2007 UNDERGRAD PROFILE
Loyola College in Maryland
Josepha A. Sellinger, S. J. School of Business
B-School and Program Basics
| Address: | Sellinger Hall 4501 North Charles Street Baltimore, MD US 21210-2699 |
Program E-Mail |
Program Web site |
Josepha A. Sellinger, S. J. School of Business is a public institution.
Undergrad business program was founded: 1980
Accredited by AACSB International
Classes begin:
| Fall Other | 09/01/2007 |
| Fall Annual Admissions | 09/01/2007 |
| Spring Semester | 01/01/2008 |
Enrollment
| Total undergraduate business school enrollment | 1054 |
| Total full-time undergraduate business students | 1044 |
| Total part-time undergraduate business students | 10 |
| Total distance undergraduate business students | 0 |
STUDENT PROFILE: MOST RECENT ENTERING CLASS
| Female students in class | 63% |
| International students | 2% |
For U.S. schools only: |
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| African American students | 5% |
| Native Americans | 1% |
| Asian Americans | 4% |
| Hispanic | 3% |
| White (non-Hispanic) | 86% |
| Unknown | 2% |
| Other | 1% |
U.S. students by region:
| Mid-Atlantic U.S. | 29% |
| Midwest U.S. | 3% |
| Northeast U.S. | 66% |
| South U.S. | 1% |
| Southwest U.S. | 1% |
| West U.S. | 0% |
| U.S. Possessions and territories | 0% |
Citizenship:
| U.S. | NA % |
| Canada | NA % |
| Other | NA % |
| Unknown | NA % |
CLASS TRAITS: MOST RECENT ENTERING CLASS
| Does the school require standardized tests, such as the SAT or ACT? | No |
SAT Scores for full-time entering business students |
|
| Average | 1203 |
| Median | |
| Range (Middle 80%) | From to |
| Minimum SAT Score | |
ACT Scores for full-time entering business students |
|
| Average | na |
| Median | |
| Range (Middle 80%) | From to |
| Minimum ACT Score | NA |
| Minimum High School GPA | NA |
| Does the school require an entrance exam? | Yes |
| Student Age (years) | |
| Average | 18 |
| Median | 18 |
| High School performance of entering business students | |
| Top 10% of high school class | 31% |
| Top 25% of high school class | 66% |
| GPA of 3.75 or higher | 23% |
| GPA of 3.5 to 3.75 | 28% |
| GPA of 3.25 to 3.49 | 23% |
| GPA of 3.00 to 3.24 | 18% |
| GPA of 2.50 to 2.99 | 7% |
| GPA of 2.00 to 2.49 | 1% |
| GPA of 1.00 to 1.99 | 0% |
| GPA below 1.0 | 0% |
| For Internal Transfers | |
| Minimum overall college GPA | NA |
| Additional application requirements | |
| n/a | |
ADMISSIONS
| University Application fee (resident) | $ 50.00 | ||
| University Application fee (nonresident) | $ 50.00 | ||
| University Application fee (non-resident transfers) | $ 50.00 | ||
The university financial aid office manages admissions to the business program
7889 people applied to undergraduate programs for the 2006 academic year. The school accepted 100% (selectivity) of those applicants, and 100% of admitted applicants (yield) enrolled.
NA % of applicants had applied in prior years, and of those reapplicants NA % were accepted.
The university placed 1370 applicant(s) on its wait list. 90 wait-listed applicants were admitted to the semester for which they applied.
Does the business program admit freshmen? Yes
NA % of 2006 admissions to the program were freshmen
How do freshmen apply? Indicate interest on university application
n/a
How do internal transfers apply? NA
n/a
freshmen (admitted and denied) sought full-time admission to the business program for the 2005-2006 academic year.
100% of these applicants were admitted to the program and NA % of admitted students enrolled.
internal candidates (admitted and denied) sought full-time admission to the business program for the 2005-2006 academic year. 100 were admitted to the program.
| Share of all university applicants who are female: | 60% |
| Share of all university applicants who are not from the U.S. | 1% |
Interviews for applicants are Recommended, Not required
Additional application requirements (including those for international students):
Transfer: Official College Transcripts, Dean of Students Certification and Recommendation Form
International: International Supplement, Letter of Financial Support, Bank Letter, Summer Plans, Enrollment Deposit, SEVIS Processing Fee
Relative importance of the following factors in deciding who gets admitted to the university:
Secondary School Record: Very Important
Class Rank: Considered
High School GPA: Very Important
SAT/ACT Scores: Important
Application Essay: Considered
Recommendations: Considered
Interview: Not Considered
Extracurricular Activities: Considered
Talent/ability: Considered
Character/personal qualities: Considered
Volunteer Work: Considered
Work Experience: Considered
COSTS
Annual Costs
| Resident Tuition | $ 31,270.00 |
| Nonresident Tuition | $ 31,270.00 |
| Room and Board | $ 6,890.00 |
| Books | $ 800.00 |
| Other Expenses (please specify) | |
| Comprehensive Fee | $550.00 |
| Orientation Fee | $165.00 |
Tuition per credit hour (U.S. dollars)
| Resident | $ 510.00 |
| Nonresident | $ 510.00 |
2007-2008 DEADLINES
| University Application deadlines for: | Fall Other | 12/01/2006 | Fall Annual Admissions | 01/15/2007 | Spring Semester | 11/15/2007 |
| Business Program deadlines for: | |
FINANCIAL AID
The business program's financial aid ofice manages financial aid for the business program
Financial Aid Web site
Total scholarship money given to business students through the financial aid office in the 2005 academic year: $ 4,605,400.00
Total scholarship money to be distributed to business students through the financial aid office in the 2006 academic year: $ 4,731,000.00
Scholarships are awarded to students in the business program based on A combination of need and merit
Scholarships in the 2006-2007 academic year | |
| Percent of business students receiving some scholarship money | 55% |
| Percent of business students receiving full-tuition scholarships | 55% |
| Percent of scholarships offered to business students based on need | 70% |
| Percent of scholarships offered to business students based on merit | 30% |
How do applicants apply for scholarships?
MERIT - Apply for admission to college by January 15th.
NEED - Apply for Financial Aid by February 15th.
Does the schoool offer a guaranteed loan to all business students (regardless of nationality): No
The maximum amount a business student can borrow per year is: NA
The average outstanding debt among 2006 business program graduates is: $ 16,110.00
CONTACTS
| Dean Lee Dahringer | Hired as of |
ACADEMICS & REQUIREMENTS
Specializations offered:
Accounting, , , ,
Programs Offered
| BBA | Accounting; Business Administration | Full time |
| BS | Bio; Chem; Comp.Sci; Math; Physics | Full time |
| BA | Communications, Eng; Hist; Classics; | Full time |
| BA | Elem Ed; Psyc; Soc; Pol Sci; Econ | Full time |
| BA | Speech Path; Writing; Theology; | Full time |
| BA | Philosophy, Comparative Culture; | Part time |
| BS | Engineering Science | Full time |
| Core curriculum last revised Prior to 2000 |
| Average class size in required business classes | 29 |
| Average class size in business electives | 21 |
| Average class size in non-business classes (required for admission to the business program | 25 |
21% of business classes (core and elective) have fewer than 20 students
79% of business classes (core and elective) have 21 to 50 students
0% of business classes (core and elective) have more than 50 students
59% of required business courses reached maximum enrollment by the first day of class from June 30, 2004 to June 30, 2005.
0% of required business courses had waiting lists for enrollment
AREAS OF STUDY & ELECTIVES
The school reports that the following are its five leading areas of study:
Accounting, Finance, General Management, International Business, Marketing
Number of elective courses (not multiple sessions of same course) available in the past academic year: 35
New electives added in the past academic year:
Intern'l Marketing: European Study Tour
What special programs are available to business students?
The Sellinger Scholars Program is an academic honors program in business administration. Freshmen completing the fall semester with a GPA of 3.5 are invited to apply with a maximum of 25 students accepted per class year. Scholars students take six 3 credit courses together between the sophomore and senior years.
| Work study or co-op opportunities | Yes |
| Work study positions are available at the College as part of Financial Aid packages. The Dean's Office and all of the academic departments employ work study students. We do not offer co-op opportunities. | |
| Study abroad opportunities | Yes |
| The business school offers study tour courses which include classroom time on campus during the regular semester and a two week tour in another country after the semester concludes. Site visits to international corporations and local firms take place during the tour. Summer, one semester and year long opportunities are available through the Office of International Programs. | |
| Volunteer and community service opportunities | Yes |
| The Center for Community Service and Justice offers service opportunities of varying lengths to the entire college populaton. In addition, optional service experience projects are integrated into some of the business courses. | |
| Business clubs and extracurricular activities | Yes |
| Each manor/concentration area in the business school has a corresponding business club. In addition, honor societies such as Beta Gamma Sigma and Alpha Sigma Nu also are active. Two new clubs, Women in Business and Minority Students in Business Administation, have been establishted within the past two years. | |
FACULTY
| Total full-time undergraduate business faculty | 60 |
| Total undergraduate business adjuncts and visiting business faculty | 32 |
| Total undergraduate permanent/tenured business professors | 37 |
13% of permanent/tenured business professors are women
5% of permanent/tenured business professors are underrepresented minorities (African American, Hispanic American or Native American)
NA % of permanent/tenured business professors are members of company boards of directors or boards of advisors
NA % of permanent/tenured business professors have owned their own business
Prominent Faculty: Dr. Thomas J. DiLorenzo, Economics, Dr. Roger J. Kashlak, Management & IB, Dr. Norman H. Sedgley, Economics
STUDENT LIFE
Freshmen are required to live on campus
78%of all business students live on campus
Business students are not grouped together in "learning communities" in housing or other facilities
TECHNOLOGY
Number of omputers available to undergraduate business students (within the program and university as a whole): 526
Wireless network is available in main B-school buildings
Technology changes made over the past three years:
Cdigix to provide legal online music. NetStorage for IP access to network storage. GWGuardian to block spam (GroupWise). Upgrade to BlackBoard with the addition of My Content, ePortfolios, Turnitin, and Waypoint. Citrix to provide critical software over an IP conntection. Symantec Anti-Virus for all students. Online career planning tools: Career Leader and Career Beam. Online course registration. Online meal account management. Computers in labs are refreshed on a three year cycle.
