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Undergraduate Profile Publish Date 05/27/12

State University of New York at New Paltz

  • Program Basics

      • State University of New York at New Paltz School of Business
      • State University of New York at New Paltz MBA Program
      • SUNY New Paltz
      • 1 Hawk Drive
      • New Paltz, New York
      • 12561
      • United States
      • Program Web site: http://www.newpaltz.edu/schoolofbusiness
      • Program e-mail address: schoolofbusiness@newpaltz.edu
      • Program phone number: (845) 257-2930
      • Status: Public (state-operated)
      • AACSB accredited: No

    • Accreditation other than AACSB:

      • Middle States
      • Year in which the undergraduate business program was founded: 1979
      • Institution: Four Year
      • Business Program: Four Year

  • SCHOOL BASICS

    • Enrollment:

      • Total undergraduate: 7,972
      • Full-time undergraduate business: 674
      • Part-time undergraduate business: 82
      • Distance undergraduate business: 0
      • College or university freshman retention rate: 88 %

    • Undergraduate Business Degrees Offered:

      • General Business
      • Marketing
      • Management
      • International Business
      • Accounting
      • Finance

  • PROGRAM COSTS

      • Annual Tuition (Resident): $5,270.00
      • Annual Tuition (Non-Resident): $14,320.00
      • Annual Required Fees: $1,188.00
      • Tuition Per Academic Credit (Resident): $220.00
      • Tuition Per Academic Credit (Non-Resident): $597.00
      • Annual Room and Board: $9,950.00
      • Annual Cost of Books: $1,000.00

  • ADMISSIONS - Getting Into the Institution

    • Standardized tests required of all applicants:

      • SAT
      • ACT
      • Minimum SAT score on 1600 scale (if applicable) required for admission: 1050
      • Minimum ACT Score (if applicable) required for admission: 23
      • Minimum High School GPA (if applicable) required for admission: 88
      • Interviews are: Not required

    • Application deadlines:

      • Fall 2012 4/1/2012
      • Spring 2013 12/1/2012
      • Total undergraduate applicants, all programs: 17,789
      • Percentage of applicants admitted: 41 %
      • Percentage of admitted applicants who enrolled: 29 %
      • International applicants: 1 %

    • Relative Importance of Application Elements

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

  • ADMISSIONS - Getting Into the Business Program

      • Undergrad business program admissions are managed by: The university admissions office

    • Admission requirement for admission to the undergraduate business program

      • Minimum SAT: 1050
      • Minimum ACT: 23
      • Minimum high school GPA: 88
      • 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

    • Internal transfers:

      • Minimum college GPA for internal transfers to the business program: 2.75

  • CAMPUS LIFE

    • Five largest on-campus organizations for business students:

      • American Marketing Association
      • Accounting & Finance Association
      • Dean's Student Advisory Board
      • Students in Free Enterprise
      • Global Business Association
      • 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:

      • BS 120

  • ACADEMICS

    • Average class size:

      • Required business classes: 43
      • Business electives: 36

    • Percentage of business classes:

      • With 20 or fewer students: 5 %
      • With 21 to 50 students: 86 %
      • With more than 50 students: 9 %

    • Course enrollment:

      • Percentage of required business courses reaching maximum enrollment by the first day of class: 0 %
      • Percentage of required business courses with waiting lists: 0 %

  • CURRICULUM

    • Electives:

      • Available business electives: 5
      • New electives: The Business of Renewable Energy
      • Last curriculum overhaul: 2000
      • Total business faculty: 31
      • Percentage of the total faculty that is tenured or tenure track: 77 %

    • Most prominent faculty:

      • Joel Neuman
      • Tulin Sener
      • Surinder Tikoo

    • Business program's leading areas of study:

        • Accounting
        • Finance
        • Marketing
        • General Management
        • International Business
      • Special programs: Business Plan, Debates, Investment
      • Work study: Office Assistants
      • Study abroad programs: Extensive Study Abroad Programs
      • Volunteer opportunities: Extensive Opportunities

    • Extra-curricular activities:

      • Accounting & Finance Association
      • American Marketing Association
      • Dean's Student Advisory Board
      • Management Association
      • Students in Free Enterprise
      • Student Organization for Business Ethics & Research
      • Global Business Association

  • FINANCIAL AID

  • CAREER SERVICES

      • Companies recruiting business students on campus: 144
      • Companies posting job offers for business students on school job boards: 225

    • Top employers (number of students hired):

      • Target 1
      • ABON Pharmecueticals 1
      • Price Waterhouse Coopers LLP 1
      • TD Bank 1
      • Sedore & Co. 1
      • Toys R Us 1
      • Arik Eshel CPA 1
      • Fox News Channel 1
      • HealthQuest 1
      • Stamford Scientific International 1
      • NY State Office of the Attorney General 1
      • Schmelkin & Schmelkin CPA's 1
      • YAI/National Institute for People with Disabilities 1
      • Pratt Industries 1
      • Mediacom 1
      • Career services offered: 1-credit Internship & Career Practicum class, mock interviews with employers, networking events with students and alumni, and career fairs in the fall and spring semesters.

  • INTERNSHIPS

    • Top internship employers (number of students hired):

      • WABC-TV 2
      • OPUS 3 Artists 1
      • Bailey Browne CPA 2
      • Gateway Industries 2
      • Target 1
      • Enterprise Holdings 1
      • Cardival Health 1
      • Anthony Buzzeo CPA 1
      • Ulster County Comptroller's Office 2
      • Health Quest 2
      • Bethpage Federal Credit Union 1
      • NBC Universal 1
      • FDR Library & Museum 1
      • Zumtobel Lighting Co. 1
      • Sickler, Torchia, Allen + Churchill CPA's 1

  • B-SCHOOL ALUMNI

      • Total number of undergraduate business program graduates since inception: 5,300
      • Percentage of living alumni who contributed to the business program or university in the last academic year: 4 %

    • Alumni gifts

      • Mean Gift: $205.00
      • Median Gift: $100.00
      • Did the business program receive a gift of $10 million or more in the last academic year? No

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