美国商学院Profiles ——Duquesne University

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PROGRAM BASICS
A.J. Palumbo School of Business

600 Forbes Ave
Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania 15282

Web site
www.duq.edu/business

Program e-mail address:
business@duq.edu

Program telephone number:
(412) 396-5701

  
Private Institution

  AACSB accredited:
Yes





Year in which the undergraduate business program was founded:
1913

  Institution:
Four Year

  Business program:
Four Year

Degrees offered:

Degree/Program Name:
BS Business Administration

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PROGRAM COSTS
Annual Tuition (Resident):
$  24,385

Annual Tuition (Non-Resident)
$  24,385

Cost per academic credit (resident)
$  795

Cost per academic credit (non-resident)
$  795

Required fees
$  81

Room and board:
$  9,200

Books:
$  1,000

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ADMISSIONS - Getting Into the Institution

Required standardized tests for entire college:


SAT
ACT

Minimum SAT score for entire college on 1600 scale:
1000

Minimum ACT score for entire college:
21

Minimum high school GPA for entire college:
3.00

  Interviews for entire college:
Recommended

Additional application requirements for entire college:
N/A

Upcoming application deadlines for entire college:

Semester: Fall - Early
Deadline: 11-01-2009
Semester: Fall - Regular
Deadline: 07-01-2010

Selectivity -- applicants admitted, entire college, 2009-10:
76  %

Yield -- accepted applicants enrolled, entire college, 2009-10:
28  %

Total number of full-time applications for entire college:
6,626

International applicants, entire college, 2009-10:
37  %

Female applicants, entire college, 2009-10:
61  %

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Relative Importance of Application Elements:


  Secondary School Record:
Very Important

  Class Rank:
Important

  Talent/Ability:
Important

  Interview:
Important

  Extracurricular Activities:
Important

  Volunteer Work:
Important

  Character/Personal Abilities:
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 university admissions office

Total undergraduate business program applicants, 2009-10:
1,401

Applicants admitted to undergraduate business program, 2009-10:
74  %

Admitted applicants enrolled in undergrad business program, 2009-10:
29  %

Minimum requirements for business program:

Minimum SAT score: 1000
Minimum ACT score: 21
Minimum high school GPA : 3.0

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

  Interview to enter business program:
Recommended

  Freshmen admitted into business program:
Yes

Percentage of business students admitted as freshmen:
98  %

  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:
N/A

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: 34  %
International : 3  %

Entering students by age:

Mean: 18
Median: 19

Percent of Students Who Were In:
      Top 10% of high school class:
12  %

      Top 25% of high school class:
38  %

HS GPA of 3.75 or higher:
25  %

HS GPA of 3.5 to 3.74:
20  %

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

        Mean:  1,091
        Median:  1,080

SAT middle 50% range on 1600 scale:

        From:  1,020
        To:  1,160

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ACT scores for full-time entering business students:

        Mean:  23
        Median:  23

ACT middle 50% range:

        From:  21
        To:  25

Citizenship of entering students

U.S.: 95  %
Other countries: 5  %

Percentage of US citizens in entering class who are:

African American: 4  %
Asian American: 4  %
Hispanic or Latino American: 3  %
Multiethnic/Multiracial : 2  %
Native American: 0  %
White (Non-Hispanic): 76  %
Chose not to report: 8  %
Other: 3  %

Entering students are from the following regions:

Northeast: 10  %
Mid-Atlantic: 82  %
South: 2  %
Southwest: 1  %
Midwest : 3  %
West: 1  %
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.sites.duq.edu/financial-aid/

Institutional scholarship money distributed to undergraduate business students in previous academic year:
$  10,551,597

Institutional scholarship money to be distributed to undergraduate business students in current academic year:
$  10,806,028

Scholarships awarded to students in the business program based on:
Academic merit

Other scholarship considerations:
N/A

Undergraduate business students receiving institutional scholarships for 2009-10 academic year:
92  %

Undergraduate business students with full-tuition scholarships 2009-10:
3  %

Percentage of institutional scholarship money distributed to business students based on merit, 2009-10 year:
17  %

Percentage of institutional scholarship money distributed to business students based on need, 2009-10:
83  %

  Scholarship consideration process:
Unique scholarship application

  School offers guaranteed loans:
No

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PROGRAM BASICS
Institutional freshman retention rate:
87  %

Business students who graduate within four years:
64  %

Business students who graduate within 6 years:
75  %

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PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS
Credit hours required for graduation:

Degree: BSBA
Hours: 122

Other degree requirements:
N/A