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Undergraduate Profile Publish Date 05/27/12

St. John Fisher College

Bittner School of Business

  • Program Basics

      • AACSB accredited: Yes
      • Year in which the undergraduate business program was founded: 1952
      • Institution: Four Year
      • Business Program: Four Year

  • SCHOOL BASICS

    • Enrollment:

      • Total undergraduate: 2,871
      • Full-time undergraduate business: 586
      • Part-time undergraduate business: 86
      • College or university freshman retention rate: 83 %

    • Undergraduate Business Degrees Offered:

      • BS Management
      • BS Accounting
      • BS Finance
      • BS Human Resources Management
      • BS Marketing

  • PROGRAM COSTS

      • Annual Tuition (Resident): $25,790.00
      • Annual Tuition (Non-Resident): $25,790.00
      • Annual Required Fees: $470.00
      • Tuition Per Academic Credit (Resident): $700.00
      • Tuition Per Academic Credit (Non-Resident): $700.00
      • Annual Room and Board: $10,510.00
      • Annual Cost of Books: $900.00

  • CLASS PROFILE

    • Students in newest entering class that are:

      • Female: 45 %
      • International: 0 %

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

      • Mean: 18
      • Median: 18

    • Percentage of newest entering class:

      • GPA of 3.75 or higher: 25 %
      • GPA of 3.5 to 3.74: 20 %

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

      • Mean: 1068
      • Median: 1030

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

      • From: 970
      • To: 1180

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

      • Mean: 24
      • Median: 23

    • Middle 50% range of ACT scores:

      • From: 21
      • To: 25

    • Citizenship breakdown for newest entering class:

      • US: 100 %

    • U.S. citizens in newest entering class:

      • African American: 6 %
      • Asian American: 0 %
      • Hispanic or Latino American: 4 %
      • Multiethnic/Multiracial: 1 %
      • Native American: 0 %
      • White (Non-Hispanic): 84 %
      • Chose not to report: 4 %

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

      • Northeast: 99 %
      • Midwest: 1 %

  • ADMISSIONS - Getting Into the Institution

    • Standardized tests required of all applicants:

      • SAT or ACT
      • Minimum SAT score on 1600 scale (if applicable) required for admission: 1000, 1000
      • Minimum ACT Score (if applicable) required for admission: 22, 22
      • Minimum High School GPA (if applicable) required for admission: 3, 3
      • Interviews are: Recommended

    • Application deadlines:

      • Fall 2012 rolling
      • Additional application requirements: To be considered for admission, students must submit a completed admissions application, a high school transcript, SAT or ACT scores, a school counselor letter of recommendation, and a personal statement or essay or graded ...
      • Total undergraduate applicants, all programs: 3,460
      • Percentage of applicants admitted: 66 %
      • Percentage of admitted applicants who enrolled: 24 %
      • International applicants: 0 %
      • Female applicants: 45 %

    • Relative Importance of Application Elements

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

  • ADMISSIONS - Getting Into the Business Program

      • Undergrad business program admissions are managed by: The university admissions office
      • Total undergraduate business applicants: 625
      • Percentage of applicants admitted: 72 %
      • Percentage of admitted applicants who enrolled: 33 %

    • Admission requirement for admission to the undergraduate business program

      • Minimum SAT: 1000, 1000
      • Minimum ACT: 22, 22
      • Minimum high school GPA: 3, 3
      • Entrance exam other than the SAT/ACT required for admission to the undergraduate business program?: No
      • Admissions interviews for the undergraduate business program are: Recommended

    • Freshman admission:

      • Does the business program admit freshmen?: Yes
      • Percentage of business program admits in most recent entering class who were freshman: 100 %
      • 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:

      • Accounting Club
      • Marketing Club
      • Investment Club
      • Are freshmen required to live on campus?: No
      • 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

    • Other requirements for the undergraduate business degree

      • Requirements for the B.S. in Management include the completion of Bittner School core courses, additional Management courses, Concentration courses and designated Liberal Arts courses.

  • ACADEMICS

    • Average class size:

      • Required business classes: 26
      • Business electives: 19

    • Percentage of business classes:

      • With 20 or fewer students: 27 %
      • With 21 to 50 students: 73 %

  • CURRICULUM

    • Electives:

      • Available business electives: 36
      • Last curriculum overhaul: 2004
      • Total business faculty: 36
      • Percentage of the total faculty that is tenured or tenure track: 53 %

    • Business program's leading areas of study:

        • Accounting
        • Finance
        • Marketing
        • Human Resource Management
        • General Management
      • Study abroad programs: St. John Fisher College offers an extensive study abroad program through affiliations around the world which provide all instructional services abroad ...
      • Volunteer opportunities: Students With A Vision (SWAV) is a club dedicated to promoting and providing community service and outreach work through engaging opportunities on ...

    • Extra-curricular activities:

      • Accounting club
      • Marketing Club
      • Investment Club

  • FINANCIAL AID

    • Scholarships

      • Scholarships are awarded to business students based on: a combination of need and merit

    • Loans

      • Does the school offer a guaranteed loan to all business students, regardless of nationality?: No

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