Carl H. Lindner College of Business

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 two scholars programs, the Carl H. Lindner Honors-PLUS program and the Kolodzik Business Scholars program.HistoryLindner 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 (MBA) program, a PhD program in 1966, and a Master of Science (MS) program in 1978.Academic programsLindner also collaborates on Master of Health Administration housed in the College of Allied Health Sciences and in conjunction with the College of Medicine.AccountingUndergraduate: BBA AccountingGraduate: MS AccountingPhD: Concentration in Accounting