Creighton University

PROGRAM BASICS

College of Business Administration

2500 California Plaza
Omaha , Nebraska 68178

Private Institution

Web site

www.creighton.edu/business

Program e-mail address:

MaryChase@creighton.edu

Program telephone number:

(402) 280-2344

AACSB accredited:

Yes

Year in which the undergraduate business program was founded:

1920

Length of entire institution:

Four Year

Business program length:

Four Year

Degrees offered:

Degree/Program Name:
BSBA

PROGRAM COSTS

Annual Tuition (Resident):

$  27,282

Annual Tuition (Non-Resident)

$  27,282

Cost per academic credit (resident)

$  852

Cost per academic credit (non-resident)

$  852

Required fees

$  1,260

Books:

$  1,000

Room and board:

$  8,516

ENROLLMENT

Full-time undergraduate business student enrollment:

690

Part-time undergraduate business student enrollment:

11

Distance undergraduate business student enrollment:

0

Total College enrollment for 2008-09:

7,051

ADMISSIONS

Interviews for entire college:

Not required

Additional application requirements for entire college:

N/A

Upcoming application deadlines for entire college:

Semester: Fall 2009
Deadline: March 1, 2009
Semester: Spring 2010
Deadline: December 1, 2009

Freshmen admitted into business program:

Yes

Percentage of business students admitted as freshmen:

97  %

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

No

Freshmen admitted by:

Indicate interest on university application

Minimum requirements for business program:

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

No

Interview to enter business program:

Not required

Additional application requirements for freshman admits:

N/A

Minimum college GPA for internal business program transfers:

2.0

Additional requirements for internal transfers:

N/A

Total number of full-time applications for entire college:

4,741

International applicants, entire college, 2008-09:

2  %

Female applicants, entire college, 2008-09:

59  %

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

82  %

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

25  %

Relative Importance of Application Elements:

Secondary School Record:

Very Important

Class Rank:

Very Important

Talent/Ability:

Important

Extracurricular Activities:

Very Important

Volunteer Work:

Important

Character/Personal Abilities:

Very Important

Application Essay:

Important

Work Experience:

Considered

SAT/ACT Scores:

Important

Recommendations:

Important

High School GPA:

Important

Admissions program managed by:

The university admissions office

Total undergraduate business program applicants, 2008-09:

830

Applicants enrolled in undergrad business program 2008-2009:

28  %

Applicants admitted to undergraduate business program, 2008-09:

82  %

CLASS PROFILE

Class Profile:

Female: 39  %
International : 2.4  %

Entering students by age:

Mean: 19
Median: 19

Citizenship of Entering Students

U.S.: 98  %
Other countries: 2  %

Percentage of US citizens in entering class who are:

African American: 3  %
Asian American: 5  %
Hispanic or Latino American: 4  %
Native American: 1  %
White (Non-Hispanic): 87  %

Entering students from the following region:

Northeast: 1  %
Mid-Atlantic: 1  %
South: 1  %
Southwest: 10  %
Midwest : 82  %
West: 5  %
Possessions and territories: 0  %

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

From: N/A To: N/A

ACT Scores for full-time entering business students:

Mean:  25
Median:  25

ACT middle 50% range:

From:  23
To:  28

Percent of Students Who Were In:

Top 10% of high school class

30  %

Top 25% of high school class:

60  %

HS GPA of 3.75 or higher

45  %

HS GPA of 3.5 to 3.74:

20  %

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:

$  5,722,516

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

$  6,112,983

Scholarships awarded to students in the business program based on:

A combination of need and merit

Scholarship consideration process:

All candidates are considered for scholarships

Other scholarship considerations:

N/A

Students receiving institutional scholarships for 2008-09 academic year:

68  %

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

2  %

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

35  %

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

65  %

School offers guaranteed loans:

No

Financial aid web site

http://www.creighton.edu/finaid

PROGRAM BASICS

Business students who graduate within four years:

70  %

Business students who graduate within 6 years:

75  %

Freshman retention rate:

87  %

PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS

Credit hours required for graduation:

Degree: BSBA
Hours: 128

Other degree requirements:

2.0 overall and major GPA.

ACADEMICS

Average class size in required business courses:

29

Average class size in business electives:

17

Class size:

Classes with fewer than 20 students: 36  %
Classes with 21 to 50 students: 64  %
Classes with more than 50 students: 0  %

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

43  %

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

0  %

CURRICULUM

Number of elective courses available in business program:

57

Electives added current year:

Business Planning for Social Entrepreneurs
Social Innovation
Social Venture Incubator

Leading areas of study:

Accounting

Economics

Finance

International Business

Marketing

Special programs for business students:

Four year leadership development program, Portfolio Management class that manages $1.5 m equity portfolio and $1 m fixed income portfolio

Business program offers work study or co-op opportunities:

Yes

Internships for credit.

