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Undergraduate Profile Publish Date 05/27/12

Mercer University

Stetson School of Business & Economics

  • Program Basics

      • Stetson School of Business and Economics
      • Eugene W. Stetson School of Business and Economics
      • Mercer University
      • 1400 Coleman Avenue
      • Macon, Georgia
      • 31207
      • United States
      • Program Web site: http://business.mercer.edu/bba-macon/
      • Program e-mail address: lynch_ak@mercer.edu
      • Program phone number: 478-301-4055
      • Status: Private
      • AACSB accredited: Yes
      • Year in which the undergraduate business program was founded: 1984
      • Institution: Four Year
      • Business Program: Four Year

  • SCHOOL BASICS

    • Enrollment:

      • Total undergraduate: 8,236
      • Full-time undergraduate business: 448
      • Part-time undergraduate business: 108
      • Distance undergraduate business: 0
      • College or university freshman retention rate: 85 %

    • Percentage of students who graduate from the business program:

      • Within four years of admission to the university: 55 %
      • Within six years of admission to the university: 56 %

    • Undergraduate Business Degrees Offered:

      • BBA-Accounting
      • BBA-Finance
      • BBA-International Business
      • BBA-Sports Business Management
      • BBA-Marketing
      • BBA-Management
      • BBA-Economics

  • PROGRAM COSTS

      • Annual Tuition (Resident): $31,248.00
      • Annual Tuition (Non-Resident): $31,248.00
      • Annual Required Fees: $300.00
      • Tuition Per Academic Credit (Resident): $1,041.00
      • Tuition Per Academic Credit (Non-Resident): $1,041.00
      • Annual Room and Board: $10,408.00
      • Annual Cost of Books: $1,200.00

  • CLASS PROFILE

    • Students in newest entering class that are:

      • Female: 38 %
      • 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: 23 %
      • Top 25% of high school class: 56 %
      • GPA of 3.75 or higher: 23 %
      • GPA of 3.5 to 3.74: 33 %

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

      • Mean: 1153
      • Median: 1150

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

      • From: 1080
      • To: 1238

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

      • Mean: 25
      • Median: 25

    • Middle 50% range of ACT scores:

      • From: 23
      • To: 27

    • Citizenship breakdown for newest entering class:

      • US: 98 %
      • Canada: 0 %
      • Other Non-US Citizens: 2 %
      • Dual Citizenship: 0%
      • Unknown Citizenship: 0 %

    • U.S. citizens in newest entering class:

      • African American: 10 %
      • Asian American: 11 %
      • Hispanic or Latino American: 8 %
      • Multiethnic/Multiracial: 2 %
      • Native American: 0 %
      • White (Non-Hispanic): 63 %
      • Chose not to report: 6 %
      • Other: 0 %

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

      • Northeast: 0 %
      • Mid-Atlantic: 8 %
      • South: 84 %
      • Southwest: 2 %
      • Midwest: 2 %
      • West: 4 %
      • Possessions and territories: 0 %

  • ADMISSIONS - Getting Into the Institution

    • Standardized tests required of all applicants:

      • SAT
      • Minimum SAT score on 1600 scale (if applicable) required for admission: 1060, 1060
      • Minimum ACT Score (if applicable) required for admission: 23, 23
      • Minimum High School GPA (if applicable) required for admission: 3.25, 3.25
      • Interviews are: By invitation only

    • Application deadlines:

      • Fall 2012 11/15/2012
      • Spring 2013 11/15/2012
      • Summer 2013 4/15/2013
      • Total undergraduate applicants, all programs: 2,582
      • Percentage of applicants admitted: 82 %
      • Percentage of admitted applicants who enrolled: 27 %
      • International applicants: 2 %
      • Female applicants: 38 %

