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Undergraduate Profile Publish Date 05/27/12

University of Nebraska, Lincoln

College of Business Administration

  • Program Basics

      • University of Nebraska–Lincoln College of Business Administration
      • College of Business Administration
      • 114 CBA
      • PO Box 880405
      • Lincoln, Nebraska
      • 68588-0405
      • United States
      • Program Web site: http://cba.unl.edu
      • Program e-mail address: undergrad@unlnotes.unl.edu
      • Program phone number: 402-472-2310
      • Status: Public (state-operated)
      • AACSB accredited: Yes
      • Year in which the undergraduate business program was founded: 1919
      • Institution: Four Year
      • Business Program: Four Year

  • SCHOOL BASICS

    • Enrollment:

      • Total undergraduate: 19,345
      • Full-time undergraduate business: 2,869
      • Part-time undergraduate business: 167
      • College or university freshman retention rate: 84 %

    • Percentage of students who graduate from the business program:

      • Within four years of admission to the university: 80 %
      • Within six years of admission to the university: 96 %

    • Undergraduate Business Degrees Offered:

      • BSBA – Business Administration

  • PROGRAM COSTS

      • Annual Tuition (Resident): $6,248.00
      • Annual Tuition (Non-Resident): $18,533.00
      • Annual Required Fees: $964.00
      • Tuition Per Academic Credit (Resident): $258.00
      • Tuition Per Academic Credit (Non-Resident): $765.00
      • Annual Room and Board: $8,647.00
      • Annual Cost of Books: $1,010.00

  • CLASS PROFILE

    • Students in newest entering class that are:

      • Female: 37 %
      • International: 7 %

    • Mean and median age of full-time business students in the newest entering class:

      • Mean: 18
      • Median: 18

    • Percentage of newest entering class:

      • Top 10% of high school class: 15 %
      • Top 25% of high school class: 34 %

    • SAT scores (1600 scale) for the newest entering class of full-time undergraduate business students:

      • Mean: 1120
      • Median: 1120

    • Middle 50% range of SAT scores (1600 scale):

      • From: 950
      • To: 1210

    • ACT scores for the newest entering class of full-time undergraduate business students:

      • Mean: 25
      • Median: 24

    • Middle 50% range of ACT scores:

      • From: 21
      • To: 27

    • Citizenship breakdown for newest entering class:

      • US: 93 %
      • Other Non-US Citizens: 7 %

    • U.S. citizens in newest entering class:

      • African American: 2 %
      • Asian American: 3 %
      • Hispanic or Latino American: 4 %
      • Multiethnic/Multiracial: 1 %
      • Native American: 0 %
      • White (Non-Hispanic): 87 %
      • Chose not to report: 3 %
      • Other: 0 %

    • Regional breakdown of U.S. citizens in newest entering class:

      • Northeast: 1 %
      • Mid-Atlantic: 1 %
      • South: 0 %
      • Southwest: 3 %
      • Midwest: 92 %
      • West: 3 %
      • Possessions and territories: 0 %

  • ADMISSIONS - Getting Into the Institution

    • Standardized tests required of all applicants:

      • ACT or SAT
      • Minimum SAT score on 1600 scale (if applicable) required for admission: 950, 950
      • Minimum ACT Score (if applicable) required for admission: 20, 20
      • Interviews are: Not required

    • Application deadlines:

      • Fall 2012 5/1/2012
      • Spring 2013 12/1/2012
      • Summer 2013 5/1/2013
      • Fall 2013 5/1/2013
      • Additional application requirements: TOEFL, F1Visa, Financial Resources Certification, proof of English Proficiency where English is not the language of nurture
      • Total undergraduate applicants, all programs: 10,022
      • Percentage of applicants admitted: 60 %
      • Percentage of admitted applicants who enrolled: 68 %
      • Female applicants: 37 %

    • Relative Importance of Application Elements

      • Class rank: Very Important
      • Talent/ability: 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: Considered
      • High school GPA: Considered

  • ADMISSIONS - Getting Into the Business Program

      • Undergrad business program admissions are managed by: The university admissions office

    • Admission requirement for admission to the undergraduate business program

      • Minimum SAT: 950, 950
      • Minimum ACT: 20, 20
      • Entrance exam other than the SAT/ACT required for admission to the undergraduate business program?: No
      • Admissions interviews for the undergraduate business program are: Not offered

    • Freshman admission:

