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University of Virginia

McIntire School of Commerce

Quick Stats

  • Avg. SAT Score
    1391
  • Annual Tuition
    $9,622
    $ $ $ $ $
  • Program Enrollment
    685
  • University Selectivity
    30%
  • University Yield
    42%
  • Average Salary
    $61,022
  • Top Industry
    Financial Services
  • School Status
    Public
  • Accreditation
    AACSB Accredited
  • B-School Founded
    1921
  • Program Length
    Two Year
Contact Information
Rouss and Robertson Halls
P.O. Box 400173
Charlottesville, Virginia 22904-4173, United States
Website
405x225

McIntire School of Commerce

The McIntire School of Commerce means more than just business as usual. Blending the timeless lessons of the liberal arts with the cutting-edge skills demanded by today’s fiercely competitive global marketplace, McIntire offers an innovative educational experience of unparalleled quality. McIntire means fresh, engaging classes led by world-class faculty; the chance to tackle real-world problems for real CEOs; and a dynamic, integrated curriculum that makes the complexities of business real and relevant.

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The McIntire School of Commerce provides students with passionate and engaging faculty who are very approachable and know the students by name. The school has an integrated approach to teaching different functional areas of business, which gives the students a much better understanding of how different areas of business work together and influence each other. The Commerce school provides students with real world business experience where we work in a team to solve a real business case for our corporate sponsors (ABB, MLB, Rolls-Royce, Alcoa, etc.) The McIntire School prepares student extremely well for a business career by emphasizing teamwork, collaboration, and ethics.

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Admissions

Admissions Selectivity
30% University of Virginia 58% Average Across All Schools
Most Important Admissions Factors
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Total Applications
  • Applied
  • Accepted
  • Accepted Apps Enrolled
28251% 28,251
30% 30
42% 42
30% School Selectivity
42% School Yield
Demographics of Applicants
  • Male Applicants
  • Female Applicants
  • International Applicants
  • U.S. Applicants
Application Deadlines
Jan 1
Fall 2013
Required Tests
  • Are Interviews Required? Not required
Additional Requirements:

TOEFL for non-English
Total Applications to Program
  • Applied
  • Accepted
  • Accepted Apps Enrolled
751% 751
48% 48
96% 96
48% Program Selectivity
96% Program Yield
Program Requirements
  • Admissions managed by Business Program
  • Are interviews required? By invitation only
Required Tests

Transfer Requirements
  • How internal transfers are handled Separate application
  • Min college GPA for transfers
  • Other transfer requirements Prerequisites comprised of economics, accounting, math, statistics, writing, foreign language, and humanities.
Freshman Requirements
  • Freshman admissions No
  • Percent of admitted applicants who are freshmen
  • Min GPA required in pre-business courses
  • How freshmen are admitted
Other Requirements for freshman

Careers

Financial Services 46%
Top Industry
  • Consulting 25%
  • Other 9%
  • Manufacturing 2%
Ernst & Young LLP 30
Top Employer
  • PricewaterhouseCoopers 24
  • KPMG LLP 18
  • Accenture 16
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Job Offers Received and Accepted
  • This School
  • All Schools
By Graduation
0%
59% 59.267238095238085
84% 84
56% 55.65923664122137
84% Accept Offers
After graduation, but within 3 months
0%
16% 16.189999999999998
13% 13
17% 17.25698275862069
13% Accept Offers
More than 3 Months after graduation
0%
10% 10.193835616438358
2% 2
13% 12.771399999999998
2% Accept Offers
88% Graduates seeking full-time employment
12% Graduates not seeking employment
100% 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
31% 31
$63,117.00
45K 87K
Finance/Accounting
49% 49
$63,731.00
30K 84K
Management Information Systems
7% 7
$60,067.00
36K 72K
Marketing/Sales
13% 13
$49,023.00
31K 70K
Area Grads Accepting Jobs Avg. Salary 10k 50k 100k 150k 190k
Accounting
9% 9
$56,973.00
51K 65K
Consumer Products/Retail
2% 2
$54,600.00
48K 57K
Consulting
25% 25
$63,973.00
40K 87K
Financial Services
46% 46
$65,032.00
30K 84K
Pharma/Biotech/Health
1% 1
$60,000.00 Data not provided
Manufacturing
2% 2
$58,667.00
51K 65K
Media/Entertainment
1% 1
$50,000.00
45K 55K
Real Estate
2% 2
$50,400.00
45K 57K
Technology/Science
2% 2
$54,333.00
43K 60K
Transportation
1% 1
$52,000.00
50K 54K
Other
9% 9
$46,667.00
31K 70K
Area Grads Accepting Jobs Avg. Salary 10k 50k 100k 150k 190k
U.S. Northeast
38% 38
$65,903.00
39K 75K
U.S. Mid-Atlantic
43% 43
$56,947.00
31K 87K
U.S. South
9% 9
$62,275.00
50K 70K
U.S. Southwest
2% 2
$54,500.00
32K 70K
U.S. Midwest
6% 6
$60,692.00
40K 75K
U.S. West
2% 2
$62,600.00
55K 70K
Salaries for Most Recent Graduates
Salaries for Most Recent Graduates
Average Signing Bonus for Most Recent Graduates
Other Income for Most Recent Graduates
Internship Employers / Interns Hired
  • Earst & Young LLP 11
  • PricewaterhouseCoopers 11
  • Credit Suisse Group 7
  • JPMorgan Chase & Co. 7
  • Navigant Consulting 5
Internship Services
  • Companies that recruit interns on campus
  • Companies that posted internships on school message board
  • Average intern length in weeks 10
  • Percentage of internships that are paid 99
Career Services
  • Number of companies that recruited students on campus 334
  • Number of companies that posted full-time jobs on school message boards
Other activities and career services provided to undergraduate business students:
We have four full-time career counselors dedicated to our 685 students. Through the “Employer-in-Residence Program” (mock interviews, resume reviews and coffee networking sessions), resume and interviewing workshops, student treks, industry focused seminars, and one-on-one advising appointments, our students are afforded many opportunities to have their resume and interview skills fine-tuned in advance of the full-time and internship recruiting process.

