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Undergraduate Profile Publish Date 05/27/12

Loyola University Chicago

School of Business Administration

  • Program Basics

      • School of Business Administration - Loyola University Chicago
      • Loyola University Chicago Graduate School of Business
      • 1 East Pearson Street
      • Maguire Hall
      • Chicago, Illinois
      • 60611
      • United States
      • Program Web site: http://www.luc.edu/sba/
      • Program e-mail address: sba-undergrad@luc.edu
      • Program phone number: 3129156113
      • Status: Private
      • AACSB accredited: Yes

    • Accreditation other than AACSB:

      • North Central
      • Year in which the undergraduate business program was founded: 1922
      • Institution: Four Year
      • Business Program: Four Year

  • SCHOOL BASICS

    • Enrollment:

      • Total undergraduate: 16,040
      • Full-time undergraduate business: 1,377
      • Part-time undergraduate business: 82
      • Distance undergraduate business: 26
      • College or university freshman retention rate: 87 %

    • Percentage of students who graduate from the business program:

      • Within four years of admission to the university: 52 %
      • Within six years of admission to the university: 74 %

    • Undergraduate Business Degrees Offered:

      • BBA
      • BBA Honors

  • PROGRAM COSTS

      • Annual Tuition (Resident): $32,200.00
      • Annual Tuition (Non-Resident): $32,200.00
      • Annual Required Fees: $625.00
      • Tuition Per Academic Credit (Resident): $655.00
      • Tuition Per Academic Credit (Non-Resident): $655.00
      • Annual Room and Board: $8,800.00
      • Annual Cost of Books: $8,800.00

  • CLASS PROFILE

    • Students in newest entering class that are:

      • Female: 46 %
      • International: 5 %

    • 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: 27 %
      • Top 25% of high school class: 61 %
      • GPA of 3.75 or higher: 35 %
      • GPA of 3.5 to 3.74: 24 %

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

      • Mean: 1152
      • Median: 1160

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

      • From: 1055
      • To: 1270

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

      • Mean: 27
      • Median: 27

    • Middle 50% range of ACT scores:

      • From: 25
      • To: 28

    • Citizenship breakdown for newest entering class:

      • US: 93 %
      • Other Non-US Citizens: 7 %

    • U.S. citizens in newest entering class:

      • African American: 5 %
      • Asian American: 5 %
      • Hispanic or Latino American: 14 %
      • Multiethnic/Multiracial: 7 %
      • Native American: 0 %
      • White (Non-Hispanic): 69 %
      • Chose not to report: 0 %
      • Other: 0 %

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

      • Northeast: 4 %
      • Mid-Atlantic: 0 %
      • South: 4 %
      • Southwest: 4 %
      • Midwest: 80 %
      • West: 8 %
      • Possessions and territories: 0 %

  • ADMISSIONS - Getting Into the Institution

    • Standardized tests required of all applicants:

      • SAT or ACT
      • Interviews are: Not required

    • Application deadlines:

      • Fall 2012 12/1/11
      • Spring 2013 11/1/2012
      • Additional application requirements: International students must submit a TOEFL or IELTS test score. Transcript evaluations may be completed by ECE or Education Perspectives.
      • Total undergraduate applicants, all programs: 17,828
      • Percentage of applicants admitted: 55 %
      • Percentage of admitted applicants who enrolled: 20 %
      • International applicants: 3 %
      • Female applicants: 46 %

    • Relative Importance of Application Elements

      • Secondary school record: Very Important
      • Class rank: Considered
      • Talent/ability: Considered
      • Interview: Considered
      • Extracurricular activities: Important
      • Volunteer work: Important
      • Character/personal abilities: Important
      • Application essay: Important
      • Work experience: Considered
      • SAT/ACT scores: Very Important
      • Recommendations: Important
      • 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: 3,083
      • Percentage of applicants admitted: 53 %
      • Percentage of admitted applicants who enrolled: 20 %
      • 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?: Yes
      • Percentage of business program admits in most recent entering class who were freshman: 86 %
      • Are freshman business admits required to complete or obtain minimum GPAs in pre-business courses before taking upper-level courses? No
      • Process for freshmen admission?: Indicate interest on university application

    • Internal transfers:

      • Minimum college GPA for internal transfers to the business program: 2

  • CAMPUS LIFE

    • Five largest on-campus organizations for business students:

      • Delta Sigma Pi
      • Alpha Kappa Psi
      • Business Dean's Advisory Council
      • 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 120

  • ACADEMICS

    • Average class size:

      • Required business classes: 42
      • Business electives: 32

    • Percentage of business classes:

      • With 20 or fewer students: 13 %
      • With 21 to 50 students: 60 %
      • With more than 50 students: 27 %

    • Course enrollment:

      • Percentage of required business courses reaching maximum enrollment by the first day of class: 4 %
      • Percentage of required business courses with waiting lists: 0 %

  • CURRICULUM

    • Electives:

      • Available business electives: 150
      • New electives: BHNR 338 A Global Perspective
      • Total business faculty: 84
      • Percentage of the total faculty that is tenured or tenure track: 70 %

    • Most prominent faculty:

      • Tassos Malliaris
      • Robert Kolb
      • Cliff Shultz

    • Business program's leading areas of study:

