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Undergraduate Profile Publish Date 05/27/12

University of Oregon

Lundquist College of Business

  • Program Basics

      • Lundquist College of Business
      • 1208 University of Oregon
      • 203 Peterson
      • Eugene, Oregon
      • 97403
      • United States of America
      • Program Web site: http://www2.lcb.uoregon.edu
      • Program e-mail address: undergrad@lcbmail.uoregon.edu
      • Program phone number: 541-345-3303
      • Status: Public (state-operated)
      • AACSB accredited: Yes
      • Year in which the undergraduate business program was founded: 1914
      • Institution: Four Year
      • Business Program: Two Year

  • SCHOOL BASICS

    • Enrollment:

      • Total undergraduate: 24,447
      • Full-time undergraduate business: 1,707
      • Part-time undergraduate business: 471
      • Distance undergraduate business: 0
      • College or university freshman retention rate: 86 %

    • Percentage of students who graduate from the business program:

      • Within four years of admission to the university: 61 %
      • Within six years of admission to the university: 87 %

    • Undergraduate Business Degrees Offered:

      • BA, Business Administration
      • BS, Business Administration
      • BA, Accounting
      • BS, Accounting

  • PROGRAM COSTS

      • Annual Tuition (Resident): $9,055.00
      • Annual Tuition (Non-Resident): $28,176.00
      • Annual Required Fees: $413.00
      • Tuition Per Academic Credit (Resident): $167.00
      • Tuition Per Academic Credit (Non-Resident): $587.00
      • Annual Room and Board: $9,801.00
      • Annual Cost of Books: $1,050.00

  • CLASS PROFILE

    • Students in newest entering class that are:

      • Female: 40 %
      • International: 26 %

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

      • Mean: 22
      • Median: 21

    • Percentage of newest entering class:

      • GPA of 3.75 or higher: 28 %
      • GPA of 3.5 to 3.74: 21 %

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

      • Mean: 1130
      • Median: 1125

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

      • From: 1040
      • To: 1220

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

      • Mean: 25
      • Median: 25

    • Middle 50% range of ACT scores:

      • From: 22
      • To: 27

    • Citizenship breakdown for newest entering class:

      • US: 72 %
      • Canada: 0 %
      • Other Non-US Citizens: 26 %
      • Unknown Citizenship: 2 %

    • U.S. citizens in newest entering class:

      • African American: 0 %
      • Asian American: 89 %
      • Hispanic or Latino American: 4 %
      • Multiethnic/Multiracial: 2 %
      • Native American: 1 %
      • White (Non-Hispanic): 79 %
      • Chose not to report: 5 %
      • Other: 1 %

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

      • Northeast: 0 %
      • Mid-Atlantic: 1 %
      • South: 0 %
      • Southwest: 2 %
      • Midwest: 2 %
      • West: 95 %
      • Possessions and territories: 0 %

  • ADMISSIONS - Getting Into the Institution

    • Standardized tests required of all applicants:

      • SAT or ACT (with optional writing component)
      • Minimum High School GPA (if applicable) required for admission: 3.00
      • Interviews are: Not offered

    • Application deadlines:

      • Fall 2012 1/15/2012
      • Winter 2012-13 10/15/2012
      • Spring 2013 2/1/2013
      • Summer 2013 3/1/2013
      • Additional application requirements: See http://admissions.uoregon.edu for more information on admission requirements for international, transfer and continuing students.
      • Total undergraduate applicants, all programs: 27,001
      • Percentage of applicants admitted: 71 %
      • Percentage of admitted applicants who enrolled: 29 %
      • International applicants: 9 %
      • Female applicants: 40 %

    • Relative Importance of Application Elements

      • Secondary school record: Very Important
      • Class rank: Considered
      • Talent/ability: Considered
      • Interview: Not Considered
      • Extracurricular activities: Considered
      • Volunteer work: Considered
      • Character/personal abilities: Not Considered
      • Application essay: Considered
      • Work experience: Considered
      • SAT/ACT scores: Important
      • Recommendations: Considered
      • High school GPA: Very Important

  • ADMISSIONS - Getting Into the Business Program

      • Undergrad business program admissions are managed by: The business program office
      • Total undergraduate business applicants: 873
      • Percentage of applicants admitted: 75 %
      • Percentage of admitted applicants who enrolled: 100 %

