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University of Akron

College of Business Administration

Quick Stats

  • Avg. SAT Score
    1103
  • Annual Tuition
    $9,553
    $ $ $ $ $
  • Program Enrollment
    1,767
  • University Selectivity
    76%
  • University Yield
    40%
  • Job Offers
    62%
  • Average Salary
    $40,052
  • Top Industry
    Financial Services
  • School Status
    Public
  • Accreditation
    AACSB Accredited
  • B-School Founded
    1953
  • Program Length
    Four Year
Contact Information
259 S. Broadway St.
CBA 260
Akron, Ohio 44325-4805, United States
Website

College of Business Administration

The University of Akron’s College of Business Administration provides students with solid management, technological and people skills, ethical values and a global perspective. Our accredited academic programs combine basic theoretical principles with practical applications. Our institutes for direct marketing, entrepreneurial studies, global business, leadership advancement and professional selling, and collaborations with area businesses, offer unique learning opportunities. Learning is enhanced by the latest technologies and the variety of cultural perspectives provided by our diverse faculty and students.

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About University of Akron

Admissions

Admissions Selectivity
76% University of Akron 58% Average Across All Schools
Most Important Admissions Factors
  1. High school GPA
  2. SAT/ACT scores
  3. Class rank
University Admissions
  • Min. SAT 650
  • Min. ACT 16
  • Min. GPA
B-School Admissions
  • Min. SAT 1030
  • Min. ACT 22
  • Min. GPA 3.00
More Information
Total Applications
  • Applied
  • Accepted
  • Accepted Apps Enrolled
14336% 14,336
76% 76
40% 40
76% School Selectivity
40% School Yield
Demographics of Applicants
  • Male Applicants
  • Female Applicants
  • International Applicants
  • U.S. Applicants
Application Deadlines
Jul 31
Fall 2013
Dec 13
Spring 2014
Apr 30
Summer 2014
Required Tests
  • ACT or
  • SAT
  • Are Interviews Required? By invitation only
Additional Requirements:

Non-English speaking students - minimum TOEFL score of 173 (61 Internet-based test), a minimum IELTS score of 6.0 or a minimum MELAB score of 69.
Total Applications to Program
  • Applied
  • Accepted
  • Accepted Apps Enrolled
1683% 1,683
69% 69
52% 52
69% Program Selectivity
52% Program Yield
Program Requirements
  • Admissions managed by Business Program
  • Are interviews required? Not offered
Required Tests

Transfer Requirements
  • How internal transfers are handled
  • Min college GPA for transfers 2.5
  • Other transfer requirements Must have completed at least 30 credits including College Algebra or higher level math, a behavioral course, Principles of Microeconomics or Macroeconomics and Accounting Principles I; must have earned an overall GPA of at least 2.5, a GPA of at least 2.0 in all business and economics courses completed or accepted as transfer credit, a GPA of at least 2.0 in any business major courses completed, and a grade of "C" or higher in all business transfer courses.
Freshman Requirements
  • Freshman admissions Yes
  • Percent of admitted applicants who are freshmen 72
  • Min GPA required in pre-business courses Yes
  • How freshmen are admitted Indicate interest on university application
Other Requirements for freshman

Must be in upper 50% of high school graduating class. Must have completed core curriculum.

Careers

Financial Services 19%
Top Industry
  • Manufacturing 12%
  • Non-profit 5%
  • Consulting 5%
The J. M. Smucker Company 3
Top Employer
  • Ernst & Young 2
  • The Sherwin - Williams Company 2
  • PriceWaterhouseCoopers 1
More Information
Job Offers Received and Accepted
  • This School
  • All Schools
By Graduation
62% 62
59% 59.267238095238085
62% Receive Offers
62% 62
56% 55.65923664122137
62% Accept Offers
After graduation, but within 3 months
0%
16% 16.189999999999998
0%
17% 17.25698275862069
More than 3 Months after graduation
0%
10% 10.193835616438358
0%
13% 12.771399999999998
84% Graduates seeking full-time employment
16% Graduates not seeking employment
61% Percentage of graduates for whom employment information is available
Salaries and Percentages of Job Accepting Graduates
Area Grads Accepting Jobs Avg. Salary 10k 50k 100k 150k 190k
Finance/Accounting
44% 44
Data not provided
Human Resources
1% 1
Data not provided
Management Information Systems
4% 4
Data not provided
Marketing/Sales
37% 37
Data not provided
Operations/Production
4% 4
Data not provided
Other
10% 10
Data not provided
Area Grads Accepting Jobs Avg. Salary 10k 50k 100k 150k 190k
Accounting
12% 12
Data not provided
Consumer Products/Retail
14% 14
Data not provided
Consulting
5% 5
Data not provided
Financial Services
19% 19
Data not provided
Manufacturing
12% 12
Data not provided
Media/Entertainment
2% 2
Data not provided
Non-Profit
5% 5
Data not provided
Petroleum/Energy
1% 1
Data not provided
Sports/Leisure
9% 9
Data not provided
Technology/Science
17% 17
Data not provided
Transportation
2% 2
Data not provided
Other
2% 2
Data not provided
Area Grads Accepting Jobs Avg. Salary 10k 50k 100k 150k 190k
U.S. Mid-Atlantic
1% 1
Data not provided
U.S. South
6% 6
Data not provided
U.S. Southwest
6% 6
Data not provided
U.S. Midwest
86% 86
Data not provided
U.S. West
1% 1
Data not provided
Salaries for Most Recent Graduates
Salaries for Most Recent Graduates
Internship Employers / Interns Hired
  • The J.M. Smucker Company 15
  • RPM International 5
  • The University of Akron 5
  • BCG & Co. 5
  • Northwestern Mutual Financial 5
Internship Services
  • Companies that recruit interns on campus
  • Companies that posted internships on school message board
  • Average intern length in weeks 15
  • Percentage of internships that are paid 73
Career Services
  • Number of companies that recruited students on campus 221
  • Number of companies that posted full-time jobs on school message boards 474
Other activities and career services provided to undergraduate business students:
Career fairs; both walk-in and scheduled appointments with career advisers; online job database; job search workshops; resume/cover letter writing workshops and review services; mock interviews.

