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University at Buffalo

School of Management

Quick Stats

  • Avg. SAT Score
    1125
  • Annual Tuition
    $5,570
    $ $ $ $ $
  • Program Enrollment
    1,958
  • University Selectivity
    57%
  • University Yield
    29%
  • Job Offers
    68%
  • Average Salary
    $40,218
  • Top Industry
    Financial Services
  • School Status
    Public
  • Accreditation
    AACSB Accredited
  • B-School Founded
    1923
  • Program Length
    Four Year
Contact Information
Jacobs Management Center
Buffalo, New York 14260, United States
Website
405x225

School of Management

Since 1923, the University at Buffalo School of Management has built an impressive reputation as one of the best schools of business in the world. The comprehensive range of its academic portfolio, the expertise of its faculty and the worldwide success of its graduates are the primary reasons for the school’s acclaim. The UB School of Management is recognized for its emphasis on real-world learning, community and economic impact, and the global perspective of its faculty, students and alumni. For more information about the UB School of Management, visit mgt.buffalo.edu.

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Admissions

Admissions Selectivity
57% University at Buffalo 58% Average Across All Schools
Most Important Admissions Factors
  1. Secondary school record
  2. SAT/ACT scores
  3. Class rank
More Information
Total Applications
  • Applied
  • Accepted
  • Accepted Apps Enrolled
21905% 21,905
57% 57
29% 29
57% School Selectivity
29% School Yield
Demographics of Applicants
  • Male Applicants
  • Female Applicants
  • International Applicants
  • U.S. Applicants
Application Deadlines
Required Tests
  • SAT or ACT
  • TOEFL for international applicants
  • Are Interviews Required? Not offered
Additional Requirements:

All applicants who are not native speakers of English must demonstrate proficiency in English with one of the following exams and the minimum score indicated: Internet-based TOEFL (iBT) 79 Paper-based TOEFL (PBT) 550 SAT I Verbal (Critical Reading) 450 IELTS (with no subsection score below 6.0) 6.5
Total Applications to Program
  • Applied
  • Accepted
  • Accepted Apps Enrolled
3249% 3,249
57% 57
44% 44
57% Program Selectivity
44% Program Yield
Program Requirements
  • Admissions managed by Business Program
  • Are interviews required? Not offered
Required Tests

Must achieve the following prior to junior year: Minimum standards for the BS in Business Administration: 2.75 in seven prerequisite courses and munimum UB and overall GPA of 2.5. Minimum standards for the BS in Accounting: 3.0 in seven prerequisite courses and munimum UB and overall GPA of 3.0.

Transfer Requirements
  • How internal transfers are handled Declare business major
  • Min college GPA for transfers 2.5
  • Other transfer requirements Must achieve the following prior to junior year: Minimum standards for the BS in Business Administration: 2.75 in seven prerequisite courses and munimum UB and overall GPA of 2.5 to enter junior year. Minimum standards for the BS in Accounting: 3.0 in seven prerequisite courses and munimum UB and overall GPA of 3.0 to enter junior year.
Freshman Requirements
  • Freshman admissions Yes
  • Percent of admitted applicants who are freshmen 25
  • Min GPA required in pre-business courses Yes
  • How freshmen are admitted
Other Requirements for freshman

Must achieve the following prior to junior year: Must meet minimum standards for the BS in Business Administration: 2.75 in seven prerequisite courses and munimum UB and overall GPA of 2.5 to continue to junior year. Must meet minimum standards for the BS in Accounting: 3.0 in seven prerequisite courses and munimum UB and overall GPA of 3.0 to continue to junior year.

Careers

Financial Services 36%
Top Industry
  • Consulting 7%
  • Media/Entertainment 6%
  • Manufacturing 4%
GEICO 13
Top Employer
  • Citi 10
  • M&T Bank 7
  • Target 5
Job offers within 3 months after graduation
68% School of Management 75% Average Across All Schools
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Job Offers Received and Accepted
  • This School
  • All Schools
By Graduation
45% 45
59% 59.267238095238085
45% Receive Offers
44% 44
56% 55.65923664122137
44% Accept Offers
After graduation, but within 3 months
23% 23
16% 16.189999999999998
23% Receive Offers
24% 24
17% 17.25698275862069
24% Accept Offers
More than 3 Months after graduation
0% 0
10% 10.193835616438358
0% Receive Offers
0% 0
13% 12.771399999999998
0% Accept Offers
67% Graduates seeking full-time employment
33% Graduates not seeking employment
63% 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
2% 2
Data not provided
Finance/Accounting
33% 33
$42,136.00
24K 62K
General Management
16% 16
$41,327.00
20K 55K
Human Resources
8% 8
$33,620.00
29K 49K
Management Information Systems
9% 9
$44,873.00
30K 60K
Marketing/Sales
21% 21
$36,202.00
28K 48K
Operations/Production
4% 4
$36,667.00
20K 50K
Logistics/Transportation
2% 2
Data not provided
Other
5% 5
$38,000.00
33K 43K
Area Grads Accepting Jobs Avg. Salary 10k 50k 100k 150k 190k
Accounting
4% 4
$49,713.00
30K 60K
Consumer Products/Retail
12% 12
$38,365.00
20K 54K
Consulting
7% 7
$33,240.00
29K 40K
Financial Services
36% 36
$40,481.00
20K 62K
Government/Education
5% 5
$40,290.00
31K 55K
Pharma/Biotech/Health
5% 5
$42,529.00
32K 50K
Manufacturing
4% 4
$44,833.00
40K 49K
Media/Entertainment
6% 6
$41,367.00
35K 48K
Non-Profit
1% 1
Data not provided
Petroleum/Energy
2% 2
Data not provided
Real Estate
0% 0
Data not provided
Sports/Leisure
4% 4
Data not provided
Technology/Science
7% 7
$43,086.00
30K 67K
Transportation
5% 5
$33,667.00
30K 37K
Utilities
0% 0
Data not provided
Other
2% 2
Data not provided
Area Grads Accepting Jobs Avg. Salary 10k 50k 100k 150k 190k
U.S. Northeast
93% 93
$40,150.00
20K 67K
U.S. Mid-Atlantic
0% 0
Data not provided
U.S. South
2% 2
Data not provided
U.S. Southwest
1% 1
Data not provided
U.S. Midwest
2% 2
$43,667.00
29K 52K
U.S. West
1% 1
Data not provided
U.S. Possessions/Territories
0% 0
Data not provided
Canada
1% 1
Data not provided
Salaries for Most Recent Graduates
Salaries for Most Recent Graduates
Average Signing Bonus for Most Recent Graduates
Internship Employers / Interns Hired
  • American Education Foundation 7
  • GEICO 6
  • Monkey See Monkey Do 3
  • Lactalis American Group 3
  • American Cancer Society 3
Internship Services
  • Companies that recruit interns on campus
  • Companies that posted internships on school message board
  • Average intern length in weeks
  • Percentage of internships that are paid
Career Services
  • Number of companies that recruited students on campus 74
  • Number of companies that posted full-time jobs on school message boards 267
Other activities and career services provided to undergraduate business students:
Career counseling and advising, career fairs, networking events, web-based on-campus recruiting and job posting site, web and live workshops (career exploration, job search, employer expectations), career library, mentor program, resume and cover letter critiques, career planning course, open office hours, credit-bearing internship program, assessment tools, practice interview program, alumni speaker series, case competition, business simulation competition.

Cost

Resident
$ $ $ $ $
$22,731
Total Yearly Cost
  • Tuition $5,570
  • Fees $2,420
  • Expenses $14,741
Non-Resident
$ $ $ $ $
$33,351
Total Yearly Cost
  • Tuition $16,190
  • Fees $2,420
  • Expenses $14,741
16% Percent of Institutional Grants or Scholarships 2% 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://financialaid.buffalo.edu
Scholarships
$2,072,124
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 Yes
  • Max Loan Guarantee Per Year 12,500

Academics

Average Class Size
  • School of Management
  • All Schools
Core Business Classes
48% 44
50% 46
Elective Business Classes
64% 37
50% 29
Required Classes with a Waiting List
1 School of Management 12 Average Across All Schools
* On the First Day of Enrollment
Top Areas of Study
  • Accounting
  • Finance
  • Management Information Systems
  • Marketing
  • Operations Management
More Information
Business Program Classes
19% Less than 20 Students 34% More than 50 Students
47% 21 to 50 students
37 Average number of students in non-business required electives
44 Different Elective Courses
New Electives
  • Technology Entrepreneurship
  • Performance Management
  • HR Strategy Development & Implementation
  • Program length Four Year
  • Last change to curriculum 2004
Degrees Offered / Credits Required
  • BS Business Administration 120
  • BS Accounting 122
Faculty
  • All Faculty
  • Tenured
108% 108
48% 48
Prominent Faculty
  • Isaac Ehrlich

    Economics

  • Arun Jain

    Marketing

  • Jerry Newman

    Human Resource Management
  • Are work study or co-ops available? No
  • Description of work study / co-ops:

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

    The university has an extensive portfolio of study abroad programs in which business students may participate.Our participation rates are 5 times the national average. We have a campus in Singapore that is a popular destination.
  • Is community service or volunteering available? Yes
  • Description of community service/volunteering:

    There are numerous opportunities through Student Life, Campus Living, and School of Management clubs to be engaged in community service.

Students

19% Students in Top 10% of High School Class 13% Students with High School GPA over 3.75
1210 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
61% 61
Asian American
18% 18
Not Reported
8% 8
* Percentages are for U.S. citizens in most recent entering class; only top three responses shown.
More Information
U.S. Regional Breakdown
1%
1%
97%
0%
0%
1%
Student Citizenship
U.S.
78% 78
Other Non-U.S. Citizenship
21% 21
Canada
1% 1
Dual Citizenship
0% 0
18 Average age of full-time students
87% Freshman retention rate
Graduation Rate
  • 4 Years
  • 6 Years
64% 64
81% 81

Alumni

Alumni Donors
Total Living Alumni 25,127
Alumni Donations
$671 Average Gift $433,000 Largest Gift
Most Prominent Alumni
  • Millard S. Drexler

    Chairman & CEO, J. Crew Group, Inc.

  • John R. Alm

    President & CEO (retired), Coca-Cola Enterprises, Inc.

  • James P. Lederer

    Executive Vice President, QUALCOMM Inc.