UNDERGRADUATE Profiles Publish Date 2/26/09

University of Missouri -- Columbia

Robert J. Trulaske, Sr. College of Business

Getting In

PROGRAM BASICS

Robert J. Trulaske, Sr. College of Business

University of Missouri
111 Cornell Hall
Columbia , Missouri 65211-2600

Public Institution

Web site

http://business.missouri.edu

Program e-mail address:

BusinessAdvising@missouri.edu

Program telephone number:

(573) 882-7073

AACSB accredited:

Yes

Year in which the undergraduate business program was founded:

1914

Length of entire institution:

Four Year

Business program length:

Two Year

Degrees offered:

Degree/Program Name:
BS BA / with emphasis in Economics, International Business, Marketing, Management, Finance or Real Estate
Combined BS / Masters Accountancy

PROGRAM COSTS

Annual Tuition (Resident):

$ 6,877

Annual Tuition (Non-Resident)

$ 10,352

Cost per academic credit (resident)

$ 245

Cost per academic credit (non-resident)

$ 369

Required fees

$ 1,623

Books:

$ 1,020

Room and board:

$ 8,100

ENROLLMENT

Full-time undergraduate business student enrollment:

1,353

Total College enrollment for 2008-09:

30,200

ADMISSIONS

Minimum ACT score for entire college:

Minimum high school GPA for entire college:

n/a

Interviews for entire college:

Not required

Additional application requirements for entire college:

N/A

Upcoming application deadlines for entire college:

Semester: Fall 2009
Deadline: May 1, 2009
Semester: Spring 2010
Deadline: January 1, 2010
Semester: Summer 2010
Deadline: June 1, 2010

Freshmen admitted into business program:

Yes

Percentage of business students admitted as freshmen:

100 %

Are the freshman admits to the business program required to complete pre-business courses before beginning upper-lever courses in the junior year?

Yes

Freshmen admitted by:

Indicate interest on university application

Minimum requirements for business program:

Minimum SAT score: n/a
Minimum ACT score: 24
Minimum high school GPA : n/a

Entrance exam requirement other than SAT/ACT for business program:

Interview to enter business program:

Not required

Additional application requirements for freshman admits:

N/A

Additional requirements for internal transfers:

N/A

Total number of full-time applications for entire college:

14,333

International applicants, entire college, 2008-09:

4 %

Female applicants, entire college, 2008-09:

55 %

Selectivity--applicants admitted to undergraduate business program, 2008-09:

85 %

Yield -- applicants enrolled in undergraduate business program, 2008-09:

45 %

Relative Importance of Application Elements:

Secondary School Record:

Very Important

Class Rank:

Very Important

Talent/Ability:

Not Considered

Interview:

Not Considered

Extracurricular Activities:

Not Considered

Volunteer Work:

Not Considered

Character/Personal Abilities:

Not Considered

Application Essay:

Not Considered

Work Experience:

Not Considered

SAT/ACT Scores:

Very Important

Recommendations:

Not Considered

High School GPA:

Very Important

Admissions program managed by:

The university admissions office

Total undergraduate business program applicants, 2008-09:

2,881

Applicants enrolled in undergrad business program 2008-2009:

51 %

Applicants admitted to undergraduate business program, 2008-09:

78 %

CLASS PROFILE

Class Profile:

Female: 34 %
International : 3 %

Entering students by age:

Mean: 18
Median: 18

Citizenship of Entering Students

U.S.: 97 %
Canada: 0 %
Other countries: 3 %
Unknown: 0 %

Percentage of US citizens in entering class who are:

African American: 8 %
Asian American: 2 %
Hispanic or Latino American: 2 %
Native American: 1 %
White (Non-Hispanic): 84 %
Chose not to report: 3 %

Entering students from the following region:

South: 1 %
Southwest: 3 %
Midwest : 95 %
West: 1 %
Possessions and territories: 0 %

SAT Scores for full-time entering business students on 1600 scale:

From: N/A To: N/A

ACT Scores for full-time entering business students:

Mean: 25
Median: 25

ACT middle 50% range:

From: 23
To: 27

Percent of Students Who Were In:

Top 10% of high school class

13 %

Top 25% of high school class:

38 %

HS GPA of 3.75 or higher

13 %

HS GPA of 3.5 to 3.74:

15 %

FINANCIAL AID

Financial aid handled by:

Central financial aid office at the university

Scholarships awarded to students in the business program based on:

A combination of need and merit

Scholarship consideration process:

Unique scholarship application

Other scholarship considerations:

N/A

Undergraduate business students with full-tuition scholarships 2008-09:

2 %

School offers guaranteed loans:

Financial aid web site

http://sfa.missouri.edu

Academics & Lifestyle

PROGRAM BASICS

Freshman retention rate:

85 %

PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS

Credit hours required for graduation:

Degree: BS BA
Hours: 120

Other degree requirements:

