University Of Cincinnati

Program Basics

• • University of Cincinnati - College of Business
  • University of Cincinnati
  • 102 Carl H Lindner Hall
  • Cincinnati, 45221-0020, Ohio
  • United States
  • Program Web site: http://www.business.uc.edu
  • Program e-mail address: business_ug@uc.edu
  • Program phone number: 513-556-7030
  • Status: Public (state-operated)
• • AACSB accredited: Yes

• Accreditation other than AACSB:

  • North Central Association of Colleges and Schools
• • Year in which the undergraduate business program was founded: 1906
• • Institution: Four Year
• • Business Program: Four Year

SCHOOL BASICS

• Enrollment:

  • Institution's total undergraduate enrollment: 24,193
  • Undergraduate business program's full-time enrollment: 2,784
  • Undergraduate business program's part-time enrollment: 342
  • Undergraduate business program's distance enrollment: 0
• • Freshman retention rate for your college or university?: 88 %

• Percentage of students who graduate from the business program:

  • Within four years of admission to the university: 68 %
  • Within six years of admission to the university: 32 %

• Undergraduate Business Degrees Offered:

  • Degree Offered (e.g. BA, BS)/Program Name: BBA/Bachelor of Business Administration
  • Degree Offered (e.g. BA, BS)/Program Name: BS/Industrial Managment (BSIM)
  • Degree Offered (e.g. BA, BS)/Program Name: BS/Hospitality Managment (BSHM)
  • Degree Offered (e.g. BA, BS)/Program Name: BA/Economics (ECON)
  • Degree Offered (e.g. BA, BS)/Program Name: BBA-MS/ Accounting (BBA-MS/ACCT)
  • Degree Offered (e.g. BA, BS)/Program Name: BBA-MS/Information Systems (BBA-MS/IS)

PROGRAM COSTS

• • Annual Tuition (Resident): $8,493.00
• • Annual Tuition (Non-Resident): $23,016.00
• • Annual Required Fees: $1,872.00
• • Tuition Per Academic Credit (Resident): $280.00
• • Tuition Per Academic Credit (Non-Resident): $683.00
• • Annual Room and Board: $9,708.00
• • Annual Cost of Books: $1,275.00

CLASS PROFILE

• Students in newest entering class (2010-2011) that are:

  • Female: 32 %
  • International: 6 %

• Mean and Median age of full-time business students in the 2010-11 entering class:

  • Mean: 18
  • Median: 18

• Percentage of 2010-11 entering class:

  • Top 10% of high school class: 22 %
  • Top 25% of high school class: 39 %
  • GPA of 3.75 or higher: 22 %
  • GPA of 3.5 to 3.74: 23 %

• SAT scores for the 2010-11 entering class of full-time undergraduate business students:

  • Mean: 1145
  • Median: 1100

• Middle 50% range of SAT scores:

  • From: 1000
  • To: 1220

• Mean and Median ACT scores for the 2010-11 full-time undergraduate business students:

  • Mean: 25
  • Median: 24

• Middle 50% range of ACT scores for the 2010-11 full-time undergraduate business students:

  • From: 22
  • To: 26

• Citizenship breakdown of 2010-11 entering class:

  • US: 95 %
  • Canada: 0 %
  • Other Non-US Citizens: 5 %
  • Dual Citizenship: 0%
  • Unknown Citizenship: 0 %

• US Citizens in 2010-11 entering class:

  • African American: 7 %
  • Asian American: 5 %
  • Hispanic or Latino American: 2 %
  • Multiethnic/Multiracial: 1 %
  • Native American: 0 %
  • White (Non-Hispanic): 81 %
  • Chose not to report: 4 %
  • Other: 0 %

• Regional breakdown of US Citizens in 2010-11 entering class:

  • Northeast: 1 %
  • Mid-Atlantic: 1 %
  • South: 5 %
  • Southwest: 1 %
  • Midwest: 91 %
  • West: 1 %
  • Possessions and territories: 0 %

ADMISSIONS - Getting Into the Institution

• Which standardized tests are required of all applicants?:

  • ACT
  • SAT
• • Minimum SAT score on 1600 scale (if applicable) required for admission: 1080, 1080
  • Minimum ACT Score (if applicable) required for admission: 22, 22
  • Minimum High School GPA (if applicable) required for admission: 2.7, 2.7
  • Are interviews required?: Not required

• Application deadlines for the 2011-2012 academic year

  • Autumn 8-15-2011
  • Winter 11-15-2012
  • Spring 02-15-2012
  • Summer 05-15-2012
• • Additional application requirements: Class rank (if available) top 60%; minimum college prep courses from high school (units) - 4 English, 3+ Math, 2+ Science, 2+ Social Studies, 2+ Foreign Language, 1+ Fine Arts; TOEFL >= 74
• • Total number of full-time undergraduate applications (admitted and denied) to all programs: 2,001
• • Percentage of applicants admitted: 55 %
• • Percentage of admitted applicants who enrolled: 41 %
• • Percentage of applicants (admitted and denied) to the entire college for the 2010-11 academic year who were international: 3 %
• • Percentage of college applicants (admitted and denied) for the 2010-11 academic year who were female: 32

• Relative Importance of Application Elements

  • Secondary school record: Very Important
  • Class rank: Considered
  • Talent/ability: Considered
  • Interview: Not Considered
  • Extracurricular activities: Considered
  • Volunteer work: Considered
  • Character/personal abilities: Considered
  • Application essay: Considered
  • work experience: Not Considered
  • SAT/ACT scores: Very Important
  • Recommendations: Considered
  • High school GPA: Very Important

ADMISSIONS - Getting Into the Business Program

• • Undergrad business program admissions are managed by: The business program office
  • Total number of applicants (admitted and denied) to the undergraduate business program for the 2010-11 academic year: 2350
  • Percentage of applicants admitted to the program (selectivity)?: 50 %
  • Percentage of admitted applicants who enrolled (yield): 47 %

• Admission requirement for admission to the undergraduate business program

  • Minimum SAT: 1080, 1080
  • Minimum ACT: 22, 22
  • Minimum high school GPA: 2.7, 2.7
• • Entrance exam other than the SAT/ACT required for admission to the undergraduate business program?: No
  • what exam other than SAT/ACT is required?: N/A
• • Admissions interviews for the undergraduate business program are: Not required

• Freshman admission:

  • Does the business program admit freshmen?: Yes
  • What percentage of 2010-11 admissions to the business program were freshmen? 55 %
  • Are business students admitted to the program as freshmen required to complete or obtain minimum GPAs? No
  • Process for freshmen admission?: Indicate interest on university application
  • Additional application requirements for freshman admits: Additional requirement of the Math component score of the - ACT >=21 or SAT >=500; class rank top 60% (if available); gpa >=2.7; 3+ unit high school math

• Internal transfers:

  • Method for handling internal transfers: Separate application
  • Minimum college GPA for internal transfers to the business program: 2.5
  • Additional application requirements, including course/grade requirements: Must have complete proficiency in College Algebra/Finite Math and Business Calculus. Must be in good standing in most recent college; Must have cumulative GPA of any/all college work >=2.5

CAMPUS LIFE

• Five largest on-campus organizations for business students:

  • Delta Sigma Pi
  • Alpha Kappa Psi
  • Student Government
  • Beta Alpha Psi
  • Student Ambassadors
• • Are freshmen required to live on campus?: Yes
  • Are business students grouped together in 'learning communities' in housing and other facilities?: Yes

PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS

• Minimum number of credit hours required to receive an undergraduate business degree:

  • BBA 185
  • BSIM 194
  • BSHM 181

• Other requirements for the undergraduate business degree

  • BA Econ 180 min, BA Business Econ 180 min

ACADEMICS

• • Average class size in required business classes, excluding those offered in electronic format: 58
  • Average class size in BUSINESS ELECTIVES, excluding those offered in electronic format: 30
  • Average class size in NON-BUSINESS ELECTIVES required for admission: 51

• Percentage of business classes:

  • With 20 or fewer students: 26 %
  • With 21 to 50 students: 46 %
  • With more than 50 students: 28 %

• Course enrollment:

  • Percentage of required business courses reaching maximum enrollment by the first day of class: 0 %
  • Percentage of required business courses with waiting lists: 0 %

CURRICULUM

• Electives:

  • Number of elective courses (not different sessions of same course) available in the business program in the current academic year: 60
  • Names of new electives that have been added to the business program in the current academic year: Business Professionalism (BA380)
• • In what year was the last major change or significant overhaul to the business program's core curriculum?: 2007
  • Total number of faculty currently teaching in the undergraduate business program: 100
  • Percentage of the total faculty that is tenured or tenure track: 40 %

• Most prominent faculty:

  • Michael Magazine
  • Frank Kardes
  • John Glascock

• Business program's leading areas of study:

  • • Accounting
    • Finance
    • Marketing
    • Operations Management
    • Economics
  • Other leading area of study: Information Systems, Real Estate, International Business, Entrepreneurship, Economics, Hospitality Management

• New electives added in current academic year:

  • Business Professionalism (BA380)
  • Study Abroad United Kingdom: Financial & Real Estate Management (INTB399)
  • Quantitative Analysis in Sports (QA360H)
  • Advance Selling Techniques (MKTG581)
  • New Global Economy (INTB 594H)

• Special Programs:

  • Special programs available to business students: Carl H. Lindner Honors-PLUS Program & Marvin P.Kolodzik Business Scholars (honors programs, highly selective, additional credit hours, leadership, international, community service elements). Minors exist for all majors.

• Work study:

  • Does the business program offer work study or co-op opportunities?: Yes
  • Opportunities available for work study or co-op: Culmination of 1.5 years of full time work experience domestically and/or internationally correlated of major area of study. College finds jobs/positions and not the student. Extensive internship program as well.

• Study abroad:

  • Does the business program offer opportunities to study abroad?: Yes
  • Study abroad programs: Comprehensive and extensive international study, co-op/internship, and cultural experiences throughout Europe, Asia, South America (12+ academic trips annually with 20% of UG population participating in these optional programs.

• Volunteer opportunities:

  • Are opportunities for volunteer work and community service available to business students?: Yes
  • Available opportunities for volunteer work and community service: Community Service / Volunteer Department is available resource for all students. Majority (90%) of scholarship recipients must complete at least 30 hours per year with majority completing 50+ hours per year.

• Extracurricular activities:

  • Business-related clubs and extra-curricular activities are available to undergraduate students: Professional Organizations / Clubs (22 professional business groups)
  • University Organizations/Clubs (300 for all students)
  • Service Organizations/Clubs
  • Political Organizations / Clubs
  • Religious Orgnaizations / Clubs
  • Student Government
  • Intramural Athletics
  • Division I NCAA Athletics

FINANCIAL AID

• • Who manages financial aid for the business program?: Central financial aid office at the university
  • Financial aid web site: http://financialaid.uc.edu

• Scholarships

  • Total scholarship money distributed to undergrad business students through the financial aid office: $3,000,000.00
  • Total scholarship money expected to be distributed to undergrad business students through the financial aid office: $3,000,000.00
  • On what basis are scholarships awarded to students in your business program?: academic merit
  • Other criteria for scholarship consideration: Extensive weight is given to non-academic profile of students in business - leadership potential, communication/interpersonal communications, extra-curricular, and community service.
  • Percentage of undergraduate business students receiving institutional scholarships or grants for the 2010-11 academic year: 15 %
  • Percentage of undergraduate business students receiving FULL-TUITION scholarships for the 2010-11 academic year: 5 %
  • Percentage of institutional scholarship money distributed to undergraduate business students based on need: 5 %
  • Percentage of institutional scholarship money distributed to undergraduate business students based on merit: 95 %

• Loans

  • Does the school offer a guaranteed loan to all business students, regardless of nationality?: No
  • Maximum amount a student can borrow per year regardless of nationality?: $0.00
• • Mean outstanding debt among 2010 undergraduate business program graduates: $23,000.00

CAREER SERVICES

• Employment Information

  • Percentage of 2010 graduates from the business program for whom you have information regarding employment: 25 %
  • Percentage seeking full-time professional employment in business: 80 %
  • Percentage not seeking full-time professional employment in business: 20 %
• • Number of companies that recruited undergraduate business students on campus: 480
  • Number of companies that posted full-time job offers for undergraduate business students on school job boards: 182
  • Other activities and services: Grad School info, job search advice, on-campus interviews, career information, career testing/assessment, salary trends, interview preparation, job fair/event information, cover letter assistance, professional development events, resume development and mett the industry/firm events.

• Job Offers

  • Received first job offer by graduation: 68 %
  • Received first job offer after graduation, but within 3 months: 5 %
  • Received first job offer more than 3 months after graduation : 0 %
  • Did not report having received a job offer : 27 %
  • Accepted first job offer by graduation : 68 %
  • Accepted first job offer after graduation, but within 3 months: 5 %
  • Accepted first job offer more than 3 months after graduation: 0 %
  • Did not report having accepted a job offer : 27 %

• Firms that hired the most 2010 undergrad business majors for full time jobs

  • GE Aviation 7
  • Cintas 5
  • Delta Airlines 4
  • Duke Energy 4
  • Grant Thornton 4
  • Johnson Investment Counsel 4
  • P&G; 4
  • Office of the Comptroller of the Currency 4
  • Barnes, Denning 3
  • Daymon Worldwide 3
  • 5/3 3
  • Empower Media 3
  • Lantek Systems 3
  • Pricewater House Coopers 3
  • Kroger Co. 3

• Compensation

  • Mean base salary: $42,760.00
  • Median base salary : $43,000.00
  • Mean signing bonus: $3,593.00
  • Median signing bonus: $2,500.00
  • Mean other guaranteed compensation: $3,750.00
  • Median other guaranteed compensation: $3,750.00

• Percentage of 2009-10 academic year graduates who accepted jobs in the following functional areas:

  • Consulting: 2 %
  • Finance/Accounting: 33 %
  • General Management: 15 %
  • Human Resources: 0 %
  • Management Information Systems: 3 %
  • Marketing/Sales: 33 %
  • Operations/Production: 10 %
  • Logistics/Transportation: 0 %
  • Other: 4 %

• Percentage of 2009-10 academic year graduates who accepted jobs in the following industries:

  • Accounting: 15 %
  • Consumer Products/Retail : 7 %
  • Consulting: 3 %
  • Financial Services: 14 %
  • Government/Education: 5 %
  • Pharma/Biotech/Health: 4 %
  • Manufacturing: 11 %
  • Media/Entertainment: 2 %
  • Petroleum/Energy: 2 %
  • Real Estate: 3 %
  • Sports/Leisure: 3 %
  • Technology/Science: 3 %
  • Non-Profit: 2 %
  • Transportation: 2 %
  • Utilities: 1 %
  • Other: 23 %

• Percentage of 2009-10 academic year graduates who accepted jobs in North America:

  • US: 100 %
  • Canada: 0 %

• Percentage of 2009-10 academic year graduates who accepted jobs in regions of US:

  • Northeast: 1 %
  • Mid-Atlantic: 0 %
  • Midwest: 98 %
  • South: 1 %
  • Southwest: 0 %
  • West: 0 %
  • Possessions and territories: 0 %

INTERNSHIPS

• • Number of companies that recruited internship-seeking undergraduate business students on campus in 2009-10 academic year: 67
  • Number of companies that posted internships for undergraduate business students on school job boards in 2009-10 academic year: 67

• Firms that hired the most 2010 undergrad business majors for internships:

  • Proctor & Gamble 5
  • Wells Fargo 4
  • PricewaterhouseCoopers 3
  • Ernst & Young 3
  • General Electric 3

• Internship pay

  • Percentage of internships from July 1, 2009 to June 30, 2010 that were paid: 100 %
  • Mean compensation, per week, for paid internships only: $625.00
  • Median compensation, per week, for paid internships only: $565.00
  • Average internship length, in weeks: 13

