The tables below include employment statistics for the Class of 2011:
Accepted Job Offer Source
| Full-Time Students - Source |
% of Jobs |
| All School-Facilitated Activities (including internships) |
81% |
| All Student-Facilitated Activities (including internships) |
19% |
| Total |
100% |
Timing of Job Offers
| |
First Offer by Graduation |
Total Offers 3 Months After Graduation |
| Permanent Work Authorization |
89% |
96% |
| Non-Permanent Work Authorization |
84% |
93% |
| Total Graduates |
88% |
95% |
Compensation by Geography
| Region |
Percentage |
Average Base Salary |
| International |
7% |
$108,325 |
| Mid-Atlantic |
18% |
$107,262 |
| Midwest |
8% |
$102,750 |
| Northeast |
35% |
$102,256 |
| South |
12% |
$104,153 |
| Southwest |
7% |
$105,927 |
| West |
13% |
$107,516 |
| Total |
100% |
$104,478 |
Compensation by Industry
| Industry |
Percentage |
Average Base Salary |
Average Signing Bonus |
| Consulting |
20% |
$123,652 |
$25,745 |
| Consumer Products |
8% |
$92,602 |
$17,571 |
| Energy |
2% |
$103,500 |
$19,000 |
| Government |
2% |
$97,500 |
$13,000 |
| High Tech/ Telecom |
11% |
$102,788 |
$26,555 |
| Investment Banking |
18% |
$96,733 |
$44,286 |
| Investment Mgmt/ Portfolio Mgmt |
5% |
$103,636 |
$17,000 |
| Manufacturing |
12% |
$103,391 |
$20,130 |
| Media/ Entertain/ Communication |
2% |
$81,510 |
N/A |
| Other Financial Services |
11% |
$97,176 |
$27,659 |
| Other Services |
3% |
$109,556 |
$13,300 |
| Pharma/ Biotech/ Healthcare |
3% |
$104,688 |
$17,188 |
| Real Estate/ Construction |
1% |
$80,000 |
N/A |
| Venture Cap/ Private Equity |
2% |
$95,000 |
N/A |
| Total |
100% |
$104,478 |
$27,900 |
Compensation by Job Function
| Job Function |
Percentage |
Average Base Salary |
Average Signing Bonus |
| Business Development |
7% |
$104,588 |
$20,125 |
| Consulting |
20% |
$124,325 |
$25,489 |
| Corporate Finance |
8% |
$99,752 |
$20,967 |
| Executive Development/ Leadership Program |
13% |
$103,047 |
$20,565 |
| General Management |
8% |
$90,632 |
$13,367 |
| Investment Banking |
16% |
$99,583 |
$45,000 |
| Investment/ Portfolio Mgmt |
7% |
$101,000 |
$35,222 |
| Marketing |
15% |
$96,685 |
$23,648 |
| Miscellaneous |
4% |
N/A |
N/A |
| Other Financial Services |
3% |
$96,743 |
$36,250 |
| Total |
100% |
$104,478 |
$27,900 |
Darden Employment Reports
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