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ACT scores for full-time entering business students:

        Mean:  26
        Median:  27

ACT middle 50% range:

        From:  24
        To:  29

Citizenship of entering students

U.S.: 92  %
Canada: 0  %
Other countries: 8  %

Percentage of US citizens in entering class who are:

African American: 4  %
Asian American: 3  %
Hispanic or Latino American: 11  %
Native American: 2  %
White (Non-Hispanic): 80  %

Entering students are from the following regions:

Northeast: 2  %
Mid-Atlantic: 1  %
South: 3  %
Southwest: 80  %
Midwest : 7.2  %
West: 7  %

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CLASS PROFILE
Class Profile:

Female: 41  %
International : 8  %

Entering students by age:

Mean: 18
Median: 18

Percent of Students Who Were In:
      Top 10% of high school class:
21  %

      Top 25% of high school class:
53  %

HS GPA of 3.75 or higher:
16  %

HS GPA of 3.5 to 3.74:
16  %

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

        Mean:  1,165
        Median:  1,170

SAT middle 50% range on 1600 scale:

        From:  1,085
        To:  1,250

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Additional application requirements for freshman admits:
Freshmen are admitted as pre-business students and must meet additional requirements to advance to upper division business courses. Pre-business students must complete 12 lower division business core requirements with a minimum GPA of 2.5 in those courses. They must also have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.00 to be competitive for advancement to a business major. Pre-business students must also successfully complete an interview and Microsoft Office Certification in Word, PowerPoint and Excel in order to advance to upper division courses and declare a specific business major.

  Internal transfers handled by:
Separate application

Minimum college GPA for internal business program transfers:
3.0

Additional requirements for internal transfers:
Once an internal transfer is admitted as pre-business, they must meet additional requirements to advance to upper division business courses. Pre-business students must complete 12 lower division business core requirements with a minimum GPA of 2.5 in those courses. They must also have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.00 to be competitive for advancement to a business major. Pre-business students must also successfully complete an interview and Microsoft Office Certification in Word, PowerPoint and Excel in order to advance to upper division courses and declare a specific business major.

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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:
2,667

Applicants admitted to undergraduate business program, 2009-10:
64  %

Admitted applicants enrolled in undergrad business program, 2009-10:
30  %

Minimum requirements for business program:
N/A

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

  Interview to enter business program:
Required

  Freshmen admitted into business program:
Yes

Percentage of business students admitted as freshmen:
24  %

  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

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Selectivity -- applicants admitted, entire college, 2009-10:
58  %

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

Total number of full-time applications for entire college:
13,495

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

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

Relative Importance of Application Elements:


  Secondary School Record:
Very Important

  Class Rank:
Very Important

  Talent/Ability:
Important

  Interview:
Considered

  Extracurricular Activities:
Important

  Volunteer Work:
Considered

  Character/Personal Abilities:
Considered

  Application Essay:
Considered

  Work Experience:
Considered

  SAT/ACT Scores:
Important

  Recommendations:
Considered

  High School GPA:
Important

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ADMISSIONS - Getting Into the Institution

Required standardized tests for entire college:


Either the SAT or ACT

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:
Recommended

Additional application requirements for entire college:
We require an essay, a resume, and recommendations from the counselor and a teacher. For international students, we also require the TOEFL and a certification of finances.International students have a separate application form from domestic freshman applicants. All students must be able to speak English, although we do have an Intensive English Program on campus for those honing language skills in anticipation of studying somewhere in the US.

Upcoming application deadlines for entire college:

Semester: Fall 2010
Deadline: 02-15-2010
Semester: Spring 2011
Deadline: 12-01-2010
Semester: Summer 2011
Deadline: 05/01/2011

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ENROLLMENT
Total college enrollment for 2009-10:
8,853

Full-time undergraduate business student enrollment:
1,636

Part-time undergraduate business student enrollment:
27

Distance undergraduate business student enrollment:
0

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PROGRAM COSTS
Annual Tuition (Resident):
$  30,048

Annual Tuition (Non-Resident)
$  30,048




Room and board:
$  9,800

Books:
$  1,250