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PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS
Credit hours required for graduation:

Degree: BBA
Hours: 120

Other degree requirements:
University core: Humanities, Social and Natural Sciences. Business core: Calculus, Statistics, Economics, Computer Science, Information Systems, Accounting, Organizational Behavior, Marketing, International Business, Law, Finance, Operations Management, Ethics, Business Policy. Major (Economics, Finance, General Business, Information Systems, International Business, Management, and Marketing) requirements: 6 courses. Experiential learning (2 of 3 - internship, study abroad, service) and diversity requirements

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ACADEMICS
Average class size in required business courses:
27

Average class size in business electives:
23


Class size:

Classes with fewer than 20 students: 22  %
Classes with 21 to 50 students: 78  %
Classes with more than 50 students: 0  %

Required business courses that reached maximum enrollment by the first day of class, previous academic year:
53  %

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CURRICULUM
Number of elective courses available in business program:
64

Electives added in current academic year:

Global Supply Chain Management
Mathematical Economics
International Perspectives on Leadership
Asian Business Institutions International Field Study
Information Technology for Financial Services

Year of the last major change to the business program's core curriculum:
2009

Leading areas of study:

Accounting

Finance

International Business

Marketing

Other

General Business

Special programs for business students:
Sellinger Scholars Program and the Honors Program

  Business program offers work study or co-op opportunities:
Yes

Work study opportunities description:
Our University offers Federal Work Study or Direct Hire opportunities to our students

  Business program offers study abroad opportunities:
Yes

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Study abroad program description:
Loyola offers study abroad opportunities during all semesters and on six continents. Currently, there are 14 Loyola study abroad programs. Also, Loyola has exchange and affiliation opportunities in another 9 countries. Business students participate in all programs that are offered. Furthermore, business students have opportunities in both fall and spring semesters to take courses at home that include a two-week international field study.

  Volunteer work and community service opportunities:
Yes

Volunteer opportunities description:
Over 60% of Loyola business students volunteer in Baltimore, regionally, and globally. Examples of these initiatives are Project Mexico, Beans and Bread, Habitat for Humanity, and Women Entrepreneurs of Baltimore. Business students are an integral part of the development of the York Road corridor, a low income neighborhood bordering campus. They offer tutoring in 15 separate Baltimore grade/high schools. And, many housing, food bank, and health-related volunteer initiatives extend overseas when students study abroad.

Business clubs and extracurricular activities:

Adam Smith Economics Society
Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE)
Financial Management Association
Information Systems Student Organization
International Business Association
Loyola Marketing Association
Minority Students Business Association
Women in Business

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CAMPUS LIFE

Largest on-campus organizations for business students:


Beta Alpha Psi/Beta Gamma Sigma
Student in Free Enterprise (SIFE)
Women in Business
Financial Management Association
Loyola Marketing Association

  Freshmen are required to live on campus:
No

  Business students are grouped in learning communities:
No

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FACULTY
Faculty:

Full-time faculty : 62
Adjuncts and visiting faculty: 1
Permanent/tenured professors: 37
Percentage of permanent/tenured professors who are women: 24
Percentage of permanent/tenured professors who are underrepresented minorities: 2

Prominent faculty:

Roger Kashlak
Gloria Phillips Wren
Tom DiLorenzo

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B-SCHOOL ALUMNI
Total number of undergraduate business program graduates since inception:
9,755

Total living alumni:
9,291

Percent of alumni who gave, 2008-09 academic year:
18  %

Mean alumni gift 2008-09:
$  627

Median alumni gift, 2008-09:
$  100

  Single donation in excess of $10 million in 2008-09?
No


Prominent alumni:

Name: Ed Hanway
Name: Gerard Holthaus
Name: Ken Boehl

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CAREER SERVICES
Percent of 2009 graduates who provided employment information:
78  %

Seeking full-time employment in business: 88  %

Number of companies recruiting undergraduate students on campus in previous academic year:
68

Companies posting full-time job offers on school job boards, previous academic year:
549

Career services provided for business majors:
INDIVIDUAL ADVISING SESSIONS, HOUNDS4HIRE, WORKSHOPS, RESUME CRITIQUES, ON-CAMPUS RECRUITMENT PROGRAM, ALUMNI CAREER NETWORK, PRACTICE INTERVIEWING, VOCATIONAL / INTEREST TESTING, JOB LISTINGS, EMPLOYER CONTACTS, GRADUATE / PROFESSIONAL SCHOOL INFORMATION, ON-LINE RESOURCES, CAREER RESOURCE LIBRARY, RECIPROCITY SERVICE, TEST APPLICATIONS, FOLLOW-UP STUDIES AND SPECIAL PROGRAMS

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Job offer results, 2009 graduates:
N/A

Top hiring firms:



KPMG LLP
  

Ernst & Young
  
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
  
Morgan Stanley
  
Deloitte Touche Tomatsu
  
PricewaterhouseCoopers
  
Citigroup Inc.
  
Bank of America Corp.
  


Other Hiring Firms:

T. Rowe Price
Northwestern Mutual
Stifel Nicolaus
Northrop Grumman Corp
Legg Mason
Tessco Technologies
Clifton Gunderson
Ellin and Tucker
Lazard Asset Management
Jefferies and Company
Aerotek
Black and Decker
M&T Bank
SunTrust Bank, Inc
Under Armour

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Graduate compensation:

Mean base salary: $  47,767
Median base salary: $  43,000
Mean signing bonus: $  1,250
Median signing bonus: $  1,000

Grads accepted jobs in following functional areas:

Consulting: 3  %
Finance/Accounting: 59  %
General Management: 16  %
Human Resources: 1  %
Management Information Systems: 1  %
Marketing/Sales: 12  %
Operations/Production: 2  %
Logistics/Transportation: 1  %
Other: 5  %