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Undergraduate Profile Publish Date 05/27/12

Clarkson University

School of Business

  • Program Basics

      • Clarkson University School of Business
      • Clarkson University
      • 8 Clarkson Avenue
      • Box 5765
      • Potsdam, New York
      • 13699
      • United States
      • Program Web site: http://www.clarkson.edu/business
      • Program e-mail address: swood@clarkson.edu
      • Program phone number: 315-268-2300
      • Status: Private
      • AACSB accredited: Yes
      • Year in which the undergraduate business program was founded: 1952
      • Institution: Four Year
      • Business Program: Four Year

  • SCHOOL BASICS

    • Enrollment:

      • Total undergraduate: 3,018
      • Full-time undergraduate business: 619
      • Part-time undergraduate business: 3
      • Distance undergraduate business: 0
      • College or university freshman retention rate: 87 %

    • Percentage of students who graduate from the business program:

      • Within four years of admission to the university: 59 %
      • Within six years of admission to the university: 77 %

    • Undergraduate Business Degrees Offered:

      • BS/Global Supply Chain
      • BS/Innovation and Entrepreneurship
      • BS, Financial Information Systems and Analysis
      • BS/Information Systems and Business Processes
      • BS/Engineering Management

  • PROGRAM COSTS

      • Annual Tuition (Resident): $35,940.00
      • Annual Tuition (Non-Resident): $35,940.00
      • Annual Required Fees: $840.00
      • Tuition Per Academic Credit (Resident): $1,198.00
      • Tuition Per Academic Credit (Non-Resident): $1,198.00
      • Annual Room and Board: $12,490.00
      • Annual Cost of Books: $1,100.00

  • CLASS PROFILE

    • Students in newest entering class that are:

      • Female: 23 %
      • International: 6 %

    • 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: 50 %
      • Top 25% of high school class: 68 %
      • GPA of 3.75 or higher: 39 %
      • GPA of 3.5 to 3.74: 45 %

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

      • Mean: 1180
      • Median: 1170

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

      • From: 1090
      • To: 1250

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

      • Mean: 26
      • Median: 25

    • Middle 50% range of ACT scores:

      • From: 24
      • To: 27

    • Citizenship breakdown for newest entering class:

      • US: 90 %
      • Canada: 5 %
      • Other Non-US Citizens: 5 %
      • Dual Citizenship: 1%

    • U.S. citizens in newest entering class:

      • African American: 5 %
      • Asian American: 2 %
      • Hispanic or Latino American: 3 %
      • Multiethnic/Multiracial: 3 %
      • Native American: 3 %
      • White (Non-Hispanic): 86 %
      • Chose not to report: 5 %

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

      • Northeast: 95 %
      • Mid-Atlantic: 3 %
      • Midwest: 2 %

  • ADMISSIONS - Getting Into the Institution

    • Standardized tests required of all applicants:

      • SAT
      • ACT
      • Interviews are: Recommended

    • Application deadlines:

      • Fall 2012 1/15/2012
      • Spring 2013 12/1/2012
      • Fall 2013 1/15/2013
      • Additional application requirements: TOFEL for International Students; two letters of recommendation; Dean of Students Recommendation for transfer students
      • Total undergraduate applicants, all programs: 4,558
      • Percentage of applicants admitted: 77 %
      • Percentage of admitted applicants who enrolled: 23 %
      • International applicants: 5 %
      • Female applicants: 23 %

    • Relative Importance of Application Elements

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

  • ADMISSIONS - Getting Into the Business Program

      • Undergrad business program admissions are managed by: The university admissions office
      • Total undergraduate business applicants: 590
      • Percentage of applicants admitted: 73 %
      • Percentage of admitted applicants who enrolled: 20 %
      • Entrance exam other than the SAT/ACT required for admission to the undergraduate business program?: No
      • What exam other than SAT/ACT is required?: TOFEL for international students
      • 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: 85 %
      • Are freshman business admits required to complete or obtain minimum GPAs in pre-business courses before taking upper-level courses? Yes
      • Process for freshmen admission?: Indicate interest on university application
      • Additional application requirements for freshman admits: TOFEL for International Students

