UNDERGRADUATE Profiles Publish Date 2/26/09

Case Western Reserve University

Weatherhead School of Management

Getting In

PROGRAM BASICS

Case Western Reserve University ~ Weatherhead School of Management

10900 Euclid Avenue
Cleveland , Ohio 44106

Private Institution

Web site

http://weatherhead.case.edu

Program e-mail address:

WeatherheadUG@case.edu

Program telephone number:

(216) 368-2052

AACSB accredited:

Yes

Year in which the undergraduate business program was founded:

1930

Length of entire institution:

Four Year

Business program length:

Four Year

Degrees offered:

Degree/Program Name:
BS ACCOUNTING
BS MANAGEMENT - Finance concentration
BS MANAGEMENT - Marketing concentration

PROGRAM COSTS

Annual Tuition (Resident):

$ 34,450

Annual Tuition (Non-Resident)

$ 34,450

Cost per academic credit (resident)

$ 1,436

Cost per academic credit (non-resident)

$ 1,436

Required fees

$ 750

Books:

$ 1,100

Room and board:

$ 10,000

ENROLLMENT

Full-time undergraduate business student enrollment:

410

Part-time undergraduate business student enrollment:

Distance undergraduate business student enrollment:

Total College enrollment for 2008-09:

4,400

ADMISSIONS

Minimum SAT score for entire college on 1600 scale:

N/A

Minimum ACT score for entire college:

N/A

Minimum high school GPA for entire college:

N/A

Interviews for entire college:

Recommended

Additional application requirements for entire college:

INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS: TOEFL required. TRANSFERS: Transcripts from previous institutions. Application is free for students who apply online.

Upcoming application deadlines for entire college:

Semester: FALL 2009
Deadline: 01-15-2009
Semester: SPRING 2010
Deadline: 10-15-2009

Freshmen admitted into business program:

Percentage of business students admitted as freshmen:

0 %

Are the freshman admits to the business program required to complete pre-business courses before beginning upper-lever courses in the junior year?

Internal transfers handled by:

Declare business major

Minimum requirements for business program:

Minimum SAT score: N/A
Minimum ACT score: N/A
Minimum high school GPA : N/A

Entrance exam requirement other than SAT/ACT for business program:

Interview to enter business program:

Not required

Additional application requirements for freshman admits:

Case Western Reserve admits a highly competitive class via single-door admission; enrolled students can choose any major. First-year students may take intro classes (e.g., Accounting, Econ); students may select core business classes (e.g., Finance, Marketing) as early as sophomore year. The Weatherhead School of Management welcomes 1st-yr students into our degree programs, and students can very easily switch to business from other majors in freshman and sophomore years without being behind.

Minimum college GPA for internal business program transfers:

N/A

Additional requirements for internal transfers:

N/A

Total number of full-time applications for entire college:

7,320

International applicants, entire college, 2008-09:

4 %

Female applicants, entire college, 2008-09:

45 %

Selectivity--applicants admitted to undergraduate business program, 2008-09:

73 %

Yield -- applicants enrolled in undergraduate business program, 2008-09:

20 %

Relative Importance of Application Elements:

Secondary School Record:

Very Important

Class Rank:

Important

Talent/Ability:

Important

Interview:

Important

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

Admissions program managed by:

The university admissions office

Total undergraduate business program applicants, 2008-09:

665

Applicants enrolled in undergrad business program 2008-2009:

21 %

Applicants admitted to undergraduate business program, 2008-09:

58 %

CLASS PROFILE

Class Profile:

Female: 45 %
International : 3 %

Entering students by age:

Mean: 18
Median: 18

Citizenship of Entering Students

U.S.: 97 %
Other countries: 3 %

Percentage of US citizens in entering class who are:

African American: 10 %
Asian American: 15 %
Hispanic or Latino American: 5 %
Multiethnic/Multiracial : 0 %
Native American: 0 %
White (Non-Hispanic): 60 %
Chose not to report: 10 %
Other: 0 %

Entering students from the following region:

Northeast: 15 %
Mid-Atlantic: 15 %
South: 3 %
Southwest: 2 %
Midwest : 63 %
West: 2 %
Possessions and territories: 0 %

