University of Nebraska, Lincoln

College of Business Administration

  • Avg. SAT Score
    1193
  • Annual Tuition
    $7,260
    $ $ $ $ $
  • Program Enrollment
    3,004
  • Program Length
    Four Year
Contact Information
PO Box 880405, 1240 R Street
Room 114
Lincoln, Nebraska 68588-0405, United States
Website

About College of Business Administration

The University of Nebraska College of Business Administration provides a dynamic innovative education environment. Students can focus on a CFA track, entrepreneurship, supply chain management, or traditional majors. Industry leaders interact with students in experiential classes, while study abroad offerings expand student international abilities. Grads emerge with broad-based knowledge, skills training, and integrative and critical thinking ability. The Honors Academy, Buffett securities analysis course, writing lab, and in-house career services prepare students for careers in business or for graduate school.

Quick Stats

  • Selectivity
    64%
  • Yield
    57%
  • Average Salary
    $38,433
  • Top Industry
    Financial Services
  • School Status
    Public
  • Accreditation
    AACSB Accredited
  • B-School Founded
    1919

Social

Loading...

MORE LESS
About University of Nebraska, Lincoln

Admissions

Admissions Selectivity
64% University of Nebraska, Lincoln 58% Average Across All Schools
Most Important Admissions Factors
  1. SAT/ACT scores
  2. Class rank
  3. Secondary school record
University Admissions
  • Min. SAT 950
  • Min. ACT 20
  • Min. GPA
B-School Admissions
  • Min. SAT 950
  • Min. ACT 20
  • Min. GPA
More Information
Total Applications
  • Applied
  • Accepted
  • Accepted Apps Enrolled
10350% 10,350
64% 64
57% 57
64% School Selectivity
57% School Yield
Demographics of Applicants
  • Male Applicants
  • Female Applicants
  • International Applicants
  • U.S. Applicants
Application Deadlines
May 1
Fall 2013
May 1
Summer 2014
Dec 1
Spring 2014
Required Tests
  • ACT or SAT
  • Are Interviews Required? Not required
Additional Requirements:

$45 application fee, official school transcript and certificate/diploma, ELTS or TOEFL or proof of English proficiency where English is not the language of nurture, financial resources certification
Total Applications to Program
  • Applied
  • Accepted
  • Accepted Apps Enrolled
1789% 1,789
95% 95
40% 40
95% Program Selectivity
40% Program Yield
Program Requirements
  • Admissions managed by Business Program
  • Are interviews required? Not offered
Required Tests

Transfer Requirements
  • How internal transfers are handled Declare business major
  • Min college GPA for transfers 2.5
  • Other transfer requirements
Freshman Requirements
  • Freshman admissions Yes
  • Percent of admitted applicants who are freshmen 82
  • Min GPA required in pre-business courses Yes
  • How freshmen are admitted Indicate interest on university application
Other Requirements for freshman

Careers

Financial Services 27%
Top Industry
  • Media/Entertainment 7%
  • Non-profit 4%
  • Consulting 4%
Sandhills Publishing 17
Top Employer
  • Union Bank & Trust 17
  • University of Nebraska 17
  • Union Pacific Railroad 9
More Information
Job Offers Received and Accepted
  • This School
  • All Schools
By Graduation
0%
59% 59.267238095238085
61% 61
56% 55.65923664122137
61% Accept Offers
After graduation, but within 3 months
0%
16% 16.189999999999998
0%
17% 17.25698275862069
More than 3 Months after graduation
0%
10% 10.193835616438358
0%
13% 12.771399999999998
81% Graduates seeking full-time employment
19% 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
4% 4
$40,142.00
20K 62K
Finance/Accounting
36% 36
$41,762.00
20K 100K
General Management
16% 16
$35,326.00
20K 74K
Human Resources
2% 2
$39,571.00
31K 53K
Management Information Systems
5% 5
$38,666.00
22K 55K
Marketing/Sales
25% 25
$36,230.00
20K 70K
Operations/Production
2% 2
$32,736.00
21K 50K
Logistics/Transportation
1% 1
$41,960.00
23K 68K
Other
9% 9
$33,954.00
20K 100K
Area Grads Accepting Jobs Avg. Salary 10k 50k 100k 150k 190k
Accounting
4% 4
$47,500.00
39K 73K
Consumer Products/Retail
14% 14
$36,441.00
20K 55K
Consulting
4% 4
$36,371.00
24K 74K
Financial Services
27% 27
$37,246.00
20K 100K
Government/Education
11% 11
$38,910.00
20K 100K
Pharma/Biotech/Health
5% 5
$45,051.00
20K 67K
Manufacturing
1% 1
$41,667.00
35K 50K
Media/Entertainment
7% 7
$39,035.00
20K 70K
Non-Profit
4% 4
$29,240.00
25K 37K
Petroleum/Energy
2% 2
$44,867.00
25K 52K
Real Estate
1% 1
$37,633.00
29K 47K
Sports/Leisure
4% 4
$33,650.00
20K 70K
Technology/Science
6% 6
$37,369.00
24K 56K
Transportation
6% 6
$40,620.00
21K 68K
Utilities
0% 0
Data not provided
Other
4% 4
$35,507.00
20K 55K
Area Grads Accepting Jobs Avg. Salary 10k 50k 100k 150k 190k
U.S. Northeast
2% 2
$54,000.00
31K 80K
U.S. Mid-Atlantic
1% 1
$45,656.00
35K 60K
U.S. South
2% 2
$41,714.00
30K 55K
U.S. Southwest
5% 5
$38,284.00
20K 53K
U.S. Midwest
88% 88
$37,867.00
20K 100K
U.S. West
2% 2
$47,837.00
24K 74K
U.S. Possessions/Territories
0% 0
$0.00 Data not provided
Canada
0% 0
$0.00 Data not provided
Salaries for Most Recent Graduates
Salaries for Most Recent Graduates
Internship Employers / Interns Hired
  • Sandhills Publishing 40
  • State of Nebraska 28
  • University of Nebraska-Lincoln 19
  • Ameritas 8
  • Dell 5
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 204
  • Number of companies that posted full-time jobs on school message boards 946
Other activities and career services provided to undergraduate business students:
Career Services hosts numerous networking opportunities including career fairs targeting business students, employer information sessions, career workshops, presentations, individual career counseling appointments, résumé critiques, mock interviews, assessments, on campus interviewing, online job search system. In addition, Career Services at CBA offers three elective career classes, hosts employers in the college, and coordinates a reverse career fair.

