UNDERGRADUATE Profiles Publish Date 2/26/09

St. Joseph's University

Erivan K. Haub School of Business

Getting In

PROGRAM BASICS

Erivan K. Haub School of Business

5600 City Avenue
Philadelphia , Pennsylvania 19131

Private Institution

Web site

http://www.sju.edu/academics/hsb/index.html

Program e-mail address:

admit@sju.edu

Program telephone number:

(610) 660-1300

AACSB accredited:

Yes

Accreditation other than AACSB:

Middle States

Year in which the undergraduate business program was founded:

1927

Length of entire institution:

Four Year

Business program length:

Four Year

Degrees offered:

Degree/Program Name:
BS
BBA

PROGRAM COSTS

Annual Tuition (Resident):

$ 32,710

Annual Tuition (Non-Resident)

$ 32,710

Required fees

$ 150

Books:

$ 1,500

Room and board:

$ 11,180

ENROLLMENT

Full-time undergraduate business student enrollment:

2,255

Part-time undergraduate business student enrollment:

236

Total College enrollment for 2008-09:

7,900

ADMISSIONS

Interviews for entire college:

Not required

Additional application requirements for entire college:

In addition the following are required: Official high school transcript Letter of recommendation from guidance counselor or teacher Essay Application fee International student admissions information: tp://www.sju.edu/admissions/international/nextsteps.html

Upcoming application deadlines for entire college:

Semester: 08-31-2009
Deadline: 02-01-2009
Semester: 01-19-2010
Deadline: 11-01-2009

Freshmen admitted into business program:

Yes

Percentage of business students admitted as freshmen:

97 %

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

Freshmen admitted by:

Indicate interest on university application

Minimum requirements for business program:

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

Interview to enter business program:

Not offered

Additional application requirements for freshman admits:

N/A

Additional requirements for internal transfers:

N/A

Total number of full-time applications for entire college:

7,012

International applicants, entire college, 2008-09:

1 %

Female applicants, entire college, 2008-09:

55 %

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

86 %

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

25 %

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:

Important

Application Essay:

Important

Work Experience:

Considered

SAT/ACT Scores:

Considered

Recommendations:

Important

High School GPA:

Very Important

Admissions program managed by:

The university admissions office

Total undergraduate business program applicants, 2008-09:

2,529

Applicants enrolled in undergrad business program 2008-2009:

35 %

Applicants admitted to undergraduate business program, 2008-09:

88 %

CLASS PROFILE

Class Profile:

Female: 40 %
International : 1 %

Entering students by age:

Mean: 18
Median: 18

Citizenship of Entering Students

U.S.: 99 %
Other countries: 1 %

Percentage of US citizens in entering class who are:

African American: 2 %
Asian American: 2 %
Hispanic or Latino American: 3 %
White (Non-Hispanic): 91 %
Other: 2 %

Entering students from the following region:

Northeast: 50 %
Mid-Atlantic: 47 %
South: 1 %
Southwest: 0 %
Midwest : 1 %
West: 1 %
Possessions and territories: 0 %

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

Mean: 1111
Median: 1110

SAT middle 50% range on 1600 scale:

From: 1,030
To: 1,190

ACT Scores for full-time entering business students:

Mean: 23
Median: 23

ACT middle 50% range:

From: 21
To: 25

Percent of Students Who Were In:

Top 10% of high school class

6 %

Top 25% of high school class:

18 %

HS GPA of 3.75 or higher

16 %

HS GPA of 3.5 to 3.74:

21 %

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:

$ 17,595,017

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

$ 21,672,321

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:

Saint Joseph’s awards merit-based scholarships to freshmen who have outstanding academic and achievement records. The value of these scholarships ranges from $5,000 per year to full-tuition. All students who submit a complete application for admission are considered for merit-based scholarships. Typical recipients have a minimum B+ grade point average and have achieved strong SAT or ACT scores. Each year, the profile of the scholarship recipients varies based on the applicant pool.

