Fisher College of Business

This article is about the business school in Columbus, Ohio. For the private college in Boston, see Fisher College.

Max M. Fisher College of Business

Type	Undergraduate & Graduate business school
Established	1916
Endowment	120 million USD
Dean	Christine A. Poon
Academic staff	81 full-time 22 senior lecturers
Students	5,552 total
Undergraduates	4,747 full-time
Postgraduates	268 full-time MBA 325 part-time MBA 95 MAcc 71 MLHR
Doctoral students	60
Address	2100 Neil Avenue Columbus, Ohio 43210 , Columbus , Ohio , USA
Campus	Urban
Nickname	Fisher College
Affiliations	AACSB
Website	Official Site

Fisher College is the business school of The Ohio State University. According to U.S. News & World Report, the school is ranked as the 7th best public undergraduate business school and the 8th best public graduate business school in the United States.

Fisher is located on the northern part of The Ohio State University, within a partially enclosed business campus adjacent to Ohio Stadium. It is composed of brick buildings loosely arranged in a quadrangle.The 370,000-square-foot (34,000 m²) complex is the largest multi-building project ever undertaken by the University. It is one of the few fully integrated management education campuses in the nation.

Fisher College is also world-renowned for its individual areas of expertise, including corporate finance, brand management, and supply chain management. Notably, Fisher College was ranked third in the United States for its leadership in supply chain management.

By design, Fisher College accepts a mere 150 students each year to foster a more personal community. There are 141 students in the 2009 class. Undergraduate admissions are also competitive. Currently, there are 4,747 undergraduate, full-time Fisher students. Roughly a third are international students with prior educational and professional experience.

Location & Environment

The Fisher College is located in Columbus, Ohio, the largest city in Ohio and among the top 15 largest cities in the United States with an estimated 2005 population of 730,657.. The greater Columbus metropolitan area has a population of 1,708,625 as of 2005, represents close to 100 nationalities. Columbus is located close to the geographic center of the state and one of the largest cities in the Midwest.

Academic Programs

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Fisher Program Triad

Fisher College’s MBA curriculum allows students to customize their focus. After mastering the core functions of business, students can select from over 100 elective courses to refine their knowledge.

Students may concentrate in:

• Supply Chain Management and Logistics
• Corporate Finance
• Financial Accounting and Reporting
• Investment Management
• Marketing
• Strategy
• Interdisciplinary Studies

Additionally, students can choose a Career Track in:

• Global Management
• Services Management
• Real Estate
• Six Sigma
• Health Sciences & Biotechnology
• Consulting
• Entrepreneurship
• MYO (Make It Your Own)

Another element of the curriculum is the Professional Leadership & Development program —consisting of seminars, workshops, and training sessions that differentiate Fisher MBA's among the host of less qualified candidates in the work force. Students have ample of opportunities to participate in interview training and networking workshops, join leading business executives and alumni in exclusive luncheon series, or learn the ins and outs of many career choices.

Numerous international study opportunities with more than 20 prestigious partner business schools around the world complement the MBA program—including global field studies, internship opportunities, and job placement.

Faculty

Fisher’s academically rigorous, teamwork-oriented MBA program enables a high level of interaction with world-renowned faculty, with an industry record low student–faculty ratio of 3:1. Recognized as thought-leaders, Fisher's faculty introduces students to the latest research results and at the same time ensures that through case studies, simulations and overall in-class applications students will have exposure to the latest developments in business.

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Professor G. Andrew Karolyi

Degrees Offered

• Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (BSBA)
• Full-time MBA (FTMBA)
• Working Professional MBA (WPMBA)
• Executive MBA (EMBA)
• Master of Business Logistics Engineering (MBLE)
• Master of Accounting (MAcc)
• Master of Labor and Human Resources (MLHR)
• Master of Business Operational Excellence (MBOE)
• PhD in Business Administration; Accounting & MIS; Labor & Human Resources

Admissions Information

Full-Time MBA Students of the Fisher College generally have 3-4 years of work experience, academically strong, and score high on the Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT). The average GMAT is around 674 with 80% of the class scoring between 600 to 730. The average age of the recently admitted applicants is 27 years old. More than a third are from overseas, one in three are women, and one in seven is a minority. The Working Professionals class profile closely resembles the full-time profile with students having on average two additional years of professional experience.

Profile of Full-Time MBA class of 2009

Women	26%
Minority	13%
Median GMAT	661
Average GPA	3.40
Average Age	27
Years of Post-baccalaureate Work Experience	4.2

Campus Plan and Architecture

The six-building campus (designed by Cooper, Robertson & Partners) is oriented around its largest building, the signature Fisher Hall, which is the same height as the main university library and on axis with it. This visually links the college to the larger OSU campus. The organization of undergraduate buildings, graduate study, and administration cluster around a traditional campus green that encourages social mixing of different student bodies and faculty. The brick architecture reinterprets the Neo-Classical tradition found throughout OSU. Cooper, Robertson & Partners designed both Fisher Hall and Pfahl Hall (the executive education building).

Facilities & Equipment

Close to downtown Columbus, Fisher College is located in a state-of-the art, six-building integrated campus with 100 percent wireless facilities and a student-run luxury hotel, the Blackwell Conference Center. In close proximity of the business school are the university facilities, including our new world-class recreational center.

Student Organizations & Activities

Fisher's MBAs have the opportunity to get involved in a variety of organizations. In addition to the hundreds of student clubs available through the University, Fisher also sponsors the Finance Club, Real Estate Club, the International Club, the Club for Women in Business, the Marketing Organization, the Partner’s Club, or more specialized clubs such as the Golf Club. Fisher Serves is a student run organization that engages in community service activities such as charity fund raising activities and uses its members skills to offer pro-bono consulting to local businesses or serve on the board of non-profit organizations.

The American Accounting Association's Hall of Fame was established at Fisher in 1950 to honor those who in some way distinguished themselves in the field. An international board of accountants nominate and select new members annually to add to the 78 inducted members. Current Ohio State University faculty are prohibited from nomination.

Expenses

Among the Top 25 MBA programs in the United States, Fisher's tuition falls in the bottom half. Scholarships and graduate assistantships are available as well. More than 60 percent of each entering class receives some form of financial package. Packages vary in size, and can range from $1,000 to a fellowship with full tuition waivers as well as a monthly stipend. In addition to merit based funding, there are also financial aid sources available through the university.

Career Services & Placement

Students have numerous opportunities to meet corporate executives and to network with Fisher College’s alumni base of more than 60,000 world-wide, many of whom are renowned business leaders. With more than 300 companies coming to campus to recruit, the Office of Career Services actively partners with students. Students have access to a career advisor and coach, trained and ready to support students in their job search. Over 90 percent of students have accepted a job offer within only three months of graduation.

See also

• List of Big Ten business schools
• List of United States business school rankings
• List of business schools in the United States

External links

• Fisher Official Web Site