B-SCHOOL ALUMNI

• • Total number of undergraduate business program graduates since inception: 26,973
  • Total living alumni of the undergraduate business program: 24902
  • Percent of living undergraduate business alumni who contributed to the program or university July 1, 2009 to June 30, 2010: 5 %

• Alumni gifts

  • Mean Gift: $1,311.00
  • Median Gift: $50.00
  • Did undergraduate business program receive any individual gift in excess of $10 million from July 1, 2009 through June 30, 2010?: No

• Prominent alums of the undergrad business program

  • Myron Ullman III Chairman & CEO - JC Penney Company, Inc.
  • Oscar Robertson President - ORSolutions - NBA Hall of Fame
  • Paul Polman CEO - Unilever

• • -The College of Business at the University of Cincinnati, program is very unique because they take time out to help the students fully prepare for the work force, by offering many career fairs throughout the academic school year. Having resume and interview building skills. The College of Business also bring in employers from the Greater Cincinnati area to help inform and educate students on what employers are looking for in a college graduate.
    
    -The co-op program is excellent. It gives students more than just the normal classroom learning but also real world experience.
    
    -I think the program could benefit by doing more project work along with the lectures. This helps with the "hands-on" aspect of learning the material
    
    -The cooperative education program is the biggest asset of the University of Cincinnati business program. I interviewed against MBA students and continually found myself in higher demand because of my nearly two years of job experience. The international trip and excellent faculty also help separate UC from the other schools that offered scholarships.
    
    -UC's too soft on some of it's less hardworking students. Many students do not study that much for exams and bank on getting a B with the curve. If UC made its grading policy stricter, and expected its students to retain more of the information from the introductory classes, the pace would be faster and there would be less re-teaching needed.
    
    -Since Cincinnati has a large amount of fortune 500 company headquarters here, the opportunities to see how business is done on a large scale is very prevalent.
    
    -Some classes could be smaller to give a more interactive environment for all students and those who don't like speaking in front of a large group yet.
    
    -I am in an honors business program at my school called the Carl H. Lindner Honors-PLUS Program. Almost every aspect of it makes it unique: mandatory participation in cooperative learning, study abroad trip, regular interaction with Cincinnati business professionals, leadership seminars and training, unique and personalized academic counseling, smaller class sizes, and more. In general, the College of Business at the University of Cincinnati has a unique connection with Cincinnati business professionals in a city filled with industry leaders.
    
    -The use of practical and applied skills could be increased. There are still classes where definitions are the primary subject. Increased use of case studies and real-world examples that make students go outside the classroom and analyze real problems and real data would be beneficial in all classes. The classes that do this the best are the ones that have taught me the most.
    
    -I think what makes UC's business program so unique is that they take a very customizable approach to the student's learning. There are options to co-op (intern) at prestigious companies; there is also many opportunities to study and work abroad. You can do none of these things, one, or all of them and I believe that being able to choose how you want your education to be is very empowering.
    
    -The only issue I had was that I felt like I didn't have an individual advisor for my needs. As far as the advising part of UC, I felt like a number. I didn't have a relationship with my advisor. The appointment I set up to discuss graduation and and my final credits was the only appointment that I didn't feel that way.
    
    -The University of Cincinnati is an above-average size, as far as student population, but still manages to make upper-level courses small enough that personal interaction with the professor is possible.
    
    -We should require all students, not just those in honors, to take course on how to write a good resume, interviewing skills, and professional etiquette.
    
    -The urban environment is great for plenty of work force experience. Nearly every professor has spent time in both academia and in the industries.
    
    -I think it would be beneficial for the business school to partner with other programs such as design or engineering to give students a small taste of what it is like to work in a cross functional team. I also think there could be some new courses added such as a sustainability course, more collaborative studio courses, and seminars on important issues in business.
    
    -UC's position in Cincinnati, home to many fortune 500 company headquarters, as well as the campus being in the center of the hospital district made my choice to be a pre-med Operations management major at UC easy. UC also has flexible scheduling that allowed me to fit both my business and science classes together.