Albers School of Business & Economics

The level of attention that students get from professors is individualized to that particular student. The advisors at the school are very helpful. The placement center is a great resource if students are looking for jobs or internships.

I'd have liked more of a national reach to companies outside the Seattle area/Washington state.

The professors are very helpful in terms of real world experience and very knowledgeable of the industry they teach. Albers also provide many opportunities to give the students more exposure to the business world, after all we go to school to continue working at the end and real-life hands-on experience is what I am looking for.

The MBAs have a more integrated concept of the triple bottom line. I think we could incorporate this idea more heavily in our undergraduate classes.

Due to the small class sizes you are able to get to know professors and students better. It is a personalized experience and the professors clearly care about their subject matter and their students. Also the support services offered are excellent. My education is extremely well-rounded in many disciplines even though I have a business focus. I appreciate the schools dedication to social justice and ethics as well.

It would be better if the business program as a whole re-evaluated their faculty from time to time. It seems like a few of the professors who teach the introductory core business classes are there in part because they have taught at the school for numerous years. Perhaps focus on trying to attract better talent for the lesser studied areas, especially information systems.

The teachers are outstanding and very accessible outside of class. Also, the Albers Placement Center is incredible. They put on great programs and truly have a vested interest in the students. All of the staff an extremely helpful and knowledgeable.

I wish there were more degree options to accommodate my learning goals. I really would have liked to study more of the quantitative aspects of finance and economics, but the school doesn't offer a BS in either or even degrees in econometrics or statistics. My finance degree required a lot of core business classes that I didn't find to be particularly useful. I've had to pass up a few classes I think would be much more useful to me professionally for classes in fields I don't really care about.

The small class sizes allow for better communication between students and teachers. Large classes at SU are around 30 students compared to classes at the University of Washington, which can have 100's of students.

I wish the registration for classes was base on merit-based not with the first come first serve basis, because the space in our business school is limited it is sometimes a challenge to get into one of the popular classes in the Albers business school.

The small classes allow you to formal very close relationships with professors who actually care about what happens to you after you leave their class. There is an abundance of resources and opportunities (in part due to the location of the university) for professional, academic, and recreational advancement and they have offices that help you every step of the way from preparation and application to the interview process.

A few professors (especially the adjunct) are not very committed and do not seem to care that much. I also feel like Albers is not very engaging outside of everyone's own clubs/organizations. There are never any Albers socials or community service events. I feel like we are separate from the rest of the colleges in school.

the Career Center really goes above and beyond to help us when it comes to job advising, resume review, practice interviews, and helping us connect with business leaders in the area. The school itself brings in interesting executive speakers. Largest class size is 40 people.