Cost

Resident
$ $ $ $ $
$21,183
Total Yearly Cost
  • Tuition $9,553
  • Expenses $11,630
Non-Resident
$ $ $ $ $
$29,383
Total Yearly Cost
  • Tuition $17,753
  • Expenses $11,630
20% Percent of Institutional Grants or Scholarships 8% Percent of Full-tuition Institutional Grants or Scholarships
Basis for Grants or Scholarships
  • Need
  • Merit
More Information
Financial Aid
  • Financial Aid Management No
  • Website http://www.uakron.edu/finaid/
Scholarships
$1,914,801
Total aid distributed to undergrad business students last year
$2,000,000
Total aid distributed to undergrad business students this year
Loans
  • Loan Guarantee Policy No
  • Max Loan Guarantee Per Year

Academics

Average Class Size
  • College of Business Administration
  • All Schools
Core Business Classes
40% 37
50% 46
Elective Business Classes
45% 26
50% 29
Required Classes with a Waiting List
College of Business Administration 12 Average Across All Schools
* On the First Day of Enrollment
Top Areas of Study
  • Accounting
  • Finance
  • Human Resource Management
  • Marketing
  • Professional Selling
  • Supply Chain Management
More Information
Business Program Classes
19% Less than 20 Students 15% More than 50 Students
66% 21 to 50 students
26 Average number of students in non-business required electives
65 Different Elective Courses
New Electives
  • Advanced Spreadsheet Modeling & Decision Anal.
  • Advanced Financial Analytics
  • Special Topic: Leadership Development
  • Special Topic: Internal Auditing
  • Special Topic: Passport to Professional Success
  • Program length Four Year
  • Last change to curriculum 2011
Degrees Offered / Credits Required
  • BBA/Bachelor of Business Administration 128
  • BSA/Bachelor of Science in Accountancy 128
Faculty
  • All Faculty
  • Tenured
96% 96
57% 57
Prominent Faculty
  • Raj Aggarwal

    Finance

  • Aigbe Akhigbe

    Finance

  • William Baker

    Marketing
  • Are work study or co-ops available? Yes
  • Description of work study / co-ops:

    CBA students are strongly encouraged to do an internship or co-op as part of their undergraduate program. Opportunities are available with major local, regional and national companies. A full-time coordinator of co-ops and internships was recently appointed to assist both students and employers with the co-op/internship process.

  • Is study abroad available? Yes
  • Description of study abroad programs:

    The CBA sponsors study abroad programs in several countries including China, England, Ghana, Greece, India, Italy and South Korea. Students may study abroad for a semester or a year.
  • Is community service or volunteering available? Yes
  • Description of community service/volunteering:

    Students may volunteer to provide free tax assistance to the community through our VITA program. Students also participate in volunteer work and community service through class projects and student organizations.

Students

14% Students in Top 10% of High School Class 30% Students with High School GPA over 3.75
1240 75th Percentile Score on SAT 27 75th Percentile Score on ACT
Student Body Breakdown
  • International Students
  • U.S. Students
  • Male Students
  • Female Students
Ethnicity of Students
White
90% 90
Hispanic
3% 3
Other
2% 2
* Percentages are for U.S. citizens in most recent entering class; only top three responses shown.
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U.S. Regional Breakdown
0%
94%
2%
0%
1%
3%
Student Citizenship
U.S.
97% 97
Other Non-U.S. Citizenship
1% 1
Canada
0% 0
18 Average age of full-time students
66% Freshman retention rate
Graduation Rate
  • 4 Years
  • 6 Years
30% 30
64% 64

Alumni

Alumni Donors
Total Living Alumni 26,376
Alumni Donations
Average Gift Largest Gift
Most Prominent Alumni
  • Mary Taylor

    Lieutenant Governor of Ohio

  • Anthony Alexander

    President & CEO, FirstEnergy

  • Don Misheff

    Managing Partner, Ernst & Young