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CURRICULUM
Number of elective courses available in business program:
117

Electives added in current academic year:

Social Entrepreneurship
Business of Broadway
Sports Economics
East Asian Economies
Topics in Microfinance

Year of the last major change to the business program's core curriculum:
2010

Leading areas of study:

Accounting

Finance

International Business

Marketing

Social Impact & Social Entrepreneurship

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ACADEMICS
Average class size in required business courses:
45

Average class size in business electives:
38


Class size:

Classes with fewer than 20 students: 21  %
Classes with 21 to 50 students: 45  %
Classes with more than 50 students: 34  %

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PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS
Credit hours required for graduation:

Degree: BS
Hours: 128

Other degree requirements:
Social Impact Core: 4 courses; People, Info & Systems Core: 4 courses; Money & Markets Core: 5 courses; Global Sequence: 2 courses (1 from People, Info & Systems & 1 from Money & Markets); Stern major: 4 courses; Liberal Core: 8 courses; University Electives: 10 courses

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PROGRAM BASICS
Institutional freshman retention rate:
91  %

Business students who graduate within four years:
89  %

Business students who graduate within 6 years:
93  %

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

Financial aid web site
http://www.nyu.edu/financial.aid/

Institutional scholarship money distributed to undergraduate business students in previous academic year:
$  14,754,977

Institutional scholarship money to be distributed to undergraduate business students in current academic year:
$  17,669,087

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:
55  %


Percentage of institutional scholarship money distributed to business students based on merit, 2009-10 year:
93  %

Percentage of institutional scholarship money distributed to business students based on need, 2009-10:
7  %

  Scholarship consideration process:
As part of the admissions application

  School offers guaranteed loans:
No

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ACT scores for full-time entering business students:

        Mean:  32
        Median:  32

ACT middle 50% range:

        From:  31
        To:  33

Citizenship of entering students

U.S.: 78  %
Canada: 0  %
Other countries: 22  %
Unknown: 0  %

Percentage of US citizens in entering class who are:
N/A

Entering students are from the following regions:

Northeast: 57  %
Mid-Atlantic: 8  %
South: 9  %
Southwest: 6  %
Midwest : 7  %
West: 13  %
Possessions and territories: 1  %

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CLASS PROFILE
Class Profile:

Female: 40  %
International : 22  %

Entering students by age:

Mean: 18
Median: 18

Percent of Students Who Were In:
      Top 10% of high school class:
88  %

      Top 25% of high school class:
99  %

HS GPA of 3.75 or higher:
57  %

HS GPA of 3.5 to 3.74:
37  %

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

        Mean:  1,445
        Median:  1,450

SAT middle 50% range on 1600 scale:

        From:  1,400
        To:  1,500

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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:
7,886

Applicants admitted to undergraduate business program, 2009-10:
23  %

Admitted applicants enrolled in undergrad business program, 2009-10:
40  %

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:
Not offered

  Freshmen admitted into business program:
Yes

Percentage of business students admitted as freshmen:
89  %

  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:
N/A


Additional requirements for internal transfers:
N/A

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Selectivity -- applicants admitted, entire college, 2009-10:
29  %

Yield -- accepted applicants enrolled, entire college, 2009-10:
35  %

Total number of full-time applications for entire college:
36,951

International applicants, entire college, 2009-10:
12  %

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

Relative Importance of Application Elements:


  Secondary School Record:
Very Important

  Class Rank:
Important

  Talent/Ability:
Very Important

  Interview:
Not Considered

  Extracurricular Activities:
Very Important

  Volunteer Work:
Important

  Character/Personal Abilities:
Very 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 Institution

Required standardized tests for entire college:


Students have several options of standardized testing
combinations to submit Vist the Admissions
web site for complete info - admissionsnyuedu

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:
TOEFL

Upcoming application deadlines for entire college:

Semester: Fall 2010
Deadline: 01-01-2010