Undergraduate
The Carlson School Undergraduate Program enrolls approximately 2,600 students from around the world, across the nation, and our own backyard of Minnesota, welcoming a class of 550+ freshman and 200+ transfer students each fall.
The Carlson Advantage
The numbers speak for themselves.
100%
of Carlson School students complete an international experience
97%
of the 2018 graduating class reported job placement within three months of graduation
97%
of freshmen return for their sophomore year
#1
Faculty ranked No. 1 in management research productivity
19
Fortune 500 companies headquartered in Minnesota
600
new freshmen students joined the Carlson School community in 2018
#15
"Best Undergraduate Business Programs Rankings" - U.S. News & World Report
#12
"Best Undergraduate Business Programs" - Poets & Quants
Join the Community
At the Carlson School, your student experience transcends the confines of the classroom. We have the welcoming community you might expect from a small college, within walking distance from a robust metropolitan area.
Access Personalized Support
Whatever success means to you, the Carlson School professional staff will help you get there. Begin charting your academic and career journeys with professional staff dedicated to you from your first year.
Discover an Innovative Curriculum
Starting as a freshman, you’ll engage with an innovative business curriculum in small classes that empower each student to weigh in on the discussion.
Explore the World
We shape leaders poised to succeed in a global business environment. All students choose an international experience to expand their cultural perspective and engage with international business.
Being a Carlson student to me means bringing my authentic self to class every day, creating relationships with my professors, and working as a hard as I can to complete the personal and professional goals I have set for myself.
A Carlson student has the tools to be in control of their future. You're able to take the knowledge you've learned in and outside of the classroom and apply it to work, internships, and your daily life.
Being a Carlson student means being a step ahead. It means having a global understanding of how business works while keeping in mind the impacts it has on the local community.
Words of Wisdom
Members of the Class of 2017 share their advice for the Carlson School's newest undergraduates.
Get AdviceContact Undergraduate Program
- Email: CarlsonUG@umn.edu
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