2007 UNDERGRAD PROFILE
Northern Illinois University
College of Business
B-School and Program Basics
| Address: | Barsema Hall 201 Northern Illinois University DeKalb, IL US 60115-2897 |
Program E-Mail |
Program Web site |
College of Business is a public institution.
Undergrad business program was founded: 1951
Accredited by AACSB International
Classes begin:
| Spring Semester | 01/16/2007 |
| Summer Semester | 06/18/2007 |
| Fall Semester | 08/27/2007 |
Enrollment
| Total undergraduate business school enrollment | 3906 |
| Total full-time undergraduate business students | 3906 |
| Total part-time undergraduate business students | |
| Total distance undergraduate business students | |
STUDENT PROFILE: MOST RECENT ENTERING CLASS
| Female students in class | 34% |
| International students | 1% |
For U.S. schools only: |
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| African American students | 10% |
| Native Americans | 0% |
| Asian Americans | 8% |
| Hispanic | 7% |
| White (non-Hispanic) | 73% |
| Unknown | 2% |
| Other | 0% |
U.S. students by region:
| Mid-Atlantic U.S. | NA % |
| Midwest U.S. | 100% |
| Northeast U.S. | NA % |
| South U.S. | NA % |
| Southwest U.S. | NA % |
| West U.S. | NA % |
| U.S. Possessions and territories | NA % |
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? | Yes |
SAT Scores for full-time entering business students |
|
| Average | 1070 |
| Median | |
| Range (Middle 80%) | From to |
| Minimum SAT Score | |
ACT Scores for full-time entering business students |
|
| Average | 24.5 |
| Median | 24.0 |
| Range (Middle 80%) | From to |
| Minimum ACT Score | 19 |
| Minimum High School GPA | 2..7 |
| Does the school require an entrance exam? | No |
| Student Age (years) | |
| Average | 21 |
| Median | 21 |
| High School performance of entering business students | |
| Top 10% of high school class | NA % |
| Top 25% of high school class | NA % |
| GPA of 3.75 or higher | NA % |
| GPA of 3.5 to 3.75 | NA % |
| GPA of 3.25 to 3.49 | NA % |
| GPA of 3.00 to 3.24 | NA % |
| GPA of 2.50 to 2.99 | NA % |
| GPA of 2.00 to 2.49 | NA % |
| GPA of 1.00 to 1.99 | NA % |
| GPA below 1.0 | NA % |
| For Internal Transfers | |
| Minimum overall college GPA | 2.00 |
| Additional application requirements | |
| The College of Business is competitive based on a student's overall GPA and performance in selected tool courses. All 100- and 200-level College of Business core requirements with a C or better in ACCY 206, ACCY 207, MGMT 217, and UBUS 223, a cumulative GPA of at least 2.75, and junior standing are prerequisites for admission to the upper-division. | |
ADMISSIONS
| University Application fee (resident) | $ 30.00 | ||
| University Application fee (nonresident) | $ 30.00 | ||
| University Application fee (non-resident transfers) | $ 30.00 | ||
The business program's financial aid office manages admissions to the business program
16030 people applied to undergraduate programs for the 2006 academic year. The school accepted 68% (selectivity) of those applicants, and 43% of admitted applicants (yield) enrolled.
NA % of applicants had applied in prior years, and of those reapplicants NA % were accepted.
The university placed 1000 applicant(s) on its wait list. 600 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
The College of Business is competitive based on a student's overall GPA and performance in selected tool courses. All 100- and 200-level College of Business core requirements with a C or better in ACCY 206, ACCY 207, MGMT 217, and UBUS 223, a cumulative GPA of at least 2.75, and junior standing are prerequisites for admission to the upper-division.
How do internal transfers apply? Declare business major
The College of Business is competitive based on a student's overall GPA and performance in selected tool courses. All 100- and 200-level College of Business core requirements with a C or better in ACCY 206, ACCY 207, MGMT 217, and UBUS 223, a cumulative GPA of at least 2.75, and junior standing are prerequisites for admission to the upper-division.
4197 freshmen (admitted and denied) sought full-time admission to the business program for the 2005-2006 academic year.