GPA requirement of 2.5 in all business courses, must complete comprehensive Professional Development program including an internship/practicum

ACADEMICS

Average class size in required business courses:

Average class size in business electives:

Average class size in non-business electives required for admission to business program:

Class size:

Classes with fewer than 20 students: 14 %
Classes with 21 to 50 students: 67 %
Classes with more than 50 students: 19 %

CURRICULUM

Number of elective courses available in business program:

Leading areas of study:

Accounting

Finance

General Management

Marketing

Real Estate

Special programs for business students:

Professional development opportunities include a professional development course, corporate field trips, leadership conference, job shadowing program, mock interviews, alumni resume review, and nearly 200 business executives (including 5 CEOs) serving as guest lecturers last year. Other programs include Cornell Leadership Program for high ability students, Academy of Aspiring Entrepreneurs, EMILE (joint engineering entrepreneurship program), and Vasey Academy for minority student development.

Business program offers work study or co-op opportunities:

Yes

Students are able to participate in a job shadowing program in one of three cities. Last year, over 100 students were matched with a corporate mentor and worked with the mentor on site for a day.

Business program offers study abroad opportunities:

Yes

Study abroad program description:

The Trulaske College of Business sponsors programs in Spain, Italy, Ireland, China, and Prague as well as intersession programs during the winter break. These programs are taught in English and utilize both MU faculty and international faculty. In addition, the campus provides opportunities in 76 study abroad locations and 300 affiliate programs.

Volunteer work and community service opportunities:

Yes

Volunteer opportunities description:

The Trulaske College of Business has college wide service events and the larger student organizations have community service requirements each semester. In addition, the campus has a service learning office to facilitate service learning courses and internships. As part of the Professional Development Program course, students partner with local non-profits to solve business problems. Cornell leaders develop videos non-profits can use for fund raising.

Business clubs and extracurricular activities:

17 Business clubs
professional development activities
corporate on-site visits
field trips to visit Warren Buffett and Wall Street

FACULTY

Faculty:

Full-time faculty : 60
Adjuncts and visiting faculty: 20
Permanent/tenured professors: 43
Percentage of permanent/tenured professors who are women: 14
Percentage of permanent/tenured professors who are underrepresented minorities: 3
Percentage of permanent/tenured professors who are also members of company boards of directors or of advisors: 0
Percentage of permanent/tenured professors who are business owners: 0

Prominent faculty:

Allen Bluedorn
Steve Ferris
Jere Francis

STUDENT LIFE

Largest on-campus organizations for business students:

Alpha Kappa Psi
Delta Sigma Pi
Association of Accountancy Students
Black Business Students Association
Phi Beta Lambda

Freshmen are required to live on campus:

Yes

Business students are grouped in learning communities:

Yes

TECHNOLOGY

Wireless network available:

Yes

Technological improvements made in the last three years:

Wharton Research Data Services subscriptions; Sympodium units and projectors for classrooms; videoconferencing and webcasting; and an additional computerized classroom has been added to the college. Electronic portfolios are also available for student use.

Trading laboratory available:

Yes

COMMENTS

1) Professional Development requirements include required business related activities each semester, a required Professional Development course, and a required internship/practicum. 2) Regarding admissions - The campus admits students as freshmen and students apply to the professional business program once specific requirements are met as a junior. 3) The majority of scholarships are based on a combination of merit and need.

Alumni Affairs & Careers

ALUMNI

Total number of undergraduate business program graduates since inception:

28,651

Total living alumni:

25,600

Percent of alumni who gave, 2007-08 academic year:

3 %

Mean alumni gift 2007-08:

$ 5,170

Median alumni gift, 2007-08:

$ 200

Single donation in excess of $10 million in 2007-08?

Yes

Donor and amount:

At the donor's request, the donor's name and amount is undisclosed and thus not included in the college's contribution totals

Prominent alumni:

Name: Alan C. Greenberg
Title: Vice Chairman Emeritus JPMorgan Chase
Name: Ralph W. Babb, Jr.
Title: Chairman, President, CEO; Comerica Inc
Name: Matt K. Rose
Title: Chairman, President, CEO; Burlington Northern Santa Fe

CAREER SERVICES

Percent of 2008 graduates who provided employment information:

54 %

Seeking full-time employment in business: 91 %
Not Seeking full-time employment in business: 9 %

Number of companies recruiting undergraduate students on campus in previous academic year:

184

Companies that posted full-time job offers/positions on school job boards, previous academic year:

261

Other activities and services provided for business majors:

N/A

Job offer results, 2008 graduates:

Accepted first job offer by graduation: 83 %
Accepted first job offer in three months following graduation: 4 %
Accepted first job offer more than 3 months after graduation: 3 %
Did not report having accepted a job offer: 10 %

Top hiring firms:

