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Undergraduate Profile Publish Date 05/27/12

University of Missouri, Kansas City

Bloch School of Management

  • Program Basics

      • Henry W. Bloch School of Management
      • Henry W. Bloch School of Management
      • 5110 Cherry Street
      • Kansas CIty, Missouri
      • 64081
      • United States
      • Program Web site: http://www.umkc.edu/bloch
      • Program e-mail address: bloch@umkc.edu
      • Program phone number: 816-235-2214
      • Status: Public (state-operated)
      • AACSB accredited: Yes

    • Accreditation other than AACSB:

      • NAASPA
      • Year in which the undergraduate business program was founded: 1953
      • Institution: Four Year
      • Business Program: Four Year

  • SCHOOL BASICS

    • Enrollment:

      • Total undergraduate: 8,740
      • Full-time undergraduate business: 876
      • Part-time undergraduate business: 182
      • Distance undergraduate business: 7
      • College or university freshman retention rate: 74 %

    • Percentage of students who graduate from the business program:

      • Within four years of admission to the university: 22 %
      • Within six years of admission to the university: 43 %

    • Undergraduate Business Degrees Offered:

      • Bachelor of Business Administration
      • Bachelor of Science in Accounting

  • PROGRAM COSTS

      • Annual Tuition (Resident): $7,737.00
      • Annual Tuition (Non-Resident): $19,905.00
      • Annual Required Fees: $1,292.00
      • Tuition Per Academic Credit (Resident): $257.00
      • Tuition Per Academic Credit (Non-Resident): $663.00
      • Annual Room and Board: $8,769.00
      • Annual Cost of Books: $1,376.00

  • CLASS PROFILE

    • Students in newest entering class that are:

      • Female: 47 %
      • International: 23 %

    • 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: 23 %
      • Top 25% of high school class: 41 %
      • GPA of 3.75 or higher: 18 %
      • GPA of 3.5 to 3.74: 11 %

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

      • Mean: 928
      • Median: 920

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

      • From: 890
      • To: 950

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

      • Mean: 23
      • Median: 23

    • Middle 50% range of ACT scores:

      • From: 21
      • To: 30

    • Citizenship breakdown for newest entering class:

      • US: 80 %
      • Canada: 0 %
      • Other Non-US Citizens: 20 %
      • Dual Citizenship: 0%
      • Unknown Citizenship: 0 %

    • U.S. citizens in newest entering class:

      • African American: 33 %
      • Asian American: 5 %
      • Hispanic or Latino American: 5 %
      • Multiethnic/Multiracial: 4 %
      • Native American: 1 %
      • White (Non-Hispanic): 43 %
      • Chose not to report: 8 %
      • Other: 1 %

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

      • Northeast: 0 %
      • Mid-Atlantic: 0 %
      • South: 3 %
      • Southwest: 1 %
      • Midwest: 96 %
      • West: 0 %
      • Possessions and territories: 0 %

  • ADMISSIONS - Getting Into the Institution

    • Standardized tests required of all applicants:

      • ACT or SAT
      • Minimum SAT score on 1600 scale (if applicable) required for admission: 820
      • Minimum ACT Score (if applicable) required for admission: 17
      • Minimum High School GPA (if applicable) required for admission: 2.5
      • Interviews are: Not offered

    • Application deadlines:

      • Fall 2012 2/1/2012
      • Spring 2013 11/1/2012
      • Summer 2013 5/1/2013
      • Fall 2013 2/1/2013
      • Additional application requirements: 550 TOEFL or 6.0 IELTS
      • Total undergraduate applicants, all programs: 8,151
      • Percentage of applicants admitted: 48 %
      • Percentage of admitted applicants who enrolled: 61 %
      • International applicants: 5 %
      • Female applicants: 47 %

    • Relative Importance of Application Elements

      • Secondary school record: Very Important
      • Class rank: Very Important
      • Talent/ability: Considered
      • Interview: Considered
      • Extracurricular activities: Considered
      • Volunteer work: Considered
      • Character/personal abilities: Considered
      • 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: 653
      • Percentage of applicants admitted: 60 %
      • Percentage of admitted applicants who enrolled: 70 %

    • Admission requirement for admission to the undergraduate business program

      • Minimum SAT: 820
      • Minimum ACT: 17
      • Minimum high school GPA: 2.5
      • 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 offered

    • Freshman admission:

      • Does the business program admit freshmen?: Yes
      • Percentage of business program admits in most recent entering class who were freshman: 58 %
      • 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

  • CAMPUS LIFE

    • Five largest on-campus organizations for business students:

      • Students in Free Enterprise
      • Delta Sigma Pi
      • Beta Alpha Psi
      • Financial Management Association
      • Bloch School Student Association
      • 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 123
      • BSA 123

    • Other requirements for the undergraduate business degree

      • Writing Assessment Test.

  • ACADEMICS

    • Average class size:

      • Required business classes: 46
      • Business electives: 31

    • Percentage of business classes:

      • With 20 or fewer students: 29 %
      • With 21 to 50 students: 36 %
      • With more than 50 students: 35 %

    • 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: 11 %

  • CURRICULUM

    • Electives:

      • Available business electives: 37
      • New electives: Real Estate Financial Fundamentals
      • Last curriculum overhaul: 2007
      • Total business faculty: 67
      • Percentage of the total faculty that is tenured or tenure track: 48 %

    • Most prominent faculty:

      • Michael Song
      • Mark Parry
      • Lisa Zhao

    • Business program's leading areas of study:

        • Accounting
        • Entrepreneurship
        • Finance
        • Marketing
        • General Management
      • Special programs: E-Scholars program which allows students to start their own business with the help of mentor; various Study Abroad programs; the Edward Smith Leadership internship program.
      • Study abroad programs: The Bloch School sponsored Study Abroad programs are generally 1 week in duration for travel abroad with an additional academic component during the regular semester. Locations have included Shanghai, Beijing, Hong Kong, London, Paris, and South Africa.
      • Volunteer opportunities: Various student organizations organize volunteer and community service activities including free income tax service.

    • Extra-curricular activities:

      • SIFE
      • Beta Alpha Psi
      • Delta Sigma Pi
      • Financial Managment Assoc
      • Bloch School Student Association
      • E-Scholars Program

  • FINANCIAL AID

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

    • Scholarships

      • Scholarship money distributed to business students last year: $1,625,982.00
      • Expected scholarship distribution to business students this year: $3,255,657.00
      • Scholarships are awarded to business students based on: a combination of need and merit
      • Students receiving institutional scholarships in the current academic year: 20 %
      • Students receiving full-tuition institutional scholarships in the current academic year: 6 %
      • Institutional scholarship money distributed to undergraduate business students based on need: 2 %
      • Institutional scholarship money distributed to undergraduate business students based on merit: 98 %

    • Loans

      • Does the school offer a guaranteed loan to all business students, regardless of nationality?: No
      • Mean outstanding debt, most recent graduating class: $23,104.00

  • CAREER SERVICES

    • Employment Information

      • Percentage of most recent business graduates who supplied information regarding employment: 0 %

  • B-SCHOOL ALUMNI

      • Total number of undergraduate business program graduates since inception: 6,249
      • Total living alumni of the undergraduate business program: 5,861
      • Percentage of living alumni who contributed to the business program or university in the last academic year: 4 %

    • Alumni gifts

      • Mean Gift: $318.00
      • Median Gift: $90.00
      • 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

      • David Sapenaro First VP and COO/Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
      • Julie Wilson Chief People Officer/Cerner Corporation
      • Charles Robb COO and CFO/St. Luke's Health System

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