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University of Utah

Eccles School of Business

Quick Stats

  • Avg. SAT Score
    1150
  • Annual Tuition
    $8,921
    $ $ $ $ $
  • Program Enrollment
    1,439
  • University Selectivity
    83%
  • University Yield
    38%
  • Job Offers
    48%
  • Average Salary
    $47,554
  • Top Industry
    Financial Services
  • School Status
    Public
  • Accreditation
    AACSB Accredited
  • B-School Founded
    1896
  • Program Length
    Four Year
Contact Information
1655 East Campus Center Drive
SFEBB 1113
Salt Lake City, Utah 84112, United States
Website
405x225

Eccles School of Business

Founded in 1917, the University of Utah's David Eccles School of Business boasts unparalleled programs in entrepreneurship, technology innovation and venture capital management. Emphasizing interdisciplinary education and experiential learning, the school is home to the country's largest student-run venture capital fund, and attracts a faculty of world-class business-scholarship leaders. Approximately 4,500 students are enrolled in its undergraduate, graduate and executive degree programs, with students earning a top-notch education in a community with unmatched access to outdoor recreation.

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Admissions

Admissions Selectivity
83% University of Utah 58% Average Across All Schools
Most Important Admissions Factors
  1. Secondary school record
  2. High school GPA
  3. SAT/ACT scores
University Admissions
  • Min. SAT 0
  • Min. ACT 0
  • Min. GPA 2.60
B-School Admissions
  • Min. SAT
  • Min. ACT
  • Min. GPA
More Information
Total Applications
  • Applied
  • Accepted
  • Accepted Apps Enrolled
11118% 11,118
83% 83
38% 38
83% School Selectivity
38% School Yield
Demographics of Applicants
  • Male Applicants
  • Female Applicants
  • International Applicants
  • U.S. Applicants
Application Deadlines
Dec 1
Fall 2013
Apr 1
Fall 2013
Nov 1
Spring 2014
Mar 15
Summer 2014
Required Tests
  • ACT
  • Are Interviews Required? Not required
Additional Requirements:

Transfers students need 30 credit hours or more and cumulative GPA of 2.6 or higher. International students need a minimum TOEFL score of 80 iBT (550pBT) or better
Total Applications to Program
  • Applied
  • Accepted
  • Accepted Apps Enrolled
900% 900
72% 72
100% 100
72% Program Selectivity
100% Program Yield
Program Requirements
  • Admissions managed by Business Program
  • Are interviews required? Not required
Required Tests

Transfer Requirements
  • How internal transfers are handled Separate application
  • Min college GPA for transfers 3.2
  • Other transfer requirements Pre-business courses (Accounting, Microeconomics, college algebra, Business Statistics, Foundations of Business, Computer Essentials) completed with graded of C- or better; 3.2 business GPA.
Freshman Requirements
  • Freshman admissions Yes
  • Percent of admitted applicants who are freshmen 9
  • Min GPA required in pre-business courses Yes
  • How freshmen are admitted Indicate interest on university application
Other Requirements for freshman

The Business Scholars program has very limited enrollment and is therefore selective. The committee will use the information collected in the application to make admission and scholarship decisions. This includes academic achievement, as evidenced by high school transcripts and test scores; as well as accomplishments outside of the classroom, as evidenced by the answers to the short questions and optional resume.

Careers

Financial Services 35%
Top Industry
  • Other 8%
  • Non-profit 6%
  • Manufacturing 3%
Goldman Sachs, Inc. 14
Top Employer
  • Overstock.com 2
  • EVault 2
  • Amirsys, Inc 2
Job offers within 3 months after graduation
48% Eccles School of Business 75% Average Across All Schools
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Job Offers Received and Accepted
  • This School
  • All Schools
By Graduation
41% 41
59% 59.267238095238085
41% Receive Offers
41% 41
56% 55.65923664122137
41% Accept Offers
After graduation, but within 3 months
7% 7
16% 16.189999999999998
7% Receive Offers
7% 7
17% 17.25698275862069
7% Accept Offers
More than 3 Months after graduation
2% 2
10% 10.193835616438358
2% Receive Offers
2% 2
13% 12.771399999999998
2% Accept Offers
76% Graduates seeking full-time employment
24% Graduates not seeking employment
62% Percentage of graduates for whom employment information is available
Salaries and Percentages of Job Accepting Graduates
Area Grads Accepting Jobs Avg. Salary 10k 50k 100k 150k 190k
Consulting
1% 1
$35,000.00 Data not provided
Finance/Accounting
54% 54
$48,743.00
29K 72K
General Management
10% 10
$51,428.00
43K 60K
Human Resources
0% 0
$0.00 Data not provided
Management Information Systems
9% 9
$35,166.00
25K 38K
Marketing/Sales
16% 16
$56,667.00
30K 150K
Operations/Production
10% 10
$44,325.00
23K 75K
Logistics/Transportation
0% 0
$0.00 Data not provided
Other
0% 0
$0.00 Data not provided
Area Grads Accepting Jobs Avg. Salary 10k 50k 100k 150k 190k
Accounting
14% 14
$42,028.00
29K 52K
Consumer Products/Retail
12% 12
$43,977.00
38K 50K
Consulting
1% 1
$35,000.00 Data not provided
Financial Services
35% 35
$52,367.00
23K 150K
Government/Education
8% 8
$49,417.00
39K 60K
Pharma/Biotech/Health
0% 0
$0.00 Data not provided
Manufacturing
3% 3
$60,067.00
53K 75K
Media/Entertainment
2% 2
$0.00 Data not provided
Non-Profit
6% 6
$37,500.00
35K 40K
Petroleum/Energy
0% 0
$0.00 Data not provided
Real Estate
0% 0
$0.00 Data not provided
Sports/Leisure
4% 4
$51,500.00
38K 65K
Technology/Science
5% 5
$30,000.00
25K 35K
Transportation
2% 2
$68,500.00
65K 72K
Utilities
0% 0
$0.00 Data not provided
Other
8% 8
$53,800.00
29K 40K
Area Grads Accepting Jobs Avg. Salary 10k 50k 100k 150k 190k
U.S. Northeast
0% 0
$0.00 Data not provided
U.S. Mid-Atlantic
4% 4
$53,333.00
50K 60K
U.S. South
0% 0
$0.00 Data not provided
U.S. Southwest
2% 2
$40,000.00
35K 45K
U.S. Midwest
4% 4
$50,067.00
45K 53K
U.S. West
90% 90
$47,372.00
23K 150K
U.S. Possessions/Territories
0% 0
$0.00 Data not provided
Canada
0% 0
$0.00 Data not provided
Salaries for Most Recent Graduates
Salaries for Most Recent Graduates
Average Signing Bonus for Most Recent Graduates
Other Income for Most Recent Graduates
Internship Employers / Interns Hired
  • Goldman Sachs 11
  • University of Utah 4
  • Zions Bank 4
  • Enterprise Rent-a-Card 3
  • LDS Church/Info Syc 3
Internship Services
  • Companies that recruit interns on campus
  • Companies that posted internships on school message board
  • Average intern length in weeks 10
  • Percentage of internships that are paid 42
Career Services
  • Number of companies that recruited students on campus 183
  • Number of companies that posted full-time jobs on school message boards 972
Other activities and career services provided to undergraduate business students:
The Business Career Management Center provides and encourages participation in career fairs, on-campus information sessions, on-campus interviews, career assessments, resume reviews, cover letter help, salary negotiation assistance, job postings, newsletters, club involvement, workshops, webinar hosting, on-line training, individual counseling, career library resources.

