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Undergraduate Profile Publish Date 05/27/12

Oakland University

School of Business Administration

  • Program Basics

      • Bachelor of Science in Busines Administration
      • School of Business Administration
      • 427 Elliott Hall
      • Rochester, Michigan
      • 48309
      • United States
      • Program Web site: http://www.oakland.edu/sba
      • Program phone number: 248-370-2957
      • Status: Public (state-operated)
      • AACSB accredited: Yes
      • Year in which the undergraduate business program was founded: 1969
      • Institution: Four Year
      • Business Program: Four Year

  • SCHOOL BASICS

    • Enrollment:

      • Total undergraduate: 15,838
      • Full-time undergraduate business: 1,939
      • Part-time undergraduate business: 674
      • Distance undergraduate business: 9
      • College or university freshman retention rate: 71 %

    • Percentage of students who graduate from the business program:

      • Within four years of admission to the university: 18 %
      • Within six years of admission to the university: 42 %

    • Undergraduate Business Degrees Offered:

      • BS in Accounting, BS in Operations Management
      • BS in Finance, BS in Economics
      • BS in Business Economics
      • BS in General Management
      • BS in Human Resource Management
      • BS in Marketing
      • BS in Management Information Systems

  • PROGRAM COSTS

      • Annual Tuition (Resident): $10,860.00
      • Annual Tuition (Non-Resident): $23,190.00
      • Tuition Per Academic Credit (Resident): $331.00
      • Tuition Per Academic Credit (Non-Resident): $773.00
      • Annual Room and Board: $7,986.00
      • Annual Cost of Books: $1,362.00

  • CLASS PROFILE

    • Students in newest entering class that are:

      • Female: 37 %
      • International: 2 %

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

      • Mean: 21
      • Median: 19

    • Percentage of newest entering class:

      • GPA of 3.75 or higher: 11 %
      • GPA of 3.5 to 3.74: 18 %

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

      • Mean: 22
      • Median: 22

    • Middle 50% range of ACT scores:

      • From: 21
      • To: 22

    • Citizenship breakdown for newest entering class:

      • US: 98 %
      • Other Non-US Citizens: 2 %

    • U.S. citizens in newest entering class:

      • African American: 13 %
      • Asian American: 6 %
      • Hispanic or Latino American: 3 %
      • White (Non-Hispanic): 75 %
      • Chose not to report: 2 %

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

      • Mid-Atlantic: 1 %
      • South: 1 %
      • Midwest: 99 %

  • ADMISSIONS - Getting Into the Institution

    • Standardized tests required of all applicants:

      • SAT or ACT recommended
      • Interviews are: Not required
      • Total undergraduate applicants, all programs: 10,360
      • Percentage of applicants admitted: 86 %
      • Percentage of admitted applicants who enrolled: 21 %
      • International applicants: 0 %
      • Female applicants: 37 %

    • Relative Importance of Application Elements

      • Secondary school record: Very Important
      • Class rank: Very Important
      • Talent/ability: Important
      • Interview: Considered
      • Extracurricular activities: Important
      • Volunteer work: Important
      • Character/personal abilities: Important
      • Application essay: Considered
      • Work experience: Considered
      • SAT/ACT scores: Considered
      • Recommendations: Important
      • High school GPA: Very Important

  • ADMISSIONS - Getting Into the Business Program

      • Undergrad business program admissions are managed by: The business program office
      • Total undergraduate business applicants: 1,903
      • Percentage of applicants admitted: 83 %
      • Percentage of admitted applicants who enrolled: 57 %
      • 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?: No
      • 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: 2.6

  • CAMPUS LIFE

    • Five largest on-campus organizations for business students:

      • American Marketing Association (AMA)
      • Beta Alpha Psi
      • Oakland Accounting Students Information Society (OASIS)
      • Alpha Kappa Psi Co-Ed Business Fraternity
      • Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM)
      • Are freshmen required to live on campus?: No
      • Are business students grouped together in 'learning communities' in housing and other facilities?: Yes

  • PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS

    • Minimum number of credit hours required to receive an undergraduate business degree:

      • BS 128

    • Other requirements for the undergraduate business degree

      • Completion of ACHIEVE, three zero credit courses which integrate professional and career development into the curriculum.

  • ACADEMICS

    • Average class size:

      • Required business classes: 41
      • Business electives: 26
      • Non-business electives: 41

    • Percentage of business classes:

      • With 20 or fewer students: 14 %
      • With 21 to 50 students: 86 %
      • With more than 50 students: 0 %

    • Course enrollment:

      • Percentage of required business courses reaching maximum enrollment by the first day of class: 13 %

  • CURRICULUM

    • Electives:

      • Available business electives: 64
      • New electives: MKT460 - Entrepremeurial Marketing
      • Last curriculum overhaul: 1988
      • Total business faculty: 185
      • Percentage of the total faculty that is tenured or tenure track: 34 %

    • Business program's leading areas of study:

        • Accounting
        • Finance
        • Marketing
        • General Management
        • Management Information Systems
      • Special programs: ACHIEVE - three zero credit courses which integrate professional and career development into the curriculum. ATiB - provides opportunity to combine studies in any business or economics major with the opportunity to gain technology skills. Scholars - students master leadership skills relevant to their class standing through professional and personal development and practical application.
      • Work study: Students can obtain internships and co-op opportunities through Career Services and by working with the faculty.
      • Study abroad programs: Students work with the Center for International Programs to set up a study abroad program.

    • Extra-curricular activities:

      • Association for Information Systems/National Association of Black Accounts
      • Professional Business Fraternity/Oakland Accounting Students Information Society
      • American Marketing Association/Delta Epsilon (Economics Honor Society)
      • Association for Operations Management/Society for Applied Investing and Financial Education
      • Professional Accounty Fraternity/Society for Human Resource Management
      • The Honor Society for AACSB accredited Business Program/Women's Economic Society
      • Economic Students Association
      • Financial Management Association

  • FINANCIAL AID

    • Scholarships

      • Scholarship money distributed to business students last year: $1,884,706.00
      • Expected scholarship distribution to business students this year: $2,054,563.00
      • Scholarships are awarded to business students based on: a combination of need and merit
      • Students receiving institutional scholarships in the current academic year: 25 %
      • Students receiving full-tuition institutional scholarships in the current academic year: 2 %
      • Institutional scholarship money distributed to undergraduate business students based on need: 44 %
      • Institutional scholarship money distributed to undergraduate business students based on merit: 56 %

    • Loans

      • Does the school offer a guaranteed loan to all business students, regardless of nationality?: No
      • Mean outstanding debt, most recent graduating class: $9,594.00

  • CAREER SERVICES

    • Employment Information

      • Percentage of most recent business graduates who supplied information regarding employment: 77 %

    • Accepted first job offer:

      • By graduation : 60 %
      • After graduation, but within 3 months: 15 %
      • More than 3 months after graduation: 14 %
      • Companies recruiting business students on campus: 29
      • Companies posting job offers for business students on school job boards: 1,974

    • Top employers (number of students hired):

      • Plante & Moran 3
      • Hewlett Packard 3
      • Borg Warner 3

    • Compensation

      • Mean base salary: $41,000.00
      • Median base salary : $52,000.00

    • Most recent graduates accepted jobs in the following industries:

      • Accounting: 8 %
      • Consumer Products/Retail : 3 %
      • Consulting: 1 %
      • Financial Services: 17 %
      • Government/Education: 3 %
      • Pharma/Biotech/Health: 4 %
      • Real Estate: 1 %
      • Technology/Science: 13 %
      • Transportation: 3 %
      • Other: 42 %

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

      • US: 100 %

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

      • Northeast: 1 %
      • Mid-Atlantic: 1 %
      • Midwest: 96 %
      • South: 2 %

  • INTERNSHIPS

      • Companies recruiting business students for internships on campus: 18
      • Companies posting internship offers for business students on school job boards: 842

  • B-SCHOOL ALUMNI

      • Total number of undergraduate business program graduates since inception: 12,330
      • Total living alumni of the undergraduate business program: 12,183
      • Percentage of living alumni who contributed to the business program or university in the last academic year: 4 %

    • Alumni gifts

      • Mean Gift: $482.00
      • Median Gift: $52.00
      • 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

      • Susan Kluge Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Office, Blue Care Network
      • Mark Mendola U.S. Tax Leader and Vice Chairman, PriceWaterhouseCoopers
      • Linda Voss Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer, Ally Financial, Inc (formerly GMAC

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