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

Mean: 1270
Median: 1300

SAT middle 50% range on 1600 scale:

From: 1,200
To: 1,400

ACT Scores for full-time entering business students:

Mean: 28
Median: 28

ACT middle 50% range:

From: 26
To: 30

Percent of Students Who Were In:

Top 10% of high school class

40 %

Top 25% of high school class:

55 %

HS GPA of 3.75 or higher

50 %

HS GPA of 3.5 to 3.74:

25 %

FINANCIAL AID

Financial aid handled by:

Central financial aid office at the university

Institutional scholarship money distributed to undergraduate business students in previous academic year:

$ 2,280,000

Institutional scholarship money to be distributed to undergraduate business students in current academic year:

$ 2,350,000

Scholarships awarded to students in the business program based on:

Academic merit

Scholarship consideration process:

As part of the admissions application

Other scholarship considerations:

N/A

Students receiving institutional scholarships for 2008-09 academic year:

55 %

Undergraduate business students with full-tuition scholarships 2008-09:

0 %

Percentage of institutional scholarship money distributed to business students based on merit, 2008-09 year:

0 %

Percentage of institutional scholarship money distributed to business students based on need, 2008-09:

100 %

School offers guaranteed loans:

Financial aid web site

http://finaid.case.edu/

Academics & Lifestyle

PROGRAM BASICS

Business students who graduate within four years:

90 %

Business students who graduate within 6 years:

95 %

Freshman retention rate:

92 %

PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS

Credit hours required for graduation:

Degree: BS
Hours: 122

Other degree requirements:

The University’s common curriculum, knows as SAGES (Seminar Approach to General Education and Scholarship), requires each student to complete an approved Capstone experience - which can take several different forms. Most business majors satisfy the Capstone requirement by completing Action Learning, a semester-long consulting experience in which a team of students tackles a real problem for a client company or non-profit organization.

ACADEMICS

Average class size in required business courses:

Average class size in business electives:

Average class size in non-business electives required for admission to business program:

N/A

Class size:

Classes with fewer than 20 students: 15 %
Classes with 21 to 50 students: 80 %
Classes with more than 50 students: 5 %

Required business courses that reached maximum enrollment by the first day of class, previous academic year:

5 %

Required business courses that had waiting lists, 2007-08:

10 %

CURRICULUM

Number of elective courses available in business program:

Electives added current year:

Seminar: Booms Bubbles & Busts
Seminar: Valuation - Art or Science?
Seminar: Tax Matters
Seminar: IFRS - International Financial Reporting Standards
Seminar: Igniting Resonance in Leadership

Year of the last major change to the business program's core curriculum:

2003

Leading areas of study:

Accounting

Economics

Entrepreneurship

Finance

Marketing

Special programs for business students:

International study including semester, full academic year, and summer programs; the Wolstein Society recognizes outstanding undergraduates who represent the spirit of enterprise as demonstrated by leadership, scholarship, community service, and professional will; ACTION LEARNING, a 6-credit semester-long consulting experience during which teams develop real solutions for corporate and non-profit clients (i.e., NOT a simulation).

Business program offers work study or co-op opportunities:

Yes

Undergraduates in the Weatherhead School of Management at Case Western Reserve participate in the University’s Co-op and Practicum programs, securing positions in industry with Fortune 500 firms, Big 4 Accounting firms as well as local and regional employers, and with other organizations as early as sophomore year.

Business program offers study abroad opportunities:

Yes

Study abroad program description:

Students may study at numerous institutions across the globe, from Western Europe to China. Exchange agreements exist with institutions in Madrid, Spain; Frankfurt, Germany; Montpelier, France; Lancaster, England; Sydney, Australia (although students are NOT limited to these destinations). Students have also recently spent a year abroad at London School of Economics. Programs include semester, full academic year, and summer sessions.

Volunteer work and community service opportunities:

Yes

Volunteer opportunities description:

Business students actively engage in community service with student associations within the Weatherhead School and across the University. Examples include tutoring and educational programming (e.g., financial literacy), mentoring, Habitat for Humanity, etc.

