2007 UNDERGRAD PROFILE
Minnesota (Carlson)
Carlson School of Management
Carlson School Undergraduate Program
B-School and Program Basics
| Address: | 321 19th Avenue South Suite 1-105 Minneapolis, MN US 55455 |
Program E-Mail |
Program Web site |
Carlson School of Management is a public institution.
Undergrad business program was founded: 1919
Accredited by AACSB International
Classes begin:
| Fall Annual Admissions | 09/04/2007 |
| NA | |
Enrollment
| Total undergraduate business school enrollment | 1773 |
| Total full-time undergraduate business students | 1685 |
| Total part-time undergraduate business students | 88 |
| Total distance undergraduate business students | 0 |
STUDENT PROFILE: MOST RECENT ENTERING CLASS
| Female students in class | 49% |
| International students | 1% |
For U.S. schools only: |
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| African American students | 3% |
| Native Americans | 1% |
| Asian Americans | 11% |
| Hispanic | 1% |
| White (non-Hispanic) | 83% |
| Unknown | 1% |
| Other | 0% |
U.S. students by region:
| Mid-Atlantic U.S. | 0% |
| Midwest U.S. | 97% |
| Northeast U.S. | 1% |
| South U.S. | 1% |
| Southwest U.S. | 0% |
| West U.S. | 1% |
| U.S. Possessions and territories | 0% |
Citizenship:
| U.S. | 99% |
| Canada | 0% |
| Other | 0% |
| Unknown | 1% |
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 |
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| Average | |
| Median | |
| Range (Middle 80%) | From to |
| Minimum SAT Score | |
ACT Scores for full-time entering business students |
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| Average | 28 |
| 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 | 18 |
| Median | 18 |
| High School performance of entering business students | |
| Top 10% of high school class | 87% |
| Top 25% of high school class | 12% |
| GPA of 3.75 or higher | 92% |
| GPA of 3.5 to 3.75 | 7% |
| GPA of 3.25 to 3.49 | 1% |
| GPA of 3.00 to 3.24 | 0% |
| GPA of 2.50 to 2.99 | 0% |
| GPA of 2.00 to 2.49 | 0% |
| GPA of 1.00 to 1.99 | 0% |
| GPA below 1.0 | 0% |
| For Internal Transfers | |
| Minimum overall college GPA | 3.00 |
| Additional application requirements | |
ADMISSIONS
| University Application fee (resident) | $ 45.00 | ||
| University Application fee (nonresident) | $ 45.00 | ||
| University Application fee (non-resident transfers) | $ 45.00 | ||
The university financial aid office manages admissions to the business program
20641 people applied to undergraduate programs for the 2006 academic year. The school accepted 23% (selectivity) of those applicants, and 59% of admitted applicants (yield) enrolled.
NA % of applicants had applied in prior years, and of those reapplicants NA % were accepted.
The university placed applicant(s) on its wait list. wait-listed applicants were admitted to the semester for which they applied.
Does the business program admit freshmen? Yes
24% of 2006 admissions to the program were freshmen
How do freshmen apply? Indicate interest on university application
For transfer students, the application deadline is March 1, 2007 for Fall 2007 semester (beginning on September 4, 2007).
How do internal transfers apply? NA
4507 freshmen (admitted and denied) sought full-time admission to the business program for the 2005-2006 academic year.
