<p>Hi i need some opinions. I live in new jersey, and i was already accepted into University of Alabama's business school. I am waiting to hear back from Ohio University. Both schools seem pretty equal. </p>
<p>If you had your choice of one of these which would you choose?</p>
<p>UA seems better, but its really expensive, and Ou is less expensive and isn't that much worse.</p>
<p>UA OOS Cost- $38,000
OU OOS Cost- $31,000</p>
<p>Where, exactly, do you expect to get that $7,000 difference?</p>
<p>What exactly is included in those figures? Tuition, fees, housing, meals, books, transportation, personal expenses? Break the costs down by category, and see how much is billable to the institution itself (tuition and fees, housing and meals if you are required to live on campus), and how much you have some control over (books, transportation, personal expenses, housing and meals if you live off campus).</p>
<p>Go to Alabama. There is nothing to do in Ohio and their programs of study are simply overrated. Just because Matt Lauer went there doesn’t mean it’s an excellent journalism school.</p>
<p>^ One of the least helpful posts I’ve seen on CC. Particularly since the OP asked about business and not journalism (BTW, Peter King, one of the top sportswriters in the US might disagree).</p>
<p>OP, go by how the school feels and what the potential is for internships. I hope you’re not using US News to differentiate because IMO their business rankings are more than suspect (for instance they have the Air Force Academy ranked 55 for business schools - they don’t have a business school or a business major).</p>
<p>*UA OOS Cost- $38,000
OU OOS Cost- $31,000 *</p>
<p>You really need to look at direct costs…and compare similar dorms/meal plans.</p>
<p>Bama’s COA is misleading because it includes the priciest Super Suites. You’ve indicated that you’d be fine with the Standard Double which is $3k LESS. If OU’s estimate is for a Standard Double, then you’d need to compare apples with apples. </p>
<p>Bama’s OOS and fees: 21,900
Ohio’s OOS and fees:… 18,900</p>
<p>^ Bama’s tuition/fees is higher by $2k</p>
<p>Bama’s standard double and frosh meal plan: 8564
Ohio’s…: 9753</p>
<p>^ Ohio’s standard double is higher by about $1200.</p>
<p>Books and other costs will be about the same.</p>
<p>The difference is negligible.</p>
<p>@Erin’s Dad</p>
<p>Ok well there’s two more. About three out of how many people that have gone through that school? I grew up in Ohio and everybody that I knew who went there ended up right back in my hometown. They accomplished nothing.</p>
<p>I was just trying to help this young fellow out.</p>
<p>Ohio U </p>
<p>Business</p>
<p>Edwin L. Kennedy, AB 26 and HON 65, retired senior partner, Shearson Lehman Hutton Inc.</p>
<p>Dean W. Jeffers, COED 36 and HON 78, CEO, Nationwide Insurance (197281)</p>
<p>Eugene Rinta, BSC 38 and HON 78, retired president, U.S. Chamber of Commerce</p>
<p>Roger Dean, BSC 40, onetime worlds largest auto dealer with annual sales of more than $275 million</p>
<p>Stephen H. Fuller, AB 41 and HON 77, retired chairman, World Book Inc., publisher of worlds top-selling print encyclopedia</p>
<p>James D. Reigle, BSCOM 49, chairman, Regal Ware Inc.</p>
<p>Robert H. Dougherty, BSME 52, retired CEO, Unicom</p>
<p>Alan E. Riedel, AB 52 and HON 94, retired vice chairman, Cooper Industries</p>
<p>Howard E. Nolan, BSAE 57, co-founder, Moody/Nolan Ltd. Architects and Engineers, one of the largest African-American-owned architectural firms in the U.S.</p>
<p>William C. Byham, BS 58, MS 60, best-selling author of Zapp! The Lightning of Empowerment
See more: William C. Byham (Wikipedia)</p>
<p>Michael H. Grasley, BS 58, retired president and CEO, Shell Chemical Co.</p>
<p>David L. Burner, BSCOM 62, chairman and CEO, BFGoodrich Corp.</p>
<p>James E. Daley, BBA 63, retired partner and co-chairman, Price Waterhouse</p>
<p>J. Davis Illingworth, BA 66, president, Lexus Motor Division, Toyota</p>
<p>Robert D. Walter, BSME 67 and HON 97, chief executive officer, Cardinal Health
See more: Robert D. Walter (Wikipedia)</p>
<p>Don R. Graber, MBA 68, chairman, Huffy Corp.</p>
<p>Thomas J. James, BBA 68, chief financial officer, Damons Restaurants</p>
<p>Richard H. Brown, BSC 69 and HON 96, former chairman and CEO, Electronic Data Systems</p>
<p>Jeffrey J. OHara, BBA 69, retired president and CEO, Darden Restaurants, corporate parent Red Lobster, Olive Garden, and other chain restaurants</p>
<p>Robert Scott, AB '69, chairman, Smith & Wesson Corp.</p>
<p>Daniel A. Carp, BBA '70, chairman, president and CEO, Eastman Kodak</p>
<p>J. Pat Campbell, BGS '71, CEO of Universal Companies</p>
<p>Craig Love, BSME '71, a DaimlerChrysler vice president and designer of the Dodge *******</p>
<p>Paul B. Bud Polley, BBA 71, launched Swatch Watch in the U.S.</p>
<p>Keith Wandell, BBA '72, president and CEO of Harley-Davidson, Inc.</p>
<p>Vincent C. Byrd, BBA '76, is president of U.S. Retail Coffee for The J.M. Smuckers Company</p>
<p>John P. Gainor Jr., BSC '78, is president and CEO of International Dairy Queen, Inc.</p>
<p>Jeffrey Finkle, BSC '76, is president/CEO of the International Economic Development Council in Washington, DC, and has been honored by the Flax Trust</p>
<p>Scott McCune, MSA '85, is vice president for marketing of Coca-Cola Company</p>
<p>Len Perna, MSA '90, founder, president and chief executive of Turnkey Sports & Entertainment, a market research firm based in Haddonfield, N.J.</p>
<p>Walter W. Bettinger II, BBA 98, is CEO of Charles Schwab</p>
<p>Three from the last 20 years. Brilliant.</p>
<p>Alabama:</p>
<p>Business</p>
<p>Bernard Madoff, former American businessman, convicted of operating a Ponzi scheme
Winton M. Blount, Chairman of Blount International and former Postmaster General
David G. Bronner, Director Alabama Pension Systems
Samuel DiPiazza, former Chief Executive Officer of PricewaterhouseCoopers
James M. Fail, chairman of Bluebonnet Savings Bank
Joe McInnes, Dir - Ala Dept of Transportation; Exec Vice President-Blount International
Janet Gurwitch, former Executive Vice President of Merchandising at Neiman Marcus, co-founder of Gurwitch Products, the manufacturer of Laura Mercier Cosmetics
Thom S. Rainer, president and CEO of LifeWay Christian Resources</p>
<p>The first one is interesting. I agree that recent placement stats would be of more relevance to a college applicant than lists of prominent alumni. </p>
<p>I had posted the Ohio business alumni list in response to the suggestion that no one of any consequence went there. Prominent alumni lists are typically graduates who graduated many years ago - it takes time to become “prominent” for purposes of these lists.</p>
<p>Obviously, Alabama. Ohio U is not Ohio State, Ohio U is a just fine school. Alabama has reputation in South, and after ternado, the government probally give more money to them in the next few years. The business school is excellent in Alabama, if you get a decent grade in ALABAMA, it can guarantee a good job in South.</p>