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Undergraduate Profile Publish Date 05/27/12

University of the Pacific

Eberhardt School of Business

  • Program Basics

      • Eberhardt School of Business
      • University of the Pacific
      • 3601 Pacific Avenue
      • Stockton, California
      • 95211
      • United States
      • Program Web site: http://business.pacific.edu
      • Program e-mail address: business@pacific.edu
      • Program phone number: (209) 946-2640
      • Status: Private
      • AACSB accredited: Yes
      • Year in which the undergraduate business program was founded: 1977
      • Institution: Four Year
      • Business Program: Four Year

  • SCHOOL BASICS

    • Enrollment:

      • Total undergraduate: 3,883
      • Full-time undergraduate business: 564
      • Part-time undergraduate business: 6
      • College or university freshman retention rate: 87 %

    • Undergraduate Business Degrees Offered:

      • BSBA

  • PROGRAM COSTS

      • Annual Tuition (Resident): $35,770.00
      • Annual Tuition (Non-Resident): $35,770.00
      • Annual Required Fees: $520.00
      • Tuition Per Academic Credit (Resident): $1,235.00
      • Tuition Per Academic Credit (Non-Resident): $1,235.00
      • Annual Room and Board: $11,688.00
      • Annual Cost of Books: $1,656.00

  • CLASS PROFILE

    • Students in newest entering class that are:

      • Female: 52 %
      • International: 16 %

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

      • Mean: 1080
      • Median: 1070

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

      • From: 990
      • To: 1163

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

      • Mean: 23
      • Median: 22

    • Middle 50% range of ACT scores:

      • From: 20
      • To: 25

    • Citizenship breakdown for newest entering class:

      • US: 84 %
      • Canada: 1 %
      • Other Non-US Citizens: 15 %
      • Dual Citizenship: 0%
      • Unknown Citizenship: 0 %

    • U.S. citizens in newest entering class:

      • African American: 3 %
      • Asian American: 23 %
      • Hispanic or Latino American: 11 %
      • Multiethnic/Multiracial: 6 %
      • Native American: 4 %
      • White (Non-Hispanic): 47 %
      • Chose not to report: 6 %
      • Other: 0 %

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

      • Northeast: 2 %
      • Mid-Atlantic: 0 %
      • South: 2 %
      • Southwest: 1 %
      • Midwest: 4 %
      • West: 91 %
      • Possessions and territories: 0 %

  • ADMISSIONS - Getting Into the Institution

    • Standardized tests required of all applicants:

      • SAT
      • ACT
      • Interviews are: By invitation only

    • Application deadlines:

      • Fall 2012 1/15/2012
      • Spring 2013 11/15/2012
      • Fall 2013 1/15/2013
      • Additional application requirements: Cannot provide links, please request international and transfer student pages.
      • Total undergraduate applicants, all programs: 21,230
      • Percentage of applicants admitted: 36 %
      • Percentage of admitted applicants who enrolled: 12 %
      • International applicants: 10 %
      • Female applicants: 52 %

    • Relative Importance of Application Elements

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

  • ADMISSIONS - Getting Into the Business Program

      • Undergrad business program admissions are managed by: The university admissions office
      • Total undergraduate business applicants: 3,010
      • Percentage of applicants admitted: 46 %
      • Percentage of admitted applicants who enrolled: 13 %
      • 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: 94 %
      • 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

  • CAMPUS LIFE

    • Five largest on-campus organizations for business students:

      • Eberhardt School of Business Student Assoc.
      • Delta Sigma Pi
      • Beta Alpha Psi
      • Phi Alpha Delta
      • Beta Gamma Sigma
      • 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:

      • BSBA 128

    • Other requirements for the undergraduate business degree

      • See: http://www.pacific.edu/Academics/Schools-and-Colleges/Eberhardt-School-of-Business/Academics/Undergraduate-Programs/General-Academic-Regulations.html

  • ACADEMICS

    • Average class size:

      • Required business classes: 34
      • Business electives: 23

    • Percentage of business classes:

      • With 20 or fewer students: 18 %
      • With 21 to 50 students: 81 %
      • With more than 50 students: 0 %

  • CURRICULUM

    • Electives:

      • Available business electives: 36
      • New electives: Business Systems Analysis
      • Last curriculum overhaul: 1999
      • Total business faculty: 33
      • Percentage of the total faculty that is tenured or tenure track: 73 %

    • Most prominent faculty:

      • Peter Hilsenrath
      • Stephen Wheeler
      • John Knight

    • Business program's leading areas of study:

        • Accounting
        • Entrepreneurship
        • Finance
        • Marketing
        • General Management
      • Special programs: See Student Investment Fund: http://www.pacific.edu/Academics/Schools-and-Colleges/Eberhardt-School-of-Business/Academics/Clubs-and-Organizations/Student-Investment-Fund.html
      • Study abroad programs: See Summer Program in China: http://www.pacific.edu/Academics/Schools-and-Colleges/Eberhardt-School-of-Business/Academics/Undergraduate-Programs/Summer-Program-in-China.html
      • Volunteer opportunities: Numerous opportunities exist through School and University Clubs: http://www.pacific.edu/Academics/Schools-and-Colleges/Eberhardt-School-of-Business/Academics/Clubs-and-Organizations.html

  • FINANCIAL AID

    • Scholarships

      • Scholarship money distributed to business students last year: $5,817,478.00
      • Expected scholarship distribution to business students this year: $7,326,037.00
      • Scholarships are awarded to business students based on: a combination of need and merit
      • Students receiving institutional scholarships in the current academic year: 76 %
      • Institutional scholarship money distributed to undergraduate business students based on merit: 43 %

  • CAREER SERVICES

    • Employment Information

      • Percentage of most recent business graduates who supplied information regarding employment: 47 %
      • Percentage seeking full-time professional employment in business: 81 %
      • Percentage not seeking full-time professional employment in business: 19 %

    • Received first job offer:

      • By graduation: 47 %
      • After graduation, but within 3 months: 19 %
      • More than 3 months after graduation : 2 %
      • No job offer reported: 32 %

    • Accepted first job offer:

      • By graduation : 42 %
      • After graduation, but within 3 months: 19 %
      • More than 3 months after graduation: 5 %
      • No job acceptance reported: 34 %
      • Companies recruiting business students on campus: 50
      • Companies posting job offers for business students on school job boards: 100

    • Top employers (number of students hired):

      • Deloitte 3
      • Frito-Lay 2
      • KPMG 1
      • PricewaterhouseCoopers 1
      • Target 1
      • Pacific Gas & Electric 1
      • Ernst & Young 1
      • Armanino McKenna, LLP 1
      • Zappos.com 1
      • Foster Farms 1
      • Universal Records 1
      • AECG 1
      • Whole Foods 1
      • Lockehouse Retail Group 1
      • Scottrade, Inc. 1

    • Compensation

      • Mean base salary: $43,753.00
      • Median base salary : $44,400.00

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

      • Consulting: 3 %
      • Finance/Accounting: 43 %
      • General Management: 18 %
      • Human Resources: 0 %
      • Management Information Systems: 3 %
      • Marketing/Sales: 29 %
      • Operations/Production: 0 %
      • Logistics/Transportation: 0 %
      • Other: 4 %

    • Most recent graduates accepted jobs in the following industries:

      • Accounting: 25 %
      • Consumer Products/Retail : 11 %
      • Consulting: 3 %
      • Financial Services: 4 %
      • Government/Education: 4 %
      • Pharma/Biotech/Health: 3 %
      • Manufacturing: 11 %
      • Media/Entertainment: 7 %
      • Petroleum/Energy: 3 %
      • Real Estate: 7 %
      • Sports/Leisure: 3 %
      • Technology/Science: 0 %
      • Non-Profit: 4 %
      • Transportation: 0 %
      • Utilities: 0 %
      • Other: 15 %

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

      • US: 93 %

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

      • Northeast: 0 %
      • Mid-Atlantic: 4 %
      • Midwest: 0 %
      • South: 0 %
      • Southwest: 4 %
      • West: 92 %
      • Possessions and territories: 0 %
      • Career services offered: Dedicated business career consultants, required Career Development Seminar, internship facilitation assistance, access to alumni & employers, various on-campus recruitment opportunities & networking events

  • INTERNSHIPS

      • Companies recruiting business students for internships on campus: 10
      • Companies posting internship offers for business students on school job boards: 50

    • Top internship employers (number of students hired):

      • Mediation Center of San Joaquin 4
      • Scottrade, Inc. 3
      • Diamond Foods 3
      • Duraflame 3
      • Vertis Communications 2
      • E&J Gallo Winery 1
      • The Walt Disney Company 1
      • KPMG 1
      • Franchise Tax Board 1
      • Pac-West Telecomm 1
      • Armanino McKenna, LLP 1
      • Northwestern Mutual Financial Network 1
      • Stockton Arena 1
      • Stockton Ports Baseball 1
      • Volunteer Income Tax Association 1

    • Internship pay

      • Internships that are paid: 43 %

  • B-SCHOOL ALUMNI

      • Total number of undergraduate business program graduates since inception: 5,100
      • Total living alumni of the undergraduate business program: 4,820
      • Percentage of living alumni who contributed to the business program or university in the last academic year: 10 %

    • Alumni gifts

      • Mean Gift: $355.00
      • 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

      • Douglass Eberhardt President & CEO, Bank of Stockton
      • Pete Carroll Executive VP of Football Operations & Head Coach
      • Dell Demps General Manager, New Orleans Hornets

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