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University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

College of Business

Quick Stats

  • Avg. SAT Score
    1345
  • Annual Tuition
    $16,556
    $ $ $ $ $
  • Program Enrollment
    2,904
  • University Selectivity
    63%
  • University Yield
    35%
  • Job Offers
    83%
  • Average Salary
    $54,094
  • Top Industry
    Financial Services
  • School Status
    Public
  • Accreditation
    AACSB Accredited
  • B-School Founded
    1915
  • Program Length
    Four Year
Contact Information
1055 Business Instructional Facility
515 E. Gregory
Champaign, Illinois 61820, United States
Website
405x225

College of Business

The College of Business at ILLINOIS provides graduate students with access to top recruiters, global immersion and exposure to emerging markets, and a magnificent micro-urban campus at a university with the largest alumni network in the world. ILLINOIS attracts hundreds of top companies to recruit on campus, and our connection to the Chicago business community is unparalleled. Students in the College of Business develop professionally through Illinois Business Consulting (the world's largest student run consulting organization) and a multitude of global experience options.

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The College of Business at the University of Illinois offers students an incredibly well-rounded, well-supported business education. Although the school is large, the College does an excellent job of reaching out to its students and providing them with guidance both academically and professionally.

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About University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

Admissions

Admissions Selectivity
63% University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign 58% Average Across All Schools
Most Important Admissions Factors
  1. Secondary school record
  2. High school GPA
  3. Application essay
More Information
Total Applications
  • Applied
  • Accepted
  • Accepted Apps Enrolled
31454% 31,454
63% 63
35% 35
63% School Selectivity
35% School Yield
Demographics of Applicants
  • Male Applicants
  • Female Applicants
  • International Applicants
  • U.S. Applicants
Application Deadlines
Jan 2
Fall 2013
Oct 15
Spring 2014
Mar 1
Summer 2014
Required Tests
  • SAT
  • ACT
  • Are Interviews Required? Not required
Additional Requirements:
Total Applications to Program
  • Applied
  • Accepted
  • Accepted Apps Enrolled
4812% 4,812
36% 36
46% 46
36% Program Selectivity
46% Program Yield
Program Requirements
  • Admissions managed by Business Program
  • Are interviews required? Not offered
Required Tests

Transfer Requirements
  • How internal transfers are handled Separate application
  • Min college GPA for transfers
  • Other transfer requirements Students apply at the end of their freshman year. A holistic review is completed, including their cumulative GPA, business core GPA, and demonstrated leadership compared to the pool.
Freshman Requirements
  • Freshman admissions Yes
  • Percent of admitted applicants who are freshmen 78
  • Min GPA required in pre-business courses Yes
  • How freshmen are admitted Indicate interest on university application
Other Requirements for freshman

Careers

Financial Services 20%
Top Industry
  • Manufacturing 13%
  • Consulting 11%
  • Other 9%
Deloitte 44
Top Employer
  • KPMG 31
  • Ernst & Young 25
  • PricewaterhouseCoopers 23
Job offers within 3 months after graduation
83% College of Business 75% Average Across All Schools
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Job Offers Received and Accepted
  • This School
  • All Schools
By Graduation
79% 79.1
59% 59.267238095238085
79% Receive Offers
78% 77.7
56% 55.65923664122137
78% Accept Offers
After graduation, but within 3 months
4% 3.8
16% 16.189999999999998
4% Receive Offers
5% 4.6
17% 17.25698275862069
5% Accept Offers
More than 3 Months after graduation
1% 1.4
10% 10.193835616438358
1% Receive Offers
2% 1.6
13% 12.771399999999998
2% Accept Offers
69% Graduates seeking full-time employment
31% Graduates not seeking employment
98% 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
16% 16
$58,853.00
35K 70K
Finance/Accounting
55% 55
$55,313.00
25K 130K
General Management
6% 6
$48,150.00
32K 70K
Human Resources
1% 1
$41,250.00
34K 57K
Management Information Systems
3% 3
$61,400.00
57K 65K
Marketing/Sales
10% 10
$45,499.00
28K 61K
Operations/Production
4% 4
$51,250.00
35K 81K
Logistics/Transportation
3% 3
$55,398.00
47K 65K
Other
2% 2
$45,073.00
39K 52K
Area Grads Accepting Jobs Avg. Salary 10k 50k 100k 150k 190k
Accounting
32% 32
$55,740.00
49K 65K
Consumer Products/Retail
6% 6
$49,711.00
32K 70K
Consulting
11% 11
$59,304.00
35K 70K
Financial Services
20% 20
$56,930.00
25K 130K
Government/Education
1% 1
Data not provided
Pharma/Biotech/Health
2% 2
Data not provided
Manufacturing
13% 13
$53,340.00
42K 70K
Media/Entertainment
1% 1
Data not provided
Non-Profit
1% 1
Data not provided
Petroleum/Energy
1% 1
Data not provided
Real Estate
1% 1
Data not provided
Technology/Science
1% 1
Data not provided
Transportation
1% 1
Data not provided
Other
9% 9
$44,699.00
28K 63K
Area Grads Accepting Jobs Avg. Salary 10k 50k 100k 150k 190k
U.S. Northeast
4% 4
$58,882.00
45K 75K
U.S. Mid-Atlantic
1% 1
Data not provided
U.S. South
2% 2
$51,222.00
40K 57K
U.S. Southwest
1% 1
Data not provided
U.S. Midwest
90% 90
$54,406.00
25K 130K
U.S. West
2% 2
Data not provided
Salaries for Most Recent Graduates
Salaries for Most Recent Graduates
Average Signing Bonus for Most Recent Graduates
Internship Employers / Interns Hired
  • PricewaterhouseCoopers 51
  • Deloitte 50
  • Ernst & Young 42
  • KPMG 39
  • Robert Bosch 11
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
Career Services
  • Number of companies that recruited students on campus 294
  • Number of companies that posted full-time jobs on school message boards 858
Other activities and career services provided to undergraduate business students:
Career advising to students from freshman year through graduation. Career development workshops, individual resume critiques and mock interviews with staff and employers. Freshmen and sophomores participate in a job shadow for career explorations and networking with alumni. Employer Forums are offered in: Consulting, Investment Banking, Trading, Marketing and Government. Student access the online recruitment management system, and the Career Search Guide.