Cost

Resident
$ $ $ $ $
$18,956
Total Yearly Cost
  • Tuition $7,260
  • Fees $1,504
  • Expenses $10,192
Non-Resident
$ $ $ $ $
$33,214
Total Yearly Cost
  • Tuition $21,518
  • Fees $1,504
  • Expenses $10,192
41% Percent of Institutional Grants or Scholarships 6% 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://www.unl.edu/scholfa/
Scholarships
$8,146,560
Total aid distributed to undergrad business students last year
$8,217,913
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
  • College of Business Administration
  • All Schools
Core Business Classes
96% 88
50% 46
Elective Business Classes
88% 51
50% 29
Required Classes with a Waiting List
College of Business Administration 12 Average Across All Schools
* On the First Day of Enrollment
Top Areas of Study
  • Accounting
  • Actuarial Science
  • Finance
  • General Management
  • Marketing
  • Actuarial Science designated a Center of Excellence by the Society of Actuaries, finance major is one of 37 University Partners of the Chartered Financial Analysts Institute
More Information
Business Program Classes
7% Less than 20 Students 39% More than 50 Students
54% 21 to 50 students
51 Average number of students in non-business required electives
90 Different Elective Courses
New Electives
  • Negotiating and Conflict Management
  • Building Ethical and Sustainable Organizations
  • Academy for Innovative Management AIM Experience
  • Program length Four Year
  • Last change to curriculum 2009
Degrees Offered / Credits Required
  • BS/Business Administration 120
Faculty
  • All Faculty
  • Tenured
96% 96
55% 55
Prominent Faculty
  • Fred Luthans

    Organizational Behavior, International Management, Leadership

  • Theresa Welbourne

    Entrepreneurship, Human Resource Management, Leadership, Strategic Management

  • John E. Anderson

    International-Europe, Public Finance, Property & Sales Tax, Public Policy Analysis, Taxation
  • Are work study or co-ops available? Yes
  • Description of work study / co-ops:

    Marketing internship class sponsored by major corporations such as Union Pacific and Gallup

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

    Student have the opportunity to study abroad through a variety of programs including those at Oxford University, Senshu University (Japan), ESCEM School Business and Management (France), Consortium of Universities for International Business – CIMBA (Italy), and also through a faculty-led experience in China, among other locations sponsored by the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

  • Is community service or volunteering available? Yes
  • Description of community service/volunteering:

    Business students have opportunities to engage in the community through service, service-learning, leadership in a civic context, and civic-related experiences. The Center for Civic Engagement offers a Civic Engagement Certificate (academic and co-curricular program) which is added to the student transcript; Alternative Service Breaks are held in-state, domestically, and internationally. Students can become certified tax preparers at UNL’s Volunteer Income Tax Assistance site.

Students

19% Students in Top 10% of High School Class
1300 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
84% 84
Hispanic
4% 4
Not Reported
3% 3
* Percentages are for U.S. citizens in most recent entering class; only top three responses shown.
More Information
U.S. Regional Breakdown
1%
93%
1%
3%
1%
1%
Student Citizenship
U.S.
92% 92
Other Non-U.S. Citizenship
8% 8
18 Average age of full-time students
84% Freshman retention rate
Graduation Rate
  • 4 Years
  • 6 Years
75% 75
97% 97

Alumni

Alumni Donors
Total Living Alumni 29,291
Alumni Donations
$2,397 Average Gift $1,000,000 Largest Gift
Most Prominent Alumni
  • Warren Buffett

    CEO, Berkshire Hathaway

  • Howard Hawks

    Chair, Tenaska

  • Carl Mammel

    Past Chair, Silverstone