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CURRICULUM
Number of elective courses available in business program:
8






Year of the last major change to the business program's core curriculum:
2008

Leading areas of study:

Accounting

Finance

General Management

International Business

Marketing


Special programs for business students:
Executive Leadership Honors Program 21st Century Advantage Program (Retention)

  Business program offers work study or co-op opportunities:
Yes

Work study opportunities description:
N/A

  Business program offers study abroad opportunities:
Yes

Study abroad program description:
Exchange Program

  Volunteer work and community service opportunities:
Yes

Volunteer opportunities description:
N/A

Business clubs and extracurricular activities:

Case Competitions
Co-Operative Program
Clubs/Organizations

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ACADEMICS
Average class size in required business courses:
40

Average class size in business electives:
25

Average class size in non-business electives required for admission to business program:
20

Class size:

Classes with fewer than 20 students: 6  %
Classes with 21 to 50 students: 90  %
Classes with more than 50 students: 4  %

Required business courses that reached maximum enrollment by the first day of class, previous academic year:
70  %

Required business courses that had waiting lists, 2008-09:
30  %

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PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS
Credit hours required for graduation:

Degree: BBA
Hours: 121

Other degree requirements:
N/A

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PROGRAM BASICS
Institutional freshman retention rate:
85  %

Business students who graduate within four years:
51  %

Business students who graduate within 6 years:
70  %

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

Financial aid web site
http://www.howard.edu/financialaid/default.htm

Institutional scholarship money distributed to undergraduate business students in previous academic year:
$  3,600,000

Institutional scholarship money to be distributed to undergraduate business students in current academic year:
$  3,000,000

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:
80  %

Undergraduate business students with full-tuition scholarships 2009-10:
6  %

Percentage of institutional scholarship money distributed to business students based on merit, 2009-10 year:
80  %

Percentage of institutional scholarship money distributed to business students based on need, 2009-10:
20  %

  Scholarship consideration process:
As part of the admissions application

  School offers guaranteed loans:
No

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SAT middle 50% range on 1600 scale:

        From:  990
        To:  1,130

ACT scores for full-time entering business students:

        Mean:  23
        Median:  24

ACT middle 50% range:

        From:  21
        To:  27

Citizenship of entering students

U.S.: 98  %
Other countries: 2  %

Percentage of US citizens in entering class who are:

African American: 98  %
Other: 2  %

Entering students are from the following regions:

Northeast: 23  %
Mid-Atlantic: 28  %
South: 18  %
Southwest: 2  %
Midwest : 20  %
West: 8  %
Possessions and territories: 1  %

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CLASS PROFILE
Class Profile:

Female: 57  %
International : 1  %

Entering students by age:

Mean: 17.9
Median: 18

Percent of Students Who Were In:
      Top 10% of high school class:
23  %

      Top 25% of high school class:
47  %

HS GPA of 3.75 or higher:
9  %

HS GPA of 3.5 to 3.74:
19  %

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

        Mean:  1,069
        Median:  1,100

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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:
1,568

Applicants admitted to undergraduate business program, 2009-10:
56  %

Admitted applicants enrolled in undergrad business program, 2009-10:
38  %

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:
Not required

  Freshmen admitted into business program:
Yes

Percentage of business students admitted as freshmen:
38  %

  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

  Internal transfers handled by:
Separate application

Minimum college GPA for internal business program transfers:
3.0

Additional requirements for internal transfers:
Intra-University Transfer Form College English College Math

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Total number of full-time applications for entire college:
10,641

International applicants, entire college, 2009-10:
4  %

Female applicants, entire college, 2009-10:
67  %

Relative Importance of Application Elements:


  Secondary School Record:
Very Important

  Class Rank:
Very Important

  Talent/Ability:
Very Important

  Interview:
Not Considered

  Extracurricular Activities:
Important

  Volunteer Work:
Considered

  Character/Personal Abilities:
Important

  Application Essay:
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:


SAT
ACT

Minimum SAT score for entire college on 1600 scale:
950

Minimum ACT score for entire college:
20

Minimum high school GPA for entire college:
2.5

  Interviews for entire college:
Not required

Additional application requirements for entire college:
TOEFL Statement of Financial Resources

Upcoming application deadlines for entire college:

Semester: 02-15-2010

Selectivity -- applicants admitted, entire college, 2009-10:
54  %

Yield -- accepted applicants enrolled, entire college, 2009-10:
19  %