Brigham Young University

Program Basics

• • Marriott School of Management
  • 460 Tanner Building
  • Provo, 84602, Utah
  • United States
  • Program Web site: http://marriottschool.byu.edu
  • Program e-mail address: management@byu.edu
  • Program phone number: (801) 422-4285
  • Status: Private
• • AACSB accredited: Yes
• • Year in which the undergraduate business program was founded: 1919
• • Institution: Four Year
• • Business Program: Two Year

SCHOOL BASICS

• Enrollment:

  • Institution's total undergraduate enrollment: 33,841
  • Undergraduate business program's full-time enrollment: 1,550

• Undergraduate Business Degrees Offered:

  • Degree Offered (e.g. BA, BS)/Program Name: BS/Management
  • Degree Offered (e.g. BA, BS)/Program Name: BS/Information Systems
  • Degree Offered (e.g. BA, BS)/Program Name: BS/Accountancy

PROGRAM COSTS

• • Annual Tuition (Resident): $4,420.00
• • Annual Tuition (Non-Resident): $8,840.00
• • Tuition Per Academic Credit (Resident): $227.00
• • Tuition Per Academic Credit (Non-Resident): $454.00
• • Annual Room and Board: $7,120.00
• • Annual Cost of Books: $900.00

CLASS PROFILE

• Students in newest entering class (2010-2011) that are:

  • Female: 20 %
  • International: 11 %

• Mean and Median age of full-time business students in the 2010-11 entering class:

  • Mean: 23
  • Median: 23

• SAT scores for the 2010-11 entering class of full-time undergraduate business students:

  • Mean: 1233
  • Median: 1240

• Middle 50% range of SAT scores:

  • From: 1140
  • To: 1320

• Mean and Median ACT scores for the 2010-11 full-time undergraduate business students:

  • Mean: 27
  • Median: 27

• Middle 50% range of ACT scores for the 2010-11 full-time undergraduate business students:

  • From: 25
  • To: 30

• Citizenship breakdown of 2010-11 entering class:

  • US: 89 %
  • Canada: 0 %
  • Other Non-US Citizens: 11 %
  • Dual Citizenship: 0%
  • Unknown Citizenship: 0 %

• US Citizens in 2010-11 entering class:

  • African American: 0 %
  • Asian American: 3 %
  • Hispanic or Latino American: 2 %
  • Multiethnic/Multiracial: 0 %
  • Native American: 1 %
  • White (Non-Hispanic): 94 %
  • Chose not to report: 0 %
  • Other: 0 %

• Regional breakdown of US Citizens in 2010-11 entering class:

  • Northeast: 1 %
  • Mid-Atlantic: 3 %
  • South: 5 %
  • Southwest: 11 %
  • Midwest: 7 %
  • West: 73 %
  • Possessions and territories: 0 %

ADMISSIONS - Getting Into the Institution

• Which standardized tests are required of all applicants?:

  • ACT
• • Are interviews required?: Required

• Application deadlines for the 2011-2012 academic year

  • Fall 2011 2-1-11
  • Winter 2012 10-1-11
  • Spring 2012 2-1-12
  • Summer 2012 2-1-12
• • Additional application requirements: TOEFL for international students; Ecclesiastical endorsement for all students
• • Total number of full-time undergraduate applications (admitted and denied) to all programs: 10,913
• • Percentage of applicants admitted: 64 %
• • Percentage of admitted applicants who enrolled: 75 %
• • Percentage of applicants (admitted and denied) to the entire college for the 2010-11 academic year who were international: 5 %
• • Percentage of college applicants (admitted and denied) for the 2010-11 academic year who were female: 20

• Relative Importance of Application Elements

  • Secondary school record: Very Important
  • Class rank: Not Considered
  • Talent/ability: Considered
  • Interview: Very Important
  • Extracurricular activities: Important
  • Volunteer work: Important
  • Character/personal abilities: Very Important
  • Application essay: Important
  • work experience: Considered
  • SAT/ACT scores: Very Important
  • Recommendations: Very Important
  • High school GPA: Very Important

ADMISSIONS - Getting Into the Business Program

• • Undergrad business program admissions are managed by: The business program office
  • Total number of applicants (admitted and denied) to the undergraduate business program for the 2010-11 academic year: 1227
  • Percentage of applicants admitted to the program (selectivity)?: 82 %
  • Percentage of admitted applicants who enrolled (yield): 86 %
• • Entrance exam other than the SAT/ACT required for admission to the undergraduate business program?: No
• • Admissions interviews for the undergraduate business program are: Not offered

• Freshman admission:

  • Does the business program admit freshmen?: No

• Internal transfers:

  • Method for handling internal transfers: Separate application
  • Additional application requirements, including course/grade requirements: Average GPA for pre-management courses must be 3.0 or higher

CAMPUS LIFE

• Five largest on-campus organizations for business students:

  • Investment Banking Club
  • Association for Systems Management
  • BYU Finance Society
  • Marketing Association
  • Marriott Undergraduate Student Association
• • Are freshmen required to live on campus?: No
  • Are business students grouped together in 'learning communities' in housing and other facilities?: Yes

PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS

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

  • BS 120
  • BS 120
  • BS 120

ACADEMICS

• • Average class size in required business classes, excluding those offered in electronic format: 47
  • Average class size in BUSINESS ELECTIVES, excluding those offered in electronic format: 39
  • Average class size in NON-BUSINESS ELECTIVES required for admission: 56

• Percentage of business classes:

  • With 20 or fewer students: 10 %
  • With 21 to 50 students: 65 %
  • With more than 50 students: 25 %

• Course enrollment:

  • Percentage of required business courses reaching maximum enrollment by the first day of class: 7 %
  • Percentage of required business courses with waiting lists: 7 %

CURRICULUM

• Electives:

  • Number of elective courses (not different sessions of same course) available in the business program in the current academic year: 65
  • Names of new electives that have been added to the business program in the current academic year: Creating New Ventures
• • In what year was the last major change or significant overhaul to the business program's core curriculum?: 2007
  • Total number of faculty currently teaching in the undergraduate business program: 140
  • Percentage of the total faculty that is tenured or tenure track: 72 %

• Most prominent faculty:

  • Jeffrey H. Dyer
  • David A. Whetton
  • Steven M. Glover

• Business program's leading areas of study:

  • • Accounting
    • Finance
    • Marketing
    • Management Information Systems
    • Entrepreneurship

• New electives added in current academic year:

  • Creating New Ventures
  • Managing New Ventures
  • Venture Capital Investing
  • Analysis for Investment Bankers
  • Global Strategy

• Special Programs:

  • Special programs available to business students: Field Studies, Study Abroad, Student Entrepreneur of the Year Competition, Business Plan Competition, etc.

• Work study:

  • Does the business program offer work study or co-op opportunities?: No

• Study abroad:

  • Does the business program offer opportunities to study abroad?: Yes
  • Study abroad programs: The Global Management Center offers several business study abroad programs. These short-term study abroad programs last from ten days to six weeks and may include business visits in as many as five countries. The business study abroad programs cover geographical areas in Europe, Asia, and South America.

• Volunteer opportunities:

  • Are opportunities for volunteer work and community service available to business students?: Yes
  • Available opportunities for volunteer work and community service: Business students have access to BYU's Center fro Service and Learning, which provides over 45 different service programs run by BYU students. These include several all-volunteer BYU tutoring programs, which work with local schools to build the community. Beyond tutoring, the center's website pulls service opportunities from any non-profit organization in Provo, creating hundreds of opportunities to volunteer on campus and within the community.

• Extracurricular activities:

  • Business-related clubs and extra-curricular activities are available to undergraduate students: http://marriottschool.byu.edu/clubs

FINANCIAL AID

• • Who manages financial aid for the business program?: Dedicated financial aid office at the B-school
  • Financial aid web site: http://marriottschool.byu.edu/aid

• Scholarships

  • Total scholarship money distributed to undergrad business students through the financial aid office: $2,474,774.00
  • Total scholarship money expected to be distributed to undergrad business students through the financial aid office: $2,447,801.00
  • On what basis are scholarships awarded to students in your business program?: a combination of need and merit
  • Percentage of undergraduate business students receiving institutional scholarships or grants for the 2010-11 academic year: 52 %
  • Percentage of undergraduate business students receiving FULL-TUITION scholarships for the 2010-11 academic year: 17 %

• Loans

  • Does the school offer a guaranteed loan to all business students, regardless of nationality?: No
• • Mean outstanding debt among 2010 undergraduate business program graduates: $4,382.00

CAREER SERVICES

• Employment Information

  • Percentage of 2010 graduates from the business program for whom you have information regarding employment: 70 %
  • Percentage seeking full-time professional employment in business: 75 %
  • Percentage not seeking full-time professional employment in business: 25 %

• Job Offers

  • Received first job offer by graduation: 53 %
  • Received first job offer after graduation, but within 3 months: 3 %
  • Received first job offer more than 3 months after graduation : 0 %
  • Did not report having received a job offer : 44 %
  • Accepted first job offer by graduation : 46 %
  • Accepted first job offer after graduation, but within 3 months: 2 %
  • Accepted first job offer more than 3 months after graduation: 1 %
  • Did not report having accepted a job offer : 51 %

• Firms that hired the most 2010 undergrad business majors for full time jobs

  • Goldman Sachs & co. 13
  • Ernst & Young LLP 11
  • PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP 7
  • Citi Group 5
  • Deloitte & Touche LLP 5
  • Qualtrics 5
  • Honeywell 3
  • JP Morgan 3
  • Lockheed Martin 3
  • Melaleuca, inc. 3
  • Teach for America 3
  • USAA 3
  • Google 2
  • Bain & Co 2
  • Accenture 2

• Compensation

  • Mean base salary: $49,338.00
  • Median base salary : $50,000.00
  • Mean signing bonus: $5,184.00
  • Median signing bonus: $5,000.00

