Full Time MBA Statistics

Class Profiles and Employment Data

Class Profile - Class of 2010

ENROLLED 121
Women 29%
Men 71%
Domestic 67%
International 33%

UNDERGRADUATE MAJOR

Business 43%
Technical 25%
Other 32%
AVERAGE UG GPA 3.3

GMAT DISTRIBUTION

Under 600 11%
600-650 37%
660-690 21%
700-750 29%
Above 750 2%

Employment Data

The 2010 Employment Statistics report presents a survey of employment data from full-time MBA students at the Robert H. Smith School of Business, who graduated between August 2009 and May 2010. The Smith School adheres to MBACSC standards for gathering and reporting this data. The official MBA Career Services Council standards can be viewed by accessing www.mbacsc.org.

NOTE: 81% of seeking students were placed within three months after graduation.

OVERALL COMPENSATION PACKAGES

Average Base Salary High Base Salary Average Signing Bonus High Signing Bonus Average “Other Compensation” High “ Other Compensation”
US Citizens/ Perm Res. $86,436 $137,000 $16,315 $50,000 $11,958 $32,000
Foreign Nationals $87,133 $117,457 $7,667 $10,000 $16,567 $40,000
Total $86,744 $137,000 $16,736 $50,000 $13,585 $40,000

PLACEMENT AND COMPENSATION BY REGION*

Region Percentage Average Base Salary High Base Salary
Mid-Atlantic 67% $85,322 $125,000
Northeast 12% $86,419 $110,000
Midwest 7% $84,160 $93,000
International 6% * *
West 3% * *
Southwest 3% * *
South 2% * *

*Salaries not reported if fewer than three data points

PLACEMENT AND COMPENSATION BY INDUSTRY*

Industry Percentage Average Base Salary High Base Salary
Consulting Services 23 $85,822 $125,000
Consumer Products 7 $89,700 $95,500
Financial Services 15 $96,069 $137,000
Government 3 * *
Manufacturing 8 $86,250 $100,000
Other Services 29 $81,242 $105,456
Pharma/BioTech/ Healthcare 5 $78,750 $95,000
Petroleum/Energy 4 $96,677 $105,000
Real Estate 1 * *
Technology 5 $96,000 $108,000

*Salaries not reported if fewer than three data points

PLACEMENT AND COMPENSATION BY JOB FUNCTION*

Job Function Percentage Average Base Salary High Base Salary
Consulting 32 $89,566 $125,000
Finance/Accounting 21 $86,170 $105,000
General Management 8 $80,612 $91,520
Information Technology/MIS 1 * *
Marketing/Sales 27 $86,279 $137,000
Operations/Production 7 $79,270 $100,000
Other 4 $88,152 $91,520

*Salaries not reported if fewer than three data points

HIRING COMPANIES (PARTIAL LIST)

  • Bank of America
  • Booz Allen Hamilton
  • Citigroup
  • Computer Sciences Corporation
  • Constellation Energy
  • Deloitte Consulting
  • Department of Energy
  • Freddie Mac
  • Ford Motor Company
  • General Electric
  • General Motors
  • IBM
  • JPMorgan Chase
  • Laureate Education
  • M&T Bank
  • PepsiCo
  • PricewaterhouseCoopers
  • Samsung
  • W.R. Grace

Class Profile - Class of 2011

ENROLLED 123
Women 39%
Men 61%
Domestic 69%
International 31%

UNDERGRADUATE MAJOR

Business 28%
Technical 17%
Other 55%
AVERAGE UG GPA 3.6

GMAT DISTRIBUTION

Under 600 7%
600-650 41%
660-690 27%
700-750 23%
Above 750 2%