Facts About Our College

 

Fall 2009 Student Profile
Total Number of Students* 9,009
Graduate Students 915
Undergraduate Students 8,094


Student Awards

  • A CBA Marketing student (Kyle Williams) was recognized as the top sales student in the nation at the 10th Annual National Collegiate Sales Competition (NCSC) at Kennesaw State University, Georgia. UCF Professional Sales team won second place (45 universities participated).
  • Financial Management Association (FMA) Student Chapter received the FMA Superior Chapter Award. This is the highest honor for an FMA student chapter.
  • The Society for Marketing Professional Services (SMPS) was the winner of UCF's prestigious Knights of the Round Table (KoRT) Student Organization of the Year Award.
  • DeVos Sport Business Management graduate students won the National Sports Forum Case Competition.

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Ph.D. Placement

Year Area Appointment Upon Graduation
2009 Economics U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Finance Sony Brockport
Management Oklahoma State
Management Drexel
Management Southwest Missouri

 

Year Area Appointment Upon Graduation
2008 Management Southern Methodist University
Management Virginia Tech
Management University of Washington - Tacoma
Management Eastern Kentucky
Management Information Systems University of Louisville (ABD)
Management Information Systems Towson University (ABD)
Management Information Systems National Sun Yat-Sen University (Taiwan) (ABD)
Management Information Systems University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth (ABD)
Management Information Systems University of Arkansas - Little Rock (ABD)
Management Information Systems University of Tampa (ABD)
Management Information Systems University of North Texas (ABD)
Marketing North Dakota State

 

Year Area Appointment Upon Graduation
2007 Accounting Florida International University
Accounting Wilfred Laurier University
Accounting Concordia University
Finance University of Baltimore
Finance Marshall University
Management Western Michigan (ABD)
Management Information Systems Baker College (ABD)
Management Information Systems University of North Texas (ABD)
Marketing University of Cincinnati
Marketing Embry Riddle Aeronautical University

 

Year Area Appointment Upon Graduation
2006 Finance Dogus University (Turkey)
Management Embry Riddle Aeronautical University
Management Eastern Michigan
Management Wichita State
Management University of Nebraska/Lincol
Management Dayton University
Management Information Systems University of Memphis

 

Year Area Appointment Upon Graduation
2005 Accounting Brigham Young University - Hawaii
Accounting University of Texas/El Paso
Accounting Washington State University
Finance School of IT Business (Korea)
Finance University of Wisconsin/EC
Marketing Western Michigan
Marketing George Mason University
Management Information Systems Al Akhawayn University (Morocco)
Management Information Systems University of Kansas
Management Information Systems University of Tampa

 

Year Area Appointment Upon Graduation
2004 Finance Embry Riddle Aeronautical University

 

Year Area Appointment Upon Graduation
2003 Finance Francis Marion, SC

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Full-Time MBA Employment Stats

Employed at graduation 69%
Employed 3 months after graduation 8%
Average salary $51,379
Median salary $49,000
Range of salaries $30,000-$100,000
Receiving signing bonus 28%
Average signing bonus $5,260

Full-Time Salary Breakout (base salary)

Function Average Median High Low Percentage
Consulting $47,500 n/a n/a n/a 11%
Finance/Accounting $52,188 $52,750 $80,000 $30,000 28%
General Management/Operations $45,500 n/a n/a n/a 11%
Human Resources n/a n/a n/a n/a 1%
Marketing/Sales $47,500 $45,000 n/a n/a 4%
Operations/Logistics $61,250 $49,500 $100,000 $46,000 4%

 

Industry Average Median High Low Percentage
Government $38,000 $38,000 n/a n/a 11%
Consulting $43,750 $45,000 $50,000 $35,000 22%
Consumer Products $45,333 n/a n/a n/a 17%
Financial Services n/a n/a n/a n/a 6%
Petroleum/Energy n/a n/a n/a n/a 6%
Real Estate $66,375 n/a n/a n/a 17%
Technology $50,297 $49,500 $56,188 $46,000 22%

Internship Employment Statistics

Percent of students who successfully obtained an internship 65%
Average salary $10,586
Median salary $9,100
Salary range $0-40,000

MBA Hiring Firms

1776 Financial Services

AXA Advisors

C3Research, LLC

Digital Ribbon, Inc.

Edward Jones

Eprentise, LLC

FAIRWINDS Credit Union

Florida Department of Revenue

Florida Power and Light

Foreign Currency Exchange Corporation

Harris Corporation

ICO USA

Lockheed Martin Corporation

Lowe’s Companies, Inc.

Magic Financial Services

Marcus & Millichap

Mercedes Homes, Inc.

Metavante

Northern Trust

Orlando Regional Realtors Association

Protiviti

Real Property Specialists, Inc.

Recourse Communications, Inc.

Sunera

Target Corporation

Tavernier Capital Partners

UCF Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation

UCF College of Business Administration Dean’s Office

UCF Corporate Partnerships & Career Management

UCF Executive Development Center

UCF Small Business Development Center

UCF Venture Lab

U.S. Department of Homeland Security

United Space Alliance

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