23% of these applicants were admitted to the program and 24% of admitted students enrolled.
internal candidates (admitted and denied) sought full-time admission to the business program for the 2005-2006 academic year. were admitted to the program.
| Share of all university applicants who are female: | 53% |
| Share of all university applicants who are not from the U.S. | NA % |
Interviews for applicants are Not offered
Additional application requirements (including those for international students):
Relative importance of the following factors in deciding who gets admitted to the university:
Secondary School Record: Very Important
Class Rank: Very Important
High School GPA: Very Important
SAT/ACT Scores: Very Important
Application Essay: Considered
Recommendations: Considered
Interview: Not Considered
Extracurricular Activities: Considered
Talent/ability: Considered
Character/personal qualities: Considered
Volunteer Work: Considered
Work Experience: Considered
COSTS
Annual Costs
| Resident Tuition | $ 7,588.00 |
| Nonresident Tuition | $ 19,218.00 |
| Room and Board | $ 6,824.00 |
| Books | $ 900.00 |
| Other Expenses (please specify) | |
Tuition per credit hour (U.S. dollars)
| Resident | $ 291.00 |
| Nonresident | $ 739.00 |
2007-2008 DEADLINES
| University Application deadlines for: | Fall Annual Admissions | 12/15/2006 |
| Business Program deadlines for: | |
| SemesterAnnual Admissions | 12/15/2006 |
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: NA
Total scholarship money to be distributed to business students through the financial aid office in the 2006 academic year: NA
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 | NA % |
| Percent of business students receiving full-tuition scholarships | NA % |
| Percent of scholarships offered to business students based on need | NA % |
| Percent of scholarships offered to business students based on merit | NA % |
How do applicants apply for scholarships?
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: NA
CONTACTS
| Dean Alison Davis-Blake | Hired as of |
ACADEMICS & REQUIREMENTS
Specializations offered:
Accounting, Other, , ,
Programs Offered
| BS | Business | Full time |
| BS | Business | Part time |
| Core curriculum last revised 2002 |
| Average class size in required business classes | 58 |
| Average class size in business electives | 40 |
| Average class size in non-business classes (required for admission to the business program | 35 |
14% of business classes (core and elective) have fewer than 20 students
65% of business classes (core and elective) have 21 to 50 students
21% of business classes (core and elective) have more than 50 students
NA % of required business courses reached maximum enrollment by the first day of class from June 30, 2004 to June 30, 2005.
NA % 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, Entrepreneurship, Finance, Marketing, Supply Chain Management
Number of elective courses (not multiple sessions of same course) available in the past academic year: 64
New electives added in the past academic year:
Information Security
Accounting and Information Systems
Operations Strategy and Technology
Platforms for Business Computing
Foreign National Tax Consulting
Employee and Labor Laws for HR
Personnel Economics
Entrepreneurial Perspectives
What special programs are available to business students?
| Work study or co-op opportunities | No |
| Study abroad opportunities | Yes |
| Numerous opportunities are available, both through the campus wide Learning Abroad Center and the Carlson School's International Program Office, including full-year and semester-length exchange programs with 14 business schools worldwide, co-sponsored semester-length programs through LAC, short term opportunities to complete a core course abroad, summer programs, and 3 week Global Seminars during May session. | |
| Volunteer and community service opportunities | Yes |
| Students participating in the Honors program and the Emerging Leadership program; also campus YMCA opportunities. | |
| Business clubs and extracurricular activities | Yes |
FACULTY
| Total full-time undergraduate business faculty | 126 |
| Total undergraduate business adjuncts and visiting business faculty | 120 |
| Total undergraduate permanent/tenured business professors | 79 |
20% 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: Norm Bowie, Ross Levine, Andrew Van de Ven
STUDENT LIFE
Freshmen are not required to live on campus
82%of all business students live on campus
Business students are 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): 370
Wireless network is available in main B-school buildings
Technology changes made over the past three years:
Created a learning management system to improve course management; Created on-line program and scholarship applications, on-line alumni directory; Expanded research computing platform, databases, wireless network; Increased storage space for students, faculty, staff; Added remote automated webcast capabilities; Improved web capabilities & services to support student services; Upgraded all student lab and training lab computers, classroom projectors & podium computers, distance learning facility
THE FULL-TIME JOB HUNT
The school has information regarding the employment of 77% of 2006 graduates
Of 2006 graduates for whom we have information...
