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Undergraduate Profile Publish Date 05/27/12

Baldwin-Wallace College

Division of Business Administration

  • Program Basics

      • AACSB accredited: No
      • Institution: Four Year
      • Business Program: Four Year

  • SCHOOL BASICS

    • Enrollment:

      • Total undergraduate: 4,177
      • Full-time undergraduate business: 467
      • Part-time undergraduate business: 207
      • Distance undergraduate business: 0
      • College or university freshman retention rate: 81 %

    • Percentage of students who graduate from the business program:

      • Within four years of admission to the university: 56 %
      • Within six years of admission to the university: 78 %

    • Undergraduate Business Degrees Offered:

      • BA in Business Administration
      • BA in Accounting; BA in Finance
      • BA in Innovation & Entrepreneurship
      • BA in Management; BA in Marketing
      • BA in Health Care Management
      • BA in International Business
      • BA in Human Resource Management

  • PROGRAM COSTS

      • Annual Tuition (Resident): $26,396.00
      • Annual Tuition (Non-Resident): $26,396.00
      • Tuition Per Academic Credit (Resident): $820.00
      • Tuition Per Academic Credit (Non-Resident): $820.00
      • Annual Room and Board: $7,346.00
      • Annual Cost of Books: $1,334.00

  • CLASS PROFILE

    • Students in newest entering class that are:

      • Female: 34 %
      • International: 1 %

    • Mean and median age of full-time business students in the newest entering class:

      • Mean: 18
      • Median: 18

    • Percentage of newest entering class:

      • Top 10% of high school class: 13 %
      • Top 25% of high school class: 41 %
      • GPA of 3.75 or higher: 22 %
      • GPA of 3.5 to 3.74: 19 %

    • SAT scores (1600 scale) for the newest entering class of full-time undergraduate business students:

      • Mean: 998
      • Median: 1010

    • Middle 50% range of SAT scores (1600 scale):

      • From: 890
      • To: 1070

    • ACT scores for the newest entering class of full-time undergraduate business students:

      • Mean: 23
      • Median: 23

    • Middle 50% range of ACT scores:

      • From: 21
      • To: 25

    • Citizenship breakdown for newest entering class:

      • US: 99 %
      • Canada: 0 %
      • Other Non-US Citizens: 1 %
      • Dual Citizenship: 0%
      • Unknown Citizenship: 0 %

    • U.S. citizens in newest entering class:

      • African American: 14 %
      • Asian American: 1 %
      • Hispanic or Latino American: 4 %
      • Multiethnic/Multiracial: 1 %
      • Native American: 0 %
      • White (Non-Hispanic): 80 %
      • Chose not to report: 0 %
      • Other: 0 %

    • Regional breakdown of U.S. citizens in newest entering class:

      • Northeast: 1 %
      • Mid-Atlantic: 3 %
      • South: 4 %
      • Southwest: 0 %
      • Midwest: 92 %
      • West: 0 %
      • Possessions and territories: 0 %

  • ADMISSIONS - Getting Into the Institution

      • Interviews are: Recommended

    • Application deadlines:

      • Fall 2012 03/01/12
      • Spring 2013 12/01/12
      • Summer 2013 04/01/13
      • Total undergraduate applicants, all programs: 3,746
      • Percentage of applicants admitted: 63 %
      • Percentage of admitted applicants who enrolled: 28 %
      • Female applicants: 34 %

    • Relative Importance of Application Elements

      • Secondary school record: Very Important
      • Class rank: Very Important
      • Talent/ability: Important
      • Interview: Considered
      • Extracurricular activities: Important
      • Volunteer work: Important
      • Character/personal abilities: Important
      • Application essay: Important
      • Work experience: Considered
      • SAT/ACT scores: Important
      • Recommendations: Important
      • High school GPA: Very Important

  • ADMISSIONS - Getting Into the Business Program

      • Undergrad business program admissions are managed by: The university admissions office
      • Total undergraduate business applicants: 475
      • Percentage of applicants admitted: 66 %
      • Percentage of admitted applicants who enrolled: 24 %
      • Entrance exam other than the SAT/ACT required for admission to the undergraduate business program?: No
      • Admissions interviews for the undergraduate business program are: Recommended

    • Freshman admission:

      • Does the business program admit freshmen?: Yes
      • Percentage of business program admits in most recent entering class who were freshman: 91 %
      • Are freshman business admits required to complete or obtain minimum GPAs in pre-business courses before taking upper-level courses? No
      • Process for freshmen admission?: Indicate interest on university application

  • CAMPUS LIFE

    • Five largest on-campus organizations for business students:

      • Accounting Association
      • Investment Club
      • Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE)
      • Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM)
      • Are freshmen required to live on campus?: No
      • Are business students grouped together in 'learning communities' in housing and other facilities?: No

  • PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS

    • Minimum number of credit hours required to receive an undergraduate business degree:

      • BA 124

    • Other requirements for the undergraduate business degree

      • Students need to complete the College's Core Curriculum and a minor as well as their major.

  • ACADEMICS

    • Average class size:

      • Required business classes: 25
      • Business electives: 20
      • Non-business electives: 17

    • Percentage of business classes:

      • With 20 or fewer students: 41 %
      • With 21 to 50 students: 59 %
      • With more than 50 students: 0 %

    • Course enrollment:

      • Percentage of required business courses reaching maximum enrollment by the first day of class: 23 %

  • CURRICULUM

    • Electives:

      • Available business electives: 53
      • New electives: Honors: Corp & Org. Finance
      • Last curriculum overhaul: 2005
      • Total business faculty: 61
      • Percentage of the total faculty that is tenured or tenure track: 25.8

    • Most prominent faculty:

      • Kevin Jacques
      • Mary Pisnar
      • Pierre David

    • Business program's leading areas of study:

        • Accounting
        • Finance
        • Marketing
        • Human Resource Management
        • General Management
      • Special programs: Business Clinic, Center for Innovation & Growth, Institute for Sustainable Business Practices, Tax Clinic
      • Work study: Business Clinic, Sustainability Plan Clinic, Center for Innovation and Growth
      • Study abroad programs: Baldwin-Wallace College offers programs for all majors, including Business. Business students have opportunities to study abroad in Europe, Asia, Australia and South America. B-W also offers shorter programs (1-3 weeks in length) that focus on Business and Leadership as well.
      • Volunteer opportunities: SIFE (Students in Free Enterprise), Business Clinic and Sustainability Plan Clinic students do community service projects. The Tax Clinic serves the community offering free tax preparation.

    • Extra-curricular activities:

      • Accounting Association
      • Business Clinic
      • Center for Innovation & Growth
      • Sustainability Plan Clinic
      • Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE)
      • Investment Club
      • Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM)
      • Tax Clinic

  • FINANCIAL AID

      • Who manages financial aid for the business program?: Central financial aid office at the university
      • Financial aid web site: http://www.bw.edu/finaid/

    • Scholarships

      • Scholarship money distributed to business students last year: $2,649,772.00
      • Expected scholarship distribution to business students this year: $2,562,776.00
      • Scholarships are awarded to business students based on: academic merit
      • Students receiving institutional scholarships in the current academic year: 95 %
      • Students receiving full-tuition institutional scholarships in the current academic year: 4 %
      • Institutional scholarship money distributed to undergraduate business students based on need: 40 %
      • Institutional scholarship money distributed to undergraduate business students based on merit: 26 %

    • Loans

      • Does the school offer a guaranteed loan to all business students, regardless of nationality?: No
      • Mean outstanding debt, most recent graduating class: $31,241.00

