Facts and Rankings
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Quick Facts
- The Eller MBA Program is one of the smallest among leading MBA programs nationwide, averaging 60 students per class
- Eller College has a diverse faculty group of 121 full-time faculty and an additional 30 adjunct or visiting faculty members
- Other options include the Accelerated, Evening, Dual-Degree, and Executive MBA programs
- Faculty-to-student ratio of 1:5
- Average elective class of 25 students
- Full-time program lasts 21 months and requires 56 units for graduation
Rankings
According to the latest Financial Times rankings:
- No. 5 among full-time U.S. public programs
- No. 19 among full-time U.S. programs
- No. 41 among full-time programs worldwide
- No. 9 in the world in entrepreneurship
According to the latest U.S.News & World Report national rankings:
- No. 59 among all MBA programs in the country
- No. 5 in MIS
- No. 13 in Entrepreneurship
Rankings from WSJ, Forbes, and Others
In January 2008, WOMEN 3.0 magazine included Eller in its listing of Top 50 Executive MBA Programs, as well as on its list of Top MBAs for Entrepreneurship.
In September 2007, The Wall Street Journal/Harris Interactive rankings placed the Eller MBA program #43 in its Regional Ranking category.
Forbes magazine ranked Eller #33 overall for having the best Return on Investment (ROI) in its fourth biennial rankings of business schools. View Forbes breakdown.
Mexico’s Expansión magazine ranked Eller's MBA #45 internationally in the first global survey of MBA programs for Mexican students.
In 2004, HISPANIC Trends magazine placed the Eller MBA in its annual list of "Top 25 MBA Programs for Hispanics" along with programs such as Harvard, Stanford, and The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. The magazine cited faculty diversity, minority recruiting and scholarships available to Hispanic students as factors making Eller College a national leader.
The most recent The Princeton Review/Entrepreneur magazine rankings place the graduate program of the McGuire Center for Entrepreneurship at #6.
Concentrations
Full-time Eller MBAs can declare a concentration in one or more of the following areas:
- Entrepreneurship
- Finance
- Management Information Systems
- Marketing
Dual Degrees
Eller MBA students have the option of participating in a number of accelerated and traditional MBA dual-degree programs, including:
Accelerated Programs
- Optics
- Natural Resources
- Computer Science
- Engineering
- Electrical and Computer Engineering
- Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering
- Systems and Industrial Engineering
Traditional Programs
- Planning (MS PLN)
- Accounting (MAcc)
- Management Information Systems (MS MIS)
- Medicine (MD)
- Law (JD)
- International Management
- Finance (MMF)
- Pharmacy (Pharm.D.)
Class Profiles for 2010
| Size of Entering Class | 63 |
| Average Age in Years | 27 |
| Average Years Work | 3.8 |
| Average GPA | 3.26 |
| Average GMAT | 623 |
| Percentage Male | 73% |
| Percentage Female | 27% |
| Percentage Minority | 6% |
Undergraduate Majors
| Business/Economics | 33% |
| Liberal Art/Social Science | 14% |
| Science/Engineering | 43% |
| Other | 10% |
International Students
| International Students | 32% |
| Countries Represented | 10 |
There are 10 countries represented between current two classes:
- Andorra
- Australia
- China
- Great Britain
- Greece
- India
- Korea
- Mexico
- Nepal
- Taiwan
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