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ALUMNI

Living MBA alumni:

5,524

Active MBA alumni clubs

263

Countries in which MBA clubs exist

33

Living MBA alumni who gave in past year:

37 %

Mean gift from MBA alumni:

$ 984

Median gift from MBA alumni

$ 200

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

No

Business School Endowment

$ 357,897,120

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://www.alumni.nd.edu/

Does the B-School have an alumni networking site:

Yes

Business school alumni networking site:

http://www.nd.edu/~bizgrad/

Do current MBA students have access to an alumni database?

Yes

CAREER SERVICES

Graduates seeking full-time professional MBA employment: 76 %
Graduates not seeking employment: 19 %
Graduates for whom you have no information regarding employment: 5 %

Of grads not seeking employment: Percentage of graduates not seeking employment who were company-sponsored, or already employed: 0 %
Percentage who were continuing their education (after graduation): 8 %
Percentage who were postponing their job search: 42 %
Percentage who were starting their own business(es) : 1 %
Percentage who were not seeking employment for other reasons: 47 %

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

Destination: Wall Street
Month: October
Amount Paid By School: Partial
Destination: San Francisco/Silicon Valley
Month: October
Amount Paid By School: Partial
Destination: NSHMBA Conference
Month: October
Amount Paid By School: Partial
Destination: National Black MBA Conference
Month: September
Amount Paid By School: Partial
Destination: Global Masters Career Fair
Month: November
Amount Paid By School: Partial

Primary Source of Job Offer

School-facilitated activities: 61 %
Graduate-facilitated activities: 24 %
No information provided by graduate: 21 %

Job Offers for 2008 graduates:

Received first job offer by graduation: 80 %
Received first job offer in three months following graduation: 13 %
Did not report having received a job offer: 7 %

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

Job-accepting graduates who received a signing bonus:

61 %

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

Mean base salary for most recent graduates: $ 89,660
Median base salary for most recent graduates: $ 91,000
Mean signing bonus for most recent graduates: $ 16,242
Median signing bonus for most recent graduates: $ 15,000
Mean other guaranteed compensation for most recent graduates: $ 12,119
Median other guaranteed compensation for most recent graduates: $ 9,000

Graduating students who accepted jobs in the following functional areas:

Consulting: 14 %
Finance/Accounting: 51 %
General Management: 12 %
Human Resources: 1 %
Marketing/Sales (Public Relations, Product Management, Market Research, Advertising, etc.): 14 %
Management Information Systems (MIS): 2 %
Operations/Logistics (Logistics, Purchasing, Engineering, etc.): 2 %
Other: 4 %

Graduating students who accepted jobs in the following industries:

Government (Federal, State, Local, Military): 3 %
Consulting: 10 %
Consumer Products: 13 %
Financial Services: 26 %
Manufacturing: 10 %
Media/Entertainment: 2 %
Non-Profit: 1 %
Petroleum/Energy: 2 %
Pharmaceutical/Biotechnology/Health care Products: 6 %
Real Estate: 2 %
Technology: 17 %
Other: 8 %

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

Africa: 0 %
Asia: 5 %
Eastern and Central Europe and Central Asia: 0 %
Latin America and the Caribbean: 1 %
Middle East: 0 %
North America: 93 %
Oceana: 0 %
Western Europe: 1 %

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

Northeast: 17 %
Mid-Atlantic: 8 %
South: 5 %
Southwest: 10 %
Midwest: 47 %
West: 13 %
Possessions and territories: 0 %
Canada: 0 %

Top Companies – Internships:

Internships awarded that are paid:

96 %

Mean and median intern compensation per week:

Mean : 1,268
Median: 1,386

Average internship length in weeks:

10

SCHOOL COMMENTS

School Comments:

N/A

The program at Notre Dame is very family-oriented, and every student is treated as such. You are not just a number; your classroom and administration experience is very individualized. This helped me develop close relationships not just with other students, but faculty and staff as well. — Marketing

Prima donnas are hard to find in the culture of this school. The vast majority of my classmates are very hard-working people who never whine about having to work nor lift their nose at an employment opportunity. — Finance