THE FULL-TIME JOB HUNT
The school has information regarding the employment of 51% of 2006 graduates
Of 2006 graduates for whom we have information...
1% were seeking full-time professional employment in business
99% were not seeking full-time professional employment in business
For those not seeking employment in business...
NA % of those were already employed at graduation
15% were planning to continue their education immediately after graduation
NA % were postponing their job search
NA % were planning to start their own business
NA % of those not working were doing so for other reasons
81 companies recruited business students on campus from June 30, 2005 to June 30, 2006
767 companies posted full-time job offers for undergraduate business students on the school's job boards from June 30, 2005 to June 30, 2006
Of 2006 Job-seeking Graduates...
received their first job offer by graduation
received their first job offer within three months of graduation
received their first job offer more than three months after graduation
0 did not report having received an offer
| Top 10 recruiting firms that hired the most graduates in the past academic year | No. hired |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co. | 5 |
| Deloitte Touche Tomatsu; Ernst & Young; Morgan Stanley | 4 |
| Cintas Corporation, Mercantile Bankshares Corp. | 3 |
| Enterprise; Goldman Sachs; Hertzbach & Co.; KPMG LLP; Nestle Waters N.A. | 2 |
| Pricewaterhouse Coopers LLP; Reznick Group P. C.; Smart & Associates | 2 |
| Historic Salary Prospects for 2005 Grads (school reported) | |
| Average base salary | $ 41,368.00 |
| Median base salary | $ 40,000.00 |
| Average signing bonus | NA |
| Median signing bonus | $ 2,000.00 |
| Average other guaranteed compensation | NA |
| Median other guaranteed compensation | NA |
CAREER DIRECTIONS
What percentage of 2006 graduates who accepted jobs did so in the following functional areas? Are these figures estimates based on the number of students majoring in these functional areas? No
| Finance (includes corporate finance, investments, treasury and financial analysis, public finance, etc.) | 23% |
| Accounting/auditing | 24% |
| General Management | 14% |
| Human Resources | 2% |
| Marketing/Sales (includes public relations, product management, market research, advertising, etc.) | 16% |
| Management Information Systems | 4% |
| Operations | 4% |
| Logistics/Transportation | 0% |
| Other | 13% |
What percentage of 2006 graduates who accepted jobs did so in the following industries? Are these figures estimates? No
| Accounting | 24% |
| Consumer Products & Retail | 9% |
| Consulting | 4% |
| Financial Services | 33% |
| Government, Nonprofit, & Education | 5% |
| Health | 5% |
| Manufacturing | 3% |
| Media & Entertainment | 4% |
| Sports & Leisure | 0% |
| Technology & Science | 4% |
| Transportation | 0% |
| UTILITIES | 0% |
| Other | 8% |
North American Jobs
NA % of 2006 graduates accepted jobs in Canada
99% of 2006 graduates accepted jobs in the U.S.
Here's the regional breakdown on job acceptances in North American regions:
| Northeast (ME, VT, NY, NH, CT, MA, NJ, RI) | 33% |
| Mid-Atlantic (PA, MD, VA, WV, DE, DC) | 63% |
| South (NC, SC, KY, TN, GA, FL, AL, AR, LA, MS) | 2% |
| Southwest (CO, AZ, TX, OK, NM) | 0% |
| Midwest (WI, MO, KS, IA, MN, NE, MI, OH, IN, ND, SD, IL) | 0% |
| West (CA, HI, WA, OR, AK, MT, ID, UT, NV, WY) | 2% |
| U.S. possessions and territories (America Samoa, Palau, Guam, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands) | 2% |
| Canada | NA % |
INTERNSHIPS
12 companies recruited internship-seeking undergraduate business students on campus from June 30, 2005 to June 30, 2006
NA % of internships were paid.
| Average compensation per week | NA |
| Median compensation per week | NA |
| Average internship length (weeks) | 10 |
664 companies posted internships for undergraduate business students on school job boards from June 30, 2005 to June 30, 2006
| Top 10 Recruiting Firms for Internships | No. interns |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co. | |
| Ernst & Young LLP; Pricewaterhouse Coopers LLP | |
| KPMG LLP | |
| Deloitte & Touche USA LLP | |
| Morgan Stanley | |
| T. Rowe Price Group | |
| Legg Mason | |
ALUMNI AFFAIRS
29% of living undergraduate business alumni contributed to the program/university some time between June 30, 2005 and June 30, 2006
Of those who contributed...
| The average gift was | $ 157.00 |
| The median gift was | $ 70.00 |
From June 30, 2005 to June 30, 2006, the undergraduate business program 29% received any individual gift in excess of $10 million
Prominent Alumni
PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS
Credit hours required for business degree (including university and program requirements)
| Minimum of 120 for Bachelor of Business Administration |
| Minimum of 51 for Bachelor of Business Administration |
