The Carl H. Lindner College of Business, also referred to as "Lindner" and "Lindner College," is a college of the University of Cincinnati. The college is located in Carl H. Lindner Hall. On June 21, 2011 the college was named after Carl Henry Lindner, Jr. in honor of the contributions he has made to the university, college, and the business community. The college has three undergraduate degree options, five master's degrees, and a doctoral program spread out over seven departments. Lindner is ranked as a top undergraduate business school and top 75 graduate business schools in the nation by US News and World Reports and has three honors programs, the Carl H. Lindner Honors-PLUS program, the Kolodzik Business Scholars program, and the Circle of Excellence program.
History
Lindner College traces its roots to 1906 when the Cincinnati College of Finance, Commerce and Accounts was established. In 1912, the University of Cincinnati Board of Trustees took over the college. In 1919, the College of Commerce was merged with the College of Engineering to form the College of Engineering Commerce. In 1946, the college resumed operation as a separate entity. Over the years several programs were added, such as a Master of Business Administration program, a PhD program in 1966, and a Master of Science program in 1978. In April 2017, construction went underway to create a new, modern building for Lindner College. The building is four stories tall and totals around 225,000 square feet. The building also has two courtyards, which total 6,230 square feet. Some specialty features of the new building include the Kautz Attic, a space designated and designed to promote entrepreneurship for students, as well as the Johnson Investment Counsel Investment Lab, featuring a simulated trading floor and 12 Bloomberg computer terminals to be utilized by students. There is also an area for Career Services, featuring twelve interview rooms and a corporate recruitment area, helping Lindner students obtain employment. The building opened for classes in the fall of 2019, with a grand opening celebration held September 19, 2019.
Undergraduate: BBA Operations Management, BBA Information Systems, BS Industrial Management
Graduate: MS in Business Analytics, MBA Quantitative Analysis, MBA Operations Management, Certificate in Operations Excellence, PhD in Business with Concentration in Operations Management and Quantitative Analysis.
PhD: Doctor of Philosophy in Business, Concentration in Quantitative Analysis, Concentration Operations Management, and Concentration in Information Systems.
Insurance and Risk Management
Undergraduate: BBA Insurance and Risk Management
International Business
Undergraduate: BBA International Business
Centers
Center for Business Analytics
Center for Entrepreneurship Education & Research
*Small Business Institute®
Center for Performance Excellence
Center for Productivity Improvement
Economics Center for Education & Research
Goering Center for Family & Private Business
*Offers Certificate in Family Business
*The Business Boards Institute
Real Estate Center
Center for Professional Selling
Student Organizations
Alpha Kappa Psi Professional Business Fraternity
Alpha Rho Epsilon Real Estate Club
American Marketing Association
American Production and Inventory Control Society
Bearcat Advertising and Networking Group
Beta Alpha Psi Accounting Honorary
Beta Gamma Sigma Honorary
Lindner Ambassadors
Student Action Team
Delta Sigma Pi Professional Business Fraternity
Finance Club
INFORMS UC Student Club
International Business Club
Masters of Business Administration Association
National Association of Black Accountants
National Association of Women MBA
Pi Sigma Epsilon Sales & Marketing Fraternity
UC Hospitality
Rankings and recognition
Lindner College houses several ranked programs, including an undergraduate Accounting program that ranks 10th in US and a Real Estate that has been named the 5th most influential in US by the Journal of Real Estate Economics. The Princeton Review and Entrepreneur Magazine have also recognized the entrepreneurship program as one of the top 25 in the nation. U.S. News & World Report 2011:
One of the 386 'best undergraduate business schools' in 2010
Top 10 MBA for Highest Financial Value Upon Graduation