    • Internal transfers:

      • Minimum college GPA for internal transfers to the business program: 2.0

  • CAMPUS LIFE

    • Five largest on-campus organizations for business students:

      • Collegiate Entrepreneurs Organization (CEO)
      • Alpha Kappa Psi Professional Business Fraternity
      • Engineering and Management Society
      • Association for Operations Management
      • Beta Gamma Sigma - Business Honor Society
      • Are freshmen required to live on campus?: Yes
      • 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:

      • 120 60
      • 120 60
      • 120 60

    • Other requirements for the undergraduate business degree

      • Requirements of 2.0 overall GPA, 2.0 GPA within major, Global/International Experience, professional experience in the form of a coop or internship, and a course in enterprice resource planning (ERP/SAP)

  • ACADEMICS

    • Average class size:

      • Required business classes: 41
      • Business electives: 27

    • Percentage of business classes:

      • With 20 or fewer students: 30 %
      • With 21 to 50 students: 48 %
      • With more than 50 students: 21 %

    • Course enrollment:

      • Percentage of required business courses reaching maximum enrollment by the first day of class: 42 %
      • Percentage of required business courses with waiting lists: 6 %

  • CURRICULUM

    • Electives:

      • Available business electives: 29
      • New electives: IS/CS110 Introduction to Information Technology
      • Last curriculum overhaul: 2008
      • Total business faculty: 38
      • Percentage of the total faculty that is tenured or tenure track: 71 %

    • Most prominent faculty:

      • Dr. Augustine Lado
      • Dr. Farzad Mahmoodi
      • Dr. Larry Compeau

    • Business program's leading areas of study:

        • Economics
        • Entrepreneurship
        • Finance
        • Supply Chain Management
        • Other
      • Other leading area of study: Engineering Management
      • Special programs: During the first two semesters of the freshmen year, students will work in groups to develop a business concept, formulate a business plan, pitch to live investors, and open (and sometimes close) a real business. For Engineering & Management students, the first-year experience includes researching, developing, building and marketing a real product.
      • Work study: Students are given the opportunity to work at various sites on campus. The amount each student may earn is predetermined by the Financial Assistance Committee in accordance with the need. The Co-Op office works closely with representatives of business, industry and government to place students in real-life work environments. This experience provides students with the opportunity to apply their academic knowledge and gain valuable experience while positioning themselves to obtain full-time professional employment.
      • Study abroad programs: There are four options available for current students: Semester Exchange program which is a full semester at one of our partner schools; a Global Business program which consists of a two-three week faculty led trip; a Canadian Studies Program or an external per-approved program. Each fall the Career Center and the CUSB host international fairs with representatives to provide information about the options.
      • Volunteer opportunities: There is an office specifically charged with assisting students to find volunteer opportunities. This office matches students with opportunities such as the Potsdam Humane Society, American Red Cross, Big Brothers/Big Sisters of NY, Hospice of St. Lawrence County, Potsdam Neighborhood Center, Rescue Squad and Fire Departments, and Renewal House.

    • Extra-curricular activities:

      • Collegiate Entrepreneurs Organization (CEO)
      • Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM)
      • Engineering & Management Society
      • Alpha Kappa Psi
      • Beta Gamma Sigma
      • Sioma Tau Iota
      • Investment Club

  • FINANCIAL AID

    • Scholarships

      • Scholarship money distributed to business students last year: $11,422,095.00
      • Expected scholarship distribution to business students this year: $12,471,490.00
      • Scholarships are awarded to business students based on: a combination of need and merit
      • Other criteria for scholarship consideration: Financial need and academic achievement
      • Students receiving institutional scholarships in the current academic year: 96 %
      • Students receiving full-tuition institutional scholarships in the current academic year: 6 %
      • Institutional scholarship money distributed to undergraduate business students based on need: 78 %
      • Institutional scholarship money distributed to undergraduate business students based on merit: 22 %

