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University of Miami

School of Business Administration

Quick Stats

  • Avg. SAT Score
    1284
  • Annual Tuition
    $39,980
    $ $ $ $ $
  • Program Enrollment
    1,892
  • University Selectivity
    40%
  • University Yield
    18%
  • Job Offers
    67%
  • Average Salary
    $46,868
  • Top Industry
    Financial Services
  • School Status
    Private
  • Accreditation
    AACSB Accredited
  • B-School Founded
    1928
  • Program Length
    Four Year
Contact Information
5202 University Drive
Coral Gables, Florida 33146, United States
Website
405x225

School of Business Administration

The University of Miami School of Business Administration is a comprehensive business school, offering undergraduate business degrees: BBA, BSBA and MACC.One of 12 colleges and schools at the University of Miami, the School is located in a major hub of international trade and commerce and acclaimed for the global orientation and diversity of its faculty, students and curriculum. The School delivers its programs at its main campus in Coral Gables as well as at locations across Florida and abroad.

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It is a very diverse student body, which allows for a more global view of the business world when you're dealing with all different kinds of people. The business school does a good job by starting you off with the full array of introductory courses in the different aspects of business before you get into your major/minor.

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About University of Miami

Admissions

Admissions Selectivity
40% University of Miami 58% Average Across All Schools
Most Important Admissions Factors
  1. High school GPA
  2. SAT/ACT scores
  3. Class rank
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Total Applications
  • Applied
  • Accepted
  • Accepted Apps Enrolled
27757% 27,757
40% 40
18% 18
40% School Selectivity
18% School Yield
Demographics of Applicants
  • Male Applicants
  • Female Applicants
  • International Applicants
  • U.S. Applicants
Application Deadlines
Nov 1
Fall 2013
Jan 1
Fall 2013
Nov 1
Spring 2014
Nov 1
Fall 2014
Required Tests
  • SAT
  • ACT
  • TOEFL
  • Are Interviews Required? Not required
Additional Requirements:

Transfer students must have the College Official's Report; Transfer students with more than 30 credits are not required to produce Standardard Test Scores
Total Applications to Program
  • Applied
  • Accepted
  • Accepted Apps Enrolled
6452% 6,452
34% 34
25% 25
34% Program Selectivity
25% Program Yield
Program Requirements
  • Admissions managed by Business Program
  • Are interviews required? Not required
Required Tests

Transfer Requirements
  • How internal transfers are handled Other
  • Min college GPA for transfers 3.0
  • Other transfer requirements Internal Transfer Students must have earned a B in Calculus 1 course and a cumulative GPA 3.0 in order to be admitted to the business school
Freshman Requirements
  • Freshman admissions Yes
  • Percent of admitted applicants who are freshmen 100
  • Min GPA required in pre-business courses No
  • How freshmen are admitted Indicate interest on university application
Other Requirements for freshman

Careers

Financial Services 25%
Top Industry
  • Other 13%
  • Consulting 13%
  • Media/Entertainment 6%
PRICE WATERHOUSE 6
Top Employer
  • CITI 6
  • TEACH FOR AMERICA 6
  • DELOITTE 4
Job offers within 3 months after graduation
67% School of Business Administration 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
0%
56% 55.65923664122137
After graduation, but within 3 months
22% 22
16% 16.189999999999998
22% Receive Offers
0%
17% 17.25698275862069
More than 3 Months after graduation
0%
10% 10.193835616438358
0%
13% 12.771399999999998
77% Graduates seeking full-time employment
23% Graduates not seeking employment
80% 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
$53,875.00
36K 70K
Finance/Accounting
41% 41
$50,941.00
20K 130K
General Management
22% 22
$40,205.00
16K 80K
Human Resources
1% 1
$50,000.00 Data not provided
Management Information Systems
2% 2
$45,666.00
35K 60K
Marketing/Sales
19% 19
$42,866.00
24K 80K
Operations/Production
1% 1
$60,000.00 Data not provided
Logistics/Transportation
1% 1
$40,950.00 Data not provided
Other
11% 11
Data not provided
Area Grads Accepting Jobs Avg. Salary 10k 50k 100k 150k 190k
Accounting
10% 10
$55,286.00
50K 70K
Consumer Products/Retail
2% 2
$48,400.00
30K 80K
Consulting
13% 13
$43,000.00 Data not provided
Financial Services
25% 25
$47,597.00
20K 65K
Government/Education
8% 8
$37,140.00
20K 52K
Pharma/Biotech/Health
1% 1
$40,000.00 Data not provided
Manufacturing
2% 2
$37,500.00 Data not provided
Media/Entertainment
6% 6
$45,000.00 Data not provided
Non-Profit
1% 1
Data not provided
Petroleum/Energy
0% 0
Data not provided
Real Estate
5% 5
$95,000.00 Data not provided
Sports/Leisure
6% 6
$31,500.00 Data not provided
Technology/Science
5% 5
$49,416.00
40K 67K
Transportation
3% 3
$39,812.00 Data not provided
Utilities
0% 0
Data not provided
Other
13% 13
Data not provided
Area Grads Accepting Jobs Avg. Salary 10k 50k 100k 150k 190k
U.S. Northeast
30% 30
$53,770.00
24K 130K
U.S. Mid-Atlantic
7% 7
$43,000.00 Data not provided
U.S. South
53% 53
$45,610.00
20K 65K
U.S. Southwest
3% 3
$39,500.00 Data not provided
U.S. Midwest
1% 1
$43,500.00 Data not provided
U.S. West
6% 6
$35,666.00
20K 67K
Salaries for Most Recent Graduates
Salaries for Most Recent Graduates
Average Signing Bonus for Most Recent Graduates
Internship Employers / Interns Hired
  • MERRILL LYNCH 19
  • UBS 12
  • CITI 9
  • ERNST & YOUNG 6
  • DELOITTE 6
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 70
Career Services
  • Number of companies that recruited students on campus 231
  • Number of companies that posted full-time jobs on school message boards 2,317
Other activities and career services provided to undergraduate business students:
The Toppel Career Center is a centralized career center for students and alumni.In addition to traditional career planning programs such as resume critiques, mock interviews, and Expos, their are two dedicated planning and placement consultants on staff to help business students plan and prepare a four-year career development path in their major.Recruiters are also asked to participate in specialized, industry specific forums and panel discussions to supplement the general information sessions.