Every time a person finds out I have an MBA from Notre Dame, the common response is “Wow!” It�s truly a prestigious institution, and I am extremely proud to be part of the Notre Dame family. — Marketing

Notre Dame�s coursework was not up to a top-tier MBA program�s standards. Most classes required little or no effort to get passing grades. — Finance

Notre Dame has an incredibly strong alumni organization, and the campus community�s general degree of respect and kindness is relatively unparalleled in my experience. — Information Technology

Notre Dame�s MBA program is large enough program to provide a diverse experience, but small enough that you can be involved and know your classmates, professors, etc. You’re truly surrounded by top-notch people who have a lot of drive and success in their futures. — Investment Banking

While the best part about South Bend is that it is close to Chicago, there are plenty of activities to keep one busy in and around town. — Consulting

Notre Dame has world-class faculty members. Some of the most well-respected professionals in their fields were teachers in the MBA program, including some former executives. — Finance

At the fundamental level, business is about relationships and networking. Notre Dame has developed such a strong network not because it graduates a lot of students, but because it does it well with a group of people with common values and a desire to give back to an institution that has given them so much. — Operations
The coursework is challenging and, more importantly, useful in the business world. The faculty is engaging and focused on concepts vital to the course. — Finance

Notre Dame�s curriculum is especially valuable because of its strong focus on ethics. — Consulting

As an international student, I was able to adjust to American life with help from Notre Dame�s career coaches. Also, the admissions office checked up on my life from time to time. — Consulting

I found the modular system to be a little too much sometimes, and I’m not sure I retained as much information as I could have in another type of program. � Consulting

Notre Dame is in the middle of nowhere, and is not the most exciting place to live for two years. — Finance

Notre Dame is not for everyone. This is not a place where people throw sharp elbows or step on toes for personal gain. — Consulting

The teaching was phenomenal, and the bonds I made with my classmates are solid and will be very long-lasting. All of us depended on each other and ultimately would do anything for each other. — Finance

ALUMNI

Living MBA alumni:

8,966

Active MBA alumni clubs

33

Countries in which MBA clubs exist

12

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

No

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://www.alumniconnections.com/olc/membersonly/CMU/mypage.jsp

Does the B-School have an alumni networking site:

Yes

Business school alumni networking site:

http://www.tepper.cmu.edu/compass

Do current MBA students have access to an alumni database?

Yes

CAREER SERVICES

Graduates seeking full-time professional MBA employment: 90  %
Graduates not seeking employment: 9  %
Graduates for whom you have no information regarding employment: 1  %

Of grads not seeking employment: Percentage of graduates not seeking employment who were company-sponsored, or already employed: 43  %
Percentage who were continuing their education (after graduation): 21  %
Percentage who were postponing their job search: 7  %
Percentage who were starting their own business(es) : 21  %
Percentage who were not seeking employment for other reasons: 7  %

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

Destination: Wall Street
Month: October & January
Amount Paid By School: partial
Destination: Silicon Valley
Month: January
Amount Paid By School: partial
Destination: Boston (Asset Management Club)
Month: October
Amount Paid By School: partial
Destination: Biotech: California, Boston, New Jersey
Month: January, October, and November
Amount Paid By School: partial
Destination: Hong Kong (Asian Business Association)
Month: November
Amount Paid By School: partial

Primary Source of Job Offer

School-facilitated activities: 80  %
Graduate-facilitated activities: 18  %
No information provided by graduate: 2  %

Job Offers for 2008 graduates:

Received first job offer by graduation: 96  %
Received first job offer in three months following graduation: 1  %
Received first job offer more than 3 months after graduation: 2  %
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:

88 %

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

Mean base salary for most recent graduates: $  103,012
Median base salary for most recent graduates: $  100,000
Mean signing bonus for most recent graduates: $  22,625
Median signing bonus for most recent graduates: $  20,000
Mean other guaranteed compensation for most recent graduates: $  19,847
Median other guaranteed compensation for most recent graduates: $  15,000

Graduating students who accepted jobs in the following functional areas:

Consulting: 22  %
Finance/Accounting: 38  %
General Management: 17  %
Human Resources: 0  %
Marketing/Sales (Public Relations, Product Management, Market Research, Advertising, etc.): 17  %
Management Information Systems (MIS): 2  %
Operations/Logistics (Logistics, Purchasing, Engineering, etc.): 2  %
Other: 2  %

