Emory University

Program Basics

• • Goizueta Business School. BBA Program
  • Emory University
  • 1300 Clifton Road NE
  • Atlanta, 30322, Georgia
  • United States
  • Program Web site: http://www.goizueta.emory.edu/degree/undergra_prog.html
  • Program e-mail address: BBA_Programs@bus.emory.edu
  • Program phone number: 4047278106
  • Status: Private
• • AACSB accredited: Yes

• Accreditation other than AACSB:

  • Southern Association of Colleges and Schools
• • Year in which the undergraduate business program was founded: 1918
• • Institution: Four Year
• • Business Program: Two Year

SCHOOL BASICS

• Enrollment:

  • Institution's total undergraduate enrollment: 13,381
  • Undergraduate business program's full-time enrollment: 649
  • Undergraduate business program's part-time enrollment: 28
  • Undergraduate business program's distance enrollment: 0
• • Freshman retention rate for your college or university?: 94 %

• Percentage of students who graduate from the business program:

  • Within four years of admission to the university: 94 %
  • Within six years of admission to the university: 99 %

• Undergraduate Business Degrees Offered:

  • Degree Offered (e.g. BA, BS)/Program Name: BBA

PROGRAM COSTS

• • Annual Tuition (Resident): $38,600.00
• • Annual Tuition (Non-Resident): $38,600.00
• • Annual Required Fees: $558.00
• • Tuition Per Academic Credit (Resident): $1,608.00
• • Tuition Per Academic Credit (Non-Resident): $1,608.00
• • Annual Room and Board: $12,398.00
• • Annual Cost of Books: $1,100.00

CLASS PROFILE

• Students in newest entering class (2010-2011) that are:

  • Female: 44 %
  • International: 20 %

• Mean and Median age of full-time business students in the 2010-11 entering class:

  • Mean: 20
  • Median: 20

• Percentage of 2010-11 entering class:

  • Top 10% of high school class: 88 %
  • Top 25% of high school class: 93 %
  • GPA of 3.75 or higher: 72 %
  • GPA of 3.5 to 3.74: 22 %

• SAT scores for the 2010-11 entering class of full-time undergraduate business students:

  • Mean: 1369
  • Median: 1370

• Middle 50% range of SAT scores:

  • From: 1320
  • To: 1430

• Citizenship breakdown of 2010-11 entering class:

  • US: 80 %
  • Canada: 1 %
  • Other Non-US Citizens: 19 %

• US Citizens in 2010-11 entering class:

  • African American: 6 %
  • Asian American: 27 %
  • Hispanic or Latino American: 3 %
  • Native American: 0 %
  • White (Non-Hispanic): 52 %
  • Chose not to report: 12 %

• Regional breakdown of US Citizens in 2010-11 entering class:

  • Northeast: 37 %
  • Mid-Atlantic: 11 %
  • South: 34 %
  • Southwest: 5 %
  • Midwest: 8 %
  • West: 10 %
  • Possessions and territories: 0 %

ADMISSIONS - Getting Into the Institution

• Which standardized tests are required of all applicants?:

  • SAT (ACT accepted)
• • Are interviews required?: Not required

• Application deadlines for the 2011-2012 academic year

  • Fall 2011 02-01-2011
  • Fall 11 Transfer 06-01-2011
• • Additional application requirements: For non-English Speaking applicants: TOEFL, certified English translation of transcripts. For international applicants: certified financial information
• • Total number of full-time undergraduate applications (admitted and denied) to all programs: 15,550
• • Percentage of applicants admitted: 28 %
• • Percentage of admitted applicants who enrolled: 31 %
• • Percentage of applicants (admitted and denied) to the entire college for the 2010-11 academic year who were international: 16 %
• • Percentage of college applicants (admitted and denied) for the 2010-11 academic year who were female: 44

• Relative Importance of Application Elements

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

ADMISSIONS - Getting Into the Business Program

• • Undergrad business program admissions are managed by: The business program office
  • Percentage of applicants admitted to the program (selectivity)?: 71 %
  • Percentage of admitted applicants who enrolled (yield): 95 %
• • Entrance exam other than the SAT/ACT required for admission to the undergraduate business program?: No
• • Admissions interviews for the undergraduate business program are: By invitation only