Business clubs and extracurricular activities:

Alpha Kappa Psi (professional business fraternity)
Beta Alpha Psi (honorary society for Accounting)
Case Marketing Association
Wolstein Society
Case Competition Team

FACULTY

Faculty:

Full-time faculty : 33
Adjuncts and visiting faculty: 20
Permanent/tenured professors: 15
Percentage of permanent/tenured professors who are women: 15
Percentage of permanent/tenured professors who are underrepresented minorities: 0
Percentage of permanent/tenured professors who are also members of company boards of directors or of advisors: 25
Percentage of permanent/tenured professors who are business owners: 25

Prominent faculty:

Gary J Previts Accounting
Ronald Fry Organizational Behavior
Richard Osborne Policy & Strategy

STUDENT LIFE

Largest on-campus organizations for business students:

Alpha Kappa Psi (national professional business fraternity)
Beta Alpha Psi (national honorary - Accounting)
Case Marketing Association
Wolstein Society

Freshmen are required to live on campus:

Yes

Business students are grouped in learning communities:

TECHNOLOGY

Wireless network available:

Yes

Technological improvements made in the last three years:

The entire campus has had full wireless access coverage for several years, and virtually all classrooms have been upgraded with modern AV technology. Many lectures are video-recorded and indexed, allowing students to easily review select portions of lectures.

Trading laboratory available:

Alumni Affairs & Careers

ALUMNI

Total number of undergraduate business program graduates since inception:

4,600

Total living alumni:

3,800

Percent of alumni who gave, 2007-08 academic year:

15 %

Mean alumni gift 2007-08:

$ 1,500

Median alumni gift, 2007-08:

$ 100

Single donation in excess of $10 million in 2007-08?

Prominent alumni:

Name: John C. Dannemiller
Title: (ret.) Pres & COO, Leaseway Transportation
Name: Louis Levy
Title: (ret.) Vice-Chair, KPMG
Name: Alfred Rappaport
Title: (ret.) Professor and author, Northwestern University

CAREER SERVICES

Percent of 2008 graduates who provided employment information:

70 %

Seeking full-time employment in business: 70 %
Not Seeking full-time employment in business: 30 %

Number of companies recruiting undergraduate students on campus in previous academic year:

Companies that posted full-time job offers/positions on school job boards, previous academic year:

165

Other activities and services provided for business majors:

Career fairs, on-campus interviewing, Meet the Accountants breakfast & fair, career development programming & assessment, workshops, employer information sessions, alumni networking events, career panels, employer/faculty collaboration.

Job offer results, 2008 graduates:

Received first job offer by graduation: 64 %
Received first job offer in three months following graduation: 32 %
Received first job offer more than 3 months after graduation: 3 %
Did not report having received a job offer: 1 %
Accepted first job offer by graduation: 59 %
Accepted first job offer in three months following graduation: 38 %
Accepted first job offer more than 3 months after graduation: 3 %
Did not report having accepted a job offer: 0 %

Top hiring firms:

Deloitte Touche Tomatsu
General Electric
Ernst & Young
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
Microsoft

National City Bank
Key Bank
Accenture
Rosetta
Applied Industrial Technologies
Eaton Corp.
Plante & Moran
Timken

Graduate compensation:

Mean base salary: $ 50,250
Median base salary: $ 52,500
Mean signing bonus: $ 5,100
Median signing bonus: $ 4,000
Mean other guaranteed compensation: $ 4,325
Median other guaranteed compensation: $ 4,000

Grads accepted jobs in following functional areas:

Consulting: 15 %
Finance/Accounting: 33 %
General Management: 13 %
Human Resources: 0 %
Management Information Systems: 15 %
Marketing/Sales: 10 %
Operations/Production: 3 %
Logistics/Transportation: 3 %
Other: 8 %

Grads accepted jobs in following industries:

Accounting: 8 %
Consumer Products/Retail: 0 %
Consulting Services: 21 %
Financial Services: 23 %
Government/Education: 8 %
Pharma/Biotech/Health: 2 %
Manufacturing: 8 %
Media/Entertainment: 0 %
Petroleum/Energy: 0 %
Real Estate: 2 %
Sports/Leisure: 0 %
Technology/Science: 18 %
Non-Profit: 0 %
Transportation: 0 %
Utilities: 0 %
Other: 10 %