        • Accounting
        • Economics
        • Finance
        • Marketing
        • Sports Business
      • Special programs: Minor in Business Administration, Business School Honor Program, University Honor Program
      • Study abroad programs: Students cann attend (a) John Felice Rome Center in Italy (b) The Beijing Center in China and (c) Belong to 2-3 consortiums and various exchange programs
      • Volunteer opportunities: Micro Enterprise Consulting Class, University Ministry, Fraternity, and Community Service Activities

    • Extra-curricular activities:

      • Beta Gamma Sigma
      • Student Dept Organizations (ACCT, ECON, ENTR, FINC, ISOM, MARK, SPRT, INV BANK)
      • Delta Sigma Pi
      • Beta Alpha Psi
      • 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.luc.edu/finaid/

    • Scholarships

      • Scholarship money distributed to business students last year: $13,800,000.00
      • Expected scholarship distribution to business students this year: $15,260,000.00
      • Scholarships are awarded to business students based on: a combination of need and merit
      • Students receiving institutional scholarships in the current academic year: 82 %
      • Students receiving full-tuition institutional scholarships in the current academic year: 2 %
      • Institutional scholarship money distributed to undergraduate business students based on need: 46 %
      • Institutional scholarship money distributed to undergraduate business students based on merit: 54 %

    • Loans

      • Does the school offer a guaranteed loan to all business students, regardless of nationality?: No
      • Mean outstanding debt, most recent graduating class: $35,822.00

  • CAREER SERVICES

    • Employment Information

      • Percentage of most recent business graduates who supplied information regarding employment: 34 %
      • Percentage seeking full-time professional employment in business: 94 %
      • Percentage not seeking full-time professional employment in business: 6 %

    • Received first job offer:

      • By graduation: 30 %

    • Accepted first job offer:

      • By graduation : 30 %
      • After graduation, but within 3 months: 7 %
      • More than 3 months after graduation: 45 %
      • No job acceptance reported: 45 %
      • Companies recruiting business students on campus: 25
      • Companies posting job offers for business students on school job boards: 1,328

    • Top employers (number of students hired):

      • National Futuires Association 6
      • Baker Tilly Virchow Krause LLP 4
      • Allstate Insurance Company 2
      • Grant Thornton LLP 2
      • The Revere Group 2
      • Deloitte 2
      • GE Capital 2
      • The Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago 2
      • KPMG 1
      • WTAS 1
      • PricewaterhouseCoopers 1
      • Walgreens 1
      • Global Economics Group 1
      • U.S. Senate 1
      • Groupon 1

    • Compensation

      • Mean base salary: $43,250.00
      • Median base salary : $45,000.00

    • Most recent graduates accepted jobs in the following functional areas:

      • Consulting: 13 %
      • Finance/Accounting: 41 %
      • General Management: 1 %
      • Human Resources: 3 %
      • Management Information Systems: 5 %
      • Marketing/Sales: 16 %
      • Operations/Production: 6 %
      • Logistics/Transportation: 0 %
      • Other: 15 %

    • Most recent graduates accepted jobs in the following industries:

      • Accounting: 12 %
      • Consumer Products/Retail : 6 %
      • Consulting: 4 %
      • Financial Services: 22 %
      • Government/Education: 4 %
      • Pharma/Biotech/Health: 1 %
      • Manufacturing: 6 %
      • Media/Entertainment: 8 %
      • Petroleum/Energy: 0 %
      • Real Estate: 7 %
      • Sports/Leisure: 0 %
      • Technology/Science: 6 %
      • Non-Profit: 7 %
      • Transportation: 5 %
      • Utilities: 0 %
      • Other: 12 %
      • Career services offered: Advising appointments, online job search (SBA careers online), professional workshops, employer information sessions, career fairs, on-campus interviews

  • INTERNSHIPS

      • Companies recruiting business students for internships on campus: 13
      • Companies posting internship offers for business students on school job boards: 1,011

    • Top internship employers (number of students hired):

      • Loyola University Chicago 11
      • Loyola Limited 5
      • LECG (Formerly SMART) 4
      • JP Morgan Chase 4
      • Deloitte 3
      • La Salle Futures Group 3
      • Chicago Cubs 2
      • Groupon 2
      • Kutchins, Robbins & Diamond, Ltd. 2
      • Grant Thornton LLP 2
      • Morgan Stanley Smith Barney 2
      • Live Nation 2
      • Northwestern Mutual Finnacial Network 2
      • UPS 2
      • Macy's 2

    • Internship pay

      • Internships that are paid: 50 %
      • Mean compensation, per week, for paid internships only: $170.00
      • Median compensation, per week, for paid internships only: $160.00
      • Average internship length, in weeks: 13

  • B-SCHOOL ALUMNI

      • Total number of undergraduate business program graduates since inception: 13,621
      • Total living alumni of the undergraduate business program: 12,707
      • Percentage of living alumni who contributed to the business program or university in the last academic year: 6 %

    • Alumni gifts

      • Mean Gift: $597.00
      • 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

      • Robert Parkinson Chairman and CEO Baxter International
      • Mary Tolan Founder, President, CEO Accretive Health, Inc.
      • Michael Quinlan Chairman and CEO MacDonald - Retired, Current Chairman Emeritus

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