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Undergraduate Profile Publish Date 05/27/12

Southeastern Louisiana University

College of Business

  • Program Basics

      • AACSB accredited: Yes
      • Year in which the undergraduate business program was founded: 1925
      • Institution: Four Year
      • Business Program: Four Year

  • SCHOOL BASICS

    • Enrollment:

      • Total undergraduate: 14,072
      • Full-time undergraduate business: 1,806
      • Part-time undergraduate business: 345
      • College or university freshman retention rate: 69 %

    • Percentage of students who graduate from the business program:

      • Within four years of admission to the university: 22 %
      • Within six years of admission to the university: 40 %

    • Undergraduate Business Degrees Offered:

      • BS Accounting
      • BS Finance
      • BS Supply Chain Managment
      • BA Management
      • BA Marketing
      • BBA Business Administration

  • PROGRAM COSTS

      • Annual Tuition (Resident): $3,393.00
      • Annual Tuition (Non-Resident): $12,898.00
      • Annual Required Fees: $1,211.00
      • Tuition Per Academic Credit (Resident): $192.00
      • Tuition Per Academic Credit (Non-Resident): $588.00
      • Annual Room and Board: $7,190.00
      • Annual Cost of Books: $1,200.00

  • CLASS PROFILE

    • Students in newest entering class that are:

      • Female: 45 %
      • International: 8 %

    • 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: 1 %
      • Top 25% of high school class: 30 %
      • GPA of 3.75 or higher: 11 %
      • GPA of 3.5 to 3.74: 15 %

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

      • Mean: 22
      • Median: 22

    • Middle 50% range of ACT scores:

      • From: 20
      • To: 23

    • Citizenship breakdown for newest entering class:

      • US: 92 %
      • Canada: 0 %
      • Other Non-US Citizens: 8 %
      • Dual Citizenship: 0%
      • Unknown Citizenship: 0 %

    • U.S. citizens in newest entering class:

      • African American: 11 %
      • Asian American: 0 %
      • Hispanic or Latino American: 4 %
      • Multiethnic/Multiracial: 12 %
      • Native American: 0 %
      • White (Non-Hispanic): 72 %
      • Chose not to report: 1 %
      • Other: 0 %

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

      • South: 99 %
      • Southwest: 1 %

  • ADMISSIONS - Getting Into the Institution

    • Standardized tests required of all applicants:

      • ACT
      • Minimum ACT Score (if applicable) required for admission: 21, 21
      • Minimum High School GPA (if applicable) required for admission: 2.0, 2.0
      • Interviews are: Not offered

    • Application deadlines:

      • Fall 2012 7/15/2012
      • Spring 2013 12/1/2012
      • Summer 2013 5/12/2012
      • Fall 2013 7/15/2012
      • Additional application requirements: Please visit this link for complete information: http://www.selu.edu/admin/admissions/undrgrd_adm/index.html
      • Total undergraduate applicants, all programs: 4,424
      • Percentage of applicants admitted: 81 %
      • Percentage of admitted applicants who enrolled: 81 %
      • International applicants: 3 %
      • Female applicants: 45 %

    • Relative Importance of Application Elements

      • Secondary school record: Very Important
      • Class rank: Very Important
      • Talent/ability: Not Considered
      • Interview: Not Considered
      • Extracurricular activities: Not Considered
      • Volunteer work: Not Considered
      • Character/personal abilities: Not Considered
      • Application essay: Not Considered
      • Work experience: Not Considered
      • SAT/ACT scores: Very Important
      • Recommendations: Not Considered
      • 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: 484
      • Percentage of applicants admitted: 78 %
      • Percentage of admitted applicants who enrolled: 80 %

    • Admission requirement for admission to the undergraduate business program

      • Minimum ACT: 21, 21
      • Minimum high school GPA: 2.0, 2.0
      • 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 offered

    • Freshman admission:

      • Does the business program admit freshmen?: Yes
      • Percentage of business program admits in most recent entering class who were freshman: 71 %
      • 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

  • CAMPUS LIFE

    • Five largest on-campus organizations for business students:

      • American Marketing Association
      • National Association of Black Accounts
      • Financial Management Association
      • Learn Money 360
      • Beta Alpha Psi
      • 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:

      • BS 120
      • BA 120
      • BBA 120

  • ACADEMICS

    • Average class size:

      • Required business classes: 38
      • Business electives: 29

    • Percentage of business classes:

      • With 20 or fewer students: 14 %
      • With 21 to 50 students: 81 %
      • With more than 50 students: 5 %

  • CURRICULUM

    • Electives:

      • Available business electives: 64
      • Last curriculum overhaul: 2008
      • Total business faculty: 69
      • Percentage of the total faculty that is tenured or tenure track: 58 %

    • Most prominent faculty:

      • Dr. David Wyld
      • Dr. Randy Setton
      • Dr. Yu Hsing

    • Business program's leading areas of study:

        • Accounting
        • Finance
        • Marketing
        • Supply Chain Management
        • General Management
      • Special programs: New degree program in Supply Chain Management - only one like it in South. Livingston Ethics Lecture - one of three longest running in country; last year's speaker: Sherron Watkins of ENRON. Business Perspectives - a week long networking program with businesses.
      • Work study: Internships available in each degree program. At the university - Student worker positions and graduate assistantships.
      • Study abroad programs: China - Students will experience the principles of international management and the prospect of working in an international environment. Panama - Enrich student awareness of Latin American and Economic practices and their effect upon the US economy. Costa Rica - Help students understand global business management strategies.
      • Volunteer opportunities: Service learning is component of a number of classes in business school. Business student organizations offer many opportunities for community service.

  • FINANCIAL AID

    • Scholarships

      • Scholarship money distributed to business students last year: $1,559,576.00
      • Scholarships are awarded to business students based on: a combination of need and merit

  • B-SCHOOL ALUMNI

      • Total living alumni of the undergraduate business program: 14,024
      • Percentage of living alumni who contributed to the business program or university in the last academic year: 3 %

    • Alumni gifts

      • Mean Gift: $125.00
      • Median Gift: $25.00
      • 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

      • Paul Candies President of Otto Candies Industries
      • Nicholas Tournillion Retired, President and CEO of Definco,Ltd.
      • Wayne Dugas Retired Sales Representative, Dugas Forster, Inc.

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