University of Scranton

PROGRAM BASICS

The University of Scranton
Office of Undergradute Admissions
Scranton , Pennsylvania 18510

Private Institution

Web site

http://www.scranton.edu

Program e-mail address:

admissions@scranton.edu

Program telephone number:

1-888-727-2686

AACSB accredited:

Yes

Accreditation other than AACSB:

Middle States Association

Year in which the undergraduate business program was founded:

1933

Length of entire institution:

Four Year

Business program length:

Four Year

Degrees offered:

Degree/Program Name:
BS/Accounting, BS/Accounting Information Systems
BS/Business Administration, BS/Economics
BS/Electronic Commerce, BS/Finance
BS/International Business
BS/Management
BS/Marketing
BS/Operations Management

PROGRAM COSTS

Annual Tuition (Resident):

$  31,276

Annual Tuition (Non-Resident)

$  31,276

Cost per academic credit (resident)

$  807

Cost per academic credit (non-resident)

$  807

Required fees

$  300

Books:

$  850

Room and board:

$  6,880

ENROLLMENT

Full-time undergraduate business student enrollment:

870

Part-time undergraduate business student enrollment:

21

Distance undergraduate business student enrollment:

0

Total College enrollment for 2008-09:

5,651

ADMISSIONS

Interviews for entire college:

Recommended

Additional application requirements for entire college:

Must have completed 16 or more high-school academic units (including English, History and Social Science, College-Preparatory Mathematics, Science, and preferably Foreign Language) covering grades 9-12.

Upcoming application deadlines for entire college:

Semester: Fall
Deadline: 03-01-2009
Semester: Spring
Deadline: 12-15-2009

Freshmen admitted into business program:

Yes

Percentage of business students admitted as freshmen:

86  %

Are the freshman admits to the business program required to complete pre-business courses before beginning upper-lever courses in the junior year?

No

Freshmen admitted by:

Indicate interest on university application

Minimum requirements for business program:

Entrance exam requirement other than SAT/ACT for business program:

No

Interview to enter business program:

Not required

Additional application requirements for freshman admits:

N/A

Minimum college GPA for internal business program transfers:

2.0

Additional requirements for internal transfers:

N/A

Total number of full-time applications for entire college:

7,890

International applicants, entire college, 2008-09:

1  %

Female applicants, entire college, 2008-09:

57  %

Selectivity--applicants admitted to undergraduate business program, 2008-09:

66  %

Yield -- applicants enrolled in undergraduate business program, 2008-09:

19  %

Relative Importance of Application Elements:

Secondary School Record:

Very Important

Class Rank:

Very Important

Talent/Ability:

Considered

Interview:

Considered

Extracurricular Activities:

Important

Volunteer Work:

Considered

Character/Personal Abilities:

Considered

Application Essay:

Considered

Work Experience:

Considered

SAT/ACT Scores:

Very Important

Recommendations:

Considered

High School GPA:

Very Important

Admissions program managed by:

The university admissions office

Total undergraduate business program applicants, 2008-09:

1,749

Applicants enrolled in undergrad business program 2008-2009:

15  %

Applicants admitted to undergraduate business program, 2008-09:

66  %

CLASS PROFILE

Class Profile:

Female: 30  %
International : 0.5  %

Entering students by age:

Mean: 18
Median: 18

Citizenship of Entering Students

U.S.: 99  %
Other countries: .5  %
Unknown: .5  %

Percentage of US citizens in entering class who are:

African American: 1  %
Asian American: 2  %
Hispanic or Latino American: 2  %
Native American: 1  %
White (Non-Hispanic): 74  %
Chose not to report: 20  %

Entering students from the following region:

Northeast: 58  %
Mid-Atlantic: 41  %
South: .5  %
Southwest: .5  %

SAT Scores for full-time entering business students on 1600 scale:

Mean: 1109
Median: 1090

SAT middle 50% range on 1600 scale:

From:  1,040
To:  1,180

Mean: N/A Median: N/A

From: N/A To: N/A

Percent of Students Who Were In:

Top 10% of high school class

13  %

Top 25% of high school class:

49  %

HS GPA of 3.75 or higher

10  %

HS GPA of 3.5 to 3.74:

15  %

FINANCIAL AID

Financial aid handled by:

Central financial aid office at the university

Institutional scholarship money distributed to undergraduate business students in previous academic year:

$  2,946,547

Institutional scholarship money to be distributed to undergraduate business students in current academic year:

$  3,208,202

Scholarships awarded to students in the business program based on:

A combination of need and merit

Scholarship consideration process:

As part of the admissions application

Other scholarship considerations:

N/A

Students receiving institutional scholarships for 2008-09 academic year:

35  %

Undergraduate business students with full-tuition scholarships 2008-09:

1  %

Percentage of institutional scholarship money distributed to business students based on merit, 2008-09 year:

70  %

Percentage of institutional scholarship money distributed to business students based on need, 2008-09:

30  %

School offers guaranteed loans:

No

Financial aid web site

http://www.scranton.edu/financial aid

PROGRAM BASICS

Business students who graduate within four years:

56  %

Business students who graduate within 6 years:

65  %

Freshman retention rate:

91  %

PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS

Credit hours required for graduation:

Degree: BS
Hours: 130

Other degree requirements:

Complete all courses prescribed in the curriculum table of the major; complete at least 63 credits at The University of Scranton, including the last 30 credits of the degree program; earn a minimum 2.00 overall grade-point average; remove all failurs in required courses.

