College of Business Fast Facts:
- B.S degrees in Business Administration awarded in 2006-2007 academic year: 462 (largest at MSU)
- Undergraduate business majors as of fall 2006: approximately 2,371
- Percent of all university bachelor degrees that are awarded by the COB: 22.3%
- Undergraduate Majors: Accounting, Finance, Intl. Business, Management, and Marketing
- Minimum MSU, Mankato GPA for COB undergraduate admission: 2.7
- Business Ethics required of all College of Business majors
- MBA degrees awarded in 2006-2007 academic year: 15
- MBA enrollment approximately 70
- MBA average GMAT score: 534
- MBA average undergraduate GPA: 3.33
- MBA average work experience: 4.5 years
- Recognized by The Princeton Review as one of the "Best Business Schools" in 2007 & 2008
- 51 full time faculty members
- 90% of faculty have a Ph.D. or a another terminal degree in their respective discipline
- Eight full time staff members
- All programs in the COB are accredited by AACSB International
- Next maintenance of accreditation peer review visit will be in 2012-2013 academic year
- International Study Abroad options available for a semester or year in six countries
- Annual for-credit supervised study tours available in Austria, Greece, Singapore, and NYC
- The entire campus is wireless
- COB students required to own a laptop purchased from the campus Computer Store
- Wall Street Journal, Business Week, and The Financial Times available to all students daily
- Approximately half of students do an internship
- Placement rate is approximately 93% one year after graduation
- 90% of classes are approximately 36 students or less
- Scholarships awarded last year to admitted students was approximately $130,000
- Size of endowment: approximately $900,000
- Living alumni: approximately 21,000
- Member of Beta Gamma Sigma, the International Business Honor Society