Percentage of job acceptances, US and Canada:

US: 95 %
Canada: 0 %

Grads accepted jobs in the following US regions:

Northeast: 3 %
Mid-Atlantic: 3 %
Midwest: 76 %
South: 9 %
Southwest: 0 %
West: 9 %
US Possessions/Territories: 0 %

Number of companies recruiting interns on-campus, 2007-08 academic year:

Internship postings on job boards, previous academic year:

Top internship recruiters, 2007-08:

General Electric
Merrill Lynch
Ernst & Young

Key Bank
University Hospitals of Cleveland
AICPA
Ben Venue Laboratories
Cleveland Dept. of Veterans Affairs
Cohen & Company
Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland
NASA Glenn Research Center
Howard, Wershbale & Co.
Wachovia Securities
Marriott International

Percentage of internships that were paid, previous academic year

85 %

Mean internship compensation per week:

$ 413

Median internship compensation per week:

$ 440

Average internship, in weeks:

Graduate Comments

My experience has been a very good one. The professors are knowledgeable and always willing to help. The professors make themselves available and many of them even give out their cell numbers so students can always be in contact. I can safely say that this university has developed me into a person who I never thought I was four years ago. I have learned so much and more importantly, have learned how to apply what I have learned to the business world.

The undergraduate programs at Weatherhead are extremely challenging and highly rewarding. I have received a world-class education and have been exposed to a wide variety of professional experiences. I have grown as a person and a professional throughout my four years at CWRU, and I feel that I am exceptionally well-prepared to enter the business community.

The facilities are outstanding. The Peter B. Lewis building is state of the art. I am grateful each day there because I feel so lucky to have such a wonderful building to learn and grow in.

Our program's diversity and rigorous course load I think have exposed me to real world situations. I have learned to build relationships and work with a variety of people, and the course work forces you to manage your time well.

The school has a lot of professors with real world experience. The school is also small, which allows the students to truly know the professors. The program also forces the students to improve their speaking/presentation skills, which are invaluable in job interviews. The workload is also rather heavy, which prepares the students for the real world.

The business school has a distinct management major with sub-concentrations. This umbrella of a major allows everyone to learn the necessary skill sets for the business industry in general.

The class sizes and easy access to professors distinguishes our program. Our two assistant deans serve as advisors to all undergraduate business majors and they really take the time and effort to get to know us and provide us with guidance throughout our four years.

The professors are all very qualified and knowledgeable about current business topics. Many of my professors had masters and doctorate degrees, wrote textbooks, and worked in industry or public accounting. The quality of teaching at Case's Weatherhead School of Management was very good and that made all the difference.

The program offers many different majors and disciplines. It also has many organizations and clubs for students to keep active within the business world. There is a continuous effort by the faculty to engage learning by the students inside and outside of the classroom.

The senior capstone, MGMT 398. It allows us to work on a consulting project with a company in the Cleveland area. I don�t think that many schools offer a course like this one.

We are trained with skills to not only complete duties in our specific majors, but we are also prepared to lead in the future.

Our most unique characteristic is the caliber and type of students. We have a draw from our outstanding engineering programs, which leads to students who are not only very bright, but absolutely outstanding at analytical tasks.

Case's business program is unique in that there are many ways for students to take leadership and get the support they need to pursue their ambitions. There are plenty of resources, advisers, involved teachers, networking and job opportunities, and campus organizations (many of them business related), but you must personally set out to take advantage. Those who take initiative really excel. They are positioned for success in the job market, in my opinion, much higher than similar students at more highly recognized business programs.

I feel that Case's business program has been flying under the radar for the past several years. Our strong science and engineering programs seem to attract more students, but the public must realize that there is an equal amount of talent and intelligence in our business school.

It's a very individualized environment. People in the career center know me, my adviser helps me get in contact with people she knows in industry and our professors are always sending us emails about internship opportunities. We never have over-crowded classrooms and classes are always taught by professors.