Cornell University Department of Applied Economics and Management
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The Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management is a unit within the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
of Cornell University
in Ithaca, New York
. Dyson houses Cornell's undergraduate business school as well as graduate education in applied economics. The school focuses on business, agribusiness, and applied economics, offering a Bachelor of Science in Applied Economics and Management and three graduate degrees, M.S., M.P.S. and Ph.D, in Applied Economics and Management. The department has 38 faculty members teaching 90 graduate students and 700 undergraduates. The program was originally named the Department of Agricultural Economics, was renamed Applied Economics and Management in 2002, and was renamed most recently in 2010 in honor of Charles H. Dyson following a US$25 million donation by his family.
ranked Dyson's business program #10 in its 2011 rankings of top undergraduate business programs. In addition, BusinessWeek's 2010 "Best Undergrad Business Schools" rankings placed it as the fifth best in the country. Historically, the program has undergone a series of developments regarding the focus of its studies. Originally conceived as an agriculturally-centered program, it has developed over the years to focus on both resource economics and applied economics
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Undergraduate students may choose one of ten specializations: Accounting, Agribusiness Management, Applied Economics, Entrepreneurship, Environmental and Resource Economics, Finance, Food Industry Management, International Trade and Development, Marketing, and Strategy. Graduate students may choose from two subject areas: Agricultural Economics and Resource Economics.
In the fall of 2010, the school had 109 incoming freshmen, 44 transfers from outside Cornell, and 30 intra-Cornell transfers. The admittance rate for freshmen, being one of the most selective at Cornell University, was 14.5%.
Cornell University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
The New York State College of Agriculture and Life Sciences is a statutory college at Cornell University, a private university located in Ithaca, New York...
of Cornell University
Cornell University
Cornell University is an Ivy League university located in Ithaca, New York, United States. It is a private land-grant university, receiving annual funding from the State of New York for certain educational missions...
in Ithaca, New York
Ithaca, New York
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. Dyson houses Cornell's undergraduate business school as well as graduate education in applied economics. The school focuses on business, agribusiness, and applied economics, offering a Bachelor of Science in Applied Economics and Management and three graduate degrees, M.S., M.P.S. and Ph.D, in Applied Economics and Management. The department has 38 faculty members teaching 90 graduate students and 700 undergraduates. The program was originally named the Department of Agricultural Economics, was renamed Applied Economics and Management in 2002, and was renamed most recently in 2010 in honor of Charles H. Dyson following a US$25 million donation by his family.
Academics
The department offers one undergraduate major, Applied Economics and Management, which is an AACSB accredited undergraduate business program, one of only two in the Ivy League. In fact, U.S. News & World ReportU.S. News & World Report
U.S. News & World Report is an American news magazine published from Washington, D.C. Along with Time and Newsweek it was for many years a leading news weekly, focusing more than its counterparts on political, economic, health and education stories...
ranked Dyson's business program #10 in its 2011 rankings of top undergraduate business programs. In addition, BusinessWeek's 2010 "Best Undergrad Business Schools" rankings placed it as the fifth best in the country. Historically, the program has undergone a series of developments regarding the focus of its studies. Originally conceived as an agriculturally-centered program, it has developed over the years to focus on both resource economics and applied economics
Applied economics
Applied economics is a term that refers to the application of economic theory and analysis. While not a field of economics, it is typically characterized by the application of economic theory and econometrics to address practical issues in a range of fields including labour economics, industrial...
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Undergraduate students may choose one of ten specializations: Accounting, Agribusiness Management, Applied Economics, Entrepreneurship, Environmental and Resource Economics, Finance, Food Industry Management, International Trade and Development, Marketing, and Strategy. Graduate students may choose from two subject areas: Agricultural Economics and Resource Economics.
In the fall of 2010, the school had 109 incoming freshmen, 44 transfers from outside Cornell, and 30 intra-Cornell transfers. The admittance rate for freshmen, being one of the most selective at Cornell University, was 14.5%.
Finances
The program is endowed by a $25 million gift from the Dyson family. It also receives annual state appropriations through the SUNY budget. As is the case with all students in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, in-state students pay a lower tuition than do out-of-state students. The program is based in Warren Hall which is owned and maintained by New York State. The unit also helps provide farms and businesses in New York with useful information regarding agricultural economics as a part of Cornell's cooperative extension program. The school publishes an annual New York Economic Handbook as well as Extension BulletinsSee also
- Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of ManagementSamuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of ManagementThe Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management is the graduate business school of Cornell University, a private Ivy League university located in Ithaca, New York. It was founded in 1946 and renamed in 1984 after Samuel Curtis Johnson, founder of S.C...
, Cornell's graduate business school