Coggin College of Business
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The Coggin College of Business is the business school at the University of North Florida
University of North Florida
The University of North Florida is a public university located in Jacksonville, Florida. A member institution of the State University System of Florida, the university is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award baccalaureate, master’s...

. About 3,800 students are enrolled in the college, including undergraduate and graduate
Graduate school
A graduate school is a school that awards advanced academic degrees with the general requirement that students must have earned a previous undergraduate degree...

 students. Programs are offered in the fields of Accounting, Economics, Finance, Financial Services, International Business, Management, Marketing and Transportation and Logistics. The Coggin College of Business is one of UNF's three original colleges.

Coggin is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools and the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business
Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business
The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business was founded in 1916 to accredit schools of business worldwide. The first accreditations took place in 1919. The stated mission is to advance quality management education worldwide through accreditation and thought leadership. It is regarded...

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Two of the college's majors, the international business major and its transportation and logistics major are designated as flagship programs at UNF.

Since 1973, the college's alumni totals over 13,500.

The Coggin name came in 2002 in honor of a $5 million gift from Luther and Blanche Coggin.

Recognitions

  • The Coggin College of Business is an outstanding business school, according to The Princeton Review
    The Princeton Review
    The Princeton Review is an American-based standardized test preparation and admissions consulting company. The Princeton Review operates in 41 states and 22 countries across the globe. It offers test preparation for standardized aptitude tests such as the SAT and advice regarding college...

    . It features UNF’s Coggin College in the 2008 edition of its “Best 290 Business Schools.”
  • Has been ranked as one of the best business schools for graduate students in the nation.
  • Coggin's logistics program was ranked as #13 in the nation by Supply Chain Management Review
    Supply Chain Management Review
    Supply Chain Management Review is a U.S.-based business management magazine. SCMR covers analysis and trends in supply chain management.- History :...

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  • Coggin College seniors' average scores ranked in the 90th percentile in the Spring 2006 ranking on the Educational Testing Services' Major Field Test in Business.
  • The Coggin College of Business has one of the few Student Managed Investment Funds in Florida, the Osprey Financial Group (OFG). OFG is a solely student run fund which has outperformed its benchmark since the inception in 2002.

īFacility

The Coggin College of Business Administration building (or building 42) is the home of the college. The 60000 square feet (5,574.2 m²) facility has fourteen classrooms (with capacities of 36-54), an auditorium, two business technology classrooms, five student skills labs, and a special Trading Room for student Investment Analysts of the Osprey Financial Group. It opened in 1996 at a cost of $7.8 million.

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