• Freshman admission:

  • Does the business program admit freshmen?: No
  • What percentage of 2010-11 admissions to the business program were freshmen? 0 %
  • Are business students admitted to the program as freshmen required to complete or obtain minimum GPAs? No

• Internal transfers:

  • Method for handling internal transfers: Separate application
  • Additional application requirements, including course/grade requirements: Junior standing is required. Completion of Micro and Macro Economics or Business Economics, Calculus II or Business Calculus, or AP Calculus. Financial Accounting, and Data & Decision Analysis. Complete majority of general education requirements prior to entry. 3.3 Freshman/Sophomore GPA and above expected.

CAMPUS LIFE

• Five largest on-campus organizations for business students:

  • Goizueta Investors
  • Goizueta Consulting Club
  • Alpha Kappa Psi
  • Goizueta Marketing Club
  • Alternative Investments Group
• • 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:

  • BBA 138

• Other requirements for the undergraduate business degree

  • Completion of Emory general education requirements for BBA students. Business prerequisite and core classes, and at least 1 area depth. A minimum of 5 electives in the business school, 70 BBA hours and 4 semesters of residency in the BBA program.

ACADEMICS

• • Average class size in required business classes, excluding those offered in electronic format: 44
  • Average class size in BUSINESS ELECTIVES, excluding those offered in electronic format: 33

• Percentage of business classes:

  • With 20 or fewer students: 29 %
  • With 21 to 50 students: 40 %
  • With more than 50 students: 31 %

• Course enrollment:

  • Percentage of required business courses reaching maximum enrollment by the first day of class: 10 %
  • Percentage of required business courses with waiting lists: 7 %

CURRICULUM

• Electives:

  • Number of elective courses (not different sessions of same course) available in the business program in the current academic year: 62
  • Names of new electives that have been added to the business program in the current academic year: Investing in Illiquid Assets
• • In what year was the last major change or significant overhaul to the business program's core curriculum?: 2010
  • Total number of faculty currently teaching in the undergraduate business program: 78
  • Percentage of the total faculty that is tenured or tenure track: 52 %

• Most prominent faculty:

  • Narasimhan Jegadeesh
  • Benn Konsynski
  • Jag Sheth

• Business program's leading areas of study:

  • • Accounting
    • Finance
    • Marketing
    • Leadership
    • Consulting
  • Other leading area of study: Social Enterprise

• New electives added in current academic year:

  • Investing in Illiquid Assets
  • Social Media
  • There's an App for that
  • Advanced Derivatives
  • Economics and Finance of Film

• Special Programs:

  • Special programs available to business students: Film & Media Management concentration. Option to complete liberal arts major. New Analytic Consulting and Business & Society Depths. Leadership program including assessment, coaching, e-portfolio, service project & advanced academy. Business research certification Seminar series including computing, academic & professional skills, career development workshops, and short courses taught by industry professionals. Fieldwork assisting non-profits. Offsite overnight team building Orientation

• Work study:

  • Does the business program offer work study or co-op opportunities?: Yes
  • Opportunities available for work study or co-op: Work study options include research and teaching assistanceships a well as project work in departmental offices. Students may also participate in an internship during the school year that is linked to an on-line discussion forum and supporting coursework.

• Study abroad:

  • Does the business program offer opportunities to study abroad?: Yes
  • Study abroad programs: Capitalizing upon Goizueta's relationship with 37 internationally renowned business schools in 24 countries in the Pacific Rim, Middle East, Europe, and South American, one third of Goizueta BBA students participate in study abroad experiences. Our learning community is enhanced by the 100 exchange students from our partner schools who join us at Goizueta each year. In addition to academic credit, Goizueta BBA students may explore several opportunities to participate in an internship abroad.

• Volunteer opportunities:

  • Are opportunities for volunteer work and community service available to business students?: Yes
  • Available opportunities for volunteer work and community service: Volunteer Emory, the office of Outreach and Community Partnerships, and Goizueta Service Organization connect students directly to the community. Non-profit Consulting and Marketing courses place students on projects for non-profit organizations. Selected students may receive financial and academic support to complete internships in non-profit community organizations. Half of the BBA students report that they volunteer three or more hours weekly.