Cost

Resident
$ $ $ $ $
$18,738
Total Yearly Cost
  • Tuition $8,921
  • Fees $912
  • Expenses $8,905
Non-Resident
$ $ $ $ $
$33,577
Total Yearly Cost
  • Tuition $23,760
  • Fees $912
  • Expenses $8,905
13% Percent of Institutional Grants or Scholarships 2% Percent of Full-tuition Institutional Grants or Scholarships
Basis for Grants or Scholarships
  • Need
  • Merit
More Information
Financial Aid
  • Financial Aid Management No
  • Website http://www.financialaid.utah.edu
Scholarships
$308,000
Total aid distributed to undergrad business students last year
$635,586
Total aid distributed to undergrad business students this year
Loans
  • Loan Guarantee Policy No
  • Max Loan Guarantee Per Year

Academics

Average Class Size
  • Eccles School of Business
  • All Schools
Core Business Classes
68% 63
50% 46
Elective Business Classes
71% 41
50% 29
Required Classes with a Waiting List
0 Eccles School of Business 12 Average Across All Schools
* On the First Day of Enrollment
Top Areas of Study
  • Accounting
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Finance
  • Marketing
  • Operations Management
More Information
Business Program Classes
15% Less than 20 Students 57% More than 50 Students
28% 21 to 50 students
41 Average number of students in non-business required electives
34 Different Elective Courses
New Electives
  • Human Resource Mgt I
  • Human Resource Mgt II
  • Program length Four Year
  • Last change to curriculum 2011
Degrees Offered / Credits Required
  • Bachelor's of Science Business Administration 122
  • BA, BS Accounting 122
  • BA, BS Entrepreneurship
  • BA, BS Finance
  • BA, BS Information Systems
  • BA, BS Management and BA, BS Operations Management
  • BA, BS Marketing
Faculty
  • All Faculty
  • Tenured
99% 99
41% 41
Prominent Faculty
  • Jay Barney

    Strategy

  • Hank Bessinbinder

    Finance

  • Abbie Griffin

    Marketing
  • Are work study or co-ops available? No
  • Description of work study / co-ops:

  • Is study abroad available? Yes
  • Description of study abroad programs:

    The University of Utah offers hundreds of programs with semester and multi-semester opportunities from around the world. The Business School partners with this program to provide opportunities with interest to Business students. Many of our programs also offer short term international travel experiences.
  • Is community service or volunteering available? Yes
  • Description of community service/volunteering:

    Most of the clubs and special programs within the David Eccles School of Business have opportunities to help the local community. Some may be a day or two each semester while others may be once a week.

Students

24% Students in Top 10% of High School Class 39% Students with High School GPA over 3.75
1220 75th Percentile Score on SAT 27 75th Percentile Score on ACT
Student Body Breakdown
  • International Students
  • U.S. Students
  • Male Students
  • Female Students
Ethnicity of Students
White
69% 69
Asian American
12% 12
Not Reported
10% 10
* Percentages are for U.S. citizens in most recent entering class; only top three responses shown.
More Information
U.S. Regional Breakdown
84%
1%
1%
1%
1%
1%
Student Citizenship
U.S.
98% 98
Other Non-U.S. Citizenship
1% 1
Canada
0% 0
23 Average age of full-time students
88% Freshman retention rate
Graduation Rate
  • 4 Years
  • 6 Years
65% 65
76% 76

Alumni

Alumni Donors
Total Living Alumni 23,596
Alumni Donations
$688 Average Gift Largest Gift
Most Prominent Alumni
  • Stephen R. Covey

    Franklin Covey Co

  • J. Willard Marriott, Jr

    Marriott Corporation

  • Spencer Fox Eccles

    Geroge S. and Dolores Dore Eccles Foundation