Graduating students who accepted jobs in the following industries:

Government (Federal, State, Local, Military): 2  %
Consulting: 22  %
Consumer Products: 5  %
Financial Services: 22  %
Manufacturing: 7  %
Media/Entertainment: 0  %
Non-Profit: 0  %
Petroleum/Energy: 7  %
Pharmaceutical/Biotechnology/Health care Products: 8  %
Real Estate: 1  %
Technology: 18  %
Other: 8  %

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

Africa: 0  %
Asia: 2  %
Eastern and Central Europe and Central Asia: 0  %
Latin America and the Caribbean: 0  %
Middle East: 0  %
North America: 97  %
Oceana: 0  %
Western Europe: 1  %

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

Northeast: 35  %
Mid-Atlantic: 20  %
South: 5  %
Southwest: 16  %
Midwest: 19  %

Top Companies – Internships:

Internships awarded that are paid:

93 %

Mean and median intern compensation per week:

Mean :  1,525
Median:  1,520

Average internship length in weeks:

12

SCHOOL COMMENTS

School Comments:

1. It is important for recruiting/job placement questions to be in line with the Career Services Council guidelines to ensure that schools will provide comparable data. Until this occurs on this survey, we will be unable to respond to questions that the CSC does not recommend we respond to. 2. The new drop down menu feature in the Job and Internship sections are not alphabetized and do not list many organizations that recruit MBAs. Even if a company name is listed, if it is not exactly the company name of the company that hired an MBA from our school, it is best for us not to choose the company from the drop-down menu. For example, the company name Deutsche could imply several subsidiaries that are not the hiring agency. PLEASE go back to the blank fields. The blank fields you provide do not print the data entered – also a technical glitch that is a challenge for keeping consistent records with submissions.

The decision process surrounding the merit scholarships awarded to my classmates was very flawed. I would suggest incorporating some questions about financial aid innext year�s survey. Otherwise, I could not ask for a better academic or social environment. — Entrepreneurship

I am very happy with the financial engineering program. But I am somewhat disappointed with the MBA degree, mainly because I do not feel like part of the �Tepper Community.� — Finance

Tepper is an intense experience, and the people here are among the friendliest, most team-oriented people I have ever worked with. — Consulting

Choosing to attend Tepper was the best decision of my life, apart from asking my wife to marry me. My career has been transformed from a stagnant situation to an exciting world of opportunities. And in terms of my classmates, I have never met more intelligent, nice, motivated, and quality people in my life, and I feel lucky to have done so. — Marketing

I�d like to debunk a “myth” out there in the business world that Tepper students have poor communications skills. I was in sales before I went to b-school, and I had good general communications skills. But I can honestly say my communications skills are at least 10 times better than they were before I attended Tepper. — Marketing

My fellow classmates are very diverse and intelligent, and I have learned as much from them as I have from my classes. — Marketing

After graduation, I will be working for my top-choice firm. I know, after talking to recruiters, that one of the reasons I got the job was because of my MBA from Tepper. — Marketing

Awesome school, awesome experience. They treated me so well I would definitely give a huge amount of money back to them later were they to ask. Hands-down a great choice. — Entrepreneurship

I received what I went to school for: A good understanding of business issues and the tools needed to tackle them. — Consulting

It truly is impossible to collect the magic of this place exclusively through rankings or articles, and I would encourage and prospective students to visit the school and attend a few classes to get a real feel of the quality of the program. — Finance

I am a mere three weeks away from graduation, and I�m leaving with a spring in my step. — Finance

After coming in contact with students in other top ranked school, I can easily conclude that Carnegie Mellon students are way more prepared to contribute to the success of an organization with their sheer knowledge, strong work ethic and superior problem solving skills. — Finance

The MBA at the Tepper School of Business exceeded my expectations. The quality of the education, faculty, classmates, and alumni, is excellent. — Finance

Administrators told me that I would make a great salary at my summer job arranged through Tepper, which wasn’t true. They also told me that I would receive big salaries and bonuses and possible tuition waivers from my future employer, which has turned out not to be true, either. — Finance

