The Best B-Schools ——Miami University Farmer School of Business

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PROGRAM BASICS
Farmer School of Business

3075 Farmer School of Business
Miami University
Oxford , Ohio 45056

Web site
http://www.fsb.muohio.edu/

Program e-mail address:
deanofbusiness@muohio.edu

Program telephone number:
(513) 529-3631

  
Public Institution

  AACSB accredited:
Yes





Year in which the undergraduate business program was founded:
1928

  Institution:
Four Year

  Business program:
Two Year

Degrees offered:

Degree/Program Name:
BS in Business

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PROGRAM COSTS
Annual Tuition (Resident):
$  11,442

Annual Tuition (Non-Resident)
$  26,202

Cost per academic credit (resident)
$  477

Cost per academic credit (non-resident)
$  1,092

Required fees
$  468

Room and board:
$  9,458

Books:
$  1,390

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ADMISSIONS - Getting Into the Institution

Required standardized tests for entire college:


ACT or SAT

Minimum SAT score for entire college on 1600 scale:
N/A

Minimum ACT score for entire college:
N/A

Minimum high school GPA for entire college:
N/A

  Interviews for entire college:
Not offered

Additional application requirements for entire college:
To be considered for direct admission into an undergraduate degree program, international students whose native language is not English should have earned either a minimum score of 200 on the computer-based TOEFL, a score of 530 on the paper-based test, or a score of 72 on the Internet-based version. Visit www.muohio.edu for more information on alternate proficiency measures and provisional admission requirements.

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Upcoming application deadlines for entire college:

Semester: Fall
Deadline: 02/01/2010
Semester: Spring
Deadline: 11/01/2010

Selectivity -- applicants admitted, entire college, 2009-10:
79  %

Yield -- accepted applicants enrolled, entire college, 2009-10:
24  %

Total number of full-time applications for entire college:
16,772

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

Female applicants, entire college, 2009-10:
54  %

Relative Importance of Application Elements:


  Secondary School Record:
Very Important

  Class Rank:
Important

  Talent/Ability:
Considered

  Interview:
Not Considered

  Extracurricular Activities:
Important

  Volunteer Work:
Considered

  Character/Personal Abilities:
Considered

  Application Essay:
Important

  Work Experience:
Considered

  SAT/ACT Scores:
Important

  Recommendations:
Important

  High School GPA:
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:
4,540

Applicants admitted to undergraduate business program, 2009-10:
27  %

Admitted applicants enrolled in undergrad business program, 2009-10:
66  %

Minimum requirements for business program:

Minimum SAT score: N/A
Minimum ACT score: N/A
Minimum high school GPA : N/A

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

  Interview to enter business program:
Not required

  Freshmen admitted into business program:
Yes

Percentage of business students admitted as freshmen:
21  %

  Are the freshman admits to the business program required to complete pre-business courses before beginning upper-level courses in the junior year?
No

  Freshmen admitted by:
Indicate interest on university application

Additional application requirements for freshman admits:
Direct Admission as a Freshman requires admission to the University and admission to University Honors, or an ACT score of 29 or above, and a top 10% standing in their HS class or a HS GPA of 3.85 or above.

  Internal transfers handled by:
Other

Minimum college GPA for internal business program transfers:
3.0

Additional requirements for internal transfers:
Miami accepts business students both through direct freshman admission (approximately 20-25% of new entrants) and the internal transfer of pre-business students to the business student designation

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CLASS PROFILE
Class Profile:

Female: 39  %
International : 7  %

Entering students by age:

Mean: 20
Median: 20

Percent of Students Who Were In:
      Top 10% of high school class:
34  %

      Top 25% of high school class:
70  %

HS GPA of 3.75 or higher:
44  %

HS GPA of 3.5 to 3.74:
35  %

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

        Mean: N/A
        Median: N/A

SAT middle 50% range on 1600 scale:

        From: N/A
        To: N/A

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ACT scores for full-time entering business students:

        Mean:  27
        Median:  27

ACT middle 50% range:

        From:  25
        To:  29

Citizenship of entering students

U.S.: 93  %
Other countries: 7  %

Percentage of US citizens in entering class who are:

African American: 1  %
Asian American: 3  %
Hispanic or Latino American: 1  %
White (Non-Hispanic): 93  %
Chose not to report: 2  %

Entering students are from the following regions:

Northeast: 5  %
Mid-Atlantic: 5  %
South: 3  %
Southwest: 2  %
Midwest : 84  %
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://www.units.muohio.edu/sfa/

Institutional scholarship money distributed to undergraduate business students in previous academic year:
$  3,837,852

Institutional scholarship money to be distributed to undergraduate business students in current academic year:
$  4,882,966

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

Other scholarship considerations:
All students are strongly encouraged to complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) to be considered for financial assistance. Please visit the Student Financial Assistance website at https://www.muohio.edu/sfa for additional details. Freshman Students: Complete an application for admission (an additional application is required to be considered for the Harrison and Honors scholarships). Returning Students: Complete a Returning Student Scholarship Application.

Undergraduate business students receiving institutional scholarships for 2009-10 academic year:
48  %

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:
28  %

Percentage of institutional scholarship money distributed to business students based on need, 2009-10:
72  %

  Scholarship consideration process:
All candidates are considered for scholarships

  School offers guaranteed loans:
No

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PROGRAM BASICS
Institutional freshman retention rate:
89  %

Business students who graduate within four years:
70  %

Business students who graduate within 6 years:
82  %

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PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS
Credit hours required for graduation:

Degree: BS
Hours: 128
Degree: N/A
Hours: N/A
Degree: N/A
Hours: N/A

Other degree requirements:
Complete the Miami Plan, the common core of business courses and required electives, and complete the requirements for a business major. Earn a 2.00 GPA or above overall and in business courses attempted. Complete at least 64 hours of course work in non-business courses.