The Best B-Schools ——UNC Chapel Hill

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PROGRAM BASICS
BSBA Program, UNC's Kenan-Flagler Business School

CB 3490
McColl Building
Chapel Hill , North Carolina 27599-3490

Web site
http://www.kenan-flagler.unc.edu/programs/bsba/index.cfm

Program e-mail address:
bsba@unc.edu

Program telephone number:
(919) 962-3235

  
Public Institution

  AACSB accredited:
Yes





Year in which the undergraduate business program was founded:
1919

  Institution:
Four Year

  Business program:
Two Year

Degrees offered:

Degree/Program Name:
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (BSBA)

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PROGRAM COSTS
Annual Tuition (Resident):
$  3,865

Annual Tuition (Non-Resident)
$  21,753

Cost per academic credit (resident)
$  161

Cost per academic credit (non-resident)
$  906

Required fees
$  1,761

Room and board:
$  8,670

Books:
$  1,000

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ENROLLMENT
Total college enrollment for 2009-10:
28,916

Full-time undergraduate business student enrollment:
693

Part-time undergraduate business student enrollment:
0

Distance undergraduate business student enrollment:
0

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ADMISSIONS - Getting Into the Institution

Required standardized tests for entire college:


SAT or ACT (with writing score)

Minimum SAT score for entire college on 1600 scale:
NA

Minimum ACT score for entire college:
NA

Minimum high school GPA for entire college:
NA

  Interviews for entire college:
Not offered

Additional application requirements for entire college:
First-year applicants are required to submit counselor statement, transcript, essays, application, and application fee (in addition to the ACT or SAT). International applicants must also submit a TOEFL or IELTS score and a financial certificate. Transfer applicants must submit transcripts, essay, application, application fee, and test score (required for sophomores only).

Upcoming application deadlines for entire college:

Semester: Fall 2010
Deadline: 11-02-2009
Semester: Fall 2010
Deadline: 1-15-2010
Semester: Fall 2010 Transfers
Deadline: 03-01-2010

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Selectivity -- applicants admitted, entire college, 2009-10:
32  %

Yield -- accepted applicants enrolled, entire college, 2009-10:
54  %

Total number of full-time applications for entire college:
23,047

International applicants, entire college, 2009-10:
6  %

Female applicants, entire college, 2009-10:
59  %

Relative Importance of Application Elements:


  Secondary School Record:
Very Important

  Class Rank:
Important

  Talent/Ability:
Important

  Interview:
Not Considered

  Extracurricular Activities:
Very Important

  Volunteer Work:
Important

  Character/Personal Abilities:
Important

  Application Essay:
Very Important

  Work Experience:
Important

  SAT/ACT Scores:
Very Important

  Recommendations:
Very Important

  High School GPA:
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:
550

Applicants admitted to undergraduate business program, 2009-10:
62  %

Admitted applicants enrolled in undergrad business program, 2009-10:
99  %

Minimum requirements for business program:

Minimum SAT score: NA
Minimum ACT score: NA
Minimum high school GPA : NA

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

  Interview to enter business program:
By invitation only

  Freshmen admitted into business program:
Yes

Percentage of business students admitted as freshmen:
4  %

  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:
A small number of first year students are admitted to the business school's Assured Admission Program.

  Internal transfers handled by:
Separate application

Minimum college GPA for internal business program transfers:
3.0

Additional requirements for internal transfers:
Applicants must complete nine prerequisite courses including: English Composition I, English Composition II, Calculus, Intro to Economics, Financial Accounting, Managerial Accounting, Intermediate Microeconomics, Intermediate Macroeconomics, Introduction to Statistics

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CLASS PROFILE
Class Profile:

Female: 39  %
International : 9  %

Entering students by age:

Mean: 20
Median: 20

Percent of Students Who Were In:
      Top 10% of high school class:
81  %

      Top 25% of high school class:
96  %

HS GPA of 3.75 or higher:
94  %

HS GPA of 3.5 to 3.74:
98  %

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

        Mean:  1,337
        Median:  1,330

SAT middle 50% range on 1600 scale:

        From:  1,270
        To:  1,410

ACT scores for full-time entering business students:

        Mean: N/A
        Median: N/A

ACT middle 50% range:

        From: N/A
        To: N/A

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Citizenship of entering students

U.S.: 91  %
Canada: 1  %
Other countries: 8  %
Unknown: 0  %

Percentage of US citizens in entering class who are:

African American: 4  %
Asian American: 13  %
Hispanic or Latino American: 6  %
Multiethnic/Multiracial : 0  %
Native American: 0  %
White (Non-Hispanic): 73  %
Chose not to report: 0  %
Other: 4  %

Entering students are from the following regions:

Northeast: 9  %
Mid-Atlantic: 7  %
South: 78  %
Southwest: 3  %
Midwest : 2  %
West: 1  %
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://studentaid.unc.edu/

Institutional scholarship money distributed to undergraduate business students in previous academic year:
$  1,725,873

Institutional scholarship money to be distributed to undergraduate business students in current academic year:
$  1,834,000

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:
44  %

Undergraduate business students with full-tuition scholarships 2009-10:
12  %

Percentage of institutional scholarship money distributed to business students based on merit, 2009-10 year:
44  %

Percentage of institutional scholarship money distributed to business students based on need, 2009-10:
56  %

  Scholarship consideration process:
All candidates are considered for scholarships

  School offers guaranteed loans:
No

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PROGRAM BASICS
Institutional freshman retention rate:
96  %



PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS
Credit hours required for graduation:

Degree: BS
Hours: 120

Other degree requirements:
Required coursework that includes a global requirement satisfied by a 3 credit hour global business course at UNC, or a for-credit study abroad experience, or a second major/minor in a foreign language or International Studies; a minimum of 15 credit hours of liberal arts courses to reach the 120 credit hour requirement for graduation.