68% 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. were admitted to the program.
| Share of all university applicants who are female: | 54% |
| Share of all university applicants who are not from the U.S. | NA % |
Interviews for applicants are Not offered, Not required
Additional application requirements (including those for international students):
Upper-Half of Graduating High School Class
International Students: All application materials, including the application for admission, application fee, letters of recommendation, all transcripts or national examination scores and/or transcripts from colleges or universities attended (with an English translation), all test scores including the TOEFL from all countries where English is not the native or official language, and proof of adequate financial support.
Relative importance of the following factors in deciding who gets admitted to the university:
Secondary School Record: NA
Class Rank: Very Important
High School GPA: Very Important
SAT/ACT Scores: Very Important
Application Essay: Considered
Recommendations: Considered
Interview: Not Considered
Extracurricular Activities: Considered
Talent/ability: Important
Character/personal qualities: Not Considered
Volunteer Work: Not Considered
Work Experience: Not Considered
COSTS
Annual Costs
| Resident Tuition | $ 5,500.00 |
| Nonresident Tuition | $ 11,100.00 |
| Room and Board | $ 6,048.00 |
| Books | $ 1,200.00 |
| Other Expenses (please specify) | |
| General Fees | $1,455.00 |
| Technology Surcharge | $200.00 |
| Major Medical | $654.00 |
Tuition per credit hour (U.S. dollars)
| Resident | $ 185.00 |
| Nonresident | $ 370.00 |
2007-2008 DEADLINES
| University Application deadlines for: | Spring Semester | 11/01/2006 | Summer Semester | 05/15/2007 | Fall Semester | 11/15/2006 |
| 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: NA
Total scholarship money to be distributed to business students through the financial aid office in the 2006 academic year: NA
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 | NA % |
| Percent of business students receiving full-tuition scholarships | NA % |
| Percent of scholarships offered to business students based on need | NA % |
| Percent of scholarships offered to business students based on merit | NA % |
How do applicants apply for scholarships?
As criteria may vary by scholarship, please refer to the NIU College of Business web page: http://www.cob.niu.edu/ugrad/scholarships.asp
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: NA
CONTACTS
| Dean Denise Schoenbachler | Hired as of |
ACADEMICS & REQUIREMENTS
Specializations offered:
Accounting, , , ,
Business Administration
Programs Offered
| BS | Accountancy | Full time |
| BS | Business Administration | Full time |
| BS | Finance | Full time |
| BS | Management | Full time |
| BS | Marketing | Full time |
| BS | Operations & Information Management | Full time |
| Core curriculum last revised 2003 |
| Average class size in required business classes | 46 |
| Average class size in business electives | 27 |
| Average class size in non-business classes (required for admission to the business program |
13% of business classes (core and elective) have fewer than 20 students
77% of business classes (core and elective) have 21 to 50 students
10% of business classes (core and elective) have more than 50 students
NA % of required business courses reached maximum enrollment by the first day of class from June 30, 2004 to June 30, 2005.
NA % 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, Marketing, Operations Management
Number of elective courses (not multiple sessions of same course) available in the past academic year: 29
New electives added in the past academic year:
Forensic Accountg/Fraud Examination
Analysis of Fixed Income Securities
What special programs are available to business students?
| Work study or co-op opportunities | No |
| Study abroad opportunities | Yes |
| Worldwide: International business seminars. Includes visits to manufacturing, retailing, and financial organizations/industries that engage in international business. Austria and Ireland: Selling Strategies. Assists sales students in understanding the complexity and difficulty involved with selling in different countries (cultures). The program is also designed to help develop specific selling skills that are not typically taught at NIU. | |
| Volunteer and community service opportunities | Yes |
| Many of the student organizations in which b-students participate have a community service component to them. | |
| Business clubs and extracurricular activities | Yes |
| Apart from b-student organizations http://www.cob.niu.edu/Organizations/ and activities offered through the Business Careers House http://www.cob.niu.edu/businesscareershouse/, a wide variety of recreational activities are available: http://www.stuaff.niu.edu/rs/ | |
FACULTY
| Total full-time undergraduate business faculty | 75 |
| Total undergraduate business adjuncts and visiting business faculty | 13 |
| Total undergraduate permanent/tenured business professors | 33 |
30% of permanent/tenured business professors are women
3% 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: , ,
STUDENT LIFE
Freshmen are not required to live on campus
NA %of all business students live on campus
Business students are 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): 1750
Wireless network is available in main B-school buildings
Technology changes made over the past three years:
COLLEGE OF BUSINESS (COB)
DVD editing system
MKTG call center
Classroom telephones
Initiated podcasting
Wireless microphones
Cable tester
New Web hit counter
Apple computer
UNIV
Smart classrooms
Spam filtering tools
Voicemail
Upgraded copiers
Internet2 accessibility
COB + UNIV
New Computer-based training kits
New lab PCs
More security
Personal Response Systems
SmartBoards
New/Upgraded software
New/Upgraded hardware
Website upgraded
Lab printing stations
Upgrade of Assistive Technology eqpt
Course mgmt upgrade
THE FULL-TIME JOB HUNT
The school has information regarding the employment of NA % of 2006 graduates
Of 2006 graduates for whom we have information...
