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The Business Education Complex includes approximately 156,000 gross square feet of learning and research environments, including classrooms, labs, study space, and offices. The two wings include 22 classrooms equipped with the latest in audio-visual equipment, a marketing lab, and a 50-person financial trading SMART Lab.

The LSU E. J. Ourso College of Business has been continuously accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business International (AACSB) since 1931. The college was last reaffirmed in 2016.

LSU is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS), which was formed in 1895, and was last reaffirmed in 2004.

$51,500.00Average starting salary of business graduates.

$74,200.00Average starting salary of business graduates

with a master’s degree.

EduniversalTop Business School – In 2017, Eduniversal ranked the E. J. Ourso College of Business 30th in its 3 Palmes category of “Excellent Business Schools.” The organization also ranked the Master of Public Administration (No. 17) and Master of Science in Finance (No. 20) programs in the top 40 of its 2017 Best Masters rankings among public colleges and universities.

U.S. News & World ReportTop 50 Public MBA Program – U.S. News & World Report ranked the Flores MBA Program 33rd among public institutions in its 2016 edition of “America’s Best Graduate Schools – Business Schools.”

Best Online MBA Programs – U.S. News & World Report ranked the Online Flores MBA Program T-38 among public colleges and universities and T-47 overall on its list of 239 ranked programs. The online MBA program continues to rank in the top 50 among public schools as best for veterans.

ForbesTop 30 Public MBA Program – Forbes.com ranked the Flores MBA Program 29th among public institutions for return on investment in September 2015.

The Institute of Internal AuditorsHighest Score – Nineteen internal auditing students from LSU have earned the highest student score on the international Certified Internal Auditor Exam in the last 29 years.

The Princeton Review Best Business Schools – The Princeton Review named the E. J. Ourso College of Business an outstanding business school in its 2017 edition of “The Best 295 Business Schools.”

BI Software InsightTop Business School – In 2014, in just its third year of existence, the Master of Science in Analytics program was named one of the nation’s top programs in BI Software Insight’s list of “Top Big Data & Analytics Masters Programs.”

University HeraldIn 2016, the University Herald named the Flores MBA Program as top 5 in the United States for sending most graduates to their dream jobs.

Not all rankings are released on an annual basis.

Office of Business Student Success

The Office of Business Student Success centralizes academic counseling, professional development opportunities, diversity

and inclusion programs, and international study.

Conveniently located on the second floor of the

BEC Rotunda, OBSS gives our students a competitive advantage.

The Dean’s Advisory Council (DAC) exists to promote and

improve the E. J. Ourso College.

The 95 accomplished professionals

from nine states who form the

DAC membership are donating

their time, talents, and resources

to support the dean in his efforts

to enhance the substance and

image of the E. J. Ourso College.

According to the U.S. News & World

Report’s Education report — Top College Majors for Finding Full-Time Work, six out of

the 11 top majors are offered at the

E. J. Ourso College: accounting,

finance, business administration/management, information systems,

economics, and marketing.

90%LSU Flores MBA grads employed within three months of graduation.

Percentage of E. J. Ourso College graduates

who had internships in 2016 –2017:

58%54%

Nationally, 72.7 percent of interns will receive a job offer from their internship site.*

*National Association of College and Employers

LSU Overall

LSU E. J. Ourso College

IMPACT [beyond the college]

Outside Donor Funding*: $10,517,310.23*for FY16

Awarded Grants*: $4,392,924.00

MEDIA

1,989 total undergraduate students

431 total graduate students

American Indian/Alaskan – 5

Asian – 69

Black – 147

Hispanic – 111

Native Hawaiian – 3

Non-resident alien – 48

Two or more races – 34

Unknown – 11

White – 1,561

Men – 1,162

Women – 827

American Indian/Alaskan – 1

Asian – 10

Black – 55

Hispanic – 15

Native Hawaiian – 1

Non-resident alien – 74

Two or more races – 8

Unknown – 3

White – 266

Men – 235

Women – 198

56%44%

54%46%

H. Naci Mocan, Ourso Distinguished Chair in Economics, was appointed to the Louisiana Advisory Committee of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights. Advisory committee members conduct reviews and produce reports and recommendations on local civil rights issues including justice, housing, discrimination, education, and other important themes.

Helmut Schneider, executive director of statistical analysis for the Highway Safety Research Group and Ourso Family Distinguished Professor of Information Systems, lead a team that hosted the 43rd annual International Traffic Records Forum in New Orleans. During the conference, Cory Hutchinson, director of business analytics for the Highway Safety Research Group and adjunct faculty member in the Stephenson Department of Entrepreneurship & Information Systems, received the Scott Falb Exceptional Service Award for his contributions to the Association of Transportation Safety Information Professionals..