• Percentage of 2009-10 academic year graduates who accepted jobs in the following functional areas:

  • Consulting: 10 %
  • Finance/Accounting: 43 %
  • General Management: 6 %
  • Human Resources: 3 %
  • Management Information Systems: 7 %
  • Marketing/Sales: 16 %
  • Operations/Production: 9 %
  • Logistics/Transportation: 0 %
  • Other: 7 %

• Percentage of 2009-10 academic year graduates who accepted jobs in the following industries:

  • Consumer Products/Retail : 8 %
  • Consulting: 15 %
  • Financial Services: 32 %
  • Government/Education: 2 %
  • Pharma/Biotech/Health: 3 %
  • Manufacturing: 7 %
  • Media/Entertainment: 3 %
  • Petroleum/Energy: 1 %
  • Real Estate: 2 %
  • Technology/Science: 15 %
  • Non-Profit: 1 %
  • Other: 11 %

• Percentage of 2009-10 academic year graduates who accepted jobs in North America:

  • US: 100 %
  • Canada: 0 %

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

  • Northeast: 9 %
  • Mid-Atlantic: 5 %
  • Midwest: 9 %
  • South: 4 %
  • Southwest: 16 %
  • West: 57 %
  • Possessions and territories: 0 %

B-SCHOOL ALUMNI

• • Total number of undergraduate business program graduates since inception: 35,323
  • Total living alumni of the undergraduate business program: 33291
  • Percent of living undergraduate business alumni who contributed to the program or university July 1, 2009 to June 30, 2010: 17 %

• Alumni gifts

  • Mean Gift: $1,452.00
  • Median Gift: $50.00
  • Did undergraduate business program receive any individual gift in excess of $10 million from July 1, 2009 through June 30, 2010?: No

• • -We are allowed and encouraged to bring religious themes into daily lectures. This gives a perspective that is often over sought in other business programs. Also, each program has a core that is an intensive, rigorous year-long structured training period. All of the teachers do a really good job coordinating projects, things to teach, and due dates. When you have four teachers working together to teach you your major, synergy happens and the methods, organization, and learning material is exponentially better.
    
    -I think that more business language classes would benefit the program here. Seventy percent of Brigham Young’s population speaks a second language, and learning business vocabulary would really help us in the future.
    
    -I like the amount of international experience in the students, the foreign language skills, the expectation of ethical and moral behavior taught in the classroom to be carried into the workplace.
    
    -I think it is very strong as is, but some finance classes need better teachers. I think that students could get personal attention earlier on in the program to get them pointed in the right direction.
    
    -The students are more devoted to schoolwork than any other campus. Students are a little older and have stronger work ethics than other colleges because the majority of them have served two-year missions for the LDS church.
    
    -I believe that the program could become stronger through allowing students more opportunities for freedom in their assignments and projects. I felt that many students really better learning experiences when this was implemented. Being tied down with certain criteria would limit the real world freedom.
    
    -The size of the classes is perfect for the higher-level classes. The program is growing the eyes of the professionals, including the Wall Street professionals. The quality of accounting classes is outstanding; the Marriott School is the best business school in this field. The emphasis on ethics is extremely strong, which makes the program even more attractive, especially in the face of all the problems with insider trading and fraud cases.
    
    -We need more traffic for recruiting from many different firms and more the big names as well. Our students need to realize that they may have to go to those opportunities, rather than waiting for them to maybe come to them at the university.
    
    -The BYU business program, and especially the accounting program, is unique in that it prepares its students from day one to enter the professional market. Not only do we learn accounting, but we also learn networking, leadership, teamwork and presenting, all of which make us more competitive in the job market. Additionally, because of the nature of the religious atmosphere at BYU, we have the opportunities to do things that students at other schools don't have the opportunity to do, such as serving missions for our church.
    
    -There are often assignments given that seem more like busy work than skill building tasks. More engagements with local companies to apply skills learned in the class would also be beneficial. Updating courses for more modern topics has been successful this year, and I would encourage the school to continue to introduce new classes and topics applicable to today's market.
    
    -I think that our alumni base is what makes our program unique. There are alumni contacts to be found all over the country. These alumni are always willing to help. BYU keeps in contact with them, and they serve as mentors for those beginning the program. Some of these alumni also serve as adjunct professors, bringing in unique experiences to share as they teach.
    
    -I think the teaching is above average. I think the depth of subjects is outstanding. I believe the amount of group work is great. The students that are accepted are outstanding which I believe really makes the program unique due to the fact that they are all top notch.
    
    -I think that finding a way to attract more women into the program would make it stronger. Not only because it would add more diversity to the opinions expressed in class, but also to better prepare all students to work with the diversity that better mirrors the business world.
    
    -I've started two profitable companies since starting the business program. The programs in place and the helpful professors have made for a very vibrant entrepreneurship community here at the school.
    
    -Utah is a relatively small economy compared to other states and due to its distance from larger corporations may have inhibited access to establishing relationships with them. More effort could be made in establishing these relationships.