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CLASS OF 2003

The following statistics are based on the Graduating Class of 2003.
284 Students Graduated and 38% responded to the Salary Survey.


Undergraduate Majors
Humanities and Social Sciences
11%
Economics
7%
Engineering and Science
56%
Business Administration
21%
Other
5%

2003 Base Salaries by Industry

Industries
% of Class
Mean
Median
High
Low
Manufacturing
55%
$92,262
$90,000
$200,000
$49,000
Service
45%
$87,441
$82,000
$175,000
$30,000

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2003 Base Salaries by Function

Function
% of Class
Mean
Median
High
Low
Marketing/Sales
13%
$79,240
$73,443
$125,000
$40,000
Finance/Accounting
24%
$76,729
$71,000
$175,000
$30,000
Engineering/Computer Programming
18%
$109,591
$117,000
$147,000
$60,000
General Management
9%
$100,760
$90,000
$144,000
$75,000
Operations/Production
11%
$99,877
$95,000
$150,000
$70,000
MIS
6%
$108,000
$108,000
$200,000
$71,000
Legal
6%
$103,200
$105,000
$112,000
$93,000
Consulting
2%
$69,700
$69,700
$82,000
$57,400
Other Job Functions
12%
$70,482
$63,000
$112,800
$37,000

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2003 Salaries by Work Experience

Years Experience
% of Class
Mean
Median
High
Low
Less than 1 year
2%
$52,500
n/a
$55,000
$50,000
1 to 2 years
7%
$71,583
$70,500
$85,000
$58,500
3 to 5 years
15%
$69,013
$70,000
$104,000
$30,000
6 to 10 years
46%
$94,103
$90,000
$200,000
$37,000
More than 10 years
30%
$102,074
$100,000
$150,00
$48,000

2003 Salaries by Undergraduate Major

Major
% of Class
Mean
Median
High
Low
Engineering
42%
$96,572
$98,000
$147,000
$40,000
Business
21%
$86,950
$81,000
$200,000
$37,000
Economics
7%
$74,000
$79,000
$88,000
$55,000
Sciences
14%
$80,922
$75,000
$140,000
$30,000
Humanities & Social Sciences
11%
$87,090
$80,943
$144,000
$50,000
Other
5%
$110,700
$120,000
$150,000
$58,500

2003 Signing Bonus and Other Guaranteed Compensation

Mean
Median
High
Low
Signing Bonus
$6,333
$5,000
$10,000
$5,000
Other Compensation
$12,881
$10,000
$50,000
$2,000

Other 2003 Averages

Salary Increase from Matriculation to Graduation $30,635
Tuition Reimbursement Received from Employer $26,092
Employed by a Start-Up Company 4%

Top 10 Employers - 2003

Company Name Average Salary
1
Cisco Systems $83,098
2
Applied Materials $80,400
3
Intel $92,500
4
Hewlett Packard $100,750
5
Hitachi $109,000
6
Sun Microsystems $90,500
7
KLA Tencor $113,395
8
Phillips Electronics $85,000
9
Synopsys $87,500
10
Electronics for Imaging $137,500

 

CLASS OF 2002

The following statistics are based on the Graduating Class of 2002.
265 Students Graduated and 45% responded to the Salary Survey.


Undergraduate Majors
Humanities and Social Sciences
17%
Economics
11%
Engineering and Science
48%
Business Administration
19%
Other
5%

2002 Base Salaries by Industry

Industries
% of Class
Mean
Median
High
Low
Manufacturing
45%
$93,580
$91,000
$150,000
$55,000
Service
55%
$102,344
$100,000
$270,000
$31,000

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2002 Base Salaries by Function

Function
% of Class
Mean
Median
High
Low
Marketing/Sales
33%
$95,236
$92,000
$150,000
$55,000
Finance/Accounting
17%
$100,906
$90,000
$200,000
$65,000
Engineering/Computer Programming
14%
$116,615
$105,000
$270,000
$74,000
General Management
8%
$99,643
$100,000
$120,000
$80,000
Operations/Production
4%
$97,100
$92,000
$131,000
$72,500
MIS
5%
$94,167
$97,500
$124,000
$63,000
Legal
3%
$125,000
$125,000
$125,000
$125,000
Consulting
6%
$83,250
$84,750
$110,000
$60,000
 
Other Job Functions
10%
$86,630
$91,000
$128,000
$31,000

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2002 Salaries by Work Experience

Years Experience
% of Class
Mean
Median
High
Low
Less than 1 year
2%
$105,000
n/a
$125,000**

**JD/MBA
$65,000
1 to 2 years
2%
$70,000
n/a
$75,000
$65,000
3 to 5 years
15%
$76,538
$73,000
$110,000
$55,000
6 to 10 years
56%
$97,729
$97,500
$200,000
$31,000
More than 10 years
25%
$113,846
$105,000
$270,000
$70,000

2002 Salaries by Undergraduate Major

Major
% of Class
Mean
Median
High
Low
Engineering
35%
$109,972
$105,000
$270,000
$55,000
Business
19%
$95,345
$90,000
$200,000
$63,000
Economics
11%
$91,636
$88,000
$130,000
$65,000
Sciences
11%
$101,818
$110,000
$150,000
55,000
Humanities & Social Sciences
17%
$86,342
$80,000
$150,000
$31,000
Other
8%
$84,188
$74,000
$132,000
$60,000

2002 Signing Bonus and Other Guaranteed Compensation

Mean
Median
High
Low
Signing Bonus
$22,580
$8,000
$200,000
$2,000
Other Compensation
$21,052
$12,000
$200,000
$1,000

Other 2002 Averages

Salary Increase from Matriculation to Graduation $36,200
Tuition Reimbursement Received from Employer $27,000
Employed by a Start-Up Company 15%

Top 10 Employers - 2002

1
Cisco Systems
2
IBM
3
Intel
4
Oracle
5
Hewlett Packard
6
Applied Materials
7
Agilent Technologies
8
Cypress Semiconductor
9
Franklin Templeton Investments
10
Nortel
10
Microsoft
10
Sun Microsystems

CLASS OF 2001

The following statistics are based on the Graduating Class of 2001.
315 Students Graduated and 51% responded to the Salary Survey.