      • Does the business program admit freshmen?: Yes
      • Percentage of business program admits in most recent entering class who were freshman: 77 %
      • Are freshman business admits required to complete or obtain minimum GPAs in pre-business courses before taking upper-level courses? Yes
      • Process for freshmen admission?: Indicate interest on university application

    • Internal transfers:

      • Minimum college GPA for internal transfers to the business program: 2.5

  • CAMPUS LIFE

    • Five largest on-campus organizations for business students:

      • Investment Club
      • Actuarial Science Club
      • Students in Free Enterprise
      • Undergraduate Women in Business
      • American Marketing Association
      • Are freshmen required to live on campus?: Yes
      • Are business students grouped together in 'learning communities' in housing and other facilities?: Yes

  • PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS

    • Minimum number of credit hours required to receive an undergraduate business degree:

      • BSBA 120

    • Other requirements for the undergraduate business degree

      • Completion of prerequisites and courses required by the major with a minimum GPA of 2.5. Completion of the Major Field Test in Business, the senior survey, the future plans survey, and a writing assessment

  • ACADEMICS

    • Average class size:

      • Required business classes: 85
      • Business electives: 44

    • Percentage of business classes:

      • With 20 or fewer students: 10 %
      • With 21 to 50 students: 56 %
      • With more than 50 students: 34 %

  • CURRICULUM

    • Electives:

      • Available business electives: 94
      • New electives: SCMS 335—Supply Chain Decision Making Models, SCMS 432—Supply Chain Planning & Control Systems
      • Last curriculum overhaul: 2009
      • Total business faculty: 89
      • Percentage of the total faculty that is tenured or tenure track: 56 %

    • Most prominent faculty:

      • Emre Unlu
      • Fred Luthans
      • Mary Uhl-Bien

    • Business program's leading areas of study:

        • Accounting
        • Economics
        • Finance
        • Marketing
        • General Management
      • Other leading area of study: Actuarial Science designated a Center of Excellence by the Society of Actuaries, Finance Major is one of 35 University Partners of the Chartered Financial Analysts Institute
      • Special programs: Freshman business leadership class, five year MPA program, Jeffrey S. Raikes Program (Computer Science and Management), honors sections, Buffett investment class, Dean's Presidents Council (presidents of each student organization [17 total]) that fosters community among students, increases the opportunities for student leadership development and participation in CBA organizations, and coordinates programming efforts for undergraduate students
      • Work study: Marketing internship class sponsored by major corporations such as Union Pacific and Gallup
      • Study abroad programs: Nebraska at Oxford University, Senshu University, ESCEM School Business and Management, France, Consortium of Universities for International Business in Veneto, Italy, also study abroad in China, Mexico, Spain, Australia
      • Volunteer opportunities: The Student Involvement Office offers a Winter Alternative Service Break. This year students will work with the University of Houston-Downtown to remove debris and restore areas impacted by Hurricane Ike. Most student organization have a community service component. CBA Student Ambassadors volunteer to assist the college with recruitment activities.

    • Extra-curricular activities:

      • Actuarial Science Club, Collegiate Entrepreneurs of the Heartlands
      • Ag Economics/AgriBusiness Club, Delta Sigma Pi
      • Alpha Kappa Psi, Investment Club
      • American Marketing Association
      • Beta Alpha Psi, Management Information Systems Club
      • Beta Gamma Sigma, National Agri-Marketing Association
      • Business Learning Community Student Advisory Board, Multicultural Business Student Association, Omicron Delta Epsilon
      • CBA Student Advisory Board, Phi Beta Lambda (FBLA) Future Business Leaders of America, Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), Students in Free Enterprise, Undergraduate Women in Business

  • FINANCIAL AID

      • Who manages financial aid for the business program?: Central financial aid office at the university
      • Financial aid web site: http://www.unl.ed/scholfa/

    • Scholarships

      • Scholarship money distributed to business students last year: $7,299,260.00
      • Expected scholarship distribution to business students this year: $8,067,648.00
      • Scholarships are awarded to business students based on: a combination of need and merit
      • Other criteria for scholarship consideration: Some scholarships are specified by major or program
      • Students receiving institutional scholarships in the current academic year: 46 %
      • Students receiving full-tuition institutional scholarships in the current academic year: 7 %

    • Loans

      • Does the school offer a guaranteed loan to all business students, regardless of nationality?: Yes
      • Maximum amount a student can borrow per year regardless of nationality?: $12,500.00
      • Mean outstanding debt, most recent graduating class: $20,058.00

