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Class of 2010 Class of 2009 Historical Data

Class of 2010 Internship Data
The following preliminary data is as of three months post graduation.

Student Profile (at Matriculation) number percent
Women 343 38%
U.S. ethnic minorities 239 27%
International 299 33%
Average months of post-college work experience 42  
Number of industries represented 68  
Number of countries represented 71  
Undergraduate major
      Humanities and Social Sciences   42%
      Engineering and Natural Sciences   32%
      Business Administration   23%
      Other   4%
Employment Profile number percent
Students actively seeking employment 801 89%
Not seeking employment 70 8%
      Company sponsored or already employed 25 3%
      Starting own business 24 3%
      Other 21 3%
No information available 28 2%
Number of Students 899 100%

Class of 2009 Career Data
The following preliminary data is as of three months post graduation.

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 703 79%
Not seeking employment 186 21%
      Company sponsored or already employed 126 14%
      Starting own business 37 4%
      Other 23 3%
No information available 0 0%
Number of Students 889 100%

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 899 889 908 914 895 891 891 894 911 878
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. 42 48 54 50 52 54 52 45 N/A N/A
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