The job market in Pittsburgh is not as robust as in some areas. Attending Tepper means that you either have to find employment in Pittsburgh or spend quite a bit of time seeking out jobs in New York, California, or Chicago. — Finance

Tepper School of Business completely exceeded my expectations, and could not have been happier anywhere else with my education, career options and a strong base of amazing classmates. — Consulting

I really think Tepper has come a long way over the past few years. Tepper’s students have always had a reputation as “quant jocks” and, while they are extremely advanced in mathematics, they are very personable as well. — Marketing

I have seen many changes to the school and program that are completely working in the students� favor, including numerous facility upgrades/renovations and program-specific revisions. I also loved the availability of professors — Marketing

I’m very satisfied with my experience at Tepper. It was worth every penny, and I’d do it all over again if I had the choice. — Marketing

While the �community� aspect is a very subtle point to get across unless you visit the school or attend, it is one of the reasons why Tepper is great. Not only do you get a chance to build meaningful relationships with your colleagues, but you also, as an individual, have the ability to drive substantial change within the organization. Whether this is through your own initiatives, student government, or clubs, you can be confident that you can make things happen at this school. — Consulting

ALUMNI

Active MBA alumni clubs

30

Countries in which MBA clubs exist

22

Mean gift from MBA alumni:

$  3,514

Median gift from MBA alumni

$  100

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

No

Business School Endowment

$  194982620

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://www.smucoxalumni.com/

Does the B-School have an alumni networking site:

Yes

Business school alumni networking site:

http://www.smucoxalumni.com/

Do current MBA students have access to an alumni database?

Yes

CAREER SERVICES

Graduates seeking full-time professional MBA employment: 77  %
Graduates not seeking employment: 19  %
Graduates for whom you have no information regarding employment: 4  %

Of grads not seeking employment: Percentage of graduates not seeking employment who were company-sponsored, or already employed: 22  %
Percentage who were continuing their education (after graduation): 14  %
Percentage who were postponing their job search: 36  %
Percentage who were starting their own business(es) : 7  %
Percentage who were not seeking employment for other reasons: 22  %

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

Destination: NBMBAA Conference & Career Expo
Month: September
Amount Paid By School: Partial: Students who meet specific requirements may receive a partial reimbursement of fees/expenses
Destination: NSHMBA Conference & Career Expo
Month: October
Amount Paid By School: Partial: Students who meet specific requirements may receive a partial reimbursement of fees/expenses

Primary Source of Job Offer

School-facilitated activities: 53  %
Graduate-facilitated activities: 45  %
No information provided by graduate: 2  %

Job Offers for 2008 graduates:

Received first job offer by graduation: 80  %
Received first job offer in three months following graduation: 14  %
Received first job offer more than 3 months after graduation: 2  %
Did not report having received a job offer: 4  %

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

Job-accepting graduates who received a signing bonus:

62 %

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

Mean base salary for most recent graduates: $  84,828
Median base salary for most recent graduates: $  85,000
Mean signing bonus for most recent graduates: $  15,311
Median signing bonus for most recent graduates: $  15,000
Mean other guaranteed compensation for most recent graduates: $  29,187
Median other guaranteed compensation for most recent graduates: $  26,000

Graduating students who accepted jobs in the following functional areas:

Consulting: 25  %
Finance/Accounting: 51  %
General Management: 6  %
Human Resources: 0  %
Marketing/Sales (Public Relations, Product Management, Market Research, Advertising, etc.): 11  %
Management Information Systems (MIS): 0  %
Operations/Logistics (Logistics, Purchasing, Engineering, etc.): 4  %
Other: 4  %

Graduating students who accepted jobs in the following industries:

Government (Federal, State, Local, Military): 0  %
Consulting: 15  %
Consumer Products: 9  %
Financial Services: 30  %
Manufacturing: 8  %
Media/Entertainment: 2  %
Non-Profit: 0  %
Petroleum/Energy: 4  %
Pharmaceutical/Biotechnology/Health care Products: 2  %
Real Estate: 4  %
Technology: 4  %
Other: 23  %