Cost

Resident
$ $ $ $ $
$22,666
Total Yearly Cost
  • Tuition $9,622
  • Fees $2,384
  • Expenses $10,660
Non-Resident
$ $ $ $ $
$47,996
Total Yearly Cost
  • Tuition $34,952
  • Fees $2,384
  • Expenses $10,660
28% Percent of Institutional Grants or Scholarships 10% Percent of Full-tuition Institutional Grants or Scholarships
Basis for Grants or Scholarships
  • Need 75%
  • Merit 25%
More Information
Financial Aid
  • Financial Aid Management No
  • Website http://www.virginia.edu/financialaid/
Scholarships
$2,396,987
Total aid distributed to undergrad business students last year
$2,592,775
Total aid distributed to undergrad business students this year
Loans
  • Loan Guarantee Policy No
  • Max Loan Guarantee Per Year

Academics

Average Class Size
  • McIntire School of Commerce
  • All Schools
Core Business Classes
45% 41
50% 46
Elective Business Classes
62% 36
50% 29
Required Classes with a Waiting List
0 McIntire School of Commerce 12 Average Across All Schools
* On the First Day of Enrollment
Top Areas of Study
  • Accounting
  • Finance
  • Management Information Systems
  • Marketing
  • Strategy
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Business Program Classes
13% Less than 20 Students 7% More than 50 Students
80% 21 to 50 students
36 Average number of students in non-business required electives
59 Different Elective Courses
New Electives
  • Business Analytics
  • Cultivate Wisdom and Well Being
  • Advanced Corporate Finance:Valuation and Restructuring
  • Advanced Investments: Investment Management and Trading
  • Web Analytics
  • Program length Two Year
  • Last change to curriculum 2010
Degrees Offered / Credits Required
  • BS in Commerce 120
Faculty
  • All Faculty
  • Tenured
78% 78
65% 65
Prominent Faculty
  • David Mick

    Marketing

  • Bill Wilhelm

    Finance

  • Tom Bateman

    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 McIntire School of Commerce offers a variety of study abroad opportunities, including semester abroad programs during spring semester of a student’s third-year, and several short January and summer courses.
  • Is community service or volunteering available? Yes
  • Description of community service/volunteering:

    The University offers a variety of volunteer opportunities through Madison House and many student and community organizations. Many business students participate in SEED (Student Entrepreneurs for Economic Development) as well as other community service programs.

Students

91% Students in Top 10% of High School Class 92% Students with High School GPA over 3.75
1470 75th Percentile Score on SAT
Student Body Breakdown
  • International Students
  • U.S. Students
  • Male Students
  • Female Students
Ethnicity of Students
White
64% 64
Asian American
16% 16
Not Reported
7% 7
* Percentages are for U.S. citizens in most recent entering class; only top three responses shown.
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U.S. Regional Breakdown
2%
4%
14%
2%
9%
69%
Student Citizenship
U.S.
80% 80
Other Non-U.S. Citizenship
16% 16
Dual Citizenship
4% 4
21 Average age of full-time students
97% Freshman retention rate
Graduation Rate
  • 4 Years
  • 6 Years
99% 99
99% 99

Alumni

Alumni Donors
Total Living Alumni 13,235
Alumni Donations
$2,361 Average Gift $1,110,000 Largest Gift
Most Prominent Alumni
  • John A. Griffin

    Founder, Blue Ridge Capital LP

  • Jonathan Mariner

    CFO, Major League Baseball

  • Chris Nassetta

    President & CEO, Hilton Worldwide