UNDERGRADUATE Profiles Publish Date 2/26/09

Ohio State University

Fisher College of Business

Getting In

PROGRAM BASICS

Max M. Fisher College of Business, Undergraduate Business Program

210 W. Woodruff Avenue
120 Schoenbaum Hall
Columbus , Ohio 43210

Public Institution

Web site

http://fisher.osu.edu/programs/undergraduate

Program e-mail address:

fisherundergrad@fisher.osu.edu

Program telephone number:

(614) 292-2715

AACSB accredited:

Yes

Year in which the undergraduate business program was founded:

1916

Length of entire institution:

Four Year

Business program length:

Four Year

Degrees offered:

Degree/Program Name:
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration

PROGRAM COSTS

Annual Tuition (Resident):

$ 7,983

Annual Tuition (Non-Resident)

$ 21,222

Cost per academic credit (resident)

$ 222

Cost per academic credit (non-resident)

$ 590

Required fees

$ 1,827

Books:

$ 1,317

Room and board:

$ 8,388

ENROLLMENT

Full-time undergraduate business student enrollment:

3,536

Part-time undergraduate business student enrollment:

282

Distance undergraduate business student enrollment:

Total College enrollment for 2008-09:

61,568

ADMISSIONS

Minimum SAT score for entire college on 1600 scale:

n/a

Minimum ACT score for entire college:

n/a

Minimum high school GPA for entire college:

n/a

Interviews for entire college:

Not offered

Additional application requirements for entire college:

Transfer: minimum 2.0 GPA & 45 (30) hours or if 1-44 (1-29) hours, then 2.0 & ACT/SAT scores; INTL: Proof of financial support, TOEFL or Metlab scores; High School credentials; ACT/SAT.

Upcoming application deadlines for entire college:

Semester: Winter 2010
Deadline: 11-02-2009
Semester: Spring 2010
Deadline: 02-01-2010
Semester: Summer 2010
Deadline: 02-01-2010
Semester: Autumn 2010
Deadline: 02-01-2010

Freshmen admitted into business program:

Yes

Percentage of business students admitted as freshmen:

24 %

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:

Complete an application, apart from the university application

Internal transfers handled by:

Separate application

Minimum requirements for business program:

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

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

Interview to enter business program:

Not offered

Additional application requirements for freshman admits:

New First Quarter Freshmen admitted directly to business major (Not pre-bus) must have minimum SAT 1350 / ACT 30 and top 10% of high school class.

Minimum college GPA for internal business program transfers:

3.0

Additional requirements for internal transfers:

Completion of: GPA 3.0 & Calc 2 & pre-reqs with minimums of C-; freshman composition with minimum of C-; 45 total qtr. hrs. or with a GPA 3.4 and completion of calc 1.

Total number of full-time applications for entire college:

31,108

International applicants, entire college, 2008-09:

7 %

Female applicants, entire college, 2008-09:

50 %

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

54 %

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

48 %

Relative Importance of Application Elements:

Secondary School Record:

Very Important

Class Rank:

Very Important

Talent/Ability:

Important

Interview:

Not Considered

Extracurricular Activities:

Important

Volunteer Work:

Important

Character/Personal Abilities:

Considered

Application Essay:

Important

Work Experience:

Important

SAT/ACT Scores:

Very Important

Recommendations:

Considered

High School GPA:

Very Important

Admissions program managed by:

The business program office

Total undergraduate business program applicants, 2008-09:

6,884

Applicants enrolled in undergrad business program 2008-2009:

71 %

Applicants admitted to undergraduate business program, 2008-09:

56 %

CLASS PROFILE

Class Profile:

Female: 38 %
International : 10 %

Entering students by age:

Mean: 20
Median: 19

Citizenship of Entering Students

U.S.: 90 %
Canada: <1 %
Other countries: 10 %
Unknown: 0 %

Percentage of US citizens in entering class who are:

African American: 5 %
Asian American: 6 %
Hispanic or Latino American: 1 %
Multiethnic/Multiracial : n/a %
Native American: <1 %
White (Non-Hispanic): 87 %
Chose not to report: n/a %
Other: 1 %

Entering students from the following region:

Northeast: 1 %
Mid-Atlantic: 2 %
South: 1 %
Southwest: 1 %
Midwest : 94 %
West: 1 %
Possessions and territories: <1% %