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

Africa: 0  %
Asia: 2  %
Eastern and Central Europe and Central Asia: 0  %
Latin America and the Caribbean: 2  %
Middle East: 0  %
North America: 94  %
Oceana: 0  %
Western Europe: 2  %

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

Northeast: 9  %
Mid-Atlantic: 2  %
South: 4  %
Southwest: 72  %
Midwest: 4  %
West: 4  %
Possessions and territories: 0  %
Canada: 0  %

Top Companies – Internships:

Internships awarded that are paid:

90 %

Mean and median intern compensation per week:

Mean :  1,009
Median:  924

SCHOOL COMMENTS

School Comments:

N/A

Cox has very distinct benefits that apply to certain types of individuals. Someone looking for a large program or a top ten would not be happy here. — Marketing

This is a small school with excellent faculty; you�ll get a lot of their time and attention. — Finance

Cox provides exceptional alumni networking, especially via the Executive Mentor Board, from which you can solicit advice from alumni in your dream field. The Business Leadership Center also hosts numerous seminars, so executives can impart practical aspects and knowledge of their fields. — Finance

Cox has a lot of wonderful professors and classmates. But compared with some other great universities, a lot of parts still need to be improved, especially helping international students hit the job markets. — Entrepreneurship

The education, campus, faculty, alumni, connections, etc., were all top-notch. Also, Dallas is a business hub that has no equal except for NYC. — Finance

Cox can offer so much more than a degree. The relationships that I established with MSA, Part-Time MBA, and other Full-Time MBA students are invaluable, and something for which SMU is known. — Finance

Cox has excellent relations with many business leaders in this region. Networking with these leaders is highly encouraged, and the school gives students adequate opportunities to do so. — Finance

The small number of students in our program definitely added to my experience. There is easy access to professors and administration. — Finance

Cox caters to people looking to stay in Dallas. — Entrepreneurship

Cox is not focused into a few concentrations, but instead has a well-rounded concentration base, whether you decided to go with finance, marketing, IT, or consulting. — Finance

The MBA program at Cox turned out to be exactly what I was looking for: a small class size, strong finance and accounting faculty, excellent choice of classes, and a great placement cell that helped market the international candidates strongly and effectively. — Consulting

Dallas is now home to more Fortune 1,000 companies than any other state, which makes it the perfect place in which to study business. — Finance

Cox is a small school and, as such, has a much smaller recruiting draw that the career center is trying very hard to fix. But that small size is also a blessing, as I am very close to my classmates and greatly enjoyed getting to know all of them during my two years. — Finance

Cox is a strictly Finance and Marketing school; the other concentrations are weak. — Finance

Career services worked harder than I could have believed � not only to place students, but to assist them in exploring their opportunities and finding the right career and company. — Finance

ALUMNI

Living MBA alumni:

8,966

Active MBA alumni clubs

35

Countries in which MBA clubs exist

11

Living MBA alumni who gave in past year:

15 %

Mean gift from MBA alumni:

$  3,109

Median gift from MBA alumni

$  125

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

No

Business School Endowment

$  158,239,000

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.unc.edu/article.aspx?sid=189

Does the B-School have an alumni networking site:

Yes

Business school alumni networking site:

http://www.kenan-flagler.unc.edu/Alumni/

Do current MBA students have access to an alumni database?

Yes

CAREER SERVICES

Graduates seeking full-time professional MBA employment: 90  %
Graduates not seeking employment: 9.6  %
Graduates for whom you have no information regarding employment: 0.7  %

Of grads not seeking employment: Percentage of graduates not seeking employment who were company-sponsored, or already employed: 3.6  %
Percentage who were continuing their education (after graduation): 0  %
Percentage who were postponing their job search: .7  %
Percentage who were starting their own business(es) : 3.9  %
Percentage who were not seeking employment for other reasons: 1.4  %

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

Destination: New York/New Jersey Marketing Club Trek
Month: October
Amount Paid By School: none
Destination: Wall Street Finance Club Trek
Month: October
Amount Paid By School: none
Destination: Atlanta Consulting Club Trek
Month: October
Amount Paid By School: none
Destination: Charlotte Finance Club Trek
Month: October
Amount Paid By School: none
Destination: Atlanta General Management Club Trek
Month: December
Amount Paid By School: none

