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University of Arizona

Eller College of Management

Quick Stats

  • Avg. SAT Score
    1135
  • Annual Tuition
    $9,114
    $ $ $ $ $
  • Program Enrollment
    1,567
  • University Selectivity
    36%
  • Job Offers
    71%
  • Average Salary
    $48,878
  • Top Industry
    Financial Services
  • School Status
    Public
  • Accreditation
    AACSB Accredited
  • B-School Founded
    1913
  • Program Length
    Two Year
Contact Information
1130 E. Helen Street
P.O. Box 210108
Tucson, Arizona 85721, United States
Website
405x225

Eller College of Management

The Eller College of Management supports 5,500 undergraduate and 600 graduate students on The University of Arizona campus in beautiful Tucson, Arizona. We lead the nation’s business schools in generating grant funds for research and are home to top-ranked undergraduate programs in Entrepreneurship, MIS and Accounting. The Eller community is a wonderful place to learn that supports and develops a diverse community of scholars whose knowledge, integrity, and entrepreneurial spirit will transform business and society; this is the Eller Experience.

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I feel that there are many things that make the program unique and they all come together to define the business school. The culture is diverse and like-minded, the professors are experienced and committed to helping their students, and the administration invests all resources into preparing their students for a professional career.

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Admissions

Admissions Selectivity
36% University of Arizona 58% Average Across All Schools
Most Important Admissions Factors
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Total Applications
  • Applied
  • Accepted
  • Accepted Apps Enrolled
0% 0.0
36% 36
36% School Selectivity
Demographics of Applicants
  • Male Applicants
  • Female Applicants
  • International Applicants
  • U.S. Applicants
Application Deadlines
May 1
Fall 2013
Nov 1
Spring 2014
Required Tests
  • None
  • Are Interviews Required? Not required
Additional Requirements:
Total Applications to Program
  • Applied
  • Accepted
  • Accepted Apps Enrolled
972% 972
95% 95
91% 91
95% Program Selectivity
91% Program Yield
Program Requirements
  • Admissions managed by Business Program
  • Are interviews required? Required
Required Tests

A skills assessment exam which covers core competencies in mathematics and financial accounting.

Transfer Requirements
  • How internal transfers are handled Separate application
  • Min college GPA for transfers 2.75
  • Other transfer requirements
Freshman Requirements
  • Freshman admissions Yes
  • Percent of admitted applicants who are freshmen 5
  • Min GPA required in pre-business courses Yes
  • How freshmen are admitted Indicate interest on university application
Other Requirements for freshman

Admitted to the University Honors College as freshmen and complete other academic prerequisites during first 2 years. Must maintain minimum requirements in order to have priority during admissions process.

Careers

Financial Services 18%
Top Industry
  • Consulting 9%
  • Other 4%
  • Media/Entertainment 3%
Enterprise
Top Employer
  • Vanguard
  • Cognizant
  • Macy's
Job offers within 3 months after graduation
71% Eller College of Management 75% Average Across All Schools
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Job Offers Received and Accepted
  • This School
  • All Schools
By Graduation
71% 71.3
59% 59.267238095238085
71% Receive Offers
58% 57.9
56% 55.65923664122137
58% Accept Offers
After graduation, but within 3 months
0% 0
16% 16.189999999999998
0% Receive Offers
0% 0
17% 17.25698275862069
0% Accept Offers
More than 3 Months after graduation
0% 0
10% 10.193835616438358
0% Receive Offers
0% 0
13% 12.771399999999998
0% Accept Offers
77% Graduates seeking full-time employment
23% Graduates not seeking employment
81% 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
Consulting
11% 11
Data not provided
Finance/Accounting
33% 33
Data not provided
General Management
18% 18
Data not provided
Human Resources
2% 2
Data not provided
Management Information Systems
5% 5
Data not provided
Marketing/Sales
26% 26
Data not provided
Operations/Production
3% 3
Data not provided
Logistics/Transportation
0% 0
Data not provided
Other
2% 2
Data not provided
Area Grads Accepting Jobs Avg. Salary 10k 50k 100k 150k 190k
Accounting
7% 7
Data not provided
Consumer Products/Retail
28% 28
Data not provided
Consulting
9% 9
Data not provided
Financial Services
18% 18
Data not provided
Government/Education
4% 4
Data not provided
Pharma/Biotech/Health
1% 1
Data not provided
Manufacturing
2% 2
Data not provided
Media/Entertainment
3% 3
Data not provided
Non-Profit
2% 2
Data not provided
Petroleum/Energy
1% 1
Data not provided
Real Estate
2% 2
Data not provided
Sports/Leisure
3% 3
Data not provided
Technology/Science
12% 12
Data not provided
Transportation
2% 2
Data not provided
Utilities
1% 1
Data not provided
Other
4% 4
Data not provided
Area Grads Accepting Jobs Avg. Salary 10k 50k 100k 150k 190k
U.S. Northeast
7% 7
Data not provided
U.S. Mid-Atlantic
2% 2
Data not provided
U.S. South
5% 5
Data not provided
U.S. Southwest
57% 57
Data not provided
U.S. Midwest
3% 3
Data not provided
U.S. West
24% 24
Data not provided
U.S. Possessions/Territories
0% 0
Data not provided
Canada
0% 0
Data not provided
Salaries for Most Recent Graduates
Salaries for Most Recent Graduates
Average Signing Bonus for Most Recent Graduates
Internship Employers / Interns Hired
  • Gannet Local
  • Northwestern Mutual
  • Merrill Lynch
  • Deloitte
  • Enterprise
Internship Services
  • Companies that recruit interns on campus
  • Companies that posted internships on school message board
  • Average intern length in weeks 16
  • Percentage of internships that are paid 75
Career Services
  • Number of companies that recruited students on campus 202
  • Number of companies that posted full-time jobs on school message boards 229
Other activities and career services provided to undergraduate business students:
Career Coaching, Career Fairs, Virtual Career Fairs, Professional Development Certificate Program, Workshops, Webinars, Mock Interviews, Campus Interviews, Information Sessions, Career Newsletters, Resume Critiques, On Campus Interviews

