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Undergraduate Profile Publish Date 05/27/12

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

  • Program Basics

      • AACSB accredited: No

    • Accreditation other than AACSB:

      • ACBSP
      • AABI
      • Year in which the undergraduate business program was founded: 1985
      • Institution: Four Year
      • Business Program: Four Year

  • SCHOOL BASICS

    • Enrollment:

      • Total undergraduate: 5,205
      • Full-time undergraduate business: 216
      • Part-time undergraduate business: 20
      • College or university freshman retention rate: 72 %

    • Percentage of students who graduate from the business program:

      • Within four years of admission to the university: 47 %
      • Within six years of admission to the university: 47 %

    • Undergraduate Business Degrees Offered:

      • BS Business Administration

  • PROGRAM COSTS

      • Annual Tuition (Resident): $29,520.00
      • Annual Tuition (Non-Resident): $29,520.00
      • Annual Required Fees: $1,200.00
      • Tuition Per Academic Credit (Resident): $1,230.00
      • Tuition Per Academic Credit (Non-Resident): $1,230.00
      • Annual Room and Board: $9,340.00
      • Annual Cost of Books: $1,450.00

  • CLASS PROFILE

    • Students in newest entering class that are:

      • Female: 4 %
      • International: 19 %

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

      • Mean: 1017

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

      • Mean: 19

  • ADMISSIONS - Getting Into the Institution

    • Standardized tests required of all applicants:

      • SAT or ACT
      • Interviews are: Recommended

    • Application deadlines:

      • Fall 2012 7/1/2012
      • Spring 2013 11/1/2012
      • Summer 2013 3/1/2012
      • Additional application requirements: INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS: TOEFL FOR ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE AND STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL SUPPORT.
      • Total undergraduate applicants, all programs: 5,206
      • Percentage of applicants admitted: 75 %
      • Percentage of admitted applicants who enrolled: 25 %
      • International applicants: 13 %
      • Female applicants: 4 %

    • Relative Importance of Application Elements

      • Secondary school record: Considered
      • Class rank: Considered
      • Talent/ability: Not Considered
      • Interview: Considered
      • Extracurricular activities: Considered
      • Volunteer work: Considered
      • Character/personal abilities: Considered
      • Application essay: Considered
      • Work experience: Considered
      • SAT/ACT scores: Important
      • Recommendations: Considered
      • 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: 177
      • Percentage of applicants admitted: 67 %
      • Percentage of admitted applicants who enrolled: 40 %
      • Entrance exam other than the SAT/ACT required for admission to the undergraduate business program?: No
      • 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: 75 %
      • 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

  • CAMPUS LIFE

      • 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:

      • BS 120

  • CURRICULUM

    • Electives:

      • Available business electives: 25
      • Last curriculum overhaul: 2010
      • Total business faculty: 23
      • Percentage of the total faculty that is tenured or tenure track: 83 %

    • Most prominent faculty:

      • Dr. Michael Williams
      • Dr. Massoud Bazargan

    • Business program's leading areas of study:

        • General Management
        • Other
        • Transportation
      • Other leading area of study: Air Transportation; Aviation Management

  • FINANCIAL AID

    • Scholarships

      • Scholarship money distributed to business students last year: $764,934.00
      • Expected scholarship distribution to business students this year: $936,309.00
      • Scholarships are awarded to business students based on: academic merit
      • Students receiving institutional scholarships in the current academic year: 54 %
      • Students receiving full-tuition institutional scholarships in the current academic year: 0 %
      • Institutional scholarship money distributed to undergraduate business students based on need: 0 %

    • Loans

      • Does the school offer a guaranteed loan to all business students, regardless of nationality?: No

  • CAREER SERVICES

    • Compensation

      • Mean base salary: $47,333.00

    • Most recent graduates accepted jobs in the following industries:

      • Government/Education: 9 %
      • Manufacturing: 18 %
      • Transportation: 64 %
      • Other: 9 %
      • Career services offered: ONE-ON-ONE CAREER ADVISING; RESUME REFERRAL & JOB POSTING SYSTEM; ANNUAL INDUSTRY/CAREER EXPOS; ANNUAL VIRTUAL HIRING EVENTS; RESUME & COVER LETTER CRITIQUES; MOCK INTERVIEWS; ALUMNI MENTORSHIP PROGRAM; ACCESS TO CAREER SERVICES SOCIAL NETWORKING RESOURCES.

  • B-SCHOOL ALUMNI

      • Total number of undergraduate business program graduates since inception: 3,286
      • Total living alumni of the undergraduate business program: 3,238
      • Percentage of living alumni who contributed to the business program or university in the last academic year: 4 %

    • Alumni gifts

      • Mean Gift: $244.00
      • 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

      • JIM HAGEDORN PRESIDENT & CEO, SCOTTS MIRACLE GRO CO.
      • JOHN AMORE CEO, GLOBAL GENERAL INSURANCE, ZURICH FINANCIAL SERVICES
      • MORI HOSSEINI CHAIRMAN & CEO, ICI HOMES

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