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Undergraduate Profile Publish Date 05/27/12

University of Tennessee Knoxville

  • Program Basics

      • University of Tennessee
      • University of Tennessee College of Business Administration
      • 1000 Volunteer Blvd
      • 342 Haslam Business Building
      • Knoxville, Tennessee
      • 37803
      • United States
      • Program Web site: http://bus.utk.edu/undergrad
      • Program e-mail address: busad@tennessee.edu
      • Program phone number: 865-974-5096
      • Status: Public (state-operated)
      • AACSB accredited: Yes
      • Year in which the undergraduate business program was founded: 1914
      • Institution: Four Year
      • Business Program: Four Year

  • SCHOOL BASICS

    • Enrollment:

      • Total undergraduate: 21,308
      • Full-time undergraduate business: 4,178
      • Distance undergraduate business: 0
      • College or university freshman retention rate: 88 %

    • Percentage of students who graduate from the business program:

      • Within four years of admission to the university: 41 %
      • Within six years of admission to the university: 68 %

    • Undergraduate Business Degrees Offered:

      • BS/Business Administration

  • PROGRAM COSTS

      • Annual Tuition (Resident): $7,224.00
      • Annual Tuition (Non-Resident): $16,842.00
      • Annual Required Fees: $1,172.00
      • Tuition Per Academic Credit (Resident): $302.00
      • Tuition Per Academic Credit (Non-Resident): $1,005.00
      • Annual Room and Board: $6,000.00
      • Annual Cost of Books: $1,000.00

  • CLASS PROFILE

    • Students in newest entering class that are:

      • Female: 33 %
      • International: 2 %

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

      • Mean: 18
      • Median: 18

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

      • Mean: 1146
      • Median: 1140

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

      • From: 1070
      • To: 1230

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

      • Mean: 26
      • Median: 26

    • Middle 50% range of ACT scores:

      • From: 23
      • To: 28

    • Citizenship breakdown for newest entering class:

      • US: 98 %
      • Other Non-US Citizens: 2 %

    • U.S. citizens in newest entering class:

      • African American: 6 %
      • Asian American: 5 %
      • Hispanic or Latino American: 2 %
      • Multiethnic/Multiracial: 2 %
      • Native American: 1 %
      • White (Non-Hispanic): 83 %
      • Chose not to report: 1 %

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

      • Northeast: 1 %
      • Mid-Atlantic: 2 %
      • South: 93 %
      • Southwest: 1 %
      • Midwest: 2 %
      • West: 1 %

  • ADMISSIONS - Getting Into the Institution

    • Standardized tests required of all applicants:

      • ACT or SAT
      • Interviews are: Not required

    • Application deadlines:

      • Fall 2012 12/1/2011
      • Spring 2013 11/1/2012
      • Summer 2013 12/1/2012
      • Additional application requirements: TOEFL for non-native English speakers, 2.5 cumulative GPA in 30 completed hours for transfer students
      • Total undergraduate applicants, all programs: 13,949
      • Percentage of applicants admitted: 66 %
      • Percentage of admitted applicants who enrolled: 19 %
      • International applicants: 1 %
      • Female applicants: 33 %

    • Relative Importance of Application Elements

      • Secondary school record: Very Important
      • Class rank: Not Considered
      • Talent/ability: Important
      • Interview: Not Considered
      • Extracurricular activities: Considered
      • Volunteer work: Considered
      • Character/personal abilities: 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: 1,589
      • Percentage of applicants admitted: 98 %
      • Percentage of admitted applicants who enrolled: 100 %
      • 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 required

    • Freshman admission:

      • Does the business program admit freshmen?: Yes
      • Percentage of business program admits in most recent entering class who were freshman: 45 %
      • 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
      • Additional application requirements, including course/grade requirements: Holistic review, minimum 2.5 cumulative GPA, minimum "C" in progression courses

  • CAMPUS LIFE

    • Five largest on-campus organizations for business students:

      • Alpha Kappa Psi
      • Beta Alpha Psi
      • Council of Supply Chain Managment Professionals
      • American Marketing Association
      • Financial Management 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

    • Other requirements for the undergraduate business degree

      • 2.5 cumulative GPA, "C" in all major courses, 30 hours in residence, 60 hours at 4 year institution, high school deficiencies removed

  • ACADEMICS

    • Average class size:

      • Required business classes: 130
      • Business electives: 35

    • Percentage of business classes:

      • With 21 to 50 students: 60 %
      • With more than 50 students: 40 %

    • Course enrollment:

      • Percentage of required business courses reaching maximum enrollment by the first day of class: 100 %
      • Percentage of required business courses with waiting lists: 0 %

