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Community (Fall 2009 Enrollment)

Students: 5,985

  • 4,354 undergraduate (includes 448 undergraduate MPA students)
  • 1,176 MBA (all programs)
  • 346 MPA graduate
  • 109 Ph.D.

Faculty: 220 full-time equivalent

Alumni: 83,783 (living alumni) in 50 states and 106 countries

Degrees Awarded: 89,586

  • 65,546 BBA
  • 17,209 MBA
  • 5,758 MPA
  • 1,073 Ph.D.

Business Partners: Over 320 corporate investors and research partners

Student Profile - Fall 2009

Undergraduate students by ethnicity and national origin .

 

 

 

 

 

Undergraduate Ethnicity 2009-2010
Graduate Ethnicity 2009-2010 Graduate students by ethnicity and national origin.

 

 

 

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Average Salaries

MBA Class of 2009 $144,440
avg. salary:     $96,318
avg. signing bonus:     $22,672
avg. guaranteed bonus:     $25,450
BBA Class of 2009 $58,428
avg. salary:     $52,502
avg. bonus:     $5,926

See Ford Career Center for complete salary statistics broken down by major, functional area, and other criteria, including MPA statistics.

Leadership

    Email Phone
Thomas W. Gilligan Dean Email icon 512.471.5921
Janet Dukerich COO, Senior Associate Dean, Academic Affairs Email icon 512.471.7876
Eric Hirst Associate Dean, Graduate Programs Email icon 512.471.5921
Paula Murray Associate Dean, Undergraduate Programs Email icon 512.471.5921
Gaylen Paulson Interim Associate Dean for Executive Education Email icon 512.471.5893

Research Centers

Visit the Research Center directory for an overview of each center and direct links to individual Websites.

  • AIM Investment Center
  • Center for Business, Technology, & Law
  • Center for Customer Insight and Marketing Solutions
  • Center for Energy Finance Education & Research
  • Center for International Business Education & Research
  • Center for Research in Electronic Commerce
  • Center for Risk Management and Insurance
  • EDS Financial Trading and Technology Center
  • Energy Management and Innovation Center
  • Herb Kelleher Center for Entrepreneurship
  • Hicks, Muse, Tate & Furst Center for Private Equity Finance
  • IC2 Institute
  • Supply Chain Management Center of Excellence
  • The Real Estate Finance and Investment Center

Distinctions

  • McCombs full time MBA, #11 in Forbes’ most recent ranking (8/09), showed a higher 5 year gain in salary than the top 10 MBA programs in Forbes' survey

  • BBA Career Services has ranked #3 for the last four years by recruiters in BusinessWeek’s annual survey.

  • The MBA Investment Fund, L.L.C., the first legally constituted, private investment company entirely managed by students.
  • Moot Corp®, the world's original and still most lucrative student business plan competition.
  • Market-driven specializations responding to evolving industry needs in energy finance, private equity, real estate finance, customer insight, supply chain management, and other areas.
  • Collaboration with business through 14 research centers including the new Energy Management and Innovation Center, the Herb Kelleher Center for Entrepreneurship, and the Center for Customer Insight.
  • National academic leadership in all major fields of business education.
  • The Plus Program, an innovative series of MBA seminars focusing on the soft skills of communication, leadership, and teamwork.
  • A tradition of educating leaders since 1922 that continues today, with more current S&P 500 CEOs having graduated from McCombs than from any other public business school.
  • Diversity, #8 among top business schools for companies who recruit minorities and a #4 ranking for Hispanic MBA students.
  • Austin, one of the world's "creative capitals" and great educational cities, and a premier setting for business education.

Facilities

  • The McCombs School of Business is a three-building complex of 350,000 square feet. The buildings are listed as: GSB, CBA-South and CBA-North. There are 26 classrooms, 535 offices, 13 research centers, and 5 computer laboratories with 300 computers. The main building features a three-story atrium with food service options provided by O’s. In addition to services provided in the McCombs building complex, there is also a multi-media technology laboratory located on the first floor of the University Teaching Center (UTC).
  • Wireless internet access is available in all classrooms and public spaces within McCombs, including the interview suites in the Ford Career Center, Hall of Honors, Atrium and study areas. There are over 1000 network ports.
  • Four MBA cohort classrooms are configured to maximize instruction and learning. These classrooms are dedicated for MBA use and instruction.
  • The Ford Career Interview Center has 43 private interviewing suites, with nearby changing rooms and suit lockers so that students can dress for on-campus recruiting.
  • The AIM Trading Center and EDS Classroom are a state-of-the art trading, research and teaching facility equipped with the same technology that serves Wall Street.

Rooms available for Events

The McCombs School of Business has several event venues available for McCombs-sponsored events:

  • Legacy Events Room (CBA 3.202). The Legacy Events Room can be configured in three ways to accommodate a variety of events: Classroom (64 attendees), Theater (100 attendees), or Reception (125 attendees).
  • CBA Events Room (CBA 3.304). The CBA Events Room can accommodate up to 75 attendees seated, or 150 attendees standing.
  • GSB Events Room (GSB 5.130). The GSB Events Room can accommodate up to 54 attendees.
  • Atrium (CBA 3rd Floor). The Atrium can accommodate up to 350 attendees seated, or 500 attendees standing.
  • Hall of Honors (CBA 2nd Floor). The Hall of Honors can accommodate up to 250 attendees seated, or 450 attendees standing.
  • Plaza and the South Plaza. These Plazas can accommodate up to 1,367 attendees.

    Note: The Legacy Events Room and the CBA Events Room contain built-in multi-media; the Atrium, Plaza and the GSB Events Room do not.

The McCombs School of Business has several venues available to staff and faculty only:

  • Faculty/Staff Lounge (CBA 3.302). The Faculty / Staff Lounge is available to all McCombs staff and faculty.
  • MSB Conference Room (CBA 6.420). The MSB Conference Room can accommodate up to 25 attendees.

There are several student lounges and study areas located within the McCombs complex:

  • AIM Reading Room (4th Floor)
  • Reliant Productivity Center (4th Floor)
  • PhD Lounge (5th Floor)
  • MPA Lounge (4th Floor)
  • The Frito Lay Student Leadership Center (3rd Floor) is a private student services center for McCombs-affiliated undergraduate student organizations. It contains a workroom and conference room.
  • The Carpenter Center (3rd Floor) is a private lounging space for MBA students. It has a work room and conference room for student organizations, and is adjacent to 10 private meeting rooms.

Note: The MSB Conference Room and Green Room contain built-in multi-media.

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McCombs Gift

Since May 2000, when renowned entrepreneur Red McCombs invested $50 million in The University of Texas at Austin School of Business, the School has launched an aggressive plan to improve its standing as a world leader in business education. To this end, 90% of the McCombs funds are dedicated to match approved contributions to new and existing endowments. If you would like information on how a McCombs match can leverage your contribution to the School, contact Mary Ann Maltz, Director of Individual Giving and Endowments, at (512) 475-8179.

For more on supporting the school visit the McCombs School Development Website.

Pie chart of where the McCombs gift money will be spent

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For information on specific programs at the McCombs School, consult our contacts page. For media information, contact the Communications Director by phone at 512-471-3314 or by email at CommunicationsDirector@mccombs.utexas.edu.