2007 UNDERGRAD PROFILE
University of Virginia
McIntire School of Commerce
McIntire School of Commerce
B-School and Program Basics
| Address: | Monroe Hall P.O. Box 400173 Charlottesville, VA US 22904 |
Program E-Mail |
Program Web site |
McIntire School of Commerce is a public institution.
Undergrad business program was founded: 1921
Accredited by AACSB International
Classes begin:
| Other Annual Admissions | 08/28/2007 |
| NA | |
Enrollment
| Total undergraduate business school enrollment | 650 |
| Total full-time undergraduate business students | 650 |
| Total part-time undergraduate business students | |
| Total distance undergraduate business students | |
STUDENT PROFILE: MOST RECENT ENTERING CLASS
| Female students in class | 45% |
| International students | 14% |
For U.S. schools only: |
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| African American students | 2% |
| Native Americans | 0% |
| Asian Americans | 23% |
| Hispanic | 5% |
| White (non-Hispanic) | 62% |
| Unknown | 8% |
| Other | 0% |
U.S. students by region:
| Mid-Atlantic U.S. | 75% |
| Midwest U.S. | 4% |
| Northeast U.S. | 8% |
| South U.S. | 11% |
| Southwest U.S. | 2% |
| West U.S. | 0% |
| U.S. Possessions and territories | 0% |
Citizenship:
| U.S. | 86% |
| Canada | 0% |
| Other | 14% |
| Unknown | 0% |
CLASS TRAITS: MOST RECENT ENTERING CLASS
| Does the school require standardized tests, such as the SAT or ACT? | No |
SAT Scores for full-time entering business students |
|
| Average | 1366 |
| Median | 1370 |
| Range (Middle 80%) | From 1300 to 1450 |
| Minimum SAT Score | |
ACT Scores for full-time entering business students |
|
| Average | |
| Median | |
| Range (Middle 80%) | From to |
| Minimum ACT Score | NA |
| Minimum High School GPA | NA |
| Does the school require an entrance exam? | No |
| Student Age (years) | |
| Average | 20 |
| Median | 20 |
| High School performance of entering business students | |
| Top 10% of high school class | 88% |
| Top 25% of high school class | 98% |
| GPA of 3.75 or higher | 86% |
| GPA of 3.5 to 3.75 | 9% |
| GPA of 3.25 to 3.49 | 2% |
| GPA of 3.00 to 3.24 | 1% |
| GPA of 2.50 to 2.99 | 6% |
| GPA of 2.00 to 2.49 | 2% |
| GPA of 1.00 to 1.99 | 0% |
| GPA below 1.0 | 0% |
| For Internal Transfers | |
| Minimum overall college GPA | NA |
| Additional application requirements | |
| 54 hours including stated prerequisites. | |
ADMISSIONS
| University Application fee (resident) | $ 60.00 | ||
| University Application fee (nonresident) | $ 60.00 | ||
| University Application fee (non-resident transfers) | $ 60.00 | ||
The business program's financial aid office manages admissions to the business program
16086 people applied to undergraduate programs for the 2006 academic year. The school accepted 52% (selectivity) of those applicants, and 95% of admitted applicants (yield) enrolled.
NA % of applicants had applied in prior years, and of those reapplicants NA % were accepted.
The university placed 3231 applicant(s) on its wait list. 145 wait-listed applicants were admitted to the semester for which they applied.
Does the business program admit freshmen? No
0% of 2006 admissions to the program were freshmen
How do freshmen apply? NA
How do internal transfers apply? Separate application
54 hours including stated prerequisites.
662 freshmen (admitted and denied) sought full-time admission to the business program for the 2005-2006 academic year.
52% of these applicants were admitted to the program and 0% of admitted students enrolled.
462 internal candidates (admitted and denied) sought full-time admission to the business program for the 2005-2006 academic year. 67 were admitted to the program.
