MIT Sloan’s Class of 2025 showed a clear hiring recovery: offers and acceptances rose sharply three months after graduation even as median total compensation softened. The school reported 91.0% of job seekers with offers by three months and 87.1% acceptances, reversing last year’s slump, according to the school’s employment report and Poets&Quants analysis. The compensation picture was mixed. Median total pay fell to $209,130 from $214,450, while mean total compensation inched up to $248,797. Base salaries strengthened (median base $175,000), but incentive-heavy payouts and “other compensation” components narrowed, signaling a market stabilizing rather than booming. For business-school leaders and career centers, the data suggests improved employer demand but a more disciplined, selective compensation environment that will shape recruiting strategies into 2026.