Undergraduate PROFILES
Publish Date 02/10/12
Marquette University
College of Business Administration
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Program Basics
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- College of Business Administration
- GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT
- David Straz Hall / Marquette University
- P. O. Box 1881
- Milwaukee, 53201-1881, Wisconsin
- United States
- Program Web site: http://business.marquette.edu/
- Program e-mail address: biz@marquette.edu
- Program phone number: 414 288-7142
- Status: Private
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- AACSB accredited: Yes
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Accreditation other than AACSB:
- CFA Program Partner
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- Year in which the undergraduate business program was founded: 1910
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- Institution: Four Year
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- Business Program: Four Year
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SCHOOL BASICS
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Enrollment:
- Institution's total undergraduate enrollment: 11,806
- Undergraduate business program's full-time enrollment: 1,558
- Undergraduate business program's part-time enrollment: 22
- Undergraduate business program's distance enrollment: 0
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- Freshman retention rate for your college or university?: 89 %
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Percentage of students who graduate from the business program:
- Within four years of admission to the university: 70 %
- Within six years of admission to the university: 84 %
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Undergraduate Business Degrees Offered:
- Degree Offered (e.g. BA, BS)/Program Name: BSBA / Bachelor of Science in Business Administration
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PROGRAM COSTS
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- Annual Tuition (Resident): $30,400.00
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- Annual Required Fees: $422.00
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- Tuition Per Academic Credit (Resident): $875.00
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- Annual Room and Board: $9,890.00
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- Annual Cost of Books: $900.00
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CLASS PROFILE
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Students in newest entering class (2010-2011) that are:
- Female: 33 %
- International: 4 %
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Mean and Median age of full-time business students in the 2010-11 entering class:
- Mean: 18
- Median: 18
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Percentage of 2010-11 entering class:
- Top 10% of high school class: 25 %
- Top 25% of high school class: 52 %
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SAT scores for the 2010-11 entering class of full-time undergraduate business students:
- Mean: 1196
- Median: 1200
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Middle 50% range of SAT scores:
- From: 1120
- To: 1260
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Mean and Median ACT scores for the 2010-11 full-time undergraduate business students:
- Mean: 26
- Median: 26
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Middle 50% range of ACT scores for the 2010-11 full-time undergraduate business students:
- From: 24
- To: 28
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Citizenship breakdown of 2010-11 entering class:
- US: 96 %
- Canada: 0 %
- Other Non-US Citizens: 4 %
- Dual Citizenship: 0%
- Unknown Citizenship: 0 %
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US Citizens in 2010-11 entering class:
- African American: 4 %
- Asian American: 3 %
- Hispanic or Latino American: 3 %
- Multiethnic/Multiracial: 1 %
- Native American: 0 %
- White (Non-Hispanic): 89 %
- Chose not to report: 0 %
- Other: 0 %
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Regional breakdown of US Citizens in 2010-11 entering class:
- Northeast: 5 %
- Mid-Atlantic: 3 %
- South: 1 %
- Southwest: 2 %
- Midwest: 86 %
- West: 3 %
- Possessions and territories: 0 %
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ADMISSIONS - Getting Into the Institution
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Which standardized tests are required of all applicants?:
- ACT or SAT
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- Are interviews required?: Not required
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Application deadlines for the 2011-2012 academic year
- Fall 2011 December 1, 2010
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- Additional application requirements: International applicants are required to apply through the Office of International Education and show evidence of academic ability, personal ability, strong English ability and sufficient financial ability.
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- Total number of full-time undergraduate applications (admitted and denied) to all programs: 20,773
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- Percentage of applicants admitted: 61 %
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- Percentage of admitted applicants who enrolled: 16 %
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- Percentage of applicants (admitted and denied) to the entire college for the 2010-11 academic year who were international: 2 %
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- Percentage of college applicants (admitted and denied) for the 2010-11 academic year who were female: 33
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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: Important
- work experience: Not Considered
- SAT/ACT scores: Very Important
- Recommendations: Important
- High school GPA: Important
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ADMISSIONS - Getting Into the Business Program
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- Undergrad business program admissions are managed by: The university admissions office
- Total number of applicants (admitted and denied) to the undergraduate business program for the 2010-11 academic year: 3592
- Percentage of applicants admitted to the program (selectivity)?: 61 %
- Percentage of admitted applicants who enrolled (yield): 16 %
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- Entrance exam other than the SAT/ACT required for admission to the undergraduate business program?: No
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- Admissions interviews for the undergraduate business program are: Not required
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Freshman admission:
- Does the business program admit freshmen?: Yes
- What percentage of 2010-11 admissions to the business program were freshmen? 91 %
- Are business students admitted to the program as freshmen required to complete or obtain minimum GPAs? No
- Process for freshmen admission?: Indicate interest on university application
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Internal transfers:
- Minimum college GPA for internal transfers to the business program: 2.0
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CAMPUS LIFE
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Five largest on-campus organizations for business students:
- Beta Gamma Sigma
- Beta Alpha Psi
- Financial Management Association
- Information Technology Student Organization
- International Business Student Association
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- Are freshmen required to live on campus?: Yes
- Are business students grouped together in 'learning communities' in housing and other facilities?: No
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PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS
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Minimum number of credit hours required to receive an undergraduate business degree:
- BSBA 128
- BSBA 131
- BSBA 134
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Other requirements for the undergraduate business degree
- Students majoring in international business: must show language proficiency, complete a study abroad session and requirements for a second major in the business school. Total credits to achieve a second major for any student range from 131 to 134.
