The Best B-Schools University of Michigan Ross

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PROGRAM BASICS

Office of Admissions
701 Tappan Street
Ann Arbor , Michigan 48109-1234

Web site
http://www.bus.umich.edu/bba

Program e-mail address:
RossBBA@umich.edu

Program telephone number:
(734) 763-5796

  
Public Institution

  AACSB accredited:
Yes





Year in which the undergraduate business program was founded:
1943

  Institution:
Four Year

  Business program:
Other

Degrees offered:

Degree/Program Name:
BBA

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PROGRAM COSTS
Annual Tuition (Resident):
$  11,456

Annual Tuition (Non-Resident)
$  34,722

Cost per academic credit (resident)
$  449

Cost per academic credit (non-resident)
$  1,419

Required fees
$  189

Room and board:
$  8,924

Books:
$  1,048

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ENROLLMENT
Total college enrollment for 2009-10:
41,674

Full-time undergraduate business student enrollment:
1,074

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ADMISSIONS - Getting Into the Institution

Required standardized tests for entire college:


SAT
ACT
TOEFL




  Interviews for entire college:
Not offered

Additional application requirements for entire college:
TOEFL/IELTS for international students

Upcoming application deadlines for entire college:

Semester: Fall
Deadline: 02-01-2010
Semester: Winter
Deadline: 10-01-2010
Semester: Spring
Deadline: 02-01-2010
Semester: Summer
Deadline: 02-01-2010

Selectivity -- applicants admitted, entire college, 2009-10:
49  %

Yield -- accepted applicants enrolled, entire college, 2009-10:
41  %

Total number of full-time applications for entire college:
29,286

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International applicants, entire college, 2009-10:
15  %

Female applicants, entire college, 2009-10:
49  %

Relative Importance of Application Elements:


  Secondary School Record:
Very Important

  Class Rank:
Considered

  Talent/Ability:
Considered

  Interview:
Not Considered

  Extracurricular Activities:
Very Important

  Volunteer Work:
Very Important

  Character/Personal Abilities:
Very Important

  Application Essay:
Very Important

  Work Experience:
Considered

  SAT/ACT Scores:
Very Important

  Recommendations:
Very Important

  High School GPA:
Very Important

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ADMISSIONS - Getting Into the B-School

Undergrad business program admissions managed by:

The business program office

Total undergraduate business program applicants, 2009-10:
1,760

Applicants admitted to undergraduate business program, 2009-10:
30  %

Admitted applicants enrolled in undergrad business program, 2009-10:
72  %

Minimum requirements for business program:
N/A

  Entrance exam requirement other than SAT/ACT for business program:
No

  Interview to enter business program:
Not offered

  Freshmen admitted into business program:
Yes

Percentage of business students admitted as freshmen:
42  %

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Are the freshman admits to the business program required to complete pre-business courses before beginning upper-level courses in the junior year?
Yes

  Freshmen admitted by:
Indicate interest on university application

Additional application requirements for freshman admits:
BBA classes at the Ross School of Business begin when students are sophomores. However, there are two paths to admission. PREFERRED ADMISSION secures a place in the BBA Program for exceptional high school seniors. REGULAR ADMISSION allows students to apply to Ross during their freshman year or later, regardless of whether they have applied for Preferred Admission. Both Preferred admits and Regular admits must achieve the following during their freshman year at the University of Michigan: All applicants must complete First-year Writing; Economics 101; and Calculus I, II, or III with a grade of “C” or better. All applicants must earn 27 or more credits in Fall and Winter terms of freshman year with a grade of “C” or better.

  Internal transfers handled by:
Separate application


Additional requirements for internal transfers:
N/A

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CLASS PROFILE
Class Profile:

Female: 34  %
International : 8  %

Entering students by age:

Mean: 19
Median: 19



HS GPA of 3.75 or higher:
65  %

HS GPA of 3.5 to 3.74:
18  %

SAT scores for full-time entering business students on 1600 scale:

        Mean:  1,357
        Median:  1,370

SAT middle 50% range on 1600 scale:

        From:  1,310
        To:  1,410

ACT scores for full-time entering business students:

        Mean:  30
        Median:  30

ACT middle 50% range:

        From:  28
        To:  31

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Citizenship of entering students

U.S.: 88  %
Canada: 1  %
Other countries: 11  %
Unknown: 0  %

Percentage of US citizens in entering class who are:

African American: 4  %
Asian American: 16  %
Hispanic or Latino American: 2  %
Native American: 1  %
White (Non-Hispanic): 66  %
Chose not to report: 10  %
Other: 1  %

Entering students are from the following regions:

Northeast: 20  %
Mid-Atlantic: 4  %
South: 5  %
Southwest: 1  %
Midwest : 66  %
West: 3  %
Possessions and territories: 1  %

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FINANCIAL AID
  Financial aid handled by:
Central financial aid office at the university

Financial aid web site
http://www.bus.umich.edu/admissions/financialaid

Institutional scholarship money distributed to undergraduate business students in previous academic year:
$  3,074,953

Institutional scholarship money to be distributed to undergraduate business students in current academic year:
$  3,222,949

Scholarships awarded to students in the business program based on:
A combination of need and merit

Other scholarship considerations:
N/A

Undergraduate business students receiving institutional scholarships for 2009-10 academic year:
36  %

0  %

Percentage of institutional scholarship money distributed to business students based on merit, 2009-10 year:
37  %

Percentage of institutional scholarship money distributed to business students based on need, 2009-10:
63  %

  Scholarship consideration process:
All candidates are considered for scholarships

  School offers guaranteed loans:
No