ACADEMICS

Average class size in required business courses:

30

Average class size in business electives:

21

Class size:

Classes with fewer than 20 students: 25  %
Classes with 21 to 50 students: 75  %
Classes with more than 50 students: 0  %

Required business courses that reached maximum enrollment by the first day of class, previous academic year:

63  %

Required business courses that had waiting lists, 2007-08:

0  %

CURRICULUM

Number of elective courses available in business program:

76

Electives added current year:

Foreign Currency and Trading
Advanced Foreign Currency Trading

Year of the last major change to the business program's core curriculum:

1995

Leading areas of study:

Accounting

Finance

General Management

International Business

Marketing

Special programs for business students:

Electronic Commerce, Forensic Accounting

Business program offers work study or co-op opportunities:

Yes

A federal work-study program provides employment in various departments and administrative offices on campus during the academic year and in the summer for students demonstrating financial need. Co-op opportunities are also available (usually in summer).

Business program offers study abroad opportunities:

Yes

Study abroad program description:

The University of Scranton provides opportunities for students to continue their studies at other universities around the world. International Programs and Services experts help students identify study-abroad options, provide academic counseling, process applications, and provide comprehensive pre-departure services. In many cases, adjusted financial-aid packages and University of Scranton schlarships may be used while studying abroad.

Volunteer work and community service opportunities:

Yes

Volunteer opportunities description:

The University's Community Outreach Office has a roster of 2700 stsudents who perform well over 162,000 service hours each year. Additional information can be found at http://www.scranton.edu/volunteers.

Business clubs and extracurricular activities:

Business Club
Finance Club
International Business Club
Marketing Society
Society of Accounting Students

FACULTY

Faculty:

Full-time faculty : 36
Adjuncts and visiting faculty: 32
Permanent/tenured professors: 32
Percentage of permanent/tenured professors who are women: 25
Percentage of permanent/tenured professors who are underrepresented minorities: 9
Percentage of permanent/tenured professors who are also members of company boards of directors or of advisors: 13
Percentage of permanent/tenured professors who are business owners: 13

Prominent faculty:

John Kallioniotis
Daniel Mahoney
Kenneth Lord

STUDENT LIFE

Largest on-campus organizations for business students:

Business Club
Society for Accounting Students
Finance Club
Marketing Club
International Business Club

Freshmen are required to live on campus:

No

Business students are grouped in learning communities:

No

TECHNOLOGY

Wireless network available:

Yes

Technological improvements made in the last three years:

Alperin Financial Center (trading lab equipped with state-of-the-art trading platforms, data feeds, and software for analysis and trading of equities and currencies), Angel course-management software, new flat-screen computers in all labs, Internet II access, new business databases (e.g., Compustat).

Trading laboratory available:

Yes

ALUMNI

Total number of undergraduate business program graduates since inception:

6,282

Total living alumni:

6,039

Percent of alumni who gave, 2007-08 academic year:

20  %

Mean alumni gift 2007-08:

$  100

Median alumni gift, 2007-08:

$  80

Single donation in excess of $10 million in 2007-08?

No

Prominent alumni:

Name: Paul M. Montrone, Ph.D.
Title: Chairman & CEO, Fisher Scientific International, Inc.
Name: Gerald R. Roche
Title: Senior Chairman, Heidrick & Struggles
Name: Christopher M. (Kip) Condron
Title: CEO & President, AXA Financial

CAREER SERVICES

Percent of 2008 graduates who provided employment information:

68  %

Number of companies recruiting undergraduate students on campus in previous academic year:

46

Companies that posted full-time job offers/positions on school job boards, previous academic year:

68

Other activities and services provided for business majors:

Career tests and advising, resume/cover-letter review and development, job-search development, interview prepration, internships, occupational information

Job offer results, 2008 graduates:

Accepted first job offer by graduation: 35  %
Accepted first job offer in three months following graduation: 24  %
Accepted first job offer more than 3 months after graduation: 33  %
Did not report having accepted a job offer: 8  %

Top hiring firms:

PricewaterhouseCoopers
Merrill Lynch
Deloitte Touche Tomatsu
Ernst & Young
Citigroup Inc.
Johnson & Johnson
Unilever
Boeing Company

Enterprise Rent A Car
FINRA
Prudential
Tobyhanna Army Depot
Lockheed Martin
ING
AXA Equitable

Graduate compensation:

Mean base salary: $  44,070
Median base salary: $  44,000

Grads accepted jobs in following functional areas:

Grads accepted jobs in following industries:

Percentage of job acceptances, US and Canada:

US: 100  %

Grads accepted jobs in the following US regions:

Northeast: 65  %
Mid-Atlantic: 34  %
Midwest: 0  %
South: 0  %
Southwest: 0  %
West: 1  %
US Possessions/Territories: 0  %

Number of companies recruiting interns on-campus, 2007-08 academic year:

30

Internship postings on job boards, previous academic year:

23

Top internship recruiters, 2007-08:

PricewaterhouseCoopers
Merrill Lynch
Johnson & Johnson
Deloitte Touche Tomatsu

Wall Street West
Tobyhanna Army Depot
Smith Barney
AXA Equitable
Lockheed Martin
Mericle Commercial Real Estate
Sanofi Pasteur
McGrail, Merkel & Quinn
A. C. Nielsen
Gentex Corporation
John Hancock

Percentage of internships that were paid, previous academic year

86  %

Mean internship compensation per week:

$  493

Median internship compensation per week:

$  460

Average internship, in weeks:

15