  • CURRICULUM

      • Last curriculum overhaul: 2003
      • Total business faculty: 135
      • Percentage of the total faculty that is tenured or tenure track: 90 %

    • Most prominent faculty:

      • Joseph Carcello
      • William "Bill" Fox
      • Theodore "Ted" Stank

    • Business program's leading areas of study:

        • Accounting
        • Finance
        • Marketing
        • Supply Chain Management
        • General Management
      • Special programs: Global Leadership Scholars - Honors program, Bloomberg certification, professional certification program
      • Work study: Internships
      • Study abroad programs: Faculty led, exchange and direct enrollment
      • Volunteer opportunities: Service learning in freshman learning community

    • Extra-curricular activities:

      • Delta Sigma Pi
      • Alpha Kappa Psi
      • Beta Gamma Sigma
      • Beta Alpha Psi
      • Financial Managment Association
      • Society of Human Resource Management
      • American Marketing Association
      • National Association of Black Accountants

  • FINANCIAL AID

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

    • Scholarships

      • Scholarship money distributed to business students last year: $490,000.00
      • Expected scholarship distribution to business students this year: $400,000.00
      • Scholarships are awarded to business students based on: academic merit
      • Students receiving institutional scholarships in the current academic year: 95 %
      • Students receiving full-tuition institutional scholarships in the current academic year: 65 %
      • Institutional scholarship money distributed to undergraduate business students based on need: 50 %
      • Institutional scholarship money distributed to undergraduate business students based on merit: 50 %

    • Loans

      • Does the school offer a guaranteed loan to all business students, regardless of nationality?: No
      • Mean outstanding debt, most recent graduating class: $24,000.00

  • CAREER SERVICES

    • Employment Information

      • Percentage of most recent business graduates who supplied information regarding employment: 93 %
      • Percentage seeking full-time professional employment in business: 75 %
      • Percentage not seeking full-time professional employment in business: 25 %
      • Companies recruiting business students on campus: 252
      • Companies posting job offers for business students on school job boards: 466

    • Top employers (number of students hired):

      • 21st Mortgage` 6
      • Manhattan Associates 6
      • Avery Dennison 4
      • Caterpillar Inc. 4
      • Clayton Homes 4
      • Enterprise Rent-A-Car 4
      • PepsiCo 4
      • Waddell and Reed 4
      • Unilver 4
      • Tennessee Valley Authority 3
      • Amazon 3
      • BNSF 3
      • CIGNA 3
      • International Paper 3
      • Pilot Corporation 3

    • Compensation

      • Mean base salary: $39,478.00

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

      • Consulting: 0 %
      • Finance/Accounting: 28 %
      • General Management: 16 %
      • Human Resources: 2 %
      • Management Information Systems: 2 %
      • Marketing/Sales: 22 %
      • Operations/Production: 5 %
      • Logistics/Transportation: 17 %
      • Other: 8 %

    • Most recent graduates accepted jobs in the following industries:

      • Accounting: 30 %
      • Consumer Products/Retail : 15 %
      • Consulting: 0 %
      • Financial Services: 14 %
      • Government/Education: 3 %
      • Pharma/Biotech/Health: 0 %
      • Manufacturing: 13 %
      • Media/Entertainment: 1 %
      • Petroleum/Energy: 1 %
      • Real Estate: 0 %
      • Sports/Leisure: 1 %
      • Technology/Science: 0 %
      • Non-Profit: 1 %
      • Transportation: 20 %
      • Utilities: 1 %
      • Other: 0 %

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

      • US: 100 %

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

      • Northeast: 4 %
      • Mid-Atlantic: 1 %
      • Midwest: 4 %
      • South: 86 %
      • Southwest: 4 %
      • West: 1 %
      • Career services offered: Resume review, interview preparation, online resume posting

  • INTERNSHIPS

    • Top internship employers (number of students hired):

      • Ernst and Young 6
      • Pricewaterhouse Coopers 5
      • Unilever 3
      • Tennessee Valley Authority 3
      • Deloitte 3
      • LBMC 3
      • Kimberly-Clark 2
      • Target Stores 1

  • B-SCHOOL ALUMNI

      • Total number of undergraduate business program graduates since inception: 35,556
      • Total living alumni of the undergraduate business program: 31,872
      • Percentage of living alumni who contributed to the business program or university in the last academic year: 6 %

    • Alumni gifts

      • Mean Gift: $827.00
      • Median Gift: $50.00
      • 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

      • James Haslam CEO Pilot Travel Centers
      • Charles Ergen CEO Dish Network
      • Randy Boyd President Radio Systems

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