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

Mean: 1203
Median: 1190

SAT middle 50% range on 1600 scale:

From: 1,120
To: 1,280

ACT Scores for full-time entering business students:

Mean: 27
Median: 26

ACT middle 50% range:

From: 24
To: 28

Percent of Students Who Were In:

Top 10% of high school class

19 %

Top 25% of high school class:

73 %

HS GPA of 3.75 or higher

27 %

HS GPA of 3.5 to 3.74:

20 %

FINANCIAL AID

Financial aid handled by:

Central financial aid office at the university

Institutional scholarship money distributed to undergraduate business students in previous academic year:

$ 9,228,775

Institutional scholarship money to be distributed to undergraduate business students in current academic year:

$ 9,690,214

Scholarships awarded to students in the business program based on:

A combination of need and merit

Scholarship consideration process:

All candidates are considered for scholarships

Other scholarship considerations:

N/A

Students receiving institutional scholarships for 2008-09 academic year:

50 %

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

7 %

Percentage of institutional scholarship money distributed to business students based on merit, 2008-09 year:

12 %

Percentage of institutional scholarship money distributed to business students based on need, 2008-09:

88 %

School offers guaranteed loans:

Financial aid web site

http://sfa.osu.edu

Academics & Lifestyle

PROGRAM BASICS

Business students who graduate within four years:

57 %

Business students who graduate within 6 years:

83 %

Freshman retention rate:

93 %

PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS

Credit hours required for graduation:

Degree: BSBA
Hours: 186

Other degree requirements:

Minimum 2.0 overall university GPA; minimum 2.0 in Business Specialization (5-8 courses); 75% of specialization completed at OSU; minimum 45 hours of business, acct and / or economics in residence.

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: 7 %
Classes with 21 to 50 students: 61 %
Classes with more than 50 students: 32 %

CURRICULUM

Number of elective courses available in business program:

Electives added current year:

FIN 69422: Fixed Income Securities
MHR 69452: Value Creation in the Social Enterprise
ADM 69411: Intro to Sustainability
FIN 69424: History of Financial Thought
ADM 494: Sophomore Cohort Environment of Business

Year of the last major change to the business program's core curriculum:

2005

Leading areas of study:

Accounting

Finance

Marketing

Operations Management

Supply Chain Management

Special programs for business students:

Interdisciplinary minor in entrepreneurship; Accounting Honors Program; Honors Cohort Program; Honors Contract Program; Fisher Futures; Dedicated Career Services; Dedicated Study Abroad (CIBER) office; Business Scholars for Freshmen; Business Honors Learning Community for Freshmen; Fisher Citizenship Program for freshmen; Peer Advising Program; Degree with Distinction; Denman UG Research Forum

Business program offers work study or co-op opportunities:

Yes

Student Employee positions in Fisher College that are work-study eligible; While not required for degree, Internship & Co-Op opportunities with corporations via Fisher College Career Services;

Business program offers study abroad opportunities:

Yes

Study abroad program description:

Fisher College hosts a CIBER which has 14 partner school exchange programs; over 90 university-wide study abroad programs; Emerging Markets Field Study provides a course experience followed by a week-long study tour in Panama; Exchange program with Audencia School of Management in Nantes, France.

Volunteer work and community service opportunities:

Yes

Volunteer opportunities description:

Students are able to participate at the university level in university programs, ie MLK Day of Service as well as connect with community opportunities via service agencies, schools, churches, etc.; BUS Scholars have community service requirement; Honors Cohort students teach Junior Achievement; BHLC students take required leadership course followed by service project;

Business clubs and extracurricular activities:

Student Chapters of National Professional Organizations (AMA HRA etc)
National Honoraries (Beta Alpha Psi Beta Gamma Sigma)
National Business Fraternal Orgs (Delta Sigma Pi Alpha Kappa Psi)
Major Clubs (The UG Finance Assoc The Accounting Assoc Human Resources Assoc etc)
Hispanic Business Students Association
Council of Black Students in Administration
Asian Business Students Association
Undergraduate Business Womens Association

FACULTY

Faculty:

Full-time faculty : 81
Adjuncts and visiting faculty: 40
Permanent/tenured professors: 50
Percentage of permanent/tenured professors who are women: 24
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: 8
Percentage of permanent/tenured professors who are business owners: 0

Prominent faculty:

Anil Arya
Greg Allenby
Jay Barney

STUDENT LIFE

Largest on-campus organizations for business students:

Delta Sigma Pi
Alpha Kappa Psi
American Marketing Association
Fisher Citizenship Program
Undergraduate Finance Association

Freshmen are required to live on campus:

Yes

Business students are grouped in learning communities:

TECHNOLOGY

Wireless network available:

Yes

Technological improvements made in the last three years:

Designed & implemented admitted student web portal; upgraded enterprise messaging; redesigned computer labs with group areas; implemented network admission control; added redundant SAN with 57TB; enhanced classrooms with annotation monitor, touch panel room controls with X-Panel and improved projection equipment; expanded video conference plant to HiDef audio/video plus people and content including HiDef end points; expanded IP recording capabilities to six concurrent sessions including content.

Trading laboratory available:

COMMENTS

From the moment you arrive on campus, you will notice there is something different about Fisher College of Business at The Ohio State University. It is not just our impressive facilities; it’s what’s inside. We believe in learning by doing – a combination of practical theory and applied experience. Our top-20 undergraduate program helps students develop effective skills in analysis, strategic thinking and communication, critical tools for a successful career. Fisher’s collaborative environment promotes teamwork and leadership development so our graduates make a significant impact on the world of business.

Alumni Affairs & Careers

ALUMNI

Total number of undergraduate business program graduates since inception:

63,878

Total living alumni:

55,253

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

14 %

Mean alumni gift 2007-08:

$ 993

Median alumni gift, 2007-08:

$ 55

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

Prominent alumni:

Name: Leslie Wexner
Title: Chair, CEO & Founder, Limited Brands
Name: Lionel Louis Nowell
Title: Senior Vice-President & Treasurer, PepsiCo, Inc
Name: Huiyan Yang
Title: Executive Director, Country Garden Holdings Company LTD

CAREER SERVICES

Percent of 2008 graduates who provided employment information:

45 %

Seeking full-time employment in business: 93 %
Not Seeking full-time employment in business: 7 %

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

499

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

1,243

Other activities and services provided for business majors:

We provide individual consultation about internship and job searches, we provide resume critiques, we require students to pass a mock interview before they interview on campus, thus last year we conducted 895 one-on-one interview coaching mock interviews; we host a three day job fair and an internship fair for Fisher students; we provide outreach to our student organizations on a variety of topics related to the job search; we provide specialized programs for students interested in consulting and financial services careers and we partner with another organization to host international internships in Dublin, Madrid and London. Finally, we offer a 2-credit hour course: Job Search Preparation and Transition to the World of Work.

Job offer results, 2008 graduates:

Received first job offer by graduation: 82 %
Received first job offer in three months following graduation: 9 %
Received first job offer more than 3 months after graduation: 1 %

Top hiring firms:

PricewaterhouseCoopers
Limited Brands
KPMG LLP
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
Ernst & Young
Procter & Gamble
Deloitte Touche Tomatsu
Citigroup Inc.
General Electric
Ford Motor

Abercrombie & Fitch
Cardinal Health
Fifth-Third Bank
Nationwide Insurance
Marathon Oil
Exel Logistics
ArcelorMittal
Johnson and Johnson
Energizer
Sears Holdings Corporation
General Mills

Graduate compensation:

Mean base salary: $ 47
Median base salary: $ 47,000
Mean signing bonus: $ 3,910
Median signing bonus: $ 3,000
Mean other guaranteed compensation: $ 8,756
Median other guaranteed compensation: $ 5,000

Grads accepted jobs in following functional areas:

Consulting: 3 %
Finance/Accounting: 38 %
General Management: 4 %
Human Resources: 2 %
Management Information Systems: 4 %
Marketing/Sales: 16 %
Operations/Production: 7 %
Logistics/Transportation: 11 %
Other: 13 %

Grads accepted jobs in following industries:

Accounting: 15 %
Consumer Products/Retail: 18 %
Consulting Services: 4 %
Financial Services: 14 %
Government/Education: 3 %
Pharma/Biotech/Health: 5 %
Manufacturing: 8 %
Petroleum/Energy: 3 %
Real Estate: 2 %
Technology/Science: 4 %
Non-Profit: 1 %
Transportation: 9 %
Other: 12 %

Percentage of job acceptances, US and Canada:

US: 100 %

Grads accepted jobs in the following US regions:

Northeast: 4 %
Mid-Atlantic: 6 %
Midwest: 73 %
South: 5 %
Southwest: 3 %
West: 3 %

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

174

Internship postings on job boards, previous academic year:

550

Top internship recruiters, 2007-08:

Limited Brands
PricewaterhouseCoopers
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
Merrill Lynch
KPMG LLP
Deloitte Touche Tomatsu
General Electric
Ernst & Young
Citigroup Inc.
Unilever
Target Corp.
Procter & Gamble

BISYS Group Inc.
Total Quality Logistics
Nationwide
Cardinal Health
Liebert Corporation
Defense Finance and Accounting Service
Northwestern Mutual Financial Network
Marathon Petroleum LLC
Exel, Inc.
Owens Corning
Honda

Percentage of internships that were paid, previous academic year

97 %

Mean internship compensation per week:

$ 650

Median internship compensation per week:

$ 620

Average internship, in weeks:

Graduate Comments

The size of the school is really a plus in terms of networking. It has the largest alumni base and has connections in every geographic area, both domestic and abroad.

The size of our program is outrageous. Our business school is as big as many four year universities. I think that because there are so many people involved in our program, the students have the opportunity to leave college with a very large and diverse network.

Our program is unique because of the diversity Ohio State has to offer. There are many international students who participate in our programming. This has helped me to learn much about other cultures and how they operate in the business world.

The Fisher College of Business has a unique ability to have world class instruction and the resources of a large university with a small campus environment. Professors are very accessible and the facilities promote group work with the labs, study rooms and the like. While I have not attended other business schools, the culture of openness and acceptance of ideas at this college I feel separates it from others. Fisher surpassed all of my expectations and set me up for the future and career I am excited to begin.

We have the best career services department that prepares us through resume writing, cover letter writing, mock interviews, and job searches. Our professors know what they are talking about and often have real world executive experience to share with us. We are all challenged in almost every class in Fisher College of Business.

I feel like OSU has a great program that is only held back by the caliber of students in the program. The student's performance does not match the effort put in by the teachers.

Since I was a transfer student from the architecture and design program at the University of Cincinnati, the undergraduate office at Fisher made every effort possible to acclimate me into the business program and get me caught up with the required classes in order to be accepted into my specialization.

Perhaps my situation is among the more unique in Fisher, but as a student with honors status I felt that the opportunities afforded to me were outstanding in terms of the contacts I was able to make with companies and other students.

Most introductory classes are way to large. A 350 seat lecture hall is no way to learn.

The school has high standards for its students, and such high standards results in a body of students that are motivated to standout from the crowd. I have seen students accomplish things (creating programs within the school, inventing top notch business ideas, leading active organizations that host outstanding events, coordinating service programs to give back to the community) that some businesses would love to achieve. The Ohio State University is world class, and I encourage people to look past its size and see that the Fisher College of Business provides an education and experience that can be tailored to anyone's needs and polishes each student into a coveted talent in the job market.

The Fisher College of Business is far more prepared to address individual needs and provide personal attention than other colleges at Ohio State. I have had absolutely no problem advancing in my academic career since switching from Engineering to Business.

If you are not an honors student, there are much less resources available, and the quality of the advising services is poor at best. It is difficult to get any timely personal academic advice, and it is even more difficult to get accurate advice. The actual GPA requirements for admission to a specific major are often unpublished and unclear for the most competitive majors.

Most of my good experience at Ohio State's business school comes from being part of the Honors Accounting Program. The professors in the program were outstanding and have left me well prepared for a successful career. Classes I took in the business school that were not part program pale in comparison to Honors Accounting.

One of the greatest resources we have available is our network of alumni, at a variety of businesses, that will come back and recruit at career fairs.

The beautiful business campus provides a lot of support to encourage hard work, such as a great business library and many computer labs with brand new computers. I also found that during my internship, I was better prepared for financial analysis than many of my co-workers from other top business programs in the country.

Our campus is its own oasis within The Ohio State University, and it is definitely a completely different experience from anywhere else in the University. The state-of-the-art facilities along with an incredible career management office and esteemed faculty make Fisher an amazing place to study and launch my career. I would not have traded attending Fisher for any other University... its the amazing spirit of Ohio State mixed with the professionalism, facilities and great academia of Fisher.