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Undergraduate Profile Publish Date 05/27/12

Murray State University

College of Business

  • Program Basics

      • AACSB accredited: Yes
      • Institution: Four Year
      • Business Program: Four Year

  • SCHOOL BASICS

    • Enrollment:

      • Total undergraduate: 8,664
      • Full-time undergraduate business: 1,261
      • Part-time undergraduate business: 180
      • Distance undergraduate business: 76
      • College or university freshman retention rate: 82 %

    • Undergraduate Business Degrees Offered:

      • BAB/BSB Accounting
      • BAB/BSB Business Administration
      • BAB/BSB Computer Information Systems
      • BAB/BSB Finance
      • BAB/BSB International Business
      • BAB/BSB Management
      • BAB/BSB Marketing

  • PROGRAM COSTS

      • Annual Tuition (Resident): $6,009.00
      • Annual Tuition (Non-Resident): $17,325.00
      • Annual Required Fees: $567.00
      • Tuition Per Academic Credit (Resident): $274.00
      • Tuition Per Academic Credit (Non-Resident): $745.00
      • Annual Room and Board: $7,135.00

  • 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: 640
      • Minimum ACT Score (if applicable) required for admission: 14
      • Interviews are: Not required
      • Total undergraduate applicants, all programs: 4,694
      • Percentage of applicants admitted: 90 %

    • Relative Importance of Application Elements

      • Secondary school record: Important
      • Class rank: Considered
      • Talent/ability: Not Considered
      • Interview: Not Considered
      • Extracurricular activities: Not Considered
      • Volunteer work: Not Considered
      • Character/personal abilities: Not Considered
      • Application essay: Not Considered
      • Work experience: Not Considered
      • SAT/ACT scores: Important
      • Recommendations: Not Considered
      • High school GPA: Considered

  • ADMISSIONS - Getting Into the Business Program

      • Undergrad business program admissions are managed by: The business program office
      • Total undergraduate business applicants: 142
      • Percentage of applicants admitted: 100 %
      • Percentage of admitted applicants who enrolled: 100 %

    • Admission requirement for admission to the undergraduate business program

      • Minimum SAT: 640
      • Minimum ACT: 14
      • 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?: No
      • Are freshman business admits required to complete or obtain minimum GPAs in pre-business courses before taking upper-level courses? No

    • Internal transfers:

      • Method for handling internal transfers: Other
      • Minimum college GPA for internal transfers to the business program: 2.0
      • Additional application requirements, including course/grade requirements: Applicant mus have completed the following courses with a combined GPA of 2.25: ACC 200 and 201, BPA 215, CIS 243, CIV 201 or 202, COM 161, ECO 230 and 231, ENG 105, HUM 211, LST 240, MAT 140 and MAT 220.

  • CAMPUS LIFE

    • Five largest on-campus organizations for business students:

      • Accounting Society
      • Alpha KappaPsi
      • Beta Gamma Sigma
      • SHRM
      • SIFE
      • 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:

      • 120 120
      • 120 120
      • 120 120

    • Other requirements for the undergraduate business degree

      • Minimum of 32 hours must be earned in residence at Murray State and at least 20 of the last 32 hours must be earned in residence at Murray State. At least 42 of the 120 hours required must be earned in courses at the300 level or above.

  • ACADEMICS

    • Average class size:

      • Required business classes: 35
      • Business electives: 23
      • Non-business electives: 27

    • Percentage of business classes:

      • With 20 or fewer students: 28 %
      • With 21 to 50 students: 70 %
      • With more than 50 students: 2 %

    • Course enrollment:

      • Percentage of required business courses with waiting lists: 0 %

  • CURRICULUM

    • Electives:

      • Available business electives: 82
      • New electives: Sports Business
      • Last curriculum overhaul: 2009
      • Total business faculty: 58
      • Percentage of the total faculty that is tenured or tenure track: 85 %

    • Most prominent faculty:

      • Dr. Sandy Miles
      • Dr. Murphy Smith
      • Dr. Glynn Mangold

    • Business program's leading areas of study:

        • Accounting
        • Finance
        • Marketing
        • General Management
        • International Business
      • Work study: Student workers are used in all business offices and as lab assistants in all computer labs.
      • Study abroad programs: Study abroad programs are available in every semester and during semester breaks. They range from one to 15 weeks in length.
      • Volunteer opportunities: Through the general education service learning courses and through student organizations.

  • FINANCIAL AID

    • Scholarships

      • Scholarship money distributed to business students last year: $1,039,405.00
      • Expected scholarship distribution to business students this year: $1,030,424.00
      • Scholarships are awarded to business students based on: a combination of need and merit
      • Students receiving institutional scholarships in the current academic year: 8 %
      • Students receiving full-tuition institutional scholarships in the current academic year: 1 %
      • Institutional scholarship money distributed to undergraduate business students based on need: 13 %
      • Institutional scholarship money distributed to undergraduate business students based on merit: 87 %

    • Loans

      • Does the school offer a guaranteed loan to all business students, regardless of nationality?: No

  • B-SCHOOL ALUMNI

      • Total number of undergraduate business program graduates since inception: 16,778
      • Total living alumni of the undergraduate business program: 16,005
      • Percentage of living alumni who contributed to the business program or university in the last academic year: 20 %

    • Alumni gifts

      • Mean Gift: $348.00
      • 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

      • Dr. Arthur J. Bauernfeind Chairman Emeritus, Westerfield Capital Management
      • Dr. David M. Dill President, CEO, LifePoint Hospitals
      • Kris Alan Robbins (Retired) Chairman, President, CEO, Security Benefit Corporation

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