| Share of all university applicants who are female: | 55% |
| Share of all university applicants who are not from the U.S. | 9% |
Interviews for applicants are Not required
Additional application requirements (including those for international students):
TOEFL for non-English
Relative importance of the following factors in deciding who gets admitted to the university:
Secondary School Record: Important
Class Rank: Important
High School GPA: Important
SAT/ACT Scores: Important
Application Essay: Important
Recommendations: Important
Interview: Not Considered
Extracurricular Activities: Important
Talent/ability: Important
Character/personal qualities: Important
Volunteer Work: Important
Work Experience: Important
COSTS
Annual Costs
| Resident Tuition | $ 7,845.00 |
| Nonresident Tuition | $ 25,945.00 |
| Room and Board | $ 6,909.00 |
| Books | $ 1,000.00 |
| Other Expenses (please specify) | |
Tuition per credit hour (U.S. dollars)
| Resident | NA |
| Nonresident | NA |
2007-2008 DEADLINES
| University Application deadlines for: | Other Annual Admissions | 01/03/2007 |
| Business Program deadlines for: | |
| OtherAnnual Admissions | 01/29/2007 |
FINANCIAL AID
The business program's financial aid ofice manages financial aid for the business program
Financial Aid Web site
Total scholarship money given to business students through the financial aid office in the 2005 academic year: $ 1,989,867.00
Total scholarship money to be distributed to business students through the financial aid office in the 2006 academic year: $ 1,762,301.00
Scholarships are awarded to students in the business program based on A combination of need and merit
Scholarships in the 2006-2007 academic year | |
| Percent of business students receiving some scholarship money | 32% |
| Percent of business students receiving full-tuition scholarships | 32% |
| Percent of scholarships offered to business students based on need | 73% |
| Percent of scholarships offered to business students based on merit | 27% |
How do applicants apply for scholarships?
McIntire: an application for all scholarships and awards.
University: Financial aid application
Does the schoool offer a guaranteed loan to all business students (regardless of nationality): No
The maximum amount a business student can borrow per year is: NA
The average outstanding debt among 2006 business program graduates is: $ 15,905.00
CONTACTS
| Dean Carl P. Zeithaml | Hired as of 09/01/1997 |
ACADEMICS & REQUIREMENTS
Specializations offered:
Accounting, , , ,
Programs Offered
| BS in Commerce |
| Core curriculum last revised 2005 |
| Average class size in required business classes | 45.02 |
| Average class size in business electives | 29.76 |
| Average class size in non-business classes (required for admission to the business program | 40.20 |
16% of business classes (core and elective) have fewer than 20 students
79% of business classes (core and elective) have 21 to 50 students
5% of business classes (core and elective) have more than 50 students
98% of required business courses reached maximum enrollment by the first day of class from June 30, 2004 to June 30, 2005.
0% of required business courses had waiting lists for enrollment
AREAS OF STUDY & ELECTIVES
The school reports that the following are its five leading areas of study:
Accounting, Finance, General Management, Management Information Systems, Marketing
Number of elective courses (not multiple sessions of same course) available in the past academic year: 46
New electives added in the past academic year:
Leadership Across Disciplines
Managing and Leading
Learning to Lead
Leading Change
Financing a Sustainable Future
Globalization of Emerging Economies
Investment in a Sustainable Future
What special programs are available to business students?
| Work study or co-op opportunities | No |
| Study abroad opportunities | Yes |
| We have approved study abroad programs for students in their spring semester third-year. We also have courses taken abroad in the summer and January-term. | |
| Volunteer and community service opportunities | Yes |
| The University has an extensive volunteer program through Madison House for all University students including business students. We also have business service fraternaties that perform community service projects. | |
| Business clubs and extracurricular activities | Yes |
| McIntire has sixteen student organizations. | |
FACULTY
| Total full-time undergraduate business faculty | 60 |
| Total undergraduate business adjuncts and visiting business faculty | 6 |
| Total undergraduate permanent/tenured business professors | 37 |
19% of permanent/tenured business professors are women
0% of permanent/tenured business professors are underrepresented minorities (African American, Hispanic American or Native American)
NA % of permanent/tenured business professors are members of company boards of directors or boards of advisors
NA % of permanent/tenured business professors have owned their own business
Prominent Faculty: Robert L. Cross, William J. Wilhelm, Barbara H. Wixom
STUDENT LIFE
Freshmen are required to live on campus
NA %of all business students live on campus
Business students are not grouped together in "learning communities" in housing or other facilities
TECHNOLOGY
Number of omputers available to undergraduate business students (within the program and university as a whole): 156
Wireless network is available in main B-school buildings
Technology changes made over the past three years:
The McIntire school maintains an IT department and IT infrastructure for the exclusive use by undergraduates and faculty ? McIntire produces the shortest integration cycle time of forward-looking technologies ? Dedicated labs providing access to the latest business productivity; 60% of lab machines have multiple monitors ? E-Learning platforms ? Collaborative software ?Trading room featuring trading software and real-time data integration with financial markets ? Student/alumni web-based portals ? IT integrated classrooms
THE FULL-TIME JOB HUNT
The school has information regarding the employment of 100% of 2006 graduates
Of 2006 graduates for whom we have information...
84% were seeking full-time professional employment in business
16% were not seeking full-time professional employment in business
For those not seeking employment in business...
0% of those were already employed at graduation
81% were planning to continue their education immediately after graduation
19% were postponing their job search
NA % were planning to start their own business
0% of those not working were doing so for other reasons
258 companies recruited business students on campus from June 30, 2005 to June 30, 2006
companies posted full-time job offers for undergraduate business students on the school's job boards from June 30, 2005 to June 30, 2006
Of 2006 Job-seeking Graduates...