Primary Source of Job Offer

School-facilitated activities: 84  %
Graduate-facilitated activities: 15  %
No information provided by graduate: 1  %

Companies that recruited second-year MBAs on campus in 2007-08:

N/A

Companies that posted full-time job offers for MBAs on the school’s job boards in 2007-08:

335

Job Offers for 2008 graduates:

Received first job offer by graduation: 82  %
Received first job offer in three months following graduation: 5  %
Received first job offer more than 3 months after graduation: 1  %
Did not report having received a job offer: 12  %

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

Job-accepting graduates who received a signing bonus:

59 %

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

Mean base salary for most recent graduates: $  95,647
Median base salary for most recent graduates: $  95,000
Mean signing bonus for most recent graduates: $  22,578
Median signing bonus for most recent graduates: $  20,000
Mean other guaranteed compensation for most recent graduates: $  14,374
Median other guaranteed compensation for most recent graduates: $  10,000

Graduating students who accepted jobs in the following functional areas:

Consulting: 19  %
Finance/Accounting: 45  %
General Management: 4  %
Human Resources: 3  %
Marketing/Sales (Public Relations, Product Management, Market Research, Advertising, etc.): 19  %
Management Information Systems (MIS): 0  %
Operations/Logistics (Logistics, Purchasing, Engineering, etc.): 2  %
Other: 8  %

Graduating students who accepted jobs in the following industries:

Government (Federal, State, Local, Military): 1  %
Consulting: 17  %
Consumer Products: 6  %
Financial Services: 30  %
Manufacturing: 1  %
Media/Entertainment: 1  %
Non-Profit: 1  %
Petroleum/Energy: 2  %
Pharmaceutical/Biotechnology/Health care Products: 13  %
Real Estate: 9  %
Technology: 10  %
Other: 9  %

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

Africa: 0  %
Asia: 4  %
Eastern and Central Europe and Central Asia: 0.5  %
Latin America and the Caribbean: 1.5  %
Middle East: 0  %
North America: 93  %
Oceana: 0  %
Western Europe: 1  %

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

Northeast: 21  %
Mid-Atlantic: 15  %
South: 34  %
Southwest: 4  %
Midwest: 8  %
West: 7  %
Possessions and territories: 0  %
Canada: 0  %

Companies that recruited MBAs for internships on campus in 2007-08:

N/A

Companies that posted internships for MBAs on school job boards in 2007-08:

131

Top Companies – Internships:

Internships awarded that are paid:

98 %

Mean and median intern compensation per week:

Mean :  1,454
Median:  1,500

Average internship length in weeks:

11

SCHOOL COMMENTS

School Comments:

N/A

The faculty is awesome. I learned a lot, and they were patient in helping students understand the course. — Finance

I viewed the MBA program as a two-year hiatus, a chance to get a practical business education, and a way to re-invent my career track. In that sense, Kenan-Flagler has been well worth it. — Marketing

Before coming to Kenan-Flagler, I thought it was a place where students, faculty and administration actively supported one another. When I arrived, I found that faculty didn’t actively interact with students, the administration seemed indifferent to student career concerns, and second-year students fed information to their employers about first-year students who they thought were promising. — Finance

Our relatively small class size provides a lot of opportunities for students to take on leadership roles. Also, you get to know everyone, and there’s a great collaborative environment. — Marketing

I was coming in as an English teacher and was expecting something completely different; among the non-profit set, going into finance is practically going to the dark side. But the teachers at UNC showed me how challenging and interesting real business problems could be, and I found ways I could use my new skills to help people and businesses. — Finance

I was highly surprised at the quality of the professors at a “state” school. I completed my undergrad at an Ivy League, and the professors at UNC were as good or better as any I had during undergrad. — Consulting

UNC is a very good brand, especially on the East Coast, and the school benefits from that. It is an old school, and it has tons of alumni spread all over, resulting in diversity in job opportunities. — Finance

Overall, the program was avery balanced, with a good amount of group work and individual work, case study and lecture, etc. — Finance

