Carlson School of Management

Carlson School Fact Sheet 2011–2012 Academic Year

Founded in 1919 and named for alumnus and entrepreneur Curtis L. Carlson in 1986, the University of Minnesota's Carlson School of Management offers seven degree programs to approximately 4,500 current students. An alumni body of over 50,000 contributes to the success of businesses and communities in 78 countries and all 50 states. The Carlson School is accredited by AACSB International, the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business.

Academic Areas

Accounting
Finance
Human Resources
Information Systems
Management
Marketing
Operations

Degrees

Bachelor of Science in Business (BSB)
Master of Arts in Human Resources & Industrial Relations (MA-HRIR)
Master of Accountancy (MAcc)
Master of Business Administration (MBA)
Master of Business Taxation (MBT)
PhD in Business Administration (PhD-Business)
PhD in Human Resources & Industrial Relations (PhD-HRIR)

Faculty & Staff: Fall 2011

103 tenure and tenure-track faculty
37 endowed chairs and professorships
32 full-time instructional faculty (P&A)
211 full-time professional/support staff

 

Student Enrollment

Fall 2009
(actual)

Fall 2010
(actual)

Fall 2011
(actual)
Total Enrollment  
5,097
4,733
4,501
BSB Overall
2,129
2,186
2,200
  Accounting
294
354
384
  Actuarial Science
27
18
7
  Entrepreneurial Mgmt
162
160
135
  Finance
428
466
541
  Finance & Risk Mgmt Insurance*
14
25
34
  General Management
4
2
1
  Marketing
410
392
392
  Supply Chain
24
10
2
  Mgmt Information Systems
83
98
165
  Insurance/Risk Mgmt
23
12
2
  International Business
100
84
76
  Human Resources
58
48
38
  Public/Nonprofit Mgmt
34
41
42
  Operations Management
26
2
1
  Supply Chain/Operations Mgmt
54
88
108
MBA Full-Time
217
170
172
  Part-Time
1,861
1,546
1,459
  Executive (CEMBA)
116
96
90
  Global Executive (GEMBA)
175
149
111
 
Warsaw
69
52
22
 
Vienna
40
39
41
 
China
66
58
48
Masters Business Taxation
140
155
143
  Accountancy
46
58
33
  HR-IR
289
290
204
PhD Business Administration
68
72
75
  HR-IR
16
14
14

 

Incoming Student
Measures
Fall 2009
Fall 2010
Fall 2011
ACT
H.S. Rank
ACT
H.S. Rank
ACT
H.S. Rank
BSB
28.8
90.7
29.0
86.5
29.1
88.8
GMAT
GPA
Wk Exp
GMAT
GPA
Wk Exp
GMAT
GPA
Wk Exp
FT-MBA
683
3.43
4.3 yrs
694
3.50
4.9 yrs
690
3.32
3.6 yrs
PT-MBA
632
3.42
5.3 yrs
623
3.42
5.7 yrs
610
3.36
5.0 yrs
CEMBA
N/A
3.19
13.3 yrs
N/A
3.22
13.0 yrs
N/A
3.20
13.0 yrs
Female
Minority
Inter'l
Female
Minority
Inter'l
Female
Minority
Inter'l
BSB
43%
11%
5%
37%
10%
5%
41%
13%
6%
FT-MBA
41%
18%
19%
30%
8%
25%
31%
10%
21%
PT-MBA
28%
9%
N/A
34%
8%
4%
36%
9%
6%
CEMBA
23%
29%
N/A
38%
33%
N/A
27%
27%
9%

 

BSB Graduation Rates
Spring 2009
Spring 2010
Spring 2011
 
Carlson
U of M
Carlson
U of M
Carlson
U of M
4 years
75.4%
46.7%
77.4%
50.2%
74.3%
54.0%
5 years
91.8%
66.2%
90.3%
66.8%
91.3%
69.2%

 

Graduate Satisfaction
Spring 2009
Spring 2010
Spring 2011
BSB excellent/very good/good
95.0%
*%
95.5%
fair
5%
*%
4.5%
poor/very poor
0%
*%
0.0%
FT-MBA satisfied or very satisfied
81%
85%
76%
moderately dissatisfied
17%
10%
13%
very dissatisfied
2%
5%
11%
PT-MBA satisfied or very satisfied
93%
90%
87%
  moderately dissatisfied
7%
8%
12%
  very dissatisfied
9%
2%
1%

 

Accepted Employment Offers at
Spring 2009
Spring 2010
Spring 2011
 
Graduation
90 days
Graduation
90 days
Graduation
90 days
BSB
55%
88%
65%
82%
73%
87%
FT-MBA
68%
78%
52%
89%
72%
97%
*** Data not collected due to systems transition

Average Starting Salaries for Graduates
Spring 2009
Spring 2010
Spring 2011
BSB
$48,609
$48,239
$50,530
MBA
$92,601
$89,878
$96,072
MA-HRIR
$71,929
$71,284
$71,788

 

Carlson School Endowment
June 30, 2008
June 30, 2009
June 30, 2010
 
$117.1 million
$121.6 million
$137.5 million

 

3/28/2012

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