美国商学院Profiles ——James Madison University 商学院

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PROGRAM BASICS
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Zane Showker Hall
James Madison University
Harrisonburg , Virginia 22807

Web site
www.jmu.edu/cob

Program e-mail address:
cob@jmu.edu

Program telephone number:
(540) 568-3254

  
Public Institution

  AACSB accredited:
Yes





Year in which the undergraduate business program was founded:
1972

  Institution:
Four Year

  Business program:
Four Year

Degrees offered:

Degree/Program Name:
BBA/Accounting, Computer Information Systems, Economics, Finance, International Business, Management, Marketing
BS/Economics, Quantitative Finance
BA/Economics

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PROGRAM COSTS
Annual Tuition (Resident):
$  7,244

Annual Tuition (Non-Resident)
$  19,376

Cost per academic credit (resident)
$  305

Cost per academic credit (non-resident)
$  890

Required fees
$  120

Room and board:
$  7,386

Books:
$  1,500

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ENROLLMENT
Total college enrollment for 2009-10:
18,854

Full-time undergraduate business student enrollment:
2,631

Part-time undergraduate business student enrollment:
32

Distance undergraduate business student enrollment:
0

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ADMISSIONS - Getting Into the Institution

Required standardized tests for entire college:


SAT or ACT




  Interviews for entire college:
Not offered

Additional application requirements for entire college:
Transfer students: 1. must have completed at least 24 hours of college credit; 2. must be in good standing at their present institutions; 3. should have at least a "B" cumulative grade point average (3.0 on a 4.0 scale) in order to be competitive. In addition to the above requirements, international students must produce evidence of English proficiency, and documentation of sufficient financial resources.

Upcoming application deadlines for entire college:

Semester: Fall 2010
Deadline: 01-15-2010

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Selectivity -- applicants admitted, entire college, 2009-10:
61  %

Yield -- accepted applicants enrolled, entire college, 2009-10:
31  %

Total number of full-time applications for entire college:
20,963

International applicants, entire college, 2009-10:
2  %

Female applicants, entire college, 2009-10:
60  %

Relative Importance of Application Elements:


  Secondary School Record:
Very Important

  Class Rank:
Important

  Talent/Ability:
Considered

  Interview:
Not Considered

  Extracurricular Activities:
Considered

  Volunteer Work:
Considered

  Character/Personal Abilities:
Considered

  Application Essay:
Important

  Work Experience:
Considered

  SAT/ACT Scores:
Important

  Recommendations:
Considered

  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:
1,077

Applicants admitted to undergraduate business program, 2009-10:
65  %

Admitted applicants enrolled in undergrad business program, 2009-10:
100  %

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:
No


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

Additional application requirements for freshman admits:
N/A

  Internal transfers handled by:
Declare business major

Minimum college GPA for internal business program transfers:
2.5

Additional requirements for internal transfers:
N/A

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CLASS PROFILE
Class Profile:

Female: 40  %

Entering students by age:

Mean: 20
Median: 20

Percent of Students Who Were In:
      Top 10% of high school class:
28  %

      Top 25% of high school class:
72  %

HS GPA of 3.75 or higher:
47  %

HS GPA of 3.5 to 3.74:
30  %

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

        Mean:  1,145
        Median:  1,149

SAT middle 50% range on 1600 scale:

        From:  1,050
        To:  1,240

ACT scores for full-time entering business students:

        Mean:  24
        Median:  25

ACT middle 50% range:

        From:  22
        To:  27

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Citizenship of entering students
N/A

Percentage of US citizens in entering class who are:

African American: 4  %
Asian American: 7  %
Hispanic or Latino American: 3  %
Multiethnic/Multiracial : 0  %
Native American: 0.1  %
White (Non-Hispanic): 79  %
Chose not to report: 6.5  %
Other: 0.4  %

Entering students are from the following regions:

Northeast: 14  %
Mid-Atlantic: 82  %
South: 2  %
Southwest: 0.5  %
Midwest : 1  %
West: 0.5  %
Possessions and territories: 0  %

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

Financial aid web site
http://www.jmu.edu/finaid

Institutional scholarship money distributed to undergraduate business students in previous academic year:
$  249,542

Institutional scholarship money to be distributed to undergraduate business students in current academic year:
$  165,974

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:
4  %

Undergraduate business students with full-tuition scholarships 2009-10:
1  %

Percentage of institutional scholarship money distributed to business students based on merit, 2009-10 year:
15  %

Percentage of institutional scholarship money distributed to business students based on need, 2009-10:
85  %

  Scholarship consideration process:
As part of the admissions application

  School offers guaranteed loans:
No

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PROGRAM BASICS
Institutional freshman retention rate:
92  %

Business students who graduate within four years:
59  %

Business students who graduate within 6 years:
80  %