Cost

Resident
$ $ $ $ $
$54,302
Total Yearly Cost
  • Tuition $39,980
  • Fees $1,240
  • Expenses $13,082
Non-Resident
$ $ $ $ $
$54,302
Total Yearly Cost
  • Tuition $39,980
  • Fees $1,240
  • Expenses $13,082
48% Percent of Institutional Grants or Scholarships 1% Percent of Full-tuition Institutional Grants or Scholarships
Basis for Grants or Scholarships
  • Need 23%
  • Merit 65%
More Information
Financial Aid
  • Financial Aid Management No
  • Website www.miami.edu/ofas
Scholarships
$18,179,912
Total aid distributed to undergrad business students last year
$18,929,206
Total aid distributed to undergrad business students this year
Loans
  • Loan Guarantee Policy No
  • Max Loan Guarantee Per Year 0

Academics

Average Class Size
  • School of Business Administration
  • All Schools
Core Business Classes
34% 31
50% 46
Elective Business Classes
50% 29
50% 29
Required Classes with a Waiting List
0 School of Business Administration 12 Average Across All Schools
* On the First Day of Enrollment
Top Areas of Study
  • Accounting
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Finance
  • Health Care Administration
  • International Business
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Business Program Classes
17% Less than 20 Students 8% More than 50 Students
75% 21 to 50 students
29 Average number of students in non-business required electives
84 Different Elective Courses
New Electives
  • Project Management
  • Negotiations
  • Law of Risk
  • Program length Four Year
  • Last change to curriculum 2008
Degrees Offered / Credits Required
  • BBA 120
  • BSBA 120
Faculty
  • All Faculty
  • Tenured
142% 142
47% 47
Prominent Faculty
  • Yadong Luo

    International Management

  • Alok Kumar

    Behavioral Finance

  • A. Parasuraman

    Service Marketing
  • Are work study or co-ops available? No
  • Description of work study / co-ops:

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

    26 different countries Opereations Research in Milan Global Marketing in Paris
  • Is community service or volunteering available? Yes
  • Description of community service/volunteering:

    Business United Day (Required for all Freshman) MGT 353 (Entrepreneurial Consulting) MGT100 (consulting to local non-profit; required as part of a freshman class) Hyperion Council (Social Entreprenurship for international and local at-risk communities) Ghandi Day Hurricanes for the Hometown CIVIC Engagement courses in the College of Arts & Sciences that may be taken for gen electives.

Students

66% Students in Top 10% of High School Class 68% Students with High School GPA over 3.75
1370 75th Percentile Score on SAT 31 75th Percentile Score on ACT
Student Body Breakdown
  • International Students
  • U.S. Students
  • Male Students
  • Female Students
Ethnicity of Students
White
61% 61
Hispanic
21% 21
African American
9% 9
* Percentages are for U.S. citizens in most recent entering class; only top three responses shown.
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U.S. Regional Breakdown
7%
13%
25%
2%
44%
9%
Student Citizenship
U.S.
77% 77
Other Non-U.S. Citizenship
23% 23
Canada
0% 0
18 Average age of full-time students
92% Freshman retention rate
Graduation Rate
  • 4 Years
  • 6 Years
68% 68
72% 72

Alumni

Alumni Donors
Total Living Alumni 29,321
Alumni Donations
$2,277 Average Gift $100,000 Largest Gift
Most Prominent Alumni
  • RAUL ALVAREZ

    former Pres/CEO McDonalds

  • Joseph Echevarria

    CEO Deloitte LLP

  • LYOR COHEN

    Vice Chairman Warner Music Group