The Best B-Schools ——University of Texas at Austin

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PROGRAM BASICS
McCombs School of Business

1 University Station, B6100
University of Texas at Austin
Austin , Texas 78712

Web site
http://www.mccombs.utexas.edu/bba

Program e-mail address:
texasbba@mccombs.utexas.edu

Program telephone number:
(512) 471-0690

  
Public Institution

  AACSB accredited:
Yes





Year in which the undergraduate business program was founded:
1922

  Institution:
Four Year

  Business program:
Four Year

Degrees offered:

Degree/Program Name:
BBA / Bachelor of Business Administration

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PROGRAM COSTS
Annual Tuition (Resident):
$  9,808

Annual Tuition (Non-Resident)
$  29,476




Room and board:
$  9,602

Books:
$  860

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ENROLLMENT
Total college enrollment for 2009-10:
51,032

Full-time undergraduate business student enrollment:
3,914

Part-time undergraduate business student enrollment:
142

Distance undergraduate business student enrollment:
0

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ADMISSIONS - Getting Into the Institution

Required standardized tests for entire college:


SAT or ACT




  Interviews for entire college:
Not offered

Additional application requirements for entire college:
Class rank, transcript, 2 essays, extracurricular resume, SAT or ACT, TOEFL

Upcoming application deadlines for entire college:

Semester: Fall 2010
Deadline: 12-15-2009
Semester: Spring 2010
Deadline: 10-01-2009
Semester: Fall 2011
Deadline: 12-01-2010

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Selectivity -- applicants admitted, entire college, 2009-10:
45  %

Yield -- accepted applicants enrolled, entire college, 2009-10:
51  %

Total number of full-time applications for entire college:
31,362

International applicants, entire college, 2009-10:
9  %

Female applicants, entire college, 2009-10:
51  %

Relative Importance of Application Elements:


  Secondary School Record:
Very Important

  Class Rank:
Very Important

  Talent/Ability:
Very Important

  Interview:
Not Considered

  Extracurricular Activities:
Very Important

  Volunteer Work:
Very Important

  Character/Personal Abilities:
Very Important

  Application Essay:
Very Important

  Work Experience:
Very Important

  SAT/ACT Scores:
Very Important

  Recommendations:
Considered

  High School GPA:
Considered

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ADMISSIONS - Getting Into the B-School

Undergrad business program admissions managed by:

The university admissions office

Total undergraduate business program applicants, 2009-10:
7,622

Applicants admitted to undergraduate business program, 2009-10:
24  %

Admitted applicants enrolled in undergrad business program, 2009-10:
67  %

Minimum requirements for business program:
N/A

  Entrance exam requirement other than SAT/ACT for business program:
Yes

  Interview to enter business program:
Not offered

  Freshmen admitted into business program:
Yes

Percentage of business students admitted as freshmen:
77  %

  Are the freshman admits to the business program required to complete pre-business courses before beginning upper-level courses in the junior year?
No

  Freshmen admitted by:
Indicate interest on university application

Additional application requirements for freshman admits:
N/A


Additional requirements for internal transfers:
N/A

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CLASS PROFILE
Class Profile:

Female: 51  %
International : 5  %

Entering students by age:

Mean: 18
Median: 18

Percent of Students Who Were In:
      Top 10% of high school class:
98  %

      Top 25% of high school class:
100  %



SAT scores for full-time entering business students on 1600 scale:

        Mean:  1,286
        Median:  1,290

SAT middle 50% range on 1600 scale:

        From:  1,170
        To:  1,400

ACT scores for full-time entering business students:

        Mean:  29
        Median:  30

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ACT middle 50% range:

        From:  27
        To:  32

Citizenship of entering students

U.S.: 90  %
Other countries: 10  %

Percentage of US citizens in entering class who are:

African American: 4  %
Asian American: 21  %
Hispanic or Latino American: 19  %
Native American: .5  %
White (Non-Hispanic): 55  %
Chose not to report: .5  %

Entering students are from the following regions:

Northeast: 2  %
Mid-Atlantic: 1  %
South: 4  %
Southwest: 81  %
Midwest : 8  %
West: 4  %

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FINANCIAL AID
  Financial aid handled by:
Central financial aid office at the university

Financial aid web site
http://finaid.utexas.edu

Institutional scholarship money distributed to undergraduate business students in previous academic year:
$  2,718,844

Institutional scholarship money to be distributed to undergraduate business students in current academic year:
$  2,250,000

Scholarships awarded to students in the business program based on:
A combination of need and merit

Other scholarship considerations:
N/A

Undergraduate business students receiving institutional scholarships for 2009-10 academic year:
39  %

Undergraduate business students with full-tuition scholarships 2009-10:
1  %

Percentage of institutional scholarship money distributed to business students based on merit, 2009-10 year:
13  %

Percentage of institutional scholarship money distributed to business students based on need, 2009-10:
65  %

  Scholarship consideration process:
Unique scholarship application

  School offers guaranteed loans:
No

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PROGRAM BASICS
Institutional freshman retention rate:
97  %

Business students who graduate within four years:
72  %

Business students who graduate within 6 years:
87  %