    • Relative Importance of Application Elements

      • Secondary school record: Very Important
      • Class rank: Not Considered
      • Talent/ability: Considered
      • Interview: Considered
      • Extracurricular activities: Considered
      • Volunteer work: Considered
      • Character/personal abilities: Important
      • Application essay: Considered
      • Work experience: Considered
      • SAT/ACT scores: Very Important
      • Recommendations: 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: 292
      • Percentage of applicants admitted: 82 %
      • Percentage of admitted applicants who enrolled: 32 %

    • Admission requirement for admission to the undergraduate business program

      • Minimum SAT: 1060, 1060
      • Minimum ACT: 23, 23
      • Minimum high school GPA: 3.25, 3.25
      • 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?: Yes
      • Percentage of business program admits in most recent entering class who were freshman: 90 %
      • 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:

      • Method for handling internal transfers: Declare business major
      • Minimum college GPA for internal transfers to the business program: 2.0

  • CAMPUS LIFE

    • Five largest on-campus organizations for business students:

      • Beta Gamma Sigma
      • Delta Sigma Pi
      • Omicron Delta Epsilon
      • Student in Free Enterprise
      • Students for Liberty
      • Are freshmen required to live on campus?: Yes
      • Are business students grouped together in 'learning communities' in housing and other facilities?: No

  • ACADEMICS

    • Average class size:

      • Required business classes: 20
      • Business electives: 18
      • Non-business electives: 17

    • Percentage of business classes:

      • With 20 or fewer students: 80 %
      • With 21 to 50 students: 20 %
      • With more than 50 students: 0 %

    • Course enrollment:

      • Percentage of required business courses reaching maximum enrollment by the first day of class: 75 %
      • Percentage of required business courses with waiting lists: 25 %

  • CURRICULUM

    • Electives:

      • Available business electives: 17
      • New electives: Sports Economics
      • Last curriculum overhaul: 2011
      • Total business faculty: 16
      • Percentage of the total faculty that is tenured or tenure track: 90 %

    • Most prominent faculty:

      • Linda Brennan
      • James Hunt
      • Allen Lynch

    • Business program's leading areas of study:

        • Accounting
        • Economics
        • Finance
        • Management Information Systems
        • Sports Business
      • Volunteer opportunities: Numerous volunteer and Service Learning opportunities on campus

    • Extra-curricular activities:

      • Beta Gamma Sigma
      • Delta Sigma Pi
      • Omicron Delta Epsilon
      • Students for Liberty
      • Students in Free Enterprise
      • Mercer Marketing Association

  • FINANCIAL AID

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

    • Scholarships

      • Scholarship money distributed to business students last year: $6,250,000.00
      • Expected scholarship distribution to business students this year: $6,400,000.00
      • Scholarships are awarded to business students based on: academic merit
      • Other criteria for scholarship consideration: Interview process during invitation only scholarship competition.
      • Students receiving institutional scholarships in the current academic year: 95 %
      • Students receiving full-tuition institutional scholarships in the current academic year: 15 %
      • Institutional scholarship money distributed to undergraduate business students based on need: 49 %
      • Institutional scholarship money distributed to undergraduate business students based on merit: 51 %

    • 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: 50 %
      • Percentage seeking full-time professional employment in business: 75 %
      • Percentage not seeking full-time professional employment in business: 25 %
      • Companies recruiting business students on campus: 50
      • Companies posting job offers for business students on school job boards: 40

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

      • US: 99 %
      • Canada: 1 %

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

      • Northeast: 0 %
      • Mid-Atlantic: 5 %
      • Midwest: 5 %
      • South: 85 %
      • Southwest: 4 %
      • West: 1 %

  • INTERNSHIPS

      • Companies recruiting business students for internships on campus: 37
      • Companies posting internship offers for business students on school job boards: 25

  • B-SCHOOL ALUMNI

      • Total number of undergraduate business program graduates since inception: 5,632
      • Total living alumni of the undergraduate business program: 5,525
      • Percentage of living alumni who contributed to the business program or university in the last academic year: 7 %

    • 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

      • Budge Huskey President/COO-Coldwell Banker Real Estate
      • David Linch President/COO-Linch Capital
      • Vic Riden Retired Partner, Accenture

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