Cost

Resident
$ $ $ $ $
$17,372
Total Yearly Cost
  • Tuition $9,114
  • Fees $936
  • Expenses $7,322
Non-Resident
$ $ $ $ $
$33,568
Total Yearly Cost
  • Tuition $25,310
  • Fees $936
  • Expenses $7,322
52% Percent of Institutional Grants or Scholarships 13% Percent of Full-tuition Institutional Grants or Scholarships
Basis for Grants or Scholarships
  • Need 60%
  • Merit 40%
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Financial Aid
  • Financial Aid Management No
  • Website http://financialaid.arizona.edu/
Scholarships
Loans
  • Loan Guarantee Policy No
  • Max Loan Guarantee Per Year

Academics

Average Class Size
  • Eller College of Management
  • All Schools
Core Business Classes
217% 200
50% 46
Elective Business Classes
69% 40
50% 29
Required Classes with a Waiting List
5 Eller College of Management 12 Average Across All Schools
* On the First Day of Enrollment
Top Areas of Study
  • Accounting
  • Entrepreneurship
  • General Management
  • Management Information Systems
  • Sports Business
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Business Program Classes
30% Less than 20 Students 21% More than 50 Students
49% 21 to 50 students
40 Average number of students in non-business required electives
110 Different Elective Courses
New Electives
  • Financial Modeling
  • Program length Two Year
  • Last change to curriculum 2000
Degrees Offered / Credits Required
  • Bachelor of Science in Business Administration 120
Faculty
  • All Faculty
  • Tenured
138% 138
Prominent Faculty
  • Dan Dhaliwal

    Capital Market Research

  • Sudha Ram

    Business Intelligence/Analytics

  • Robert Lusch

    Complex Adaptive Systems
  • Are work study or co-ops available? Yes
  • Description of work study / co-ops:

    Internships, Externships, On-campus Internship Program

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

    International Internships (London, Madrid, Hong Kong), International Study Tours (Costa Rica Ethics Tour, International Sports Summer Program), Semester long International Study Abroad programs, Global Cohorts
  • Is community service or volunteering available? Yes
  • Description of community service/volunteering:

Students

33% Students in Top 10% of High School Class 23% Students with High School GPA over 3.75
1244 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
59% 59
Hispanic
16% 16
Not Reported
14% 14
* Percentages are for U.S. citizens in most recent entering class; only top three responses shown.
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U.S. Regional Breakdown
21%
4%
2%
71%
1%
1%
Student Citizenship
U.S.
86% 86
Other Non-U.S. Citizenship
14% 14
22 Average age of full-time students
80% Freshman retention rate
Graduation Rate
  • 4 Years
  • 6 Years
90% 90
95% 95

Alumni

Alumni Donors
Total Living Alumni 26,400
Alumni Donations
Average Gift Largest Gift
Most Prominent Alumni
  • Karl Eller

    President; The Eller Company

  • Norm McClelland

    CEO Shamrock Foods

  • Robert Eckert

    Former CEO, Mattel