    • Admission requirement for admission to the undergraduate business program

      • Minimum high school GPA: 3.00
      • 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?: No
      • Percentage of business program admits in most recent entering class who were freshman: 0 %
      • Are freshman business admits required to complete or obtain minimum GPAs in pre-business courses before taking upper-level courses? No

    • Internal transfers:

      • Method for handling internal transfers: Separate application
      • Minimum college GPA for internal transfers to the business program: 2.9
      • Additional application requirements, including course/grade requirements: 90 quarter credits with a cumulative gpa of 2.9. completion of pre-business and university courses. C- or better in all courses required for admission. 2.75 gpa in pre-business core: includes micro and macro economics, introduction to business, financial and managerial accounting. In addition, completion of two writing composition courses, and a computer technology course. Two terms of calculus and one of statistics. IBT TOEFL score of 89. Application required which includes three essay questions and a resume.

  • CAMPUS LIFE

    • Five largest on-campus organizations for business students:

      • Warsaw Sports Business Club
      • Women in Business
      • Alpha Kappa Psi
      • American Marketing Association
      • Beta Alpha Psi
      • Are freshmen required to live on campus?: No
      • Are business students grouped together in 'learning communities' in housing and other facilities?: No

  • PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS

    • Other requirements for the undergraduate business degree

      • Completion of university liberal arts curriculum, pre-business curriculum, upper division business core, upper division business electives, non-business minor or theme study and global context courses.

  • ACADEMICS

    • Average class size:

      • Required business classes: 55
      • Business electives: 43
      • Non-business electives: 39

    • Percentage of business classes:

      • With 20 or fewer students: 3 %
      • With 21 to 50 students: 55 %
      • With more than 50 students: 42 %

    • Course enrollment:

      • Percentage of required business courses reaching maximum enrollment by the first day of class: 30 %
      • Percentage of required business courses with waiting lists: 0 %

  • CURRICULUM

    • Electives:

      • Available business electives: 51
      • New electives: Commercial Banking
      • Last curriculum overhaul: 2010
      • Total business faculty: 87
      • Percentage of the total faculty that is tenured or tenure track: 49 %

    • Most prominent faculty:

      • Alan Meyer
      • David Guenther
      • Sergio Koreisha

    • Business program's leading areas of study:

        • Accounting
        • Entrepreneurship
        • Finance
        • Marketing
        • Sports Business
      • Special programs: Free tutoring, international internships, certificate programs in global management and international business, business plan competition, national ethics case competition, investment group trip to Wall Street, consulting projects with not-for -profit companies, int'l consulting projects, honors projgram, tax preparation for low income residents, national accounting case competition, and CEO network.
      • Work study: Positions are available throughout the business school in several administrative offices, building management, technology lab, tutoring center, and with faculty as assistants.
      • Study abroad programs: The Lundquist College of Business students participate in over 165 university study abroad programs in over 100 countries. Students may choose to study business, liberal arts, language, or other courses depending on the specific study abroad program offerings. Global internships are also available.
      • Volunteer opportunities: The university, college and student clubs have a wide variety of volunteer activities and opportunities for domestic and international community service. International Business and Economics Club students volunteer in Africa, China, Kenya and Uganda. Honors students collaborated with Habitat for Humanity in Guatemala, Accounting students earn credit participating in a volunteer Income Tax Assistance program administered through the IRS.

    • Extra-curricular activities:

      • Alpha Kappa Psi
      • UO Investment Group
      • American Marketing Association
      • Entrepreneurship Club
      • Sustainable Business group UO Netimpact
      • Women in Business Club
      • Sports Business Club
      • International Business and Economics Club

  • FINANCIAL AID

      • Who manages financial aid for the business program?: Central financial aid office at the university
      • Financial aid web site: http://financialaid.uoregon.edu

    • Scholarships

      • Scholarship money distributed to business students last year: $1,640,617.00
      • Expected scholarship distribution to business students this year: $1,942,962.00
      • Scholarships are awarded to business students based on: a combination of need and merit
      • Other criteria for scholarship consideration: The Lundquist College of Business awards multiple scholarships annually. Criteria are dependent on the scholarship. Academic performance, leadership, and engagement in the community are also considerations. Financial need may be considered for some scholarships.
      • Students receiving institutional scholarships in the current academic year: 42 %
      • Students receiving full-tuition institutional scholarships in the current academic year: 1 %
      • Institutional scholarship money distributed to undergraduate business students based on need: 10 %
      • Institutional scholarship money distributed to undergraduate business students based on merit: 90 %
      • Mean outstanding debt, most recent graduating class: $10,852.00

