Overview

Culverhouse College of Business / Culverhouse College of Business is located in Tuscaloosa, AL, in a suburban setting.

Departments & Programs

Department of Economics, Finance and Legal Studies

Department of General Commerce and Business

Department of Information Systems, Statistics, and Management Science

Department of Management

Department of Marketing

Program in Applied Statistics

Program in Operations Management

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration	Sub-concentration
Master of Accountancy (M Acc)
Master of Arts (MA)
Master of Tax Accounting (MTA)
Master of Science (MS)
Executive Master of Business Administration (EMBA)
Juris Doctor/Master of Business Administration (JD/MBA)
Master of Business Administration (MBA)
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	568
Doctoral Degrees	16
Other Advanced Degrees	0

Earning Your Degree

Part-time study available?
Evening/weekend programs available?	No
Distance learning programs available?
Terminal master's degree available?	No

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Master's Degrees	Entrance Exam GMAT or GRE Comp Exam Required for some Capstone Experience required for some programs/degrees
Doctoral Degrees	Entrance Exam GMAT or GRE Comp Exam Required Thesis Required

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

1,765

Applied

698

Accepted

294

Enrolled

Applying

65

Application Fee - Domestic

80

Application Fee - International

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Yes

Applications processed
on a rolling basis?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	April 15th	April 15th	Yes
Spring deadline	October 15th	October 15th	Yes
Summer deadline	April 15th	April 15th	Yes

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Exam	GMAT or GRE
Doctoral Degree Exam	GMAT or GRE

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Required	TOEFL Paper score: 100 TOEFL IBT score: 100
TWE: Recommended

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Application deadlines for financial awards	April 1
Types of financial support available	Fellowships Research Assistantships Teaching Assistantships Health Care Benefits Institutionally-sponsored Loans Scholarship and/or loans Graduate Assistantships Career or field-related internships Federal Work-Study Financial support for part-time students

Student Body

880

Total Graduate Students

7%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	3.3%
Black or African American	7.39%
White or Caucasian	75%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0.45%
Asian	2.5%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0.11%
Two or more races	1.93%
Unknown	1.25%

Gender

Male (52%)

Female (47%)

Faculty

103

Total faculty

Full-time - 102

Part-time - 1

Male (82)

Female (21)

Research

Focus of faculty research:

Behavioral and archival audit research; effect of tax incentives on retirement planning; impact of gender on board of directors performance; entrepreneurial/strategic growth; data visualization; behavioral economics; gender in corporate finance; customer experience management; relationship marketing; consumer psychology; supply chain management & transportation logistics; cluster analysis and classification; industrial and engineering statistics

Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:

1,818,146

Location & Contact

Address PO Box 870223
Tuscaloosa, AL  35487
United States

Contact Dr. Sharif Melouk
Associate Dean
Email: smelouk@culverhouse.ua.edu
Phone: 205-348-3217

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