KPMG LLP
PricewaterhouseCoopers
Walgreens
Target Corp.
Deloitte Touche Tomatsu
Philip Morris
Sprint
Hallmark
Boeing Company

BKD
Cerner
Ruben Brown
Teach for America
CTMT
State Street
Protiviti
Trapebot
Macy's
Lockton
Federal Reserve Bank

Graduate compensation:

Mean base salary: $ 44,739
Median base salary: $ 45,000
Mean signing bonus: $ 3,507
Median signing bonus: $ 2,500

Grads accepted jobs in following functional areas:

Consulting: 4 %
Finance/Accounting: 58 %
General Management: 16 %
Management Information Systems: 2 %
Marketing/Sales: 19 %
Other: 1 %

Grads accepted jobs in following industries:

Accounting: 36 %
Consumer Products/Retail: 11 %
Consulting Services: 3 %
Financial Services: 7 %
Government/Education: 4 %
Pharma/Biotech/Health: 4 %
Manufacturing: 4 %
Media/Entertainment: 1 %
Petroleum/Energy: 0 %
Real Estate: 6 %
Sports/Leisure: 1 %
Technology/Science: 1 %
Non-Profit: 1 %
Transportation: 1 %
Utilities: 0 %
Other: 20 %

Percentage of job acceptances, US and Canada:

US: 100 %
Canada: 0 %

Grads accepted jobs in the following US regions:

Northeast: 3 %
Mid-Atlantic: 2 %
Midwest: 86 %
South: 4 %
Southwest: 4 %
West: 1 %
US Possessions/Territories: 0 %

Number of companies recruiting interns on-campus, 2007-08 academic year:

103

Internship postings on job boards, previous academic year:

121

Top internship recruiters, 2007-08:

PricewaterhouseCoopers
KPMG LLP
Ernst & Young
Target Corp.
Deloitte Touche Tomatsu
Hallmark
Walgreens
Boeing Company
Anheuser-Busch
Sprint
Procter & Gamble
Philip Morris

BKD
Ruben Brown
Northwestern Mutual
State Street
Sherwin Williams

Percentage of internships that were paid, previous academic year

89 %

Mean internship compensation per week:

$ 634

Median internship compensation per week:

$ 680

Average internship, in weeks:

Graduate Comments

It is a very intensive program that has practical classes. Most classes are Monday/Wednesday or Tuesday/Thursday giving Friday off to prepare for class or work.

It is unique because of the 5 year master's program which allows you to take the CPA before you start a full-time job. The classes are difficult, but definitely prepare us for taking the CPA.

Professors should allow for more discussions of current events, and other views than their own on business and capitalism.

Everything from the state-of-the-art Cornell Hall to the quality professors within, MU�s business school has quickly become the academic pride of the campus. It sets the bar for the rest of the university in funding, facilities, use of technology, quality of instruction, availability of resources, job placement services, student organizations, and study abroad opportunities. This business program strives to set students up for success in both future scholarly pursuits and careers, offering a world-class MBA program and outstanding career placement services.

Honestly, I kind of wish someone would have pulled me aside before I chose what university I would attend and told me that it really affects what companies recruit and what jobs are available to you. I feel like very few corporate offices recruit from Mizzou for entry level positions and that I would have had more options had I chosen to attend a different school. Also, I think it is absolutely ridiculous that you have to pay $100 in addition to all of the business school fees and tuition fees that you pay simply to be allowed to interview on campus, especially since there are so few companies recruiting for non-sales and non-accounting/finance jobs. I suppose coming out into the real world at a time like this has a lot to do with it, but I wish I had been better prepared by the University of Missouri.

The recently updated real-time enrollment system makes registering for classes a breeze.

The vast number of student organizations available to students is extremely conducive to the students� ability to develop themselves as group members and leaders. The organizations provide fantastic opportunities to involved oneself in the university, with local businesses, with professionals from the working world, and staff members.

With my experience with international business, there is a lot of leg work on the student's part without a lot of guidance by advisors. It was mere luck that I found out on accident that I not only had to report into my business advisor but also a special degrees advisor that needed me to complete a separate audit that was not conducive to that at the business school and go back and forth between two offices to get all requirements met. It would be nice to have advisors speak with one another to know what is going on and to actually feel more prepared to help students that have special degrees, like myself.

I have truly had a great experience at Mizzou, and I would recommend it to everyone I know who is looking for a large university in a great college town, yet still wants their professors to call to them by name in the halls to say hello.

Way too many multiple choice tests. I wish the tests would be more quantitative and theoretical.

The marketing education I have received is excellent and the experience I have gained is equal to that of many internships. However, there is very little opportunity for job placement for marketing jobs - especially for those of us who know that marketing is NOT sales!

There are better academic schools, schools with more intimate settings, and even some schools that prepare their students better for the professional world, but I wouldn't trade Mizzou for any of them. Mizzou has given me all the tools that I need to succeed professionally, and my education has left me confident in my abilities.