  • CAREER SERVICES

    • Employment Information

      • Percentage of most recent business graduates who supplied information regarding employment: 86 %
      • Percentage seeking full-time professional employment in business: 79 %
      • Percentage not seeking full-time professional employment in business: 21 %

    • Received first job offer:

      • By graduation: 42 %
      • After graduation, but within 3 months: 6 %
      • More than 3 months after graduation : 0 %
      • No job offer reported: 52 %

    • Accepted first job offer:

      • By graduation : 41 %
      • After graduation, but within 3 months: 6 %
      • More than 3 months after graduation: 0 %
      • No job acceptance reported: 54 %
      • Companies recruiting business students on campus: 137
      • Companies posting job offers for business students on school job boards: 400

    • Top employers (number of students hired):

      • Target 6
      • Fisher Investments 4
      • UO Athletic Department 3
      • US Bankl 3
      • Teach for America 3
      • Key Bank 3
      • Fred Meyer 3
      • NCAA 2
      • Oracle 2
      • Intel 2
      • Kraft Foods 2
      • Hawes Financial Group 2
      • Oregon Community Credit Union 2
      • ESL EZ Kids 2
      • Consolidated Graphics 2

    • Compensation

      • Mean base salary: $38,722.00
      • Median base salary : $40,000.00
      • Mean signing bonus: $5,000.00
      • Median signing bonus: $5,000.00
      • Mean other guaranteed compensation: $9,718.00
      • Median other guaranteed compensation: $9,000.00

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

      • Consulting: 3 %
      • Finance/Accounting: 26 %
      • General Management: 15 %
      • Human Resources: 2 %
      • Management Information Systems: 2 %
      • Marketing/Sales: 26 %
      • Operations/Production: 8 %
      • Logistics/Transportation: 0 %
      • Other: 18 %

    • Most recent graduates accepted jobs in the following industries:

      • Accounting: 8 %
      • Consumer Products/Retail : 17 %
      • Consulting: 3 %
      • Financial Services: 18 %
      • Government/Education: 5 %
      • Pharma/Biotech/Health: 0 %
      • Manufacturing: 7 %
      • Media/Entertainment: 5 %
      • Petroleum/Energy: 0 %
      • Real Estate: 2 %
      • Sports/Leisure: 10 %
      • Technology/Science: 12 %
      • Non-Profit: 3 %
      • Transportation: 2 %
      • Utilities: 0 %
      • Other: 8 %

    • 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: 5 %
      • Mid-Atlantic: 1 %
      • Midwest: 3 %
      • South: 2 %
      • Southwest: 4 %
      • West: 84 %
      • Possessions and territories: 1 %
      • Career services offered: Advising, information sessions, workshops, library resources, career path events.

  • INTERNSHIPS

      • Companies recruiting business students for internships on campus: 0
      • Companies posting internship offers for business students on school job boards: 0

    • Top internship employers (number of students hired):

      • UO Athletic Department 9
      • Eugene Emeralds & Bridgestone/Firestone 6/5
      • Enterprise Rent-A-Car 4
      • First Investors 4
      • Fred Meyer 4
      • Target 3
      • Salem-Keizer 3
      • Costco 3
      • Camfil-Farr 2
      • Entercom Portland 2
      • KPMG 2
      • Merill Lynch 2
      • Net Scouts Basketball 2
      • Pepsi 2
      • State Farm 2

    • Internship pay

      • Internships that are paid: 41 %
      • Mean compensation, per week, for paid internships only: $433.00
      • Median compensation, per week, for paid internships only: $350.00
      • Average internship length, in weeks: 20

  • B-SCHOOL ALUMNI

      • Total number of undergraduate business program graduates since inception: 25,296
      • Total living alumni of the undergraduate business program: 22,223
      • Percentage of living alumni who contributed to the business program or university in the last academic year: 4 %

    • Alumni gifts

      • Mean Gift: $3,325.00
      • 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

      • Phil Knight CEO Nike
      • Robert Polet Former Chairman & Ceo, Gucci
      • John Elorriaga Ret. Chairman & CEO, US Bank

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