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Undergraduate Profile Publish Date 05/27/12

Samford University

Brock School of Business

  • Program Basics

      • AACSB accredited: Yes

    • Accreditation other than AACSB:

      • SACS
      • Year in which the undergraduate business program was founded: 1965
      • Institution: Four Year
      • Business Program: Four Year

  • SCHOOL BASICS

    • Enrollment:

      • Total undergraduate: 4,758
      • Full-time undergraduate business: 385
      • Part-time undergraduate business: 9
      • Distance undergraduate business: 0
      • College or university freshman retention rate: 84 %

    • Percentage of students who graduate from the business program:

      • Within four years of admission to the university: 67 %
      • Within six years of admission to the university: 96 %

    • Undergraduate Business Degrees Offered:

      • BSBA/Accounting
      • BSBA/Economics
      • BSBA/Entrepreneurship
      • BSBA/Finance
      • BSBA/Management
      • BSBA/Marketing
      • BSBA/Brock Scholars

  • PROGRAM COSTS

      • Annual Tuition (Resident): $23,422.00
      • Annual Tuition (Non-Resident): $23,422.00
      • Annual Required Fees: $500.00
      • Tuition Per Academic Credit (Resident): $783.00
      • Tuition Per Academic Credit (Non-Resident): $783.00
      • Annual Room and Board: $7,105.00
      • Annual Cost of Books: $1,200.00

  • CLASS PROFILE

    • Students in newest entering class that are:

      • Female: 34 %
      • International: 9 %

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

      • Mean: 18
      • Median: 18

    • Percentage of newest entering class:

      • Top 10% of high school class: 12 %
      • Top 25% of high school class: 22 %
      • GPA of 3.75 or higher: 32 %
      • GPA of 3.5 to 3.74: 19 %

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

      • Mean: 1177
      • Median: 1184

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

      • From: 1080
      • To: 1270

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

      • Mean: 26
      • Median: 27

    • Middle 50% range of ACT scores:

      • From: 24
      • To: 28

    • Citizenship breakdown for newest entering class:

      • US: 91 %
      • Other Non-US Citizens: 9 %

    • U.S. citizens in newest entering class:

      • African American: 1 %
      • Hispanic or Latino American: 6 %
      • White (Non-Hispanic): 82 %
      • Chose not to report: 1 %
      • Other: 10 %

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

      • South: 92 %
      • Southwest: 5 %
      • Midwest: 3 %

  • ADMISSIONS - Getting Into the Institution

    • Standardized tests required of all applicants:

      • ACT
      • SAT
      • Minimum SAT score on 1600 scale (if applicable) required for admission: 990
      • Minimum ACT Score (if applicable) required for admission: 21
      • Minimum High School GPA (if applicable) required for admission: 3.0
      • Interviews are: Not required

    • Application deadlines:

      • Fall 2012 8/27/2012
      • Spring 2013 1/28/2013
      • Additional application requirements: International students must also submit official TOEFL scores, a financial affidavit of support, and a WES certified transcript. Transfer applicants must submit transcripts from each college or university attended.
      • Total undergraduate applicants, all programs: 2,623
      • Percentage of applicants admitted: 83 %
      • Percentage of admitted applicants who enrolled: 32 %
      • International applicants: 10 %
      • Female applicants: 34 %

    • Relative Importance of Application Elements

      • Secondary school record: Very Important
      • Class rank: Important
      • Talent/ability: Considered
      • Interview: Not Considered
      • Extracurricular activities: Considered
      • Volunteer work: Considered
      • Character/personal abilities: Considered
      • Application essay: Considered
      • Work experience: Not 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 business program office
      • Total undergraduate business applicants: 90
      • Percentage of applicants admitted: 73 %
      • Percentage of admitted applicants who enrolled: 100 %

    • Admission requirement for admission to the undergraduate business program

      • Minimum SAT: 990
      • Minimum ACT: 21
      • Minimum high school GPA: 3.0
      • 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
      • Percentage of business program admits in most recent entering class who were freshman: 0 %
      • Are freshman business admits required to complete or obtain minimum GPAs in pre-business courses before taking upper-level courses? No
      • Additional application requirements for freshman admits: Students are admitted upon completion of pre-business curriculum (23 credits) earning an overall 2.25 GPA and C- in each course.