75 received their first job offer by graduation
20 received their first job offer within three months of graduation
received their first job offer more than three months after graduation
5 did not report having received an offer
| Top 10 recruiting firms that hired the most graduates in the past academic year | No. hired |
| Ernst & Young | 19 |
| PricewaterhouseCoopers | 18 |
| Deloitte Touche Tomatsu | 11 |
| KPMG LLP | 11 |
| Bank of America Corporation;Wachovia | 9 |
| Lehman Bros. | 6 |
| Capgemini U.S. LLC; Citigroup; General Mills; Morgan Stanley | 5 |
| CGI-AMS; ComScore Networks Inc.; Merrill Lynch | 4 |
| Accenture; Goldman Sachs; JPMorgan; Lazard; Rolls-Royce North America, Inc; UBS | 3 |
| Historic Salary Prospects for 2005 Grads (school reported) | |
| Average base salary | $ 51,587.00 |
| Median base salary | $ 52,500.00 |
| Average signing bonus | $ 6,049.00 |
| Median signing bonus | NA |
| Average other guaranteed compensation | $ 11,530.00 |
| Median other guaranteed compensation | NA |
CAREER DIRECTIONS
What percentage of 2006 graduates who accepted jobs did so in the following functional areas? Are these figures estimates based on the number of students majoring in these functional areas? No
| Finance (includes corporate finance, investments, treasury and financial analysis, public finance, etc.) | 46% |
| Accounting/auditing | 10% |
| General Management | 0% |
| Human Resources | 0% |
| Marketing/Sales (includes public relations, product management, market research, advertising, etc.) | 17% |
| Management Information Systems | 2% |
| Operations | 0% |
| Logistics/Transportation | 0% |
| Other | 25% |
What percentage of 2006 graduates who accepted jobs did so in the following industries? Are these figures estimates? No
| Accounting | 10% |
| Consumer Products & Retail | 6% |
| Consulting | 18% |
| Financial Services | 45% |
| Government, Nonprofit, & Education | 0% |
| Health | 1% |
| Manufacturing | 4% |
| Media & Entertainment | 0% |
| Sports & Leisure | 0% |
| Technology & Science | 0% |
| Transportation | 1% |
| UTILITIES | 1% |
| Other | 12% |
North American Jobs
0% of 2006 graduates accepted jobs in Canada
100% of 2006 graduates accepted jobs in the U.S.
Here's the regional breakdown on job acceptances in North American regions:
| Northeast (ME, VT, NY, NH, CT, MA, NJ, RI) | 33% |
| Mid-Atlantic (PA, MD, VA, WV, DE, DC) | 43% |
| South (NC, SC, KY, TN, GA, FL, AL, AR, LA, MS) | 13% |
| Southwest (CO, AZ, TX, OK, NM) | 3% |
| Midwest (WI, MO, KS, IA, MN, NE, MI, OH, IN, ND, SD, IL) | 2% |
| West (CA, HI, WA, OR, AK, MT, ID, UT, NV, WY) | 4% |
| U.S. possessions and territories (America Samoa, Palau, Guam, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands) | 13% |
| Canada | 0% |
INTERNSHIPS
118 companies recruited internship-seeking undergraduate business students on campus from June 30, 2005 to June 30, 2006
98% of internships were paid.
| Average compensation per week | $ 957.00 |
| Median compensation per week | NA |
| Average internship length (weeks) | 10 |
companies posted internships for undergraduate business students on school job boards from June 30, 2005 to June 30, 2006
| Top 10 Recruiting Firms for Internships | No. interns |
| Ernst & Young | 13 |
| PricewaterhouseCoopers | 11 |
| Morgan Stanley; SNL Financial; UBS | 6 |
| Barclays Capital; Goldman Sachs; KPMG; Merrill Lynch | 5 |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co. | 4 |
ALUMNI AFFAIRS
21% of living undergraduate business alumni contributed to the program/university some time between June 30, 2005 and June 30, 2006
Of those who contributed...
| The average gift was | $ 7,393.00 |
| The median gift was | $ 100.00 |
From June 30, 2005 to June 30, 2006, the undergraduate business program 21% received any individual gift in excess of $10 million
Prominent Alumni
John A. Griffin, President and Founder, Blue Ridge Capital, LLC
Jonathan D. Mariner, Chief Financial Officer, Major League Baseball
Jeffrey C. Walker, Chairman and CEO, CCMP Capital Advisors
PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS
Credit hours required for business degree (including university and program requirements)
| Minimum of 120 for BS in Commerce |
| Minimum of 57 for BS in Commerce |