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ACADEMICS
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- 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: 31
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Percentage of business classes:
- With 20 or fewer students: 11 %
- With 21 to 50 students: 76 %
- With more than 50 students: 13 %
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Course enrollment:
- Percentage of required business courses reaching maximum enrollment by the first day of class: 36 %
- Percentage of required business courses with waiting lists: 0 %
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CURRICULUM
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Electives:
- Number of elective courses (not different sessions of same course) available in the business program in the current academic year: 80
- Names of new electives that have been added to the business program in the current academic year: Applied Business Communication
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- In what year was the last major change or significant overhaul to the business program's core curriculum?: 2003
- Total number of faculty currently teaching in the undergraduate business program: 114
- Percentage of the total faculty that is tenured or tenure track: 50 %
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Most prominent faculty:
- J. Craig Andrews
- John B. Davis
- Anthony Pennington-Cross
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Business program's leading areas of study:
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- Accounting
- Finance
- Marketing
- Management Information Systems
- International Business
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New electives added in current academic year:
- Applied Business Communication
- Accounting & Finance Fundamentals for Entrepreneurs
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Special Programs:
- Special programs available to business students: Applied investment Management and International Applied Investment Management; concentrations in Finance, prepare students as money/portfolio managers, manage part of Univ's endowment. 1st undergrad bus school to be named CFA Program Partner.
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Work study:
- Does the business program offer work study or co-op opportunities?: Yes
- Opportunities available for work study or co-op: Internships for credit
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Study abroad:
- Does the business program offer opportunities to study abroad?: Yes
- Study abroad programs: We have direct arrangements fwith over 20 foreign universities; students can study abroad for up to 1 yr plus have reciprocal agreements to have students study at MU. We also sponsor shorter study abroad experiences at partner schools.
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Volunteer opportunities:
- Are opportunities for volunteer work and community service available to business students?: Yes
- Available opportunities for volunteer work and community service: Marquette has a long-standing tradition strong participation among all students in volunteer/community service. Some courses have service learning activities; all student groups have a coomunity service/volunteer requirement for members
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Extracurricular activities:
- Business-related clubs and extra-curricular activities are available to undergraduate students: Beta Gamma Sigma (business honor society)
- Beta Alpha Psi (accounting professional organization)
- Applied Business Learning; trips abroad where students provide infrastructure and business help in less developed countries
- There is at least one club or student organization for each major in the College
- Several student organizations hold their own job/career networking events
- Students not in our applied investment management programs can be part of an investment club in the Financial Management Association
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FINANCIAL AID
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- Who manages financial aid for the business program?: Central financial aid office at the university
- Financial aid web site: http://www.marquette.edu/mucentral/financialaid/
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Scholarships
- Total scholarship money distributed to undergrad business students through the financial aid office: $13,120,488.00
- Total scholarship money expected to be distributed to undergrad business students through the financial aid office: $14,855,775.00
- On what basis are scholarships awarded to students in your business program?: academic merit
- Percentage of undergraduate business students receiving institutional scholarships or grants for the 2010-11 academic year: 83 %
- Percentage of undergraduate business students receiving FULL-TUITION scholarships for the 2010-11 academic year: 1 %
- Percentage of institutional scholarship money distributed to undergraduate business students based on need: 0 %
- Percentage of institutional scholarship money distributed to undergraduate business students based on merit: 100 %
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Loans
- Does the school offer a guaranteed loan to all business students, regardless of nationality?: No
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- Mean outstanding debt among 2010 undergraduate business program graduates: $32,779.00
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CAREER SERVICES
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Employment Information
- Percentage of 2010 graduates from the business program for whom you have information regarding employment: 75 %
- Percentage seeking full-time professional employment in business: 86 %
- Percentage not seeking full-time professional employment in business: 14 %
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- Number of companies that recruited undergraduate business students on campus: 183
- Number of companies that posted full-time job offers for undergraduate business students on school job boards: 353
- Other activities and services: MU Business Career Center (BCC) provides professional preparation, resources/connects students with firms and organizations seeking employees/interns. Activities of BCC include: LEAD Program, professional development class; Internship/Job Search skills; Mentor Program; Students interact one-on-one with business professional for career-related guidance and networking; MU Career Manager, provides students access to job postings, allows employers access to post jobs/view resumes of students
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Job Offers
- Received first job offer by graduation: 62 %
- Received first job offer more than 3 months after graduation : 6 %
- Did not report having received a job offer : 32 %
- Accepted first job offer by graduation : 55 %
- Accepted first job offer more than 3 months after graduation: 6 %
- Did not report having accepted a job offer : 39 %
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Firms that hired the most 2010 undergrad business majors for full time jobs
- Deloitte 8
- Pricewaterhouse Coopers 7
- R. W. Baird 7
- KPMG 4
- MillerCoors 4
- PNC Bank 4
- GE Healthcare 3
- Grant Thornton 3
- Accenture 3
- Bank of America 2
- Ernst & Young 2
- US Bank 2
- Liberty Mutual 2
- Zywave 2
- CB Richard Ellis 2
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Compensation
- Mean base salary: $46,200.00
- Median base salary : $46,100.00
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Percentage of 2009-10 academic year graduates who accepted jobs in the following functional areas:
- Consulting: 0 %
- Finance/Accounting: 46 %
- General Management: 5 %
- Human Resources: 3 %
- Management Information Systems: 11 %
- Marketing/Sales: 15 %
- Operations/Production: 5 %
- Logistics/Transportation: 4 %
- Other: 11 %
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Percentage of 2009-10 academic year graduates who accepted jobs in the following industries:
- Accounting: 23 %
- Consumer Products/Retail : 11 %
- Consulting: 3 %
- Financial Services: 20 %
- Government/Education: 2 %
- Pharma/Biotech/Health: 7 %
- Manufacturing: 5 %
- Media/Entertainment: 1 %
- Petroleum/Energy: 2 %
- Real Estate: 6 %
- Sports/Leisure: 2 %
- Technology/Science: 7 %
- Other: 10 %
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Percentage of 2009-10 academic year graduates who accepted jobs in North America:
- US: 100 %
- Canada: 0 %
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Percentage of 2009-10 academic year graduates who accepted jobs in regions of US:
- Northeast: 3 %
- Mid-Atlantic: 4 %
- Midwest: 85 %
- South: 1 %
- Southwest: 3 %
- West: 4 %
- Possessions and territories: 0 %
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INTERNSHIPS
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- Number of companies that recruited internship-seeking undergraduate business students on campus in 2009-10 academic year: 190
- Number of companies that posted internships for undergraduate business students on school job boards in 2009-10 academic year: 245
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Firms that hired the most 2010 undergrad business majors for internships:
- Johnson Controls, Inc. 9
- Northwestern Mutual 8
- GE Healthcare 6
- Harley Davidson 6
- Metavante 6
- Assurant Health 5
- World Trade Center Wisconsin 5
- Kohl's Department Stores 4
- Direct Supply, Inc. 3
- Brady Corp 3
- Catholic Financial Life 3
- GE Security 2
- R. W. Baird 2
- Red Prairie 2
- Stark Investments 2
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Internship pay
- Percentage of internships from July 1, 2009 to June 30, 2010 that were paid: 81 %
- Mean compensation, per week, for paid internships only: $418.00
- Median compensation, per week, for paid internships only: $459.00
- Average internship length, in weeks: 24
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B-SCHOOL ALUMNI
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- Total number of undergraduate business program graduates since inception: 21,261
- Total living alumni of the undergraduate business program: 17503
- Percent of living undergraduate business alumni who contributed to the program or university July 1, 2009 to June 30, 2010: 16 %
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Alumni gifts
- Mean Gift: $3,101.00
- Median Gift: $100.00
- Did undergraduate business program receive any individual gift in excess of $10 million from July 1, 2009 through June 30, 2010?: No
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Prominent alums of the undergrad business program
- Jeffrey Joerres Chairman, CEO and President / Manpower, Inc.
- Daniel Fuss Vice Chairman / Loomis Sayles % Company, LP
- Darren Jackson President and CEO / Advanced Auto Parts, Inc.
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