  • CAREER SERVICES

    • Employment Information

      • Percentage of most recent business graduates who supplied information regarding employment: 100 %
      • Percentage seeking full-time professional employment in business: 80 %
      • Percentage not seeking full-time professional employment in business: 20 %

    • Accepted first job offer:

      • By graduation : 52 %
      • No job acceptance reported: 48 %
      • Companies recruiting business students on campus: 185
      • Companies posting job offers for business students on school job boards: 665

    • Top employers (number of students hired):

      • Cerner Corporation 18
      • Union Pacific 14
      • Sandhills Publishing 14
      • University of Nebraska-Lincoln 7
      • ConAgra 5
      • Union Bank & Trust 5
      • West Gate Bank 5
      • US Bank 4
      • Mutual of Omaha 3
      • National Research Corporation 3
      • Cargill 3
      • Target 3
      • Lincoln Financial Group 3
      • Cabela's 3
      • Actuarial Resources Corporation 3

    • Compensation

      • Mean base salary: $39,130.00
      • Median base salary : $40,000.00

    • Most recent graduates accepted jobs in the following functional areas:

      • Consulting: 9 %
      • Finance/Accounting: 31 %
      • General Management: 17 %
      • Human Resources: 4 %
      • Management Information Systems: 7 %
      • Marketing/Sales: 21 %
      • Operations/Production: 1 %
      • Logistics/Transportation: 1 %
      • Other: 9 %

    • Most recent graduates accepted jobs in the following industries:

      • Accounting: 2 %
      • Consumer Products/Retail : 11 %
      • Consulting: 7 %
      • Financial Services: 21 %
      • Government/Education: 7 %
      • Pharma/Biotech/Health: 10 %
      • Manufacturing: 3 %
      • Media/Entertainment: 7 %
      • Petroleum/Energy: 2 %
      • Real Estate: 0 %
      • Sports/Leisure: 6 %
      • Technology/Science: 8 %
      • Non-Profit: 4 %
      • Transportation: 8 %
      • Utilities: 0 %
      • Other: 4 %

    • Job offers accepted by most recent graduates in North America:

      • US: 100 %
      • Canada: 0 %

    • Percentage of 2009-10 academic year graduates who accepted jobs in regions of US:

      • Northeast: 1 %
      • Mid-Atlantic: 1 %
      • Midwest: 89 %
      • South: 4 %
      • Southwest: 4 %
      • West: 1 %
      • Possessions and territories: 0 %
      • Career services offered: Networking opportunities, employer info sessions, career workshops, group presentations, individual career counseling, résumé critiques, mock interviews, career assessments, on campus interviewing, online job search system, and career fairs. A career class focused on job search preparation is offered as an elective. Career coaches office housed in CBA provide counseling, coaching, presentations, employer outreach and recruiting assistance to business students and employers.

  • INTERNSHIPS

      • Companies recruiting business students for internships on campus: 117
      • Companies posting internship offers for business students on school job boards: 366

    • Top internship employers (number of students hired):

      • Sandhills Publishing 53
      • University of Nebraska-Lincoln 36
      • Ameritas Life Insurance 19
      • Nebraska Department of Economic Development 11
      • Mutual of Omaha 11
      • Lincoln Saltdogs 8
      • Koch Industries 7
      • Union Pacific 5
      • Nebraska Board of Public Accountancy 5
      • University of Nebraska Foundation 5
      • Dell 3
      • Northwestern Mutual Financial Network 3
      • National Research Corporation 3
      • CSG Actuarial 3
      • Smith Hayes Financial 3

    • Internship pay

      • Mean compensation, per week, for paid internships only: $472.00
      • Median compensation, per week, for paid internships only: $400.00

  • B-SCHOOL ALUMNI

      • Total number of undergraduate business program graduates since inception: 33,251
      • Total living alumni of the undergraduate business program: 28,955
      • Percentage of living alumni who contributed to the business program or university in the last academic year: 3 %

    • Alumni gifts

      • Mean Gift: $851.00
      • Median Gift: $100.00
      • Did the business program receive a gift of $10 million or more in the last academic year? No

    • Prominent alums of the undergrad business program

      • Warren Buffett CEO, Berkshire Hathaway
      • Howard Hawks Chair, Tenaska
      • Carl Mammel Past Chair, Silverstone

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