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Undergraduate Profile Publish Date 05/27/12

East Tennessee State University

College of Business & Technology

  • Program Basics

      • East Tennessee State University
      • P. O. Box 70699
      • East Tennessee State University
      • Johnson city, Tennessee
      • 37614
      • United States
      • Program Web site: http://www.etsu.edu/cbat/
      • Program e-mail address: business@etsu.edu
      • Program phone number: 423.439.5275
      • Status: Public (state-operated)
      • AACSB accredited: Yes
      • Year in which the undergraduate business program was founded: 1955
      • Institution: Four Year
      • Business Program: Four Year

  • SCHOOL BASICS

    • Enrollment:

      • Total undergraduate: 15,000
      • Full-time undergraduate business: 800
      • Part-time undergraduate business: 250
      • College or university freshman retention rate: 70 %

    • Percentage of students who graduate from the business program:

      • Within four years of admission to the university: 60 %

    • Undergraduate Business Degrees Offered:

      • BBA

  • PROGRAM COSTS

      • Annual Tuition (Resident): $5,466.00
      • Annual Tuition (Non-Resident): $14,238.00
      • Annual Required Fees: $1,663.00
      • Tuition Per Academic Credit (Resident): $217.00
      • Annual Room and Board: $5,000.00
      • Annual Cost of Books: $600.00

  • CLASS PROFILE

    • Students in newest entering class that are:

      • Female: 52 %
      • International: 48 %

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

      • Mean: 20
      • Median: 20

    • Percentage of newest entering class:

      • Top 10% of high school class: 15 %
      • Top 25% of high school class: 20 %
      • GPA of 3.75 or higher: 25 %
      • GPA of 3.5 to 3.74: 42 %

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

      • Mean: 21
      • Median: 21

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

      • From: 18
      • To: 36

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

      • Mean: 18
      • Median: 36

    • Middle 50% range of ACT scores:

      • From: 22
      • To: 29

    • Citizenship breakdown for newest entering class:

      • US: 95 %
      • Canada: 0 %
      • Other Non-US Citizens: 5 %

    • U.S. citizens in newest entering class:

      • African American: 5 %
      • Asian American: 2 %
      • Hispanic or Latino American: 2 %
      • White (Non-Hispanic): 86 %
      • Other: 5 %

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

      • Northeast: 1 %
      • Mid-Atlantic: 1 %
      • South: 96 %
      • Midwest: 1 %
      • West: 1 %

  • ADMISSIONS - Getting Into the Institution

    • Standardized tests required of all applicants:

      • ACT or SAT
      • Minimum ACT Score (if applicable) required for admission: 19, 19
      • Minimum High School GPA (if applicable) required for admission: 2.3
      • Interviews are: Not required

    • Application deadlines:

      • Fall 2012 8/15/2012
      • Spring 2013 12/15/2012
      • Female applicants: 52 %

    • Relative Importance of Application Elements

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

  • ADMISSIONS - Getting Into the Business Program

      • Undergrad business program admissions are managed by: The business program office
      • Total undergraduate business applicants: 150
      • Percentage of applicants admitted: 99 %
      • Percentage of admitted applicants who enrolled: 100 %

    • Admission requirement for admission to the undergraduate business program

      • Minimum ACT: 19, 19
      • Minimum high school GPA: 2.3
      • 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 required

    • Freshman admission:

      • Does the business program admit freshmen?: No
      • Percentage of business program admits in most recent entering class who were freshman: 0 %
      • 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?: Complete an application, apart from the university application

    • Internal transfers:

      • Method for handling internal transfers: Declare business major
      • Minimum college GPA for internal transfers to the business program: 2.5

  • CAMPUS LIFE

      • 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:

      • BBA 120

  • ACADEMICS

    • Average class size:

      • Required business classes: 40
      • Business electives: 30
      • Non-business electives: 45

    • Percentage of business classes:

      • With 20 or fewer students: 5 %
      • With 21 to 50 students: 90 %
      • With more than 50 students: 5 %

    • Course enrollment:

      • Percentage of required business courses reaching maximum enrollment by the first day of class: 100 %
      • Percentage of required business courses with waiting lists: 10 %

  • CURRICULUM

    • Electives:

      • Available business electives: 50
      • Last curriculum overhaul: 2009
      • Total business faculty: 50
      • Percentage of the total faculty that is tenured or tenure track: 85 %

    • Most prominent faculty:

      • Dr. Yasin
      • Dr. Small
      • Dr. Yavas

    • Business program's leading areas of study:

        • Accounting
        • Economics
        • Finance
        • Marketing
        • General Management

  • FINANCIAL AID

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

    • Scholarships

      • Scholarship money distributed to business students last year: $100,000.00
      • Scholarships are awarded to business students based on: academic merit

    • Loans

      • Does the school offer a guaranteed loan to all business students, regardless of nationality?: Yes

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