    • Internal transfers:

      • Method for handling internal transfers: Other
      • Additional application requirements, including course/grade requirements: Internal transfers must meet the following criteria: completion of pre-business curriculum (23 credits) earning an overall 2.25 GPA and C- in each course.

  • CAMPUS LIFE

    • Five largest on-campus organizations for business students:

      • Student Government Association
      • University Ministries
      • Marching Band
      • Greek Organizations
      • Intramural Sports
      • 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

      • Completion of 22 credits of core curriculum; 32 credits of general education curriculum; 23 credits of pre-business curriculum; 49 credits of major curriculum and 6 credits of general electives.

  • ACADEMICS

    • Average class size:

      • Required business classes: 24
      • Business electives: 16

    • Percentage of business classes:

      • With 20 or fewer students: 33 %
      • With 21 to 50 students: 67 %
      • With more than 50 students: 0 %

    • 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: 0 %

  • CURRICULUM

    • Electives:

      • Available business electives: 29
      • New electives: Retailing
      • Last curriculum overhaul: 1997
      • Total business faculty: 31
      • Percentage of the total faculty that is tenured or tenure track: 71 %

    • Most prominent faculty:

      • Dr. Betsy B. Holloway
      • Dr. Archie Lockamy
      • Dr. Steve Jones

    • Business program's leading areas of study:

        • Accounting
        • Economics
        • Entrepreneurship
        • Finance
        • Marketing
      • Other leading area of study: Social Entrepreneurship
      • Special programs: Brock Scholars (honors program); Academic Internship Program; International Business and Social Entrepreneurship concentrations; Mentoring Program
      • Work study: Co-op program is managed by Samford's Career Development Office
      • Study abroad programs: Student may enroll in a semester or short term international study program up to 12 credits. Examples include London, Hong Kong, Tokyo, Spain, and Peru.
      • Volunteer opportunities: In the aftermath of the devastating tornado disaster of April 27, 2011, the Brock School of Business students participated in Samford Gives Back to the community. Through their efforts, they re-built and restored lives and continue with the January 23, 2012, tornado destruction. The Brock School of Business houses the Alabama Association of Non-Profits which opens venues for volunteers. The Beta Alpha Psi fraternity (Accounting majors) annually participates in the Relay for Life effort.

    • Extra-curricular activities:

      • Alpha Kappa Psi
      • American Marketing Association
      • Students in Free Enterprise
      • Beta Alpha Psi
      • Beta Gamma Sigma
      • Financial Management Association
      • Dean's Student Advisory Council
      • Omicron Delta Epsilon

  • FINANCIAL AID

    • Scholarships

      • Scholarship money distributed to business students last year: $3,512,177.00
      • Expected scholarship distribution to business students this year: $3,607,995.00
      • Scholarships are awarded to business students based on: a combination of need and merit
      • Other criteria for scholarship consideration: The Office of Admission and the Office of Financial Aid work to effectively meet the needs of our students while providing recognition of talent and merit.
      • Students receiving institutional scholarships in the current academic year: 80 %
      • Students receiving full-tuition institutional scholarships in the current academic year: 12 %
      • Institutional scholarship money distributed to undergraduate business students based on need: 23 %
      • Institutional scholarship money distributed to undergraduate business students based on merit: 51 %

    • Loans

      • Does the school offer a guaranteed loan to all business students, regardless of nationality?: No
      • Mean outstanding debt, most recent graduating class: $23,187.00