Business program offers study abroad opportunities:

Yes

Study abroad program description:

There are a large variety of options available all over the world. In addition, Creighton has a program for a semester abroad at our own campus in the Dominican Republic.

Volunteer work and community service opportunities:

Yes

Volunteer opportunities description:

There are a wealth of opportunities. Spring and Fall break service trips are popular. Leadership students participate in community assistance teams. Accounting students prepare tax forms in the Vita program.

Business clubs and extracurricular activities:

Financial Management Association
Beta Alpha Psi
Alpha Kappa Psi
Beta Gamma Sigma
Omicron Delta Epsilon
American Marketing Association
Business Administration Congress

FACULTY

Faculty:

Full-time faculty : 40
Adjuncts and visiting faculty: 24
Permanent/tenured professors: 24
Percentage of permanent/tenured professors who are women: 21
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: 8
Percentage of permanent/tenured professors who are business owners: 13

Prominent faculty:

Ernie Goss
Ravi Nath
Robert Moorman

STUDENT LIFE

Largest on-campus organizations for business students:

Financial Management Association
Beta Alpha Psi
American Marketing Association
Alpha Kappa Psi
Business Administration Congress

Freshmen are required to live on campus:

Yes

Business students are grouped in learning communities:

No

TECHNOLOGY

Wireless network available:

Yes

Technological improvements made in the last three years:

Updated computer labs and computer classrooms. Access to Bloomburg terminal and software.

Trading laboratory available:

No

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ALUMNI

Total number of undergraduate business program graduates since inception:

8,112

Total living alumni:

7,040

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

No

Prominent alumni:

Name: Jerry Jurgensen
Title: CEO, Nationwide Insurance
Name: Joe Ricketts
Title: Founder, TD Ameritrade
Name: Jayme Martin
Title: VP & GM Americas Division, Nike

CAREER SERVICES

Percent of 2008 graduates who provided employment information:

95  %

Seeking full-time employment in business: 78  %
Not Seeking full-time employment in business: 22  %

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

220

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

700

Other activities and services provided for business majors:

Internship placement, resume and interviewing workshops, virtual career fairs, communication skills workshop, career networking events, business etiquette seminars, leadership mentoring program

Job offer results, 2008 graduates:

Received first job offer by graduation: 80  %
Received first job offer in three months following graduation: 10  %
Received first job offer more than 3 months after graduation: 10  %
Did not report having received a job offer: 0  %
Accepted first job offer by graduation: 71  %
Accepted first job offer in three months following graduation: 20  %
Accepted first job offer more than 3 months after graduation: 7  %
Did not report having accepted a job offer: 2  %

Top hiring firms:

KPMG LLP
TD Financial
Hewlett-Packard
Deloitte Touche Tomatsu
PricewaterhouseCoopers
International Bus. Machines
Ernst & Young

Union Pacific Railroad
Kiewit Corporation
Wisconsin Physicians Services
Harrah's Entertainment
Berkshire Hathaway Homestate Co
First Data
Cerner Corp.
Principal Financial
Market Sphere Consulting
ConAgra
BNSF Railway

Graduate compensation:

Mean base salary: $  43,160
Median base salary: $  44,000
Mean signing bonus: $  5,000
Median signing bonus: $  5,000

Grads accepted jobs in following functional areas:

Consulting: 5  %
Finance/Accounting: 55  %
General Management: 2  %
Human Resources: 2  %
Management Information Systems: 5  %
Marketing/Sales: 25  %
Operations/Production: 4  %
Logistics/Transportation: 4  %
Other: 0  %

Grads accepted jobs in following industries:

Accounting: 20  %
Consumer Products/Retail: 10  %
Consulting Services: 5  %
Financial Services: 25  %
Government/Education: 5  %
Pharma/Biotech/Health: 2  %
Manufacturing: 2  %
Media/Entertainment: 2  %
Petroleum/Energy: 2  %
Real Estate: 2  %
Sports/Leisure: 2  %
Technology/Science: 5  %
Non-Profit: 2  %
Transportation: 3  %
Utilities: 2  %
Other: 11  %

Percentage of job acceptances, US and Canada:

US: 100  %
Canada: 0  %

Grads accepted jobs in the following US regions:

Northeast: 3  %
Mid-Atlantic: 2  %
Midwest: 80  %
South: 2  %
Southwest: 8  %
West: 5  %
US Possessions/Territories: 0  %

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

200

Internship postings on job boards, previous academic year:

600

Top internship recruiters, 2007-08:

TD Financial
KPMG LLP
PricewaterhouseCoopers
Hewlett-Packard
Target Corp.
Nike
Microsoft
Yahoo
International Bus. Machines
Boeing Company
Ernst & Young
Bank of America Corp.

Union Pacific Railroad
ConAgra
First National Bank
Kiewit Corporation
Mutual of Omaha
Werner Enterprises
First Data Corp.
Alegent Health
Principal Financial
Creighton University
Land's End

Percentage of internships that were paid, previous academic year

85  %

Average internship, in weeks:

10