Welcome, Class of 2027!

Nearly 1,000 new undergraduate students joined the Carlson School this fall. The class includes 700 incoming first-year students and 250 transfer students. After move-in August 28-29, students participated in the annual Welcome Week activities, including taking the Block M class photo at Huntington Bank Stadium, Convocation ceremony at Northrop Auditorium, and College Day celebrations. Here, first-year students in matching T-shirts are all smiles as they ride from Northrop to the Carlson School where they will be welcomed with a “hype tunnel” of cheering students, faculty, and staff before an official welcome from Dean Jamie Prenkert, the Undergraduate Program, and Business Board – Undergraduate Student Government.

Altogether, the incoming class of students (undergraduate, graduate, and PhD) totals almost 1,500, the largest and most diverse class in school history. Across 16 MBA and MS programs, more than 525 new students from 30+ countries are enrolled.

During several orientation sessions, including a new combined experience for MBA and MS students, the energy and enthusiasm of these new students were powerful. In his welcoming remarks to each program, Dean Prenkert encouraged students to shape their own course and take advantage of all the school has to offer, including world-class faculty, unmatched experiential learning opportunities locally and globally, and a strong alumni network of more than 60,000 in 100+ countries.