  • CAREER SERVICES

    • Employment Information

      • Percentage of most recent business graduates who supplied information regarding employment: 99 %
      • Percentage seeking full-time professional employment in business: 71 %
      • Percentage not seeking full-time professional employment in business: 29 %

    • Received first job offer:

      • By graduation: 39 %
      • More than 3 months after graduation : 56 %
      • No job offer reported: 5 %

    • Accepted first job offer:

      • By graduation : 39 %
      • More than 3 months after graduation: 56 %
      • No job acceptance reported: 5 %
      • Companies recruiting business students on campus: 34
      • Companies posting job offers for business students on school job boards: 221

    • Top employers (number of students hired):

      • PricewaterhouseCoopers 5
      • Eli Lily 3
      • Ernst & Young 2
      • Daxko 2
      • ACIPCO 1
      • Apex Construction Partners 1
      • Boosterthon 1
      • Dent Baker & Company, LLP 1
      • Morgan Keegan 1
      • Morgan Stanley 1
      • PGA 1
      • Rite Way Service 1
      • Southern Progress 1
      • State Farm 1
      • Verizon Wireless 1

    • Compensation

      • Mean base salary: $42,518.00
      • Median base salary : $45,750.00

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

      • Finance/Accounting: 30 %
      • General Management: 20 %
      • Marketing/Sales: 36 %
      • Operations/Production: 2 %
      • Logistics/Transportation: 2 %
      • Other: 10 %

    • Most recent graduates accepted jobs in the following industries:

      • Accounting: 14 %
      • Consumer Products/Retail : 8 %
      • Consulting: 6 %
      • Financial Services: 16 %
      • Government/Education: 6 %
      • Pharma/Biotech/Health: 11 %
      • Manufacturing: 8 %
      • Media/Entertainment: 3 %
      • Petroleum/Energy: 0 %
      • Real Estate: 2 %
      • Sports/Leisure: 13 %
      • Technology/Science: 5 %
      • Non-Profit: 3 %
      • Transportation: 2 %
      • Utilities: 0 %
      • Other: 3 %

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

      • US: 100 %
      • Canada: 0 %

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

      • Northeast: 2 %
      • Mid-Atlantic: 2 %
      • Midwest: 6 %
      • South: 86 %
      • Southwest: 2 %
      • West: 2 %
      • Possessions and territories: 0 %
      • Career services offered: Individual Career Counseling, Graduate/Professional School Information, Off-Campus Internship, Part-Time and Full-Time Job Listing, Resume Critiques, Job Search Assistance, Interviewing and Network Opportunities, Mock Interview, Presentations, Interest/Ability Inventory, Personality Assessments, Resume Referrals

  • INTERNSHIPS

      • Companies recruiting business students for internships on campus: 130
      • Companies posting internship offers for business students on school job boards: 10

    • Top internship employers (number of students hired):

      • The Grodner Marketing Group 6
      • PricewaterhouseCoopers 5
      • Merrill Lynch 4
      • Ernst & Young 2
      • J.P. Sports Marketing 2
      • Dent Baker 1
      • Warren Averett, LLC 1
      • Alabama Association of Non-Profits 1
      • KPMG, LLP 1
      • Sirote & Permutt, P.C. 1
      • Select My Space, Inc. 1
      • The Modern Brand 1
      • Salvation Army 1
      • Innovation Depot 1
      • Alabama Symphony Orchestra 1

    • Internship pay

      • Internships that are paid: 61 %
      • Average internship length, in weeks: 12

  • B-SCHOOL ALUMNI

      • Total number of undergraduate business program graduates since inception: 5,513
      • Total living alumni of the undergraduate business program: 4,800
      • Percentage of living alumni who contributed to the business program or university in the last academic year: 10 %

    • Alumni gifts

      • Mean Gift: $908.00
      • Median Gift: $100.00
      • 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. Harry B. Brock, Jr. Founder, Compass Bank
      • Dr. Marvin L. Mann Founder, Lexmark Co.
      • Mickey Newsome CEO, Hibbett Sports

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