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ALUMNI

Living MBA alumni:

2,290

Active MBA alumni clubs

4

Countries in which MBA clubs exist

1

Living MBA alumni who gave in past year:

11 %

Mean gift from MBA alumni:

$  230

Median gift from MBA alumni

$  100

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

Yes

Business School Endowment

$  6,504,967

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.incircle.ucdavis-alumni.com

Does the B-School have an alumni networking site:

Yes

Business school alumni networking site:

https://www.gsm.ucdavis.edu/Alumni/Directory/

Do current MBA students have access to an alumni database?

Yes

CAREER SERVICES

Graduates seeking full-time professional MBA employment: 60  %
Graduates not seeking employment: 37  %
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: 22  %
Percentage who were continuing their education (after graduation): 44  %
Percentage who were postponing their job search: 17  %
Percentage who were starting their own business(es) : 13  %
Percentage who were not seeking employment for other reasons: 4  %

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

Destination: Peer to Pier, San Francisco, CA
Month: March
Amount Paid By School: Full
Destination: University of California, International Business Consortium, San Diego, CA
Month: April
Amount Paid By School: Partial
Destination: NSHMBA, Los Angeles, CA
Month: October
Amount Paid By School: Partial
Destination: Tech Trek, Silicon Valley, CA
Month: November
Amount Paid By School: Partial
Destination: Warren Buffet, Omaha, NE
Month: March
Amount Paid By School: None

Primary Source of Job Offer

School-facilitated activities: 56  %
Graduate-facilitated activities: 44  %

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:

N/A

Job Offers for 2008 graduates:

Received first job offer by graduation: 79  %
Received first job offer in three months following graduation: 11  %
Received first job offer more than 3 months after graduation: 0  %
Did not report having received a job offer: 10  %

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

Job-accepting graduates who received a signing bonus:

52 %

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

Mean base salary for most recent graduates: $  87,370
Median base salary for most recent graduates: $  86,000
Mean signing bonus for most recent graduates: $  12,310
Median signing bonus for most recent graduates: $  10,000
Mean other guaranteed compensation for most recent graduates: $  12,692
Median other guaranteed compensation for most recent graduates: $  10,000

Graduating students who accepted jobs in the following functional areas:

Consulting: 18  %
Finance/Accounting: 37  %
General Management: 9  %
Human Resources: 0  %
Marketing/Sales (Public Relations, Product Management, Market Research, Advertising, etc.): 30  %
Management Information Systems (MIS): 0  %
Operations/Logistics (Logistics, Purchasing, Engineering, etc.): 0  %
Other: 6  %

Graduating students who accepted jobs in the following industries:

Government (Federal, State, Local, Military): 9  %
Consulting: 19  %
Consumer Products: 3  %
Financial Services: 12  %
Manufacturing: 12  %
Media/Entertainment: 6  %
Non-Profit: 0  %
Petroleum/Energy: 3  %
Pharmaceutical/Biotechnology/Health care Products: 12  %
Real Estate: 0  %
Technology: 24  %
Other: 0  %

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

Africa: 0  %
Asia: 3  %
Eastern and Central Europe and Central Asia: 0  %
Latin America and the Caribbean: 6  %
Middle East: 0  %
North America: 91  %
Oceana: 0  %
Western Europe: 0  %

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

Northeast: 3  %
Mid-Atlantic: 0  %
South: 0  %
Southwest: 0  %
Midwest: 3  %
West: 94  %
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:

N/A

Top Companies – Internships:

Internships awarded that are paid:

96 %

Mean : N/A Median: N/A

Average internship length in weeks:

10

SCHOOL COMMENTS

School Comments:

N/A

Davis is a community. You have to wear many hats and no one will baby you. The school definitely exudes a feeling that if you want to see change, you will have to be its agent. –Marketing

The small size of the school is not an asset as it limits the number of companies that recruit at the GSM, it limits the number of alumni, it forces the GSM to rely on “visiting” professors to teach courses, and curriculum (basic strategy frameworks such as Porter’s Five Forces, SWOT analysis, PEST, Resource Based View, Boston Consulting Matrix) are not taught).

The great thing about talking to alums is that they all love their jobs. They really really love their jobs. That is the best purpose of the MBA to help students figure out what they want to do and where they want to be and how to do that. –Marketing

The GSM places more of an emphasis on its part-time “Working Professional” than its full-time MBA program because it brings in more money for the school.

The UC Davis program gives a lot of room for the individuality of each student to express itself. Although many people wanted typical MBA jobs, we all helped each other find opportunities that were outside the mainstream. A lot of us have passion for art, wine, movies, events, sports and we all have worked very hard to select opportunities that represent those passions. –Marketing

I think that the huge advantage that Davis has over other schools is the quality of the professors. The professors are generally down to earth and almost all of them make an attempt to get to know their students. Alumni, even those many years removed, still ask me about all of the professors I’ve had and the classes that they teach. Another great thing about the school is its connections to the wine industry.–Marketing

I thought the program was good, although some of the classes needed restructuring or different content.–Information Technology

It depends on what each individual is looking for in terms of experience, access and class size. If you perform well in a collaborative, team oriented environment with tremendous access to wonderful faculty – then by all means I would encourage anyone to attend Davis. Davis tends to be more of a regional school – well received in California, but less known on the East Coast, so that needs to be taken into consideration.–Finance

I chose to pursue a degree at Davis because of its rural surroundings. I did not want to live in a city and I wanted to go to a UC to save money. With a 740 GMAT, I had many options. I ultimately chose Davis because I march to the beat of a different drummer. Going to a larger school with a more established name did not appeal to me. My needs were met at Davis in terms of educational quality and faculty availibility. I enjoyed my experience at Davis and I feel that the only limits my Davis education have put on me are those that are self imposed. Otherwise, I feel that the sky is the limit for me. I would leave it to my friends to decide their own fate, but would encourage them to find out more about what Davis has to offer.–Finance