Cost

Resident
$ $ $ $ $
$31,412
Total Yearly Cost
  • Tuition $16,556
  • Fees $3,324
  • Expenses $11,532
Non-Resident
$ $ $ $ $
$45,554
Total Yearly Cost
  • Tuition $30,698
  • Fees $3,324
  • Expenses $11,532
31% Percent of Institutional Grants or Scholarships 4% Percent of Full-tuition Institutional Grants or Scholarships
Basis for Grants or Scholarships
  • Need 49%
  • Merit 51%
More Information
Financial Aid
  • Financial Aid Management No
  • Website http://www.osfa.illinois.edu
Scholarships
$6,824,432
Total aid distributed to undergrad business students last year
$6,935,372
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
  • All Schools
Core Business Classes
67% 62
50% 46
Elective Business Classes
78% 45
50% 29
Required Classes with a Waiting List
College of Business 12 Average Across All Schools
* On the First Day of Enrollment
Top Areas of Study
  • Accounting
  • Finance
  • General Management
  • Marketing
  • Supply Chain Management
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Business Program Classes
8% Less than 20 Students 21% More than 50 Students
71% 21 to 50 students
45 Average number of students in non-business required electives
111 Different Elective Courses
New Electives
  • Investment Banking Academy
  • Commercial Real Estate Finance
  • Investment Management
  • Business Intelligence and Knowlege Management
  • Program length Four Year
  • Last change to curriculum 2004
Degrees Offered / Credits Required
  • BS Accountancy 124
  • BS Finance
  • BS Management
  • BS Supply Chain Management
  • BS Business Process Management
  • BS Information Systems and Information Technology
  • BS Marketing
Faculty
  • All Faculty
  • Tenured
165% 165
66% 66
Prominent Faculty
  • Charles Kahn

    Finance

  • Jon Davis

    Accountancy

  • Gregory Northcraft

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

    Federal Work Study

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

    Summer study abroad program at UCD in Ireland that includes an unpaid internship. Exchange program at the University of New South Wales in Australia has an internship class option. Nanyang University in Singapore and WHU in Germany assist students to obtain a summer internship in their country. Students at either Manchester University or City University in London can choose a visa option that will allow them to work while they are studying.
  • Is community service or volunteering available? Yes
  • Description of community service/volunteering:

    Students participate in charity fundraisers, community service projects, and volunteer opportunities. We host Impact Day each year, organized through the cooperation of 25 business student organizations. Giving back has even become part of our annual diversity recruitment summer program, LEAD. Volunteers assist with annual freshmen and transfer welcome events, organize leadership and diversity initiatives, direct case competitions and professional development workshops.

Students

32 75th Percentile Score on ACT
Student Body Breakdown
  • International Students
  • U.S. Students
  • Male Students
  • Female Students
Ethnicity of Students
White
60% 60
Asian American
19% 19
Hispanic
10% 10
* Percentages are for U.S. citizens in most recent entering class; only top three responses shown.
More Information
U.S. Regional Breakdown
4%
91%
3%
1%
1%
%
Student Citizenship
U.S.
85% 85
Other Non-U.S. Citizenship
15% 15
Canada
0% 0
19 Average age of full-time students
94% Freshman retention rate
Graduation Rate
  • 4 Years
  • 6 Years
0%
87% 87

Alumni

Alumni Donors
Total Living Alumni 44,042
Alumni Donations
$676 Average Gift $240,000 Largest Gift
Most Prominent Alumni
  • Michael Krasny

    Founder/CDW

  • Steve Van Arsdell

    Former CEO/Deloitte

  • Pam Strobel

    Former CEO/Exelon