other 3.00%

N/A% 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)		 10.00%
Mid-Atlantic
(PA, MD, VA, WV, DE, DC)		 79.00%
South
(NC, SC, KY, TN, GA, FL, AL, AR, LA, MS)		 3.00%
Southwest
(CO, AZ, TX, OK, NM)		 1.00%
Midwest
(WI, MO, KS, IA, MN, NE, MI, OH, IN, ND, SD, IL)		 6.00%
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

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

113 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

PricewaterhouseCoopers
Smith Barney
Waddell & Reed
US Steel
Merrill Lynch
UBS
Ernst & Young
Ford Motor Company
PNC

N/A% of internships were paid.

Average compensation per week $N/A
Median compensation per week $N/A
Average internship length (weeks) 14

 ALUMNI AFFAIRS

14.00% 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 $2,463.00
The median gift was $50.00

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

Thomas Marshall Former Chair & CEO
Aristech
John M. Petersen Retired CEO
Erie Insurance
Charles Steiner Former CEO
Branch Group, Inc.

 
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