Kenan-Flagler’s faculty, staff, and students are incredibly supportive. Each will go out of his/her way to help fellow colleagues, whether it is with personal pursuits, the job hunt, or academic studies. — Consulting

The facilities have been appropriately upgraded based on student feedback, and the program office is quick to take action when problems arise. It’s all you can ask for in an MBA program. — Consulting

I would advise people over 35 to think twice before joining the full-time MBA program. I have seen some of my classmates struggle getting a job either because they are over qualified or the companies think they are too old to be groomed the company wants them groomed. — Consulting

Kenan-Flagler students tend to have an easy-going nature and a rare combination of external competitiveness (i.e. with other business schools) and internal cooperation (with other Kenan-Flagler students). I enjoyed the sense of pride we shared in the school, but also liked that we weren’t uber-competitive in classes, which made for a more enjoyable learning environment. — Operations

I know that whatever I want to do in life, my connections and education at Kenan-Flagler will help me. I never would have imagined tripling my income in two years, or going into finance, or learning to love solving business problems. I can’t say enough good things about Kenan-Flagler, both in my personal and academic experience. — Finance

There was lots of interaction between first- and second-year students, which I believe is lacking in other schools. — Investment Banking

If there is a downside to the school, it’s that we are overly team focused and lack enough willingness to “own” our individual contributions. — Consulting

U.S. schools bring in international students to sell “diversity” to U.S. students, but they don’t provide adequate career opportunities to us. As an international student, I felt that my opportunities were very limited because of sponsorship. At the same time, it is very difficult to afford education at a top U.S. school on your own savings. — Consulting

Chapel Hill is one of the best places for family and kids. My wife and daughter enjoy their lives in a safe and calm town. My wife always tells me, “I am very happy to be here. I don’t want to go back to Japan.� — Operations

ALUMNI

Living MBA alumni:

14,023

Active MBA alumni clubs

7

Countries in which MBA clubs exist

1

Living MBA alumni who gave in past year:

13 %

Mean gift from MBA alumni:

$  361

Median gift from MBA alumni

$  50

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

No

Business School Endowment

$  102,154,458

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.indiana.edu/career/index.shtml

Does the B-School have an alumni networking site:

Yes

Business school alumni networking site:

https://kelleynetwork.affinitycircles.com/kelley

Do current MBA students have access to an alumni database?

Yes

CAREER SERVICES

Graduates seeking full-time professional MBA employment: 87  %
Graduates not seeking employment: 13  %

Of grads not seeking employment: Percentage of graduates not seeking employment who were company-sponsored, or already employed: 65  %
Percentage who were continuing their education (after graduation): 19  %
Percentage who were postponing their job search: 0  %
Percentage who were starting their own business(es) : 8  %
Percentage who were not seeking employment for other reasons: 8  %

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

Destination: New York
Month: January
Amount Paid By School: none
Destination: Chicago
Month: January
Amount Paid By School: none
Destination: Minneapolis
Month: December
Amount Paid By School: none
Destination: San Francisco/Bay Area
Month: December
Amount Paid By School: none
Destination: Los Angeles
Month: December
Amount Paid By School: none

Primary Source of Job Offer

School-facilitated activities: 73  %
Graduate-facilitated activities: 27  %
No information provided by graduate: 0  %

Job Offers for 2008 graduates:

Received first job offer by graduation: 88  %
Received first job offer in three months following graduation: 6  %
Received first job offer more than 3 months after graduation: 0  %
Did not report having received a job offer: 6  %

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

Job-accepting graduates who received a signing bonus:

81 %

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

Mean base salary for most recent graduates: $  92,000
Median base salary for most recent graduates: $  92,000
Mean signing bonus for most recent graduates: $  19,247
Median signing bonus for most recent graduates: $  20,000
Mean other guaranteed compensation for most recent graduates: $  13,000
Median other guaranteed compensation for most recent graduates: $  10,000

Graduating students who accepted jobs in the following functional areas:

Consulting: 15  %
Finance/Accounting: 32  %
General Management: 5  %
Human Resources: 0  %
Marketing/Sales (Public Relations, Product Management, Market Research, Advertising, etc.): 36  %
Management Information Systems (MIS): 0  %
Operations/Logistics (Logistics, Purchasing, Engineering, etc.): 3  %
Other: 9  %