100% were seeking full-time professional employment in business
NA % were not seeking full-time professional employment in business
For those not seeking employment in business...
NA % of those were already employed at graduation
NA % were planning to continue their education immediately after graduation
NA % were postponing their job search
NA % were planning to start their own business
NA % of those not working were doing so for other reasons
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...
89 received their first job offer by graduation
received their first job offer within three months of graduation
received their first job offer more than three months after graduation
did not report having received an offer
| Top 10 recruiting firms that hired the most graduates in the past academic year | No. hired |
| Target Corp. | 25 |
| General Mills | 14 |
| KPMG;Wells Fargo;Deloitte | 10 |
| Best Buy Co., Inc. | 9 |
| Ernst & Young | 8 |
| Travelers;Larson,Allen,Weishair&Co;Macy's;Price Waterhouse Coopers | 5 |
| Grant Thornton;Cargill;Piper Jaffray;Protiviti;Accenture | 4 |
| IBM;Ingersoll Rand;Polaris;Toro | 3 |
| Historic Salary Prospects for 2005 Grads (school reported) | |
| Average base salary | $ 45,868.00 |
| Median base salary | $ 46,000.00 |
| Average signing bonus | NA |
| Median signing bonus | NA |
| Average other guaranteed compensation | NA |
| 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.) | 32% |
| Accounting/auditing | 16% |
| General Management | 2% |
| Human Resources | 3% |
| Marketing/Sales (includes public relations, product management, market research, advertising, etc.) | 30% |
| Management Information Systems | 8% |
| Operations | 5% |
| Logistics/Transportation | NA % |
| Other | 4% |
What percentage of 2006 graduates who accepted jobs did so in the following industries? Are these figures estimates? No
| Accounting | NA % |
| Consumer Products & Retail | NA % |
| Consulting | NA % |
| Financial Services | NA % |
| Government, Nonprofit, & Education | NA % |
| Health | NA % |
| Manufacturing | NA % |
| Media & Entertainment | NA % |
| Sports & Leisure | NA % |
| Technology & Science | NA % |
| Transportation | NA % |
| UTILITIES | NA % |
| Other | NA % |
North American Jobs
NA % 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) | 3% |
| Mid-Atlantic (PA, MD, VA, WV, DE, DC) | 1% |
| South (NC, SC, KY, TN, GA, FL, AL, AR, LA, MS) | 1% |
| Southwest (CO, AZ, TX, OK, NM) | 1% |
| Midwest (WI, MO, KS, IA, MN, NE, MI, OH, IN, ND, SD, IL) | 92% |
| West (CA, HI, WA, OR, AK, MT, ID, UT, NV, WY) | 3% |
| U.S. possessions and territories (America Samoa, Palau, Guam, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands) | 1% |
| Canada | NA % |
INTERNSHIPS
402 companies recruited internship-seeking undergraduate business students on campus from June 30, 2005 to June 30, 2006
NA % of internships were paid.
| Average compensation per week | $ 612.00 |
| Median compensation per week | NA |
| Average internship length (weeks) |
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 |
| Target Corp. | 20 |
| Deloitte;Ameriprise | 12 |
| KPMG;3M | 10 |
| Honeywell;Ernst & Young;Cargill;Carlson Co.;Supervalu | 9 |
ALUMNI AFFAIRS
12% 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 | $ 1,650.00 |
| The median gift was | $ 95.00 |
From June 30, 2005 to June 30, 2006, the undergraduate business program 12% received any individual gift in excess of $10 million
Prominent Alumni
Winston R. Wallin, BBA 1948, Chairman & CEO, Medtronic
Bruce K. Anderson, BSB 1962, Co-Founder, Sr. Manager, Welsh, Carson, Anderson &
John Hammergren, BSB 1981, Chairman & CEO, McKesson
PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS
Credit hours required for business degree (including university and program requirements)
| Minimum of 120 for BSB |
| Minimum of 51 for BSB |
