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Undergraduate Profile Publish Date 05/27/12

University of Michigan, Flint

School of Management

  • Program Basics

      • Bachelor of Business Administration
      • School of Management
      • 303 E. Kearsley
      • 2203 Riverfront
      • Flint, Michigan
      • 48502-1950
      • United States
      • Program Web site: http://bba.umflint.edu
      • Program e-mail address: umflintbba@umich.edu
      • Program phone number: 810-762-3160
      • Status: Public (state-operated)
      • AACSB accredited: Yes
      • Year in which the undergraduate business program was founded: 1975
      • Institution: Four Year
      • Business Program: Four Year

  • SCHOOL BASICS

    • Enrollment:

      • Total undergraduate: 6,959
      • Full-time undergraduate business: 599
      • Part-time undergraduate business: 285
      • Distance undergraduate business: 87
      • College or university freshman retention rate: 70 %

    • Percentage of students who graduate from the business program:

      • Within four years of admission to the university: 53 %
      • Within six years of admission to the university: 77 %

    • Undergraduate Business Degrees Offered:

      • BBA

  • PROGRAM COSTS

      • Annual Tuition (Resident): $8,712.00
      • Annual Tuition (Non-Resident): $17,014.00
      • Annual Required Fees: $406.00
      • Tuition Per Academic Credit (Resident): $346.00
      • Tuition Per Academic Credit (Non-Resident): $692.00
      • Annual Room and Board: $7,432.00
      • Annual Cost of Books: $1,000.00

  • CLASS PROFILE

    • Students in newest entering class that are:

      • Female: 41 %
      • International: 29 %

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

      • Mean: 19
      • Median: 18

    • Percentage of newest entering class:

      • Top 10% of high school class: 13 %
      • Top 25% of high school class: 25 %
      • GPA of 3.75 or higher: 27 %
      • GPA of 3.5 to 3.74: 13 %

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

      • Mean: 22
      • Median: 21

    • Middle 50% range of ACT scores:

      • From: 19
      • To: 24

    • Citizenship breakdown for newest entering class:

      • US: 72 %
      • Canada: 2 %
      • Other Non-US Citizens: 26 %

    • U.S. citizens in newest entering class:

      • African American: 8 %
      • Hispanic or Latino American: 4 %
      • Multiethnic/Multiracial: 4 %
      • White (Non-Hispanic): 82 %
      • Chose not to report: 2 %

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

      • Midwest: 100 %

  • ADMISSIONS - Getting Into the Institution

    • Standardized tests required of all applicants:

      • ACT or SAT
      • Interviews are: Not required

    • Application deadlines:

      • Fall 2012 rolling
      • Winter 2012-13 rolling
      • Spring 2013 Rolling
      • Summer 2013 Rolling
      • Additional application requirements: TOEFL min. 500 or 173 computer-based
      • Total undergraduate applicants, all programs: 3,164
      • Percentage of applicants admitted: 71 %
      • Percentage of admitted applicants who enrolled: 31 %
      • International applicants: 6 %
      • Female applicants: 41 %

    • Relative Importance of Application Elements

      • Secondary school record: Important
      • Class rank: Considered
      • Talent/ability: Considered
      • Interview: Not Considered
      • Extracurricular activities: Considered
      • Volunteer work: Considered
      • Character/personal abilities: Not Considered
      • Application essay: Not Considered
      • Work experience: Not 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: 289
      • Percentage of applicants admitted: 61 %
      • Percentage of admitted applicants who enrolled: 37 %
      • 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: 51 %
      • 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:

      • Method for handling internal transfers: Declare business major

  • CAMPUS LIFE

    • Five largest on-campus organizations for business students:

      • Business Club
      • Entrepreneurs Society
      • International Business Student Organization
      • Beta Gamma Sigma
      • 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:

      • BBA 120

    • Other requirements for the undergraduate business degree

      • Minimum GPA of 2.0 in the concentration area, all courses taken in the School of Management, and college work overall. At least 48 credits in bus admin, at least 36 credits in upper-division courses and 30 credits completed at UM-Flint.

  • ACADEMICS

    • Average class size:

      • Required business classes: 37
      • Business electives: 21

    • Percentage of business classes:

      • With 20 or fewer students: 27 %
      • With 21 to 50 students: 73 %

    • Course enrollment:

      • Percentage of required business courses reaching maximum enrollment by the first day of class: 33 %
      • Percentage of required business courses with waiting lists: 33 %

  • CURRICULUM

    • Electives:

      • Available business electives: 50
      • Last curriculum overhaul: 2008
      • Total business faculty: 35
      • Percentage of the total faculty that is tenured or tenure track: 57 %

    • Most prominent faculty:

      • Mark Perry
      • Thomas Hemphill
      • Seyed Mehdian

    • Business program's leading areas of study:

        • Accounting
        • Finance
        • Marketing
        • General Management
        • International Business
      • Study abroad programs: Several different study abroad programs ranging from 3 weeks to a full semester in various countries around the world.
      • Volunteer opportunities: VITA (Volunteer Income Tax Assistance) program allows accounting students to help community members with income taxes. Many other volunteer opportunities available through Student Life.

    • Extra-curricular activities:

      • Business Club
      • International Business Student Organization
      • Entrepreneurs Society
      • Beta Gamma Sigma
      • Beta Alpha Psi

  • FINANCIAL AID

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

    • Scholarships

      • Scholarship money distributed to business students last year: $673,616.00
      • Expected scholarship distribution to business students this year: $602,284.00
      • Scholarships are awarded to business students based on: a combination of need and merit
      • Students receiving institutional scholarships in the current academic year: 34 %
      • Students receiving full-tuition institutional scholarships in the current academic year: 2 %
      • Institutional scholarship money distributed to undergraduate business students based on need: 57 %
      • Institutional scholarship money distributed to undergraduate business students based on merit: 43 %

    • Loans

      • Does the school offer a guaranteed loan to all business students, regardless of nationality?: No
      • Mean outstanding debt, most recent graduating class: $23,966.00

  • CAREER SERVICES

    • Employment Information

      • Percentage of most recent business graduates who supplied information regarding employment: 36 %
      • Percentage seeking full-time professional employment in business: 39 %
      • Percentage not seeking full-time professional employment in business: 61 %

    • Compensation

      • Mean base salary: $38,000.00

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

      • Finance/Accounting: 32 %
      • Marketing/Sales: 5 %
      • Operations/Production: 9 %
      • Other: 49 %

    • Most recent graduates accepted jobs in the following industries:

      • Accounting: 18 %
      • Financial Services: 14 %
      • Government/Education: 7 %
      • Manufacturing: 2 %
      • Real Estate: 2 %
      • Other: 57 %

  • B-SCHOOL ALUMNI

      • Total number of undergraduate business program graduates since inception: 5,743
      • Total living alumni of the undergraduate business program: 6,114
      • Percentage of living alumni who contributed to the business program or university in the last academic year: 4 %

    • Alumni gifts

      • Mean Gift: $176.00
      • Median Gift: $50.00
      • 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

      • Rick Tromble Entrepreneur / Taco Bell / Tromble Land Co.
      • Robert Joubran Partner at Platinum Equity
      • John Heitmann Retired Price Waterhouse Cooper

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