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Undergraduate Profile Publish Date 05/27/12

Georgia Southern University

College of Business Administration

  • Program Basics

      • AACSB accredited: Yes

    • Accreditation other than AACSB:

      • SACS
      • Year in which the undergraduate business program was founded: 1965
      • Institution: Four Year
      • Business Program: Four Year

  • SCHOOL BASICS

    • Enrollment:

      • Total undergraduate: 20,200
      • Full-time undergraduate business: 19,691
      • Distance undergraduate business: 0
      • College or university freshman retention rate: 80 %

    • Percentage of students who graduate from the business program:

      • Within four years of admission to the university: 23 %
      • Within six years of admission to the university: 51 %

    • Undergraduate Business Degrees Offered:

      • B.B.A./Economics
      • BBA/Marketing
      • B.S./Construction Management
      • BBA/Finance
      • BBA/Logistics
      • BBA/Accounting
      • BBA/ Management and BBA/IS

  • PROGRAM COSTS

      • Annual Tuition (Resident): $4,734.00
      • Annual Tuition (Non-Resident): $16,710.00
      • Annual Required Fees: $1,872.00
      • Tuition Per Academic Credit (Resident): $158.00
      • Tuition Per Academic Credit (Non-Resident): $557.00
      • Annual Room and Board: $7,804.00
      • Annual Cost of Books: $1,200.00

  • CLASS PROFILE

    • Students in newest entering class that are:

      • Female: 31 %
      • 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:

      • Top 10% of high school class: 10 %
      • Top 25% of high school class: 28 %
      • GPA of 3.75 or higher: 9 %
      • GPA of 3.5 to 3.74: 12 %

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

      • Mean: 1103
      • Median: 1080

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

      • From: 1040
      • To: 1150

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

      • Mean: 23
      • Median: 22

    • Middle 50% range of ACT scores:

      • From: 21
      • To: 24

    • Citizenship breakdown for newest entering class:

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

    • U.S. citizens in newest entering class:

      • African American: 23 %
      • Asian American: 1 %
      • Hispanic or Latino American: 3 %
      • Multiethnic/Multiracial: 1 %
      • White (Non-Hispanic): 1 %
      • Chose not to report: 70 %
      • Other: 2 %

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

      • Northeast: 1 %
      • Mid-Atlantic: 1 %
      • South: 97 %
      • Southwest: 1 %

  • ADMISSIONS - Getting Into the Institution

    • Standardized tests required of all applicants:

      • SAT
      • ACT
      • Minimum SAT score on 1600 scale (if applicable) required for admission: 1010
      • Minimum ACT Score (if applicable) required for admission: 21
      • Interviews are: By invitation only

    • Application deadlines:

      • Fall 2012 5/1/2012
      • Additional application requirements: TOEFL
      • Total undergraduate applicants, all programs: 13,721
      • Percentage of applicants admitted: 57 %
      • Percentage of admitted applicants who enrolled: 62 %
      • International applicants: 2 %
      • Female applicants: 31 %

    • Relative Importance of Application Elements

      • Secondary school record: Considered
      • Class rank: Considered
      • Talent/ability: Considered
      • Interview: Not Considered
      • Extracurricular activities: Considered
      • Volunteer work: Considered
      • Character/personal abilities: Considered
      • Application essay: Considered
      • Work experience: Not Considered
      • SAT/ACT scores: Important
      • Recommendations: Important
      • 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: 1,683
      • Percentage of applicants admitted: 55 %
      • Percentage of admitted applicants who enrolled: 67 %

    • Admission requirement for admission to the undergraduate business program

      • Minimum SAT: 1010
      • Minimum ACT: 21
      • Admissions interviews for the undergraduate business program are: Not offered

    • Freshman admission:

      • Does the business program admit freshmen?: Yes
      • Percentage of business program admits in most recent entering class who were freshman: 67 %
      • 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

    • Internal transfers:

      • Minimum college GPA for internal transfers to the business program: 2.5
      • Additional application requirements, including course/grade requirements: Complete 45 hours with a 2.5 GPA"C' or better in ACCT 2101

  • CAMPUS LIFE

    • Five largest on-campus organizations for business students:

      • American Marketing Association
      • Delta Sigma Pi
      • SIFE
      • Logistics&Transportation Assoc
      • Beta Gamma Sigma
      • 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 126
      • BS 126

  • ACADEMICS

    • Average class size:

      • Required business classes: 45
      • Business electives: 35
      • Non-business electives: 35

    • Percentage of business classes:

      • With 20 or fewer students: 5 %
      • With 21 to 50 students: 80 %
      • With more than 50 students: 15 %

    • Course enrollment:

      • Percentage of required business courses reaching maximum enrollment by the first day of class: 85 %
      • Percentage of required business courses with waiting lists: 10 %

  • CURRICULUM

    • Electives:

      • Available business electives: 34
      • Last curriculum overhaul: 2002
      • Total business faculty: 128
      • Percentage of the total faculty that is tenured or tenure track: 74 %

    • Most prominent faculty:

      • Luke Pittaway
      • Jackie
      • John Barkoulas

    • Business program's leading areas of study:

        • Accounting
        • Entrepreneurship
        • Finance
        • Marketing
        • Supply Chain Management
      • Other leading area of study: Forensic Accounting
      • Special programs: Internships

    • Extra-curricular activities:

      • Finance Association
      • SIFE
      • American Marketing Association
      • Student Human Resource Management (SHRM)
      • Retail Studies center
      • Beta Gamma Sigma

  • FINANCIAL AID

    • Scholarships

      • Scholarship money distributed to business students last year: $40,000.00
      • Expected scholarship distribution to business students this year: $45,000.00
      • Scholarships are awarded to business students based on: academic merit
      • Other criteria for scholarship consideration: Specific MajorsAccountingFinanceMarketing

    • Loans

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

  • CAREER SERVICES

    • Employment Information

      • Percentage of most recent business graduates who supplied information regarding employment: 5 %
      • Percentage seeking full-time professional employment in business: 100 %
      • Percentage not seeking full-time professional employment in business: 0 %
      • Companies recruiting business students on campus: 38
      • Companies posting job offers for business students on school job boards: 20

    • Job offers accepted by most recent graduates in North America:

      • US: 100 %

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

      • South: 80 %
      • Career services offered: Career Fairs, Meet the Firms,Financial Services Day

  • INTERNSHIPS

    • Internship pay

      • Internships that are paid: 100 %
      • Mean compensation, per week, for paid internships only: $100.00
      • Median compensation, per week, for paid internships only: $100.00
      • Average internship length, in weeks: 15

  • B-SCHOOL ALUMNI

      • Total number of undergraduate business program graduates since inception: 18,444
      • Total living alumni of the undergraduate business program: 17,939
      • Percentage of living alumni who contributed to the business program or university in the last academic year: 2 %

    • Alumni gifts

      • 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

      • Dan Cathy Chic-fil-A CEO
      • Dan Speight COO/ State Bank and Trust
      • Luke Bryan Country Music Singer

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