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2006 UNDERGRAD B-SCHOOL PROFILE

Washington & Lee University

The Williams School of Commerce, Economics, & Politics

Williams School of Commerce, Economics and Politics

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Williams School of Commerce, Economics, and Politics
Washington & Lee University
Lexington, VA
US 24450

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THE FULL-TIME JOB HUNT

The school has information regarding the employment of 92.00% of 2005 graduates

Of 2005 graduates...

70.00% were seeking full-time professional employment in business

30.00% were not seeking employment

57.00% were already employed

14.00% were planning to continue their education immediately after graduation

9.00% were postponing their job search

N/A% were planning to start their own business

N/A% of those not working were doing so for other reasons

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

228 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...

N/A% received their first job offer by graduation

N/A% received their first job offer within three months of graduation

N/A% received their first job offer more than three months after graduation

N/A% did not report having received an offer

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

Reznick Group	6
First Annapolis Consulting;PricewaterhouseCoopers	5
Wachovia;Harris Williams & Co.;Morgan Stanley;Cambridge Associates	4
Legg Mason;JP Morgan;Lincoln Partners;Banc of America Sec.;Teach for America;Morgan Stanley;W&L	3
Lehman;Merrill Lynch	2
Bank of America;BB&T Capital Markets;Catlin Inc;CreditSuisse First Boston;Project Performance Corp.	1

Historic Salary Prospects for 2005 Grads (school reported)
Of graduates providing usable salary information
Average base salary	$53,100
Median base salary	$55,000
Average signing bonus	$3,710
Median signing bonus	$5,000
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.)	34.00%
Accounting/auditing	14.00%
General Management	18.00%
Human Resources	1.00%
Marketing/Sales (includes public relations, product management, market research, advertising, etc.)	6.00%
Management Information Systems	12.00%
Operations	1.00%
Logistics/Transportation	0%
Other	14.00%

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

Government (includes federal, state, local, military)	8.00%
Manufacturing	0%
Non-Profit (includes trade associations, religious organizations, charities, etc.)	9.00%
Services	76.00%
Other	9.00%

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)	25.00%
Mid-Atlantic (PA, MD, VA, WV, DE, DC)	50.00%
South (NC, SC, KY, TN, GA, FL, AL, AR, LA, MS)	14.00%
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)	4.00%
U.S. possessions and territories (America Samoa, Palau, Guam, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands)	0%
Canada	0%

INTERNSHIPS

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

6 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

Goldman Sachs	3
Ernst & Young;Merrill Lynch;Parkway Properties;Lehman;Morgan Stanley	2
PricewaterhouseCoopers;JP Morgan;Awad Asset Management	2
UBS;McColl Partners;Marsh & McLennan	1

N/A% of internships were paid.

Average compensation per week	$N/A
Median compensation per week	$N/A
Average internship length (weeks)	12

ALUMNI AFFAIRS

N/A% 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	$N/A
The median gift was	$N/A

From June 30, 2004 to June 30, 2005, the undergraduate business program N/A received any individual gift in excess of $10 million

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