McIntire School of Commerce
The McIntire School of Commerce was founded in 1921 because of a gift from Paul Goodloe McIntire. [1] It offers both graduate and undergraduate degrees in the fields of business and commerce.
Currently, the School of Commerce is housed in Rouss & Robertson Hall with two new buildings opening in Fall of 2025. These are Shumway Hall and Cobb Hall.
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History
The first B.S. in Commerce was awarded to David Bloom Jr. in 1921. [2] The first faculty hired was Maximilian Barlow to teach accounting. By 1923, Old Cabell Hall was used by the School of Commerce for computing purposes, but offices remained scattered around grounds. In May of 1925, McIntire received full accreditation from the American Association of Collegiate Schools of Business.
The first woman to attend McIntire was Patricia Earle in 1946. [3] Originally admitted to the Curry School of Education, which admitted woman, Earle had no interest in becoming a teacher and petitioned the head of the McIntire School of Commerce, Tipton R. Snavely, to admit her.
In 1952, the McIntire School separated from the College of Arts and Sciences to become an independent undergraduate School of Business Administration. The McIntire School would later move to Rouss Hall from 1955 to 1975.
The McIntire School expanded in 1972 to offer a Masters of Science in Accounting. In 1971, five students entered the program, graduating in 1974 with the first M.S. in accounting degrees.
Academics
The Undergraduate McIntire School of Commerce is highly ranked among undergraduate business schools. By Poet & Quant, McIntire is ranked 4th overall among all US undergraduate Business Schools. [4]
Previously, students applied to the School of Commerce after their second year and completed various pre-requisites in the School of Arts & Sciences. However, for the class of 2028, this policy was changed to just one year in the School of Arts & Sciences before applying for the School of Commerce. This application process tends to be competitive with previous acceptance rates around 51% and an average cumulative college GPA of 3.78. [5]
The Undergraduate McIntire School of Commerce offers a B.S. in Commerce with various concentrations, tracks, and minors.
Concentrations [6]
- Accounting
- Finance
- Information Technology
- Management
- Marketing
Tracks [7]
- Business Analytics
- Entrepreneurship
- Global Commerce
- Quantitative Finance
- Real Estate
- Strategic Brand Consulting & Communications
Minors [8]
- Entrepreneurship
- General Business
- Leadership
- Real Estate
The McIntire School of Commerce also offers various graduate masters programs, ranging in time from 9 to 12 months. [8]
Master's Programs
- Accounting
- Business Analytics
- Commerce
- Global Commerce
- Management of Information Technology
Notable Alumni
- Tiki Barber, former professional football player
- Ronde Barber, former professional football player
- Sonja Hoel Perkins, founder and managing director of the Perkins Fund
- Charles L. Glazer, former U.S. Ambassador to El Salvador
- Brereton Jones, former Governor of Kentucky
- Alexis Ohanian, co-founder of Reddit
- Christopher Nassetta, president and chief executive officer of Hilton Worldwide
- Gretchen Walsh, Olympic competitive swimmer
References
- ↑ Web. McIntire School Facts at a Glance, University of Virginia, retrieved 24 Feb 2012.
- ↑ Web. Centennial Timeline
- ↑ "Paving the Way" UVA Today, June 4, 2018
- ↑ Web. Best Undergrad Business Programs, Poets & Quants, March 17, 2025
- ↑ Web. B.S. in Commerce Admission Satistics, Office of Undergraduate Admission, January 9, 2025
- ↑ Web. Commerce Concentrations
- ↑ Web. Commerce Tracks
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Web. Commerce Programs