• Extracurricular activities:

  • Business-related clubs and extra-curricular activities are available to undergraduate students: Case competition teams
  • Beta Alpha Psi
  • Goizueta Communications Club
  • Goizueta International Network
  • Goizueta Service Organizarion
  • Real Estate Club
  • Emory Entrepreneurs Network
  • Goizueta Multicultural Organization

FINANCIAL AID

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

• Scholarships

  • Total scholarship money distributed to undergrad business students through the financial aid office: $7,788,070.00
  • Total scholarship money expected to be distributed to undergrad business students through the financial aid office: $6,514,621.00
  • On what basis are scholarships awarded to students in your business program?: a combination of need and merit
  • Other criteria for scholarship consideration: Goizueta Scholars receive full tuition support. Incoming Freshmen are invited to scholar selection weekend based on counselor recommendation, academic credentials, interest in business, diverse talents, involvement and organizational leadership.
  • Percentage of undergraduate business students receiving institutional scholarships or grants for the 2010-11 academic year: 35 %
  • Percentage of undergraduate business students receiving FULL-TUITION scholarships for the 2010-11 academic year: 3 %
  • Percentage of institutional scholarship money distributed to undergraduate business students based on need: 74 %
  • Percentage of institutional scholarship money distributed to undergraduate business students based on merit: 26 %

• Loans

  • Does the school offer a guaranteed loan to all business students, regardless of nationality?: No
• • Mean outstanding debt among 2010 undergraduate business program graduates: $22,944.00

CAREER SERVICES

• Employment Information

  • Percentage of 2010 graduates from the business program for whom you have information regarding employment: 100 %
  • Percentage seeking full-time professional employment in business: 82 %
  • Percentage not seeking full-time professional employment in business: 18 %
• • Number of companies that recruited undergraduate business students on campus: 194
  • Number of companies that posted full-time job offers for undergraduate business students on school job boards: 774
  • Other activities and services: In person and virtual career advising, job/internship postings, on-campus interviews, MBA coaches, alumni mentors, career assessments, career treks, company visits, employer panels, career workshops, mock interviews, career fairs, business research, resume reviews, “Ace the Case” and modeling workshops, case seminar series, Training the Street seminar, recruiter-in-residence program, employer meet & greets, employer resume critiques, industry network events, employer shadowing program.

• Job Offers

  • Received first job offer by graduation: 72 %
  • Received first job offer after graduation, but within 3 months: 12 %
  • Received first job offer more than 3 months after graduation : 10 %
  • Did not report having received a job offer : 6 %
  • Accepted first job offer by graduation : 70 %
  • Accepted first job offer after graduation, but within 3 months: 13 %
  • Accepted first job offer more than 3 months after graduation: 10 %
  • Did not report having accepted a job offer : 7 %

• Firms that hired the most 2010 undergrad business majors for full time jobs

  • PricewaterhouseCoopers 14
  • Deloitte 12
  • Barclays Capital 6
  • JP Morgan Chase 6
  • Capgemini 5
  • Google, Inc. 5
  • Wells Fargo 4
  • Wipro technologies 4
  • Morgan Stanley 4
  • Bank of America 3
  • BDO Seidman 3
  • Bloomberg 3
  • Epic Systems, Inc 3
  • Ernst & Young 3
  • Teach for America 3

• Compensation

  • Mean base salary: $54,950.00
  • Median base salary : $55,000.00
  • Mean signing bonus: $6,457.00
  • Median signing bonus: $6,000.00

• Percentage of 2009-10 academic year graduates who accepted jobs in the following functional areas:

  • Consulting: 16 %
  • Finance/Accounting: 55 %
  • General Management: 5 %
  • Human Resources: 1 %
  • Management Information Systems: 2 %
  • Marketing/Sales: 16 %
  • Operations/Production: 1 %
  • Logistics/Transportation: 1 %
  • Other: 3 %

• Percentage of 2009-10 academic year graduates who accepted jobs in the following industries:

  • Accounting: 16 %
  • Consumer Products/Retail : 6 %
  • Consulting: 14 %
  • Financial Services: 33 %
  • Government/Education: 2 %
  • Pharma/Biotech/Health: 0 %
  • Manufacturing: 4 %
  • Media/Entertainment: 8 %
  • Petroleum/Energy: 1 %
  • Real Estate: 1 %
  • Sports/Leisure: 1 %
  • Technology/Science: 8 %
  • Non-Profit: 2 %
  • Transportation: 1 %
  • Utilities: 1 %
  • Other: 2 %

• Percentage of 2009-10 academic year graduates who accepted jobs in North America:

  • US: 100 %
  • Canada: 0 %

• Percentage of 2009-10 academic year graduates who accepted jobs in regions of US:

  • Northeast: 39 %
  • Mid-Atlantic: 3 %
  • Midwest: 11 %
  • South: 38 %
  • Southwest: 3 %
  • West: 6 %

INTERNSHIPS

• • Number of companies that recruited internship-seeking undergraduate business students on campus in 2009-10 academic year: 77
  • Number of companies that posted internships for undergraduate business students on school job boards in 2009-10 academic year: 685

• Firms that hired the most 2010 undergrad business majors for internships:

  • PricewaterhouseCoopers 10
  • Deloitte 9
  • JP Morgan Chase 8
  • Target 8
  • Coca-Cola Enterprises 5
  • BNP Paribas 3
  • Lazard Freres 3
  • Ogilvy & Mather 3
  • UBS 3
  • Young & Rubicam NY 3
  • Emory University 3
  • Bank of America Merrill Lynch 2
  • Barclays Capital 2
  • Bloomberg 2
  • Goldman Sachs 2

• Internship pay

  • Percentage of internships from July 1, 2009 to June 30, 2010 that were paid: 82 %
  • Mean compensation, per week, for paid internships only: $800.00
  • Median compensation, per week, for paid internships only: $700.00
  • Average internship length, in weeks: 10

B-SCHOOL ALUMNI

• • Total number of undergraduate business program graduates since inception: 7,668
  • Total living alumni of the undergraduate business program: 6995
  • Percent of living undergraduate business alumni who contributed to the program or university July 1, 2009 to June 30, 2010: 17 %

• Alumni gifts

  • Mean Gift: $830.00
  • Median Gift: $75.00
  • Did undergraduate business program receive any individual gift in excess of $10 million from July 1, 2009 through June 30, 2010?: No

• Prominent alums of the undergrad business program

  • Scott Budnick Producer, President, Green Hat Films
  • BArry Silbert Founder & CEO SecondMarket
  • Gary Weinstein COO, Providence Equity Partners

• • -I have very few criticisms of the business program at Emory. I truly had an incredible experience. All of the resources and connections you need are available to you.
    
    -Goizueta does a fantastic job of bringing big firms from the Northeast down to Atlanta to recruit. However, smaller firms are not as present from the Northeast as they are from the Southeast. I would like to see more companies from the Northeast come and recruit students in the future.
    
    -The collaboration between the professors, administrators and students is unique. I would feel completely comfortable walking into the Dean's office without an appointment if I had a problem. Everyone is equally concerned about each other. Even during recruiting when the students are competing for jobs, everyone was rooting for each other.
    
    -We have small classes and get to know our professors well. This is reinforced by school traditions like "Kegs" every Thursday where business students and professors network, drink, eat and socialize together. We are therefore comfortable to approach our teachers for advice, help and opportunities.
    
    -We need more components of the business school campus that make it self-sufficient apart from Emory's campus. For instance, we have our own computer lab but I think we need more than one. We also need more dining options and study rooms for only business students because business students spend so much time in the physical business school.
    
    -The school needs to diversify classes more to include new, innovative subjects to give students more options and a competitive advantage in the job market.
    
    -Core classes are of uniformly high quality, and do an excellent job of building business sense and reasoning into students. There is an excellent balance of real world application and theory.
    
    -Every single faculty member truly abides by an open door policy. Not once have I encountered a professor who wasn't willing to talk for an hour, whether or not the conversation was directly related to their class or not.
    
    -I would like to see the career counselors take a more direct interest in students' career and internship searches instead of offering blanket advice to every student.
    
    -I wish we had better group study facilities. It is sometimes difficult to find a spot to work in privacy with a group.
    
    -Goizueta should eliminate the grading curve and try to discourage unhealthy competition between students.