Program Basics

• • Florida State University College of Business
  • Florida State University
  • 821 Academic Way
  • Tallahassee, Florida
  • 32306-1110
  • United States
  • Program Web site: http://www.cob.fsu.edu
  • Program e-mail address: ugprog@cob.fsu.edu
  • Program phone number: 850 644 3090
  • Status: Public (state-operated)
• • AACSB accredited: Yes

• Accreditation other than AACSB:

  • SACS
• • Year in which the undergraduate business program was founded: 1950
• • Institution: Four Year
• • Business Program: Two Year

SCHOOL BASICS

• Enrollment:

  • Total undergraduate: 31,851
  • Full-time undergraduate business: 5,215
  • Part-time undergraduate business: 600
  • Distance undergraduate business: 0
• • College or university freshman retention rate: 89 %

• Percentage of students who graduate from the business program:

  • Within four years of admission to the university: 50 %
  • Within six years of admission to the university: 73 %

• Undergraduate Business Degrees Offered:

  • BS Degree in Accounting
  • BS Degree in Risk Management
  • BS Degree in Finance
  • BS Degree in Management
  • BS degree in Management Information Systems
  • BS Degree in Marketing
  • BS Degree in Real Estate

PROGRAM COSTS

• • Annual Tuition (Resident): $4,808.00
• • Annual Tuition (Non-Resident): $19,252.00
• • Annual Required Fees: $706.00
• • Tuition Per Academic Credit (Resident): $193.00
• • Tuition Per Academic Credit (Non-Resident): $698.00
• • Annual Room and Board: $9,412.00
• • Annual Cost of Books: $1,000.00

CLASS PROFILE

• Students in newest entering class that are:

  • Female: 42 %
  • International: 2 %

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

  • Mean: 18
  • Median: 18

• Percentage of newest entering class:

  • GPA of 3.75 or higher: 52 %

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

  • Mean: 1208
  • Median: 1200

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

  • From: 1140
  • To: 1260

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

  • Mean: 27
  • Median: 27

• Middle 50% range of ACT scores:

  • From: 23
  • To: 31

• Citizenship breakdown for newest entering class:

  • US: 98 %
  • Other Non-US Citizens: 2 %

• U.S. citizens in newest entering class:

  • African American: 8 %
  • Asian American: 2 %
  • Hispanic or Latino American: 10 %
  • Multiethnic/Multiracial: 1 %
  • Native American: 0 %
  • White (Non-Hispanic): 77 %
  • Chose not to report: 2 %

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

  • Northeast: 2 %
  • Mid-Atlantic: 1 %
  • South: 95 %
  • Southwest: 1 %
  • Midwest: 1 %
  • West: 0 %
  • Possessions and territories: 0 %

ADMISSIONS - Getting Into the Institution

• Standardized tests required of all applicants:

  • SAT
  • ACT
• • Interviews are: Not offered
• • Total undergraduate applicants, all programs: 22,259
• • Percentage of applicants admitted: 58 %
• • Percentage of admitted applicants who enrolled: 31 %
• • Female applicants: 42 %

• Relative Importance of Application Elements

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

ADMISSIONS - Getting Into the Business Program

• • Undergrad business program admissions are managed by: The university admissions office
  • Total undergraduate business applicants: 832
  • Percentage of applicants admitted: 72 %
  • Percentage of admitted applicants who enrolled: 100 %
• • Admissions interviews for the undergraduate business program are: Not offered

• 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

• Internal transfers:

  • Method for handling internal transfers: Declare business major
  • Minimum college GPA for internal transfers to the business program: 2.9
  • Additional application requirements, including course/grade requirements: Meet prerequisites in calculus and financial accounting, a college GPA of 2.9 and 52 hours

CAMPUS LIFE

• Five largest on-campus organizations for business students:

  • Financial Management Association
  • American Marketing Association
  • Beta Alpha Psi
• • 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:

  • BS 120

ACADEMICS

• Average class size:

  • Required business classes: 110
  • Business electives: 40

• Percentage of business classes:

  • With 20 or fewer students: 8 %
  • With 21 to 50 students: 54 %
  • With more than 50 students: 38 %

CURRICULUM

• Electives:

  • New electives: Corporate Venturing and Entrepreneurship Strategies
• • Last curriculum overhaul: 2003
  • Total business faculty: 102
  • Percentage of the total faculty that is tenured or tenure track: 64 %

