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Class of 2009 Class of 2008 Historical Data
Class of 2009
| Student Profile (at Matriculation) |
number |
percent |
| Women |
322 |
36% |
| U.S. ethnic minorities |
212 |
24% |
| International |
318 |
35% |
| Average months of post-college work experience |
48 |
|
| Number of industries represented |
68 |
|
| Number of countries represented |
65 |
|
| Undergraduate major |
| Humanities and Social Sciences |
|
36% |
| Engineering and Natural Sciences |
|
34% |
| Business Administration |
|
25% |
| Other |
|
5% |
| Employment Profile |
number |
percent |
| Students actively seeking employment |
705 |
78% |
| Not seeking employment |
58 |
7% |
| Company sponsored or already employed |
33 |
4% |
| Starting own business |
14 |
2% |
| Other |
11 |
1% |
| No information available |
138 |
15% |
| Number of Students |
901 |
100% |
Class of 2008
| Student Profile (at Matriculation) |
number |
percent |
| Women |
312 |
34% |
| U.S. ethnic minorities |
201 |
22% |
| International |
297 |
33% |
| Average months of post-college work experience |
54 |
|
| Number of industries represented |
65 |
|
| Number of countries represented |
69 |
|
| Undergraduate major |
| Humanities and Social Sciences |
|
35% |
| Engineering and Natural Sciences |
|
36% |
| Business Administration |
|
24% |
| Other |
|
5% |
| Employment Profile |
number |
percent |
| Students actively seeking employment |
756 |
83% |
| Not seeking employment |
147 |
16% |
| Company sponsored or already employed |
102 |
11% |
| Starting own business |
39 |
4% |
| Other |
6 |
1% |
| No information available |
5 |
<1% |
| Number of Students |
908 |
100% |
This information conforms to the MBA Career Services Council standards for Reporting MBA Employment Statistics. All employment and compensation information is self-reported.
Historical Class Profile
| |
2010 |
2009 |
2008 |
2007 |
2006 |
2005 |
2004 |
2003 |
2002 |
2001 |
| Class Size |
900 |
901 |
908 |
914 |
895 |
891 |
891 |
894 |
911 |
878 |
| Female |
38% |
36% |
34% |
38% |
34% |
34% |
33% |
36% |
36% |
31% |
| International |
33% |
35% |
33% |
33% |
32% |
32% |
33% |
33% |
32% |
35% |
| Countries Represented |
71 |
65 |
69 |
67 |
66 |
72 |
66 |
67 |
67 |
N/A |
| US Ethnic Minorities |
27% |
24% |
22% |
22% |
21% |
22% |
19% |
29% |
20% |
18% |
| Avg. Months - FT Work Exp. |
N/A |
48 |
54 |
50 |
52 |
54 |
52 |
45 |
N/A |
N/A |
|
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