Graduating students who accepted jobs in the following industries:

Government (Federal, State, Local, Military): 0  %
Consulting: 11  %
Consumer Products: 22  %
Financial Services: 17  %
Manufacturing: 15  %
Media/Entertainment: 1  %
Non-Profit: 0  %
Petroleum/Energy: 2  %
Pharmaceutical/Biotechnology/Health care Products: 10  %
Real Estate: 1  %
Technology: 5  %
Other: 1  %

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

Africa: 0  %
Asia: 10  %
Eastern and Central Europe and Central Asia: 0  %
Latin America and the Caribbean: 0  %
Middle East: 0  %
North America: 90  %
Oceana: 0  %
Western Europe: 0  %

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

Northeast: 11  %
Mid-Atlantic: 3  %
South: 11  %
Southwest: 6  %
Midwest: 61  %
West: 8  %
Possessions and territories: 0  %
Canada: 0  %

Top Companies – Internships:

Internships awarded that are paid:

100 %

Mean and median intern compensation per week:

Mean :  1,530
Median:  1,550

Average internship length in weeks:

12

SCHOOL COMMENTS

School Comments:

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I had an amazing experience at Kelley. I was able to learn, grow, and exceed my expectations as a result of the challenging curriculum and approachable professors. — Finance

Kelley has a family-type atmosphere. It’s very supportive, but at the same time, very challenging. I was able to depend on my classmates, school staff and faculty to help me when needed, but they all pushed me to be the best I could be all the time. — Marketing

The current programming is incredible, and there are initiatives to make it even better, so I know that future students are going to be even more impressed than myself. The faculty is very approachable and goes out of their way to help students, even if they aren’t registered for their class. — Consulting

The classes are small, and I knew all my professors by first name (and vice versa). I loved the intimate experience. — Investment Banking

I spent a lot of time with my professors outside the classroom. They would meet students at sporting events, tailgates, bars, house parties, and a host of other social events. After attending Kelley, I have no doubt that we have some of the best professors in the country. — Investment Banking

Kelley provided me with both the tools and the motivation to go beyond a traditional job search, inspiring me to found my own company. — Entrepreneurship

Unlike some other top 20 MBA programs, each student at Kelley is required to take the same group of core courses during the first semester of the program. While this reduces the amount of elective courses that one can take, it does a nice job of balancing required and elective course offerings. — Finance

While Kelley has been working hard to improve recruitment visits in specialized fields like investment banking, and increase recruitment from firms on the coasts, there may be other programs that can better prepare students to fulfill those specialized career goals. — Finance

If you don’t like the life in small town, Kelley is not your school. Sometimes my friends and I really got mad, or at least tired of this boring small town life. Geographic isolation is bad for recruiting also. — Marketing

It is so important in this growing global economy to be able to work on teams and cross functionally, and Kelley is great at creating an environment to learn in both. — Marketing

The Kelly staff takes a personal interest in helping you improve and become most effective. Anybody who is even a little unsure about what they want to get out of the MBA program should come to Kelley. The staff and faculty will help you realize your opportunities. — Investment Banking

The cultural diversity and the atmosphere of togetherness was fantastic. And with the help of Graduate Career Services, I was able to get a number of fantastic job opportunities. — Marketing

Kelley school has transformed me from a scientist to a businessperson. I am confident that I can handle any situation I encounter in my future career. — Consulting

The administration is fully committed to each student’s experience and success. These are the people, often behind the scenes, that make everything work run smoothly. Like the faculty, their excitement and love for what they do is clearly evident and contagious. — Marketing

Finally, the student body has literally opened my world. Throughout my two years in the program, I have gained hundreds of new perspectives, which have already influenced the way I lead and think. — Marketing

The Investment Banking program isn’t renowned; however, it’s quite good. As a top 10 finance school, we have the quality of education, but we don’t have the recognition that comes with it. — Investment Banking

The location can be seen as a good or bad thing. I enjoyed Bloomington because it was a change of pace and a great college town. All the MBAs went out together and the classes were small, so I knew the class ahead of me, my class, and the class below me. — Investment Banking