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ALUMNI

Living MBA alumni:

38,950

Active MBA alumni clubs

66

Countries in which MBA clubs exist

34

Did school receive an individual gift in excess of $10 million in past academic year?

No

Business School Endowment

$  756,000,000

Does the main university offer career placement services for alumni?

Yes

Does the main university have an alumni networking Web site?

Yes

University alumni networking site:

http://alumni.northwestern.edu

Does the B-School have an alumni networking site:

Yes

Business school alumni networking site:

http://alumni.kellogg.northwestern.edu

Do current MBA students have access to an alumni database?

Yes

CAREER SERVICES

Graduates seeking full-time professional MBA employment: 85  %
Graduates not seeking employment: 12  %
Graduates for whom you have no information regarding employment: 3  %

Of grads not seeking employment: Percentage of graduates not seeking employment who were company-sponsored, or already employed: 69  %
Percentage who were continuing their education (after graduation): 0  %
Percentage who were postponing their job search: 2  %
Percentage who were starting their own business(es) : 12  %
Percentage who were not seeking employment for other reasons: 17  %

Annual job-searching trips that the school coordinates or participates in:

Destination: LA Media Trek
Month: November
Amount Paid By School: None
Destination: Wall Street Trek
Month: December
Amount Paid By School: None
Destination: Bay Area Venture Capital Trek
Month: December
Amount Paid By School: None
Destination: NY Retail Trek
Month: February
Amount Paid By School: None
Destination: Hong Kong Banking Trek
Month: December
Amount Paid By School: None

Primary Source of Job Offer

School-facilitated activities: 73  %
Graduate-facilitated activities: 24  %
No information provided by graduate: 3  %

Job Offers for 2008 graduates:

Received first job offer by graduation: 95  %
Received first job offer in three months following graduation: 3  %
Did not report having received a job offer: 2  %

Top recruiting firms and the number of full-time MBAs hired in the past 12 months:

Job-accepting graduates who received a signing bonus:

85 %

Mean and median base salary, signing bonuses and other compensation for most recent employed graduates:

Mean base salary for most recent graduates: $  108,064
Median base salary for most recent graduates: $  105,000
Mean signing bonus for most recent graduates: $  26,956
Median signing bonus for most recent graduates: $  20,000
Mean other guaranteed compensation for most recent graduates: $  43,415
Median other guaranteed compensation for most recent graduates: $  23,625

Graduating students who accepted jobs in the following functional areas:

Consulting: 36  %
Finance/Accounting: 29  %
General Management: 6  %
Human Resources: 0  %
Marketing/Sales (Public Relations, Product Management, Market Research, Advertising, etc.): 22  %
Management Information Systems (MIS): 0  %
Operations/Logistics (Logistics, Purchasing, Engineering, etc.): 1  %
Other: 6  %

Graduating students who accepted jobs in the following industries:

Government (Federal, State, Local, Military): 1  %
Consulting: 31  %
Consumer Products: 12  %
Financial Services: 27  %
Manufacturing: 4  %
Media/Entertainment: 1  %
Non-Profit: 1  %
Petroleum/Energy: 3  %
Pharmaceutical/Biotechnology/Health care Products: 5  %
Real Estate: 3  %
Technology: 10  %
Other: 5  %

Graduates who accepted full-time jobs in the following regions:

Africa: 1  %
Asia: 5  %
Eastern and Central Europe and Central Asia: 1  %
Latin America and the Caribbean: 2  %
Middle East: 0  %
North America: 87  %
Oceana: 0  %
Western Europe: 3  %

Within North America, graduates who accepted full-time jobs in the following regions:

Northeast: 26  %
Mid-Atlantic: 4  %
South: 4  %
Southwest: 6  %
Midwest: 38  %
West: 21  %
Possessions and territories: 0  %
Canada: 1  %

Top Companies – Internships:

Internships awarded that are paid:

97 %

Mean and median intern compensation per week:

Mean :  1,634
Median:  1,617

SCHOOL COMMENTS

School Comments:

Additional new elective courses:Managing in Professional Service Firms; Disruptive Technology & Business Models; Operational Risk; Real Estate Lab; Social Entrepreneurship in the Developing World; Leadership Coaching The fifth leading area of study: Leadership & Social Responsibility

Kellogg was a life-changing experience. I am starting a business and have had more support and input from friends than I could have ever imagined. — Entrepreneurship

Kellogg is one of the only schools in the US to offer the MMM program – an MBA program tailored to the needs of manufacturing companies. Having dedicated my career to manufacturing, The diversity of the student body (33% international) and team-oriented culture of Kellogg prepared me well to have a strong impact in the corporate environment.–NA

Kellogg has the most amazing culture– a smart, talented and diverse student body that is full of energy and camaraderie. It makes learning and experiencing these two years together both rewarding and a LOT of fun. — Marketing

To say that Kellogg will prepare a student for their career is an understatement. Kellogg prepares students for life. It’s the only time in your lifetime you can devote 2 years to improve yourself professionally and personally. — Marketing

Kellogg is a wonderful place to be for 2 years, but I think that a lot of schools can provide a similar experience. Potential students should focus on not only what type of educational experience they want, but also what types of companies they want exposure to and what region of the country they would like to be in (e.g. Tech focus should probably be in northern cal). — Marketing

Kellogg has opened up a plethora of professional opportunities that would have otherwise been closed to me. It gave me a chance to explore my true passion within business and helped me make those passions a reality. I feel like I understand business with much more depth and accuracy and thus my interest in it has significantly increased. And personally, I’ve made some amazing friends who will continue to enrich my personal and professional life for years. While many of these things are common among business schools, I feel that Kellogg has such a unique culture that makes all these things even more enjoyable and interesting.–Marketing

My experience at Kellogg exceeded my high expectations. I thought that the combination of rigorous academics, top-quality professors, challenging classroom environment and breadth and depth of extracurricular opportunities, in addition to the diverse, intelligent and driven student body, made for a unique and unforgettable learning experience.– Finance

Kellogg has helped shape me as a leader and allowed me to successfully transition careers. I received multiple offers that met my highest expectations of where I wanted to be in a few years out of graduate school.–Venture Capital/Private Equity

I loved my two years at Kellogg and would not hesitate to recommend it to anyone. I have grown so much in the past two years and Kellogg pushed me and challenged me all in the perfect environment for me that was not too agressive and balanced with fun.–Venture Capital/Private Equity