• Most prominent faculty:

  • C.F. Sirmans
  • James Ang
  • Gerald Ferris

• Business program's leading areas of study:

  • • Accounting
    • Finance
    • Marketing
    • General Management
    • Real Estate
• • Special programs: Certificate programs in Entrepreneurship, Free Enterprise and Ethics, and International Business

• Extra-curricular activities:

  • Woment in Business
  • Women in Accounting
  • Students in Free Enterprise
  • Beta Alpha Psi
  • Financial Management Association
  • American Marketing Association
  • Delta Sigma Pi
  • Alpha Kappa Psi

FINANCIAL AID

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

CAREER SERVICES

• Employment Information

  • Percentage of most recent business graduates who supplied information regarding employment: 40 %
  • Percentage seeking full-time professional employment in business: 75 %
  • Percentage not seeking full-time professional employment in business: 25 %

• Received first job offer:

  • By graduation: 63 %
  • No job offer reported: 37 %

• Compensation

  • Mean base salary: $42,000.00
  • Median base salary : $42,000.00

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

  • Northeast: 9 %
  • Mid-Atlantic: 3 %
  • Midwest: 3 %
  • South: 82 %
  • Southwest: 0 %
  • West: 3 %
  • Possessions and territories: 0 %

B-SCHOOL ALUMNI

• Prominent alums of the undergrad business program

  • Meg Crofton President of Operations in the U.S. and France Walt Disney World
  • Jeff Rohr Vice Chariman and Chief Financial Officer Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu
  • Bob Sasser Dollar Tree, President and CEO

• • -I feel that while FSU is a large university, our business program does not feel that way. Most teachers know your name and are available to help you when you need it. I have never felt like I am just a number.
    
    -Since FSU is a very large institution, there are students with very different work ethics, which can sometimes be a challenge during group assignments. This makes a wide distribution of the skills of students in the program. However, as long as the College continues to make it a more competitive college to be accepted to, it will help with my concern.
    
    -The Risk Management/Insurance (RMI) program is one of the top programs nationally with a full weeklong recruiting seminar called Insurance Days. Companies come from around the country to hire RMI graduates and the job placement is nearly flawless.
    
    -After doing several internships throughout my college career I believe it would be very beneficial for our business program to require rather than encourage internships. Nothing is more a more valuable learning tool than hands on experience and if internships were required I believe students would take more away from texts and classroom exercises.
    
    -Florida State's Entrepreneurship program is truly unique. Of the few schools offering Entrepreneurship majors, none of them are doing it like Florida State. The entrepreneurship students are funded and supported through the school and taught how to build and manage a company from the ground up
    
    -Attendance policies could be much stricter and more application based courses implemented.
    
    -I strongly believe the College of Business at Florida State University is one of the best values for the educations we can receive. I find it then up to the student to make the most out of his or her education because I strongly believe the academic material, hands-on learning, and prestige of faculty is comparable to any other public institution. I find the Return on Investment will be very high.
    
    -I think building a stronger social atmosphere within the business program would allow more growth personally and professionally for students. This would also provide students more opportunities to build a wide network of business professionals.
    
    -The quality of professors at Florida State University is top-notch. I feel the education I have received will truly help me in my future in the world of business. The individual attention, due to the small class sizes, is perfect for me and has been very beneficial to my academic success here.
    
    -The networking community could be stronger and more connected. In addition, naming our business school after a prominent business figure produced from FSU could help bring recognition to our school.
    
    -FSU's College of business does such an incredible job in getting students to do the necessary things to get interviews lined up and helping students interact with future employers. FSU also has very passionate professors, which will work with students to make sure that you get the most out of the classes.
    
    -FSU's business program could be made stronger if it could make internships a requirement for graduation instead of an elective course. I also believe that if people took our school more seriously because it gets a high ranking the program will ultimately grow.
    
    -We're one of very few schools to offer a separate program for Sales within the Marketing department. That program alone has prepared me to enter the workforce and become successful. Also we have multiple nationally ranked programs within the College of Business.
    
    -Make it more difficult. The degree here is awesome if you put in the effort. If a student doesn't, they can leave with just a good degree.
    
    -Although my school is a state school, we have a higher percentage of out-of-state students than other Florida schools. I feel like this expands the reach of our student body into the job market through networking.