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ACADEMICS
Average class size in required business courses:
38.9

Average class size in business electives:
29.3

Average class size in non-business electives required for admission to business program:
27.2

Class size:

Classes with fewer than 20 students: 14  %
Classes with 21 to 50 students: 79  %
Classes with more than 50 students: 7  %

Required business courses that reached maximum enrollment by the first day of class, previous academic year:
92  %

Required business courses that had waiting lists, 2008-09:
88  %

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CURRICULUM
Number of elective courses available in business program:
109

Electives added in current academic year:

BUS 420 International Studies Program
DSC 481 Introduction to Data Mining II
MIS 480 Topics in Management Information Systems

Year of the last major change to the business program's core curriculum:
2008

Leading areas of study:

Accounting

Economics

Finance

Marketing

Organizational Behavior


Special programs for business students:
The Buck Rodgers Business Leadership Program enhances the Miami experience through mentorship by a business community leader. Enhanced leadership skills, improved communication skills and a deeper appreciation for diversity are emphasized. Miami’s Student and Alumni Credit Union is one of only two completely student-run credit unions in the nation. Internships and committee assignments provide hands-on business experience in investment banking, marketing and auditing.

  Business program offers work study or co-op opportunities:
Yes

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Work study opportunities description:
The Farmer School offers a "Professional Practice" workshop that allows students to earn one credit hour of academic credit for a summer internship. Students must find a sponsoring faculty member prior to the internship, and then write a reflective paper on the business principles they applied on the internship as well as the new principles they learned while on the internship.

  Business program offers study abroad opportunities:
Yes

Study abroad program description:
The Farmer School continues to sustain a rich legacy of study abroad offerings through its semester, summer and winter break programs with the focus on Asia and Europe. Studying abroad is a part of our culture with over half the seniors reported having participated in a program. Most students can spend a semester abroad and still graduate in four years. Many need-based scholarships are available to support study abroad.

  Volunteer work and community service opportunities:
Yes

Volunteer opportunities description:
Adopt-a-school program to tutor at-risk children. Alpha Kappa Psi organized a basketball tournament fundraiser to support an elementary school library. Annual student managed Golf-Fore-a-Cure tournament raises thousands of dollars each year to fight cancer. MU Community Program promotes student, faculty and staff engagement in the local community, a primary event being the holiday drive to provide clothes, supplies and gifts for area families.

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Business clubs and extracurricular activities:

Alpha Kappa Psi
Pi Sigma Epsilon
Buck Rodgers Leadership Program
Miami Business Enterprise
Delta Sigma Pi
Business Student Advisory Committee
First Miami University Credit Union
China American Business Organization

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CAMPUS LIFE

Largest on-campus organizations for business students:


Miami Business Enterprise
Pi Sigma Epsilon
Alpha Kappa Psi
Delta Sigma Pi
Busk Rodgers Leadership Program

  Freshmen are required to live on campus:
Yes

  Business students are grouped in learning communities:
No

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FACULTY
Faculty:

Full-time faculty : 136
Adjuncts and visiting faculty: 45
Permanent/tenured professors: 73
Percentage of permanent/tenured professors who are women: 14
Percentage of permanent/tenured professors who are underrepresented minorities: 5
Percentage of permanent/tenured professors who are also members of company boards of directors or of advisors: 15
Percentage of permanent/tenured professors who are business owners: 7

Prominent faculty:

Lisa Ellram
Jeff Smith
Steve Wyatt

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B-SCHOOL ALUMNI
Total number of undergraduate business program graduates since inception:
45,155

Total living alumni:
43,010

Percent of alumni who gave, 2008-09 academic year:
15  %

Mean alumni gift 2008-09:
$  1,627

Median alumni gift, 2008-09:
$  100

  Single donation in excess of $10 million in 2008-09?
No


Prominent alumni:

Name: Richard T. Farmer
Title: Chairman Emeritus and Founder, Cintas Corporation
Name: Mitchell Rales
Title: Chairman of the Executive Committee, Danaher Corporation
Name: Richard Smucker
Title: Executive Chairman and Co-Chief Executive Officer

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CAREER SERVICES
Percent of 2009 graduates who provided employment information:
55  %

Seeking full-time employment in business: 92  %
Not seeking full-time employment in business: 8  %

Number of companies recruiting undergraduate students on campus in previous academic year:
331

Companies posting full-time job offers on school job boards, previous academic year:
448

Career services provided for business majors:
Individual career advising with business students; scheduled and drop-in advising sessions. Mock interviews, career preparation presentations, recruiter information sessions, and career fairs.

Job offer results, 2009 graduates:

Received first job offer by graduation: 59  %
Received first job offer in three months following graduation: 16  %
Received first job offer more than 3 months after graduation: 16  %
Did not report having received a job offer: 9  %
Accepted first job offer by graduation: 51  %
Accepted first job offer in three months following graduation: 20  %
Accepted first job offer more than 3 months after graduation: 20  %
Did not report having accepted a job offer: 9  %

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Top hiring firms:



PricewaterhouseCoopers
  

Ernst & Young
  
Deloitte Touche Tomatsu
  
KPMG LLP
  
Procter & Gamble
  


Other Hiring Firms:

Cardinal Health
Total Quality Logistics
Crowe Horath
Deloitte Consulting
PNC Financial
Abercrombie
Rosetta
dunnHumby
Nielsen
Cintas


Graduate compensation:

Mean base salary: $  49,060
Median base salary: $  49,500
Mean signing bonus: $  4,257
Median signing bonus: $  3,000
Mean other guaranteed compensation: $  5,774
Median other guaranteed compensation: $  4,100

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Grads accepted jobs in following functional areas:

Consulting: 16  %
Finance/Accounting: 46  %
General Management: 3  %
Human Resources: 1  %
Management Information Systems: 6  %
Marketing/Sales: 21  %
Operations/Production: 3  %
Logistics/Transportation: 4  %
Other: 0  %

Grads accepted jobs in following industries:

Accounting: 24  %
Consumer Products/Retail: 14  %
Consulting Services: 17  %
Financial Services: 18  %
Government/Education: 4  %
Pharma/Biotech/Health: 7  %
Manufacturing: 7  %
Media/Entertainment: 1  %
Petroleum/Energy: 0  %
Real Estate: 1  %
Sports/Leisure: 1  %
Technology/Science: 2  %
Non-Profit: 0  %
Transportation: 4  %
Utilities: 0  %
Other: 0  %