Dek Terrell, Freeport-McMoRan Endowed Chair of Economics and executive director of the LSU Economics & Policy Research Group, and Stephen R. Barnes, associate professor of economics and director, of the LSU Economics & Policy Research Group, authored a study about the economic impact of the NBA All-Star 2017 Weekend on the Louisiana economy. Their report showed the event generated an estimated $44.9 million in spending. The study was commissioned by Louisiana Economic Development and conducted with support from the National Basketball Association and the Greater New Orleans Sports Foundation.

Tommy Karam, senior instructor in the Department of Marketing and the Flores MBA Program, advises LSU athletes on personal branding. Karam works with both current student-athletes and alumni who have gone on to the pros. In a 24/7 news cycle, it is important for these Tigers to become comfortable with the media and to learn techniques for managing their personal brands.

Thomas Greckhamer, Catherine M. Rucks Professor of Management, has been invited to serve as associate editor of Organizational Research Methods, a journal established to promote a more effective understanding of current and new methodologies as applied in organizational research. ORM is the leading research methodology journal in all organizations disciplines and is sponsored by the Academy of Management.

> Joseph Mason, Hermann Moyse, Jr./Louisiana Bankers Association Endowed Chair of Banking Russell B. Long Professorship in Finance, and a study he conducted for the Insitute of Energy Research were both cited in a Wall Street Journal article titled “Donald Trump’s Economic Plan Up Close Doesn’t Add Up.”

> Louis-Philippe Beland and Daniel Brent, both assistant professors in the Department of Economics, spoke to KCRW in Los Angeles about their study on crime and traffic. The duo’s work shows that on extreme traffic days, which happen about 15 times per year, there is a 6 percent increase in domestic violence.

> Dana Hart, director of the LSU Flores MBA Program, spoke to The Business Report about factors that prospective students should consider before pursuing an MBA. He shared that while an MBA can lead to higher earnings and a wider range of job opportunities, it requires a significant financial, mental, and emotional effort from students.

> Richard D. White Jr., dean of the E. J. Ourso College of Business, was quoted in an April 19, 2017 New York Times article titled, “As Trump Drifts Away From Populism, His Supporters Grow Watchful.”

> The Entrepreneurship Bootcamp for Veterans with Disabilities (EBV) hosted by the LSU Stephenson Entrepreneurship Institute was the featured on Louisiana Public Broadcasting’s The State We’re In.

Accounting ..................................................Tenured-Track Faculty ......... 12 | Instructors ...........................7

Economics ...................................................Tenured-Track Faculty ......... 14 | Instructors ...........................2

Finance ........................................................Tenured-Track Faculty ......... 11 | Instructors ...........................9

Information Systems & Decision Sciences ........Tenured-Track Faculty ......... 15 | Instructors ...........................4

Management ...............................................Tenured-Track Faculty ........... 7 | Instructors ...........................4

Marketing ....................................................Tenured-Track Faculty ........... 8 | Instructors ...........................3

Public Administration Institute ......................Tenured-Track Faculty ........... 6 | Instructors ...........................0

Total: ..........................................................Tenured-Track Faculty .....73 | Instructors .................... 29

College Faculty per Department Academic Year 2017

Enrollment Fall 2017 Consistent with LSU’s Flagship Agenda, the E. J. Ourso College of Business fully

embraces the mission of enhancing diversity and inclusiveness, and thus has this mission as one of its five strategic priorities.

1,989 total undergraduate students enrolled

> Accounting, BS – 447

> Economics > Economics, BS – 65 > International Trade & Finance, BS – 94

> Finance, BS – 384

> General Business, BS – 242

> Information Systems & Decision Sciences, BS – 133

> Management, BS – 196

> Marketing, BS – 408

> National Student Exchange – 1

> Non-Matriculated – 6

> Student Exchange Programs – 13

481 total masters students enrolled

> Accounting, MAcc – 47

> Finance, MS – 26

> Analytics, MSA – 31

> MBA – 306 (125 online*)

> Public Administration, MPA – 69

77 total PhD students enrolled

> Accounting, PhD – 12

> Economics, PhD – 24

> BADM with Finance concentration, PhD – 13

> BADM with ISDS concentration, PhD – 13

> BADM with Management concentration, PhD – 6

> BADM with Marketing concentration, PhD – 9

*not included in demographic chart.