    • Loans

      • Does the school offer a guaranteed loan to all business students, regardless of nationality?: Yes
      • Maximum amount a student can borrow per year regardless of nationality?: $5,500.00
      • Mean outstanding debt, most recent graduating class: $34,985.00

  • CAREER SERVICES

    • Employment Information

      • Percentage of most recent business graduates who supplied information regarding employment: 72 %
      • Percentage seeking full-time professional employment in business: 80 %
      • Percentage not seeking full-time professional employment in business: 20 %

    • Received first job offer:

      • By graduation: 49 %
      • After graduation, but within 3 months: 22 %
      • More than 3 months after graduation : 21 %
      • No job offer reported: 8 %

    • Accepted first job offer:

      • By graduation : 49 %
      • After graduation, but within 3 months: 22 %
      • More than 3 months after graduation: 21 %
      • No job acceptance reported: 8 %
      • Companies recruiting business students on campus: 67
      • Companies posting job offers for business students on school job boards: 264

    • Top employers (number of students hired):

      • General Electric 7
      • Johnson Controls 6
      • IBM 5
      • Lockheed Martin 3
      • Accenture 2
      • Cooper Industries 2
      • Leprino Foods 2
      • Saint-Gobain 2
      • Johnson & Johnson 2
      • General Dynamics Electric Boat 1
      • Proctor & Gamble 1
      • Schneider Electric 1
      • Tyco Electronics 1
      • Amazon 1
      • BC&G Transportation Group 1

    • Compensation

      • Mean base salary: $56,278.00
      • Median base salary : $57,000.00
      • Mean signing bonus: $5,184.00
      • Median signing bonus: $5,000.00

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

      • Consulting: 10 %
      • Finance/Accounting: 6 %
      • General Management: 18 %
      • Human Resources: 0 %
      • Management Information Systems: 5 %
      • Marketing/Sales: 16 %
      • Operations/Production: 5 %
      • Logistics/Transportation: 6 %
      • Other: 34 %

    • Most recent graduates accepted jobs in the following industries:

      • Accounting: 1 %
      • Consumer Products/Retail : 8 %
      • Consulting: 12 %
      • Financial Services: 1 %
      • Government/Education: 1 %
      • Pharma/Biotech/Health: 1 %
      • Manufacturing: 29 %
      • Media/Entertainment: 3 %
      • Petroleum/Energy: 6 %
      • Real Estate: 1 %
      • Sports/Leisure: 1 %
      • Technology/Science: 15 %
      • Non-Profit: 0 %
      • Transportation: 5 %
      • Utilities: 0 %
      • Other: 16 %

    • 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: 58 %
      • Mid-Atlantic: 7 %
      • Midwest: 7 %
      • South: 15 %
      • Southwest: 6 %
      • West: 7 %
      • Possessions and territories: 0 %
      • Career services offered: Career Fairs; On-campus recruiting; employer information sessions; virtual information sessions, workshops, alumni referrals, mock interviews, career counseling

  • INTERNSHIPS

      • Companies recruiting business students for internships on campus: 1
      • Companies posting internship offers for business students on school job boards: 45

    • Top internship employers (number of students hired):

      • General Electric 18
      • Johnson & Johnson 16
      • Advance Testing 2
      • Central Hudson Gas and Electric 2
      • Estee Lauder 2
      • KMart Corporation 2
      • Regeneron Pharmaceuticals 2

    • Internship pay

      • Internships that are paid: 89 %
      • Mean compensation, per week, for paid internships only: $656.00
      • Median compensation, per week, for paid internships only: $700.00
      • Average internship length, in weeks: 19

  • B-SCHOOL ALUMNI

      • Total number of undergraduate business program graduates since inception: 9,921
      • Total living alumni of the undergraduate business program: 9,258
      • Percentage of living alumni who contributed to the business program or university in the last academic year: 13 %

    • Alumni gifts

      • Mean Gift: $2,277.00
      • Median Gift: $100.00
      • 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

      • B. H. (Barney) Adams '62 Chairman of the Board, Adams Golf
      • Larry D. Kingsley '85 President and Chief Executive Officer, Pall Corporation
      • Douglas Neugold '82 Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer, ATMI, Inc.

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