Carroll School of Management

The Wallace E. Carroll School of Management, also referred to as CSOM or simply Carroll, as it is colloquially known, is the business school of Boston College, in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, United States. The school was renamed in 1989 in honor of industrialist and Boston College alumnus Wallace Carroll, whose 10-million-dollar donation was the largest private grant to the university at the time.[1] Established in 1938, the school offers B.S., M.B.A., and Ph.D degrees, in addition to M.S. degrees in both finance and accounting, along with joint degree programs with Boston College's other schools.[2] The Carroll Undergraduate Program is very selective and offers programs in finance, accounting, and management. In its 2011 release, BusinessWeek ranked Carroll the sixth-best undergraduate business school in the country.[3] Undergraduate program Admissions Prospective CSOM candidates apply directly to the school during their senior year of high school, either through the Early Action or Regular Decision process. The acceptance rate for the Carroll School of Management was 25% for the Class of 2012, and the total of undergraduate business applicants was 6,729.[5] 28% of admitted CSOM applicants chose to enroll in the school.[5] Students of Boston College's other undergraduate divisions may transfer into CSOM, through a rigorous application process. However, very few transfer applicants are approved. Career Placement The CSOM undergraduate program is known for its placements of graduates into top finance, accounting, and consulting firms. Top employers include global banks Barclays, Citigroup, JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America, UBS, as well as all of the Big Four auditing firms.[14] The starting median salary for the CSOM Class of 2011 was $56,000.[14] The full-time-employment rate was 86.2%.[14] Full-Time M.B.A program Admissions The full-time MBA program is small and highly selective. Statistics for the class of 2011:

Enrolled: 102 students Average Undergrad GPA: 3.4 Average GMAT score: 663 About 28% of the 908 applicants were admitted to the Carroll full-time MBA program

Career Average Total Compensation for MBA Class of 2009: $98,298 Employment by Industry
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Financial Services 32% Consumer Products 16% Consulting 13% Other Services 12% Technology 5% Health Care Services 14% Media/Entertainment 3% Real Estate 5% Employment by Function Finance/Accounting 40% Marketing/Sales 25% Consulting 5% General Management 8% Operations/Logistics 5% Other Services 15% MIS 2%