NA % were seeking full-time professional employment in business
NA % were not seeking full-time professional employment in business
For those not seeking employment in business...
NA % of those were already employed at graduation
NA % 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
93 companies recruited business students on campus from June 30, 2005 to June 30, 2006
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
did not report having received an offer
| Top 10 recruiting firms that hired the most graduates in the past academic year | No. hired |
| PricewaterhouseCoopers | |
| Reznick Group, P.C. | |
| Countrywide Financial Corp. | |
| Grant Thornton, LLP | |
| Morgan Stanley | |
| Motorola Inc. | |
| Sears Holdings Corporation | |
| Ameriprise Financial, Inc. | |
| Avis Rent-A-Car | |
| Clfiton Gunderson, LLP |
| Historic Salary Prospects for 2005 Grads (school reported) | |
| Average base salary | $ 39,209.00 |
| Median base salary | $ 40,000.00 |
| Average signing bonus | NA |
| Median signing bonus | NA |
| 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.) | NA % |
| Accounting/auditing | NA % |
| General Management | NA % |
| Human Resources | NA % |
| Marketing/Sales (includes public relations, product management, market research, advertising, etc.) | NA % |
| Management Information Systems | NA % |
| Operations | NA % |
| Logistics/Transportation | NA % |
| Other | NA % |
What percentage of 2006 graduates who accepted jobs did so in the following industries? Are these figures estimates? No
| Accounting | NA % |
| Consumer Products & Retail | NA % |
| Consulting | NA % |
| Financial Services | NA % |
| Government, Nonprofit, & Education | NA % |
| Health | NA % |
| Manufacturing | NA % |
| Media & Entertainment | NA % |
| Sports & Leisure | NA % |
| Technology & Science | NA % |
| Transportation | NA % |
| UTILITIES | NA % |
| Other | NA % |
North American Jobs
NA % of 2006 graduates accepted jobs in Canada
NA % 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) | NA % |
| Mid-Atlantic (PA, MD, VA, WV, DE, DC) | NA % |
| South (NC, SC, KY, TN, GA, FL, AL, AR, LA, MS) | NA % |
| Southwest (CO, AZ, TX, OK, NM) | NA % |
| Midwest (WI, MO, KS, IA, MN, NE, MI, OH, IN, ND, SD, IL) | NA % |
| West (CA, HI, WA, OR, AK, MT, ID, UT, NV, WY) | NA % |
| U.S. possessions and territories (America Samoa, Palau, Guam, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands) | NA % |
| Canada | NA % |
INTERNSHIPS
59 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) |
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 |
| KPMG, LLP | |
| PricewaterhouseCoopers | |
| ServiceMaster | |
| Deloitte - Touche | |
| Miller, Cooper & Co., Ltd. | |
| Reznick Group, P.C. | |
| Baxter Healthcare; Caterpillar; Crowe Chizek & Co., LLP; Ernst & Young; Plante & Moran; Sikich, LLP | |
| Warady & Davis, LLP | |
ALUMNI AFFAIRS
7% 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 | $ 443.00 |
| The median gift was | $ 75.00 |
From June 30, 2005 to June 30, 2006, the undergraduate business program 7% received any individual gift in excess of $10 million
Prominent Alumni
Dennis Barsema, Chairman, Blue Lane Technologies
Nick P. Calamos, CFA, Senior Executive VP, Calamos Investments
Lyle G. Heidemann, President & CEO, True Value Company
PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS
Credit hours required for business degree (including university and program requirements)
| Minimum of 120 for Bachelor of Science |
| Minimum of 56 for Bachelor of Science |