  • CAREER SERVICES

    • Employment Information

      • Percentage of most recent business graduates who supplied information regarding employment: 12 %
      • Percentage seeking full-time professional employment in business: 89 %
      • Percentage not seeking full-time professional employment in business: 11 %
      • Companies recruiting business students on campus: 76
      • Companies posting job offers for business students on school job boards: 226

    • Top employers (number of students hired):

      • Applied Home Healthcare Equipment, Inc. 1
      • Brookside Tax 1
      • Coyote Logistics 1
      • Darice, Inc. 1
      • Department of Veterans Affairs 1
      • General Electric 1
      • Good Cents 1
      • Inland US Management 1
      • Malley's 1
      • MF Cachat 1
      • MRI Software 1
      • OverDrive, Inc. 1
      • The Home Depot 1
      • United Labor Agency 1
      • Vantage Financial Group, Inc. 1

    • Compensation

      • Median base salary : $32,500.00

    • Most recent graduates accepted jobs in the following functional areas:

      • Consulting: 0 %
      • Finance/Accounting: 21 %
      • General Management: 21 %
      • Human Resources: 21 %
      • Management Information Systems: 7 %
      • Marketing/Sales: 14 %
      • Operations/Production: 0 %
      • Logistics/Transportation: 0 %
      • Other: 14 %

    • Most recent graduates accepted jobs in the following industries:

      • Accounting: 6 %
      • Consumer Products/Retail : 17 %
      • Consulting: 6 %
      • Financial Services: 6 %
      • Government/Education: 6 %
      • Pharma/Biotech/Health: 0 %
      • Manufacturing: 12 %
      • Media/Entertainment: 0 %
      • Petroleum/Energy: 6 %
      • Real Estate: 6 %
      • Sports/Leisure: 0 %
      • Technology/Science: 12 %
      • Non-Profit: 12 %
      • Transportation: 6 %
      • Utilities: 0 %
      • Other: 6 %

    • Job offers accepted by most recent graduates in North America:

      • US: 100 %
      • Canada: 0 %

    • Percentage of 2009-10 academic year graduates who accepted jobs in regions of US:

      • Northeast: 0 %
      • Mid-Atlantic: 0 %
      • Midwest: 100 %
      • South: 0 %
      • Southwest: 0 %
      • West: 0 %
      • Possessions and territories: 0 %
      • Career services offered: One-on-one career advising; Group programs and events including Exploring Internships Workshop, Internship Registration Workshop, Resume Writing Clinic, Annual Career and Internship Expo, Annual Meet the Accountants Night, Employer Meet & Greets and On Campus Recruiting; print materials & resources; web-based technologies

  • INTERNSHIPS

      • Companies recruiting business students for internships on campus: 29
      • Companies posting internship offers for business students on school job boards: 155

    • Top internship employers (number of students hired):

      • Sherwin-Williams Company, The 4
      • Baldwin-Wallace College 3
      • Strategic Diversification 2
      • Cleveland Cavaliers 2
      • Davis & Company 2
      • Ernst & Young 2
      • Garick 2
      • Deloitte & Touche 1
      • Fastenal 1
      • Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland 1
      • KPMG 1
      • Playhouse Square Foundation 1
      • Westfield Insurance 1
      • Northwestern Mutual Financial Network 1
      • Enterprise-Rent-A-Car 1

    • Internship pay

      • Internships that are paid: 70 %
      • Average internship length, in weeks: 11

  • B-SCHOOL ALUMNI

      • Total number of undergraduate business program graduates since inception: 11,990
      • Total living alumni of the undergraduate business program: 10,942
      • Percentage of living alumni who contributed to the business program or university in the last academic year: 16 %

    • Alumni gifts

      • Mean Gift: $419.00
      • Median Gift: $50.00
      • Did the business program receive a gift of $10 million or more in the last academic year? No

    • Prominent alums of the undergrad business program

      • William B. Summers Retired Chairman & CEO of McDonald Investments
      • George T. Boyer Partner, Goldman, Sachs & Company
      • Stephen W. Boesel T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc.

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