Average Age at Graduation
32
Prior Work Experience
82%
Average Length (years)
10
Average years for degree completion
3

Undergraduate Majors
Humanities and Social Sciences
13%
Economics
12%
Engineering and Science
50%
Business Administration
16%
Other
9%

2001 Base Salaries by Industry

Industries
% of Class
Mean
Median
High
Low
Manufacturing
53%
$91,906
$93,000
$145,000
$50,000
Service
47%
$99,615
$90,000
$200,000
$50,000

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2001 Base Salaries by Function

Function
% of Class
Mean
Median
High
Low
Marketing/Sales
45%
$92,431
$90,000
$190,000
$51,000
Finance/Accounting
13%
$88,965
$85,000
$130,000
$56,000
Engineering/Computer Programming
10%
$102,006
$101,516
$145,000
$60,000
General Management
6%
$128,044
$104,700
$200,000
$85,000
Operations/Production
6%
$80,161
$76,000
$130,000
$50,000
MIS
6%
$99,060
$93,000
$126,000
$80,000
Legal
4%
$100,000
$95,000
$135,000
$70,000
Consulting
2%
$103,833
$95,000
$125,000
$91,500
Human Resources
1%
$85,000
$85,000
$85,000
$85,000
Other Job Functions
7%
$92,556
$105,000
$125,000
$65,000

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2001 Salaries by Work Experience

Years Experience
% of Class
Mean
Median
High
Low
Less than 1 year
1%
$50,000
$55,000
$50,000
$50,000
1 to 3 years
4%
$72,333
$70,500
$90,000
$60,000
3 to 5 years
20%
$79,446
$77,000
$135,000
$50,000
6 to 10 years
43%
$93,869
$91,050
$190,000
$58,000
More than 10 years
32%
$112,900
$115,000
$200,000
$60,000

2001 Salaries by Undergraduate Major

Major
% of Class
Mean
Median
High
Low
Technical
39%
$102,068
$99,000
$200,000
$52,000
Business
27%
$92,136
$83,750
$190,000
$50,000
Other
34%
$90,632
$88,000
$145,000
$51,000

2001 Signing Bonus and Other Guaranteed Compensation

Mean
Median
High
Low
Signing Bonus
$14,432
$10,000
$150,000
$3,000
Other Compensation
$23,140
$15,000
$200,000
$1,500

Other 2001 Averages

Reported Salary Increase from Matriculation to Graduation: $35,610

Tuition Reimbursement Received from Employer: $20,990

Employed by a Start-up company: 13%

Top 10 Employers - 2001

1
Cisco Systems
2
Intel
3
Sun Microsystems
4
Hewlett Packard
5
IBM
6
Applied Materials
7
Silicon Valley Bank
8
Oracle
9
Zilog
10
Lucent Technologies
10
LAM Research
10
KLA Tencor

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CLASS OF 2000

The following statistics are based on the Graduating Class of 2000.
312 Students Graduated and 38% responded to the Salary Survey.

Average Age at Graduation
32
Prior Work Experience
99%
Average Length (years)
9
Average years for degree completion
3

Undergraduate Majors
Humanities and Social Sciences
13%
Economics
8%
Engineering and Science
50%
Business Administration
23%
Other
6%

2000 Base Salaries by Industry

Industries
% of Class
Mean
High
Low
Manufacturing
34%
$93,486
$145,400
$59,000
Service
66%
$97,850
$280,000
$40,000

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2000 Base Salaries by Function

Function
% of Class
Mean
High
Low
Marketing/Sales
44%
$99,086
$198,000
$64,000
Operations/Production
4%
$113,667
$280,000
$73,000
General Management
9%
$111,945
$150,000
$82,000
Finance/Accounting
24%
$83,500
$145,000
$40,000
Consulting
9%
$78,400
$100,000
$63,000
Human Resources
4%
$64,670
$80,000
$51,000
Other Job Functions
6%
$89,752
$136,000
$53,000

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2000 Salaries by Work Experience

Years Experience
% of Class
Mean
High
Low
Less than 1 year
1%
$66,500
$68,000
$65,000
1 to 3 years
2%
$49,500
$59,000
$40,000
3 to 5 years
12%
$81,789
$125,000
$51,000
More than 5 years
85%
$98,525
$280,000
$53,000

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2000 Salaries by Undergraduate Major

Major
% of Class
Mean
High
Low
Technical
40%
$105,904
$198,000
$63,000
Business
30%
$90,203
$280,000
$40,000
Other
30%
$82,889
$125,000
$51,000

2000 Signing Bonus and
Other Guaranteed Compensation

Mean
High
Low
Signing Bonus
$7,333
$25,000
$500
Other Compensation
$22,112
$112,000
$2,000

Other 2000 Data

2000 Reported Salary Increase from Matriculation to Graduation $35,000

2000 Tuition Reimbursement Received from Employer
$20,300

2000 Employed by a Start-up company
18%

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