Our Exceptional Students
The C.T. Bauer College of Business is a key reason why the University of Houston is the most diverse research university in the country. Our student body represents the rich ethnic strength of Houston, and that diversity is one of the reasons why Bauer graduates are so competitive in the global marketplace. Here are just some of the ways Bauer College leads the way in producing future leaders for the real world of business:
- #1 Entrepreneurship (BBA) program in the country as rated by Entrepreneur magazine and The Princeton Review
- #1 Evening MBA Program in Houston and #27 in the country as rated by BusinessWeek
- A Top 15 school in The Princeton Review and Entrepreneur’s “Student Opinion Honors for Business Schools” in the General Management category.
- Faculty from our finance and marketing departments have been deemed among the top 10 most productive in the country, according to a study compiled by Academic Analytics and published in the Chronicle of Higher Education.
- Almost 5,300 students representing more than 130 countries and 66 languages
C. T. Bauer College of Business - Student Body Profile - Fall 2008
| Gender | Undergrad | Houston MBA | EMBA | MS Finance | MS ACCY | Ph.D. | Males | 52.9% | 64.6% | 74.4% | 67.8% | 42.9% | 62.5% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Females | 47.1% | 35.4% | 25.6% | 32.2% | 57.1% | 37.5% |
| Ethnicity | Undergrad | Houston MBA | EMBA | MS Finance | MS ACCY | Ph.D. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| African American | 10.2% | 8.8% | 13.5% | 3.4% | 5.3% | 4.2% |
| Asian American | 28.9% | 13.7% | 9.6% | 16.9% | 32.6% | 13.9% |
| Hispanic/Chicano | 21.2% | 8.5% | 25.0% | 6.8% | 11.0% | 1.4% |
| Native American | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.4% | 0.0% |
| International | 6.3% | 13.3% | 1.9% | 33.9% | 17.7% | 52.8% |
| White/Other | 31.0% | 48.4% | 49.4% | 33.9% | 29.8% | 27.8% |
| Unknown | 2.2% | 7.3% | 0.6% | 5.1% | 3.2% | 0.0% |
| total # of Students | 4079 | 717 | 156 | 59 | 282 | 72 |
Undergraduate Students
- Diverse: International students at the University of Houston come from more than 130 different countries in the world, making this the most diverse urban university in the nation.
- Intelligent: Bauer business students have an average score of 1172 on the SAT.
- Elite: There are more than 270 undergraduate business majors in the Honors College.
- Hard-working: One-third of our undergraduate students are fully employed while they attend college.
- Determined: Many of our undergraduates represent the first generation in their family to attend a university.
- Large: The Bauer College of Business is one of the largest AACSB - accredited undergraduate business programs in the country, with an average of 5,600+ students enrolled
Houston MBA Students
- Experienced: The mean age at graduation is 27, with an age range of 24-53.
- Diverse: 45% of our MBA students are either ethnic minorities or international students.
- Working Adults: The majority of our Evening Program graduate students are fully employed while they attend college.
Executive MBA Students
- Experienced: Executive MBA students at the University of Houston have on average at least 12 years professional experience in diverse backgrounds of industry and professions. This brings a unique perspective to the classroom because students learn as much from each other as they do their professors.
- High Achieving: The students in the Executive MBA are goal oriented individuals who strive for excellence in both their personal and professional lives. This attribute is essential in successfully graduating from the program, due to its intense courses and time frame.
- Leaders: There are over 1,500 graduates from the University of Houston Executive MBA and many have become influential leaders in their industries and the Houston community.
- Dedicated: Executive MBA students are dedicated to their achieving success at work and class. They must be organized and manage time and responsibilities to excel in the program.
Doctoral Students
"The faculty will challenge you intellectually and will make you confront every assumption that you have about science and the quest for knowledge...I would encourage any applicant who is willing to invest themselves fully in the doctoral program to consider the Bauer College of Business."
Andrew Schwarz, Ph.D., MIS, '03
- Successful: Our doctoral students have found placement as faculty in prestigious institutions around the world, including California State Polytechnic University, Butler University, Arizona State University, University of Missouri-St. Louis, Depaul University, San Francisco State University, University of Melbourne, and University of St. Thomas in Houston.
- Award Winning: In the last decade, Bauer College doctoral students have won the American Marketing Association (AMA) John Howard Award for best doctoral dissertation (twice), the Academy of Marketing Science Mary Kay Award for best dissertation, the Marketing Science Institute (MSI) Alden Clayton Award for best dissertation proposal, and the AMA Donald Lehmann Award for best dissertation-based article. [more awards]
- Purposeful: Prospective doctoral students have well-articulated scholarly intentions that fit with the research interests of current faculty, and are academically prepared to successfully undertake the quantitative demands of the program.
- Analytical: Ph.D. applicants are admitted on the basis of past academic performance. Applicants usually have demonstrated good quantitative skills.