Students receiving institutional scholarships for 2008-09 academic year:

82 %

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:

52 %

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

48 %

School offers guaranteed loans:

Financial aid web site

http://www.sju.edu/finaid/index.php

Academics & Lifestyle

PROGRAM BASICS

Business students who graduate within four years:

73 %

Business students who graduate within 6 years:

79 %

Freshman retention rate:

88 %

PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS

Credit hours required for graduation:

Degree: BS
Hours: 120
Degree: BBA
Hours: 120

Other degree requirements:

Accounting program requires 126 credit hours.

ACADEMICS

Average class size in required business courses:

Average class size in business electives:

Class size:

Classes with fewer than 20 students: 24 %
Classes with 21 to 50 students: 74 %
Classes with more than 50 students: 2 %

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

35 %

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

0 %

CURRICULUM

Number of elective courses available in business program:

Leading areas of study:

Accounting

Finance

General Management

Marketing

Other

Food Marketing

Special programs for business students:

International Accounting Business Intelligence Insurance and Risk Management Entrepreneur Management Sports & Entertainment Marketing Food Marketing coop Pharmaceutical Marketing

Business program offers work study or co-op opportunities:

Yes

Saint Joseph’s University’s Haub School of Business Cooperative Education (Co-op) Program allows students to engage in real-world applications of their academic pursuits. Through two full-time, professionally engaging and paid experiences (creating one year of full-time work experience within the four-year degree), students discover their professional passions and bring real-world experience back to the classroom. In addition, the Co-op Program offers students substantial earning potential. During the fall 2008 semester, 33 Co-op students earned an average of $8,387 each for four months of work. Employers asked several of these students to continue as part-time employees following their formal Co-op assignment, adding to these earnings. Employers likewise have expressed quantitatively significant satisfaction with Saint Joseph’s Co-op students. Rating Co-op students on dependability, attitude, quality of work and overall performance, the collective rating of all Co-op students (since the Program’s inception) is a 4.4 on a scale of 5.0, and 93% of employers would hire their Co-op student(s) full-time, if a full-time job were available.

Study abroad program description:

The Study Abroad opportunities integrate course offerings in our business programs. Cross-border efforts continue to be directed both toward offering and developing excellent opportunities for our students and faculty to study, teach and research outside of the United States in semester, summer and short term programs. Our goal is to offer these opportunities on every continent. We also want to have an increasing number of students engaged in these programs across all academic disciplines and regardless of financial circumstances. Each year Saint Joseph's students have study tour opportunities to gain an international experience. The study tour courses are designed to introduce students to other countries and cultures by bringing to life what they are learning in the classroom. The courses are taught and led by SJU faculty with logistical coordination provided by the Center for International Programs, Saint Joseph's Travel Office, a Tour Coordinator and, sometimes, a tour provider/organization. The goal of a study tour is to offer students from any major who may not have the flexibility to spend a semester abroad the chance to learn more about other cultures and countries.

Volunteer work and community service opportunities:

Yes

Volunteer opportunities description:

Saint Joseph’s business students have many opportunities to become engaged in local and national community services initiatives. Through Campus Ministry, students participate in community service experiences on a weekly schedule or take advantage of special one-day events. While most students take advantage of returning home or taking a vacation during the summer or during long breaks, many SJU business students commit themselves to service immersion programs that can take them to places such as: Appalachia, West Virginia, Rostro De Cristo, Ecuador, Los Ninos, Tijuana, Mexico, Tohatchi, New Mexico or even Tanzania. Students spend a week or more living and working in the communities they serve.

Business clubs and extracurricular activities:

Accounting Society
Business Intelligence Society
Delta Sigma Pi
Finance Society
Pharmacuetical Marketing Society
American Marketing Society

FACULTY

Faculty:

Full-time faculty : 67
Adjuncts and visiting faculty: 44
Permanent/tenured professors: 39
Percentage of permanent/tenured professors who are women: 10
Percentage of permanent/tenured professors who are underrepresented minorities: 8.9

Prominent faculty:

Dr Michael Solomon
Dr Claire Simmers
Dr Jean Heck

STUDENT LIFE

Largest on-campus organizations for business students:

Food Marketing Association
American Marketing Association
Delta Sigma Pi
Accounting Society
Finance Society

Freshmen are required to live on campus:

Yes

Business students are grouped in learning communities:

Yes

TECHNOLOGY

Wireless network available:

Yes

Technological improvements made in the last three years:

N/A

Trading laboratory available:

Yes

Alumni Affairs & Careers

ALUMNI

Total living alumni:

12,448

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

10 %

Mean alumni gift 2007-08:

$ 2,400

Median alumni gift, 2007-08:

$ 100

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

Prominent alumni:

Name: Christopher D. Furman
Title: President, PepsiCo Inc.
Name: Michael J. Hagan
Title: Former Chairman & CEO, NutriSystem, Inc.
Name: Daniel J. Hilferty, III
Title: President & CEO, Keystone Mercy Health Plan

CAREER SERVICES

Percent of 2008 graduates who provided employment information:

72 %

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

112

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

1,107

Other activities and services provided for business majors:

N/A

Job offer results, 2008 graduates:

Received first job offer by graduation: 64 %
Received first job offer in three months following graduation: 22 %
Received first job offer more than 3 months after graduation: 13 %
Accepted first job offer by graduation: 64 %
Accepted first job offer in three months following graduation: 22 %
Accepted first job offer more than 3 months after graduation: 13 %

Top hiring firms:

PricewaterhouseCoopers
KPMG LLP
Deloitte Touche Tomatsu
Morgan Stanley
Johnson & Johnson
Ernst & Young
Cigna
PepsiCo Inc.

AFLAC
Comcast
lincoln financial
Northwestern Mutual Financial
SEI
ACOSTA
Covance

Graduate compensation:

Mean base salary: $ 45,000
Median base salary: $ 42,500
Mean signing bonus: $ 4,385
Median signing bonus: $ 3,000

Grads accepted jobs in following functional areas:

Grads accepted jobs in following industries:

Accounting: 19 %
Consumer Products/Retail: 25 %
Consulting Services: 5 %
Financial Services: 17 %
Government/Education: 2 %
Pharma/Biotech/Health: 7 %
Media/Entertainment: 5 %
Real Estate: 1 %
Sports/Leisure: 3 %
Technology/Science: 6 %
Non-Profit: 1 %
Transportation: 1 %
Other: 10 %

Percentage of job acceptances, US and Canada:

US: 100 %

Grads accepted jobs in the following US regions:

Northeast: 35 %
Mid-Atlantic: 61 %
Midwest: 1 %
South: 1 %
Southwest: 1 %
West: 1 %

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

Internship postings on job boards, previous academic year:

815

Top internship recruiters, 2007-08:

Graduate Comments

Although other schools are considered "better," I feel far more mature and prepared then my Ivy League colleagues. Those students think they are too smart to take advantage of out-of-class opportunities and chances to learn. I have encountered them professionally at trade shows and interview reception dinners, and they do not have the skills to be well rounded and self-marketable. SJU is a much better school than I believe it gets credit for. � I am paying for school and am in debt like $60,000+, yet I know I maximized my chances for future success.

I have had the opportunity to work in marketing for one of the largest manufacturers in Ireland. The international marketing experience is phenomenal. The company is very well known for their marketing in Ireland and they have exposed me to so many different aspects of the job that I wouldn't have been able to do without the help of my advisor at Saint Joseph's University.

Job-placement for students is excellent. As a junior, I will be spending my spring semester interning for PricewaterhouseCoopers in their tax division. I will be receiving credit for this internship, and will hopefully be offered a full-time position at the end of my experience. With the help of the school, I received offers from three of the four Big Four accounting firms in the Philadelphia market (and the 4th was not interviewing because they were in the midst of a hiring freeze). Additionally, I have spent the past 18 months working in the NFL with the Philadelphia Eagles. Working in their accounting department is not something I would have been able to do without Saint Joseph's, and it has been an opportunity that has been extremely beneficial to my career.

The Food Marketing Program has have more resources available than any other program in the nation. We have the Campbell library and the Academy of Food Marketing, complete with an interview lounge where companies actively pursue students. The school also has strong enough ties to the industry that we actively participate in food industry summits, and conferences. � We are exposed to industry professionals and can keep up to date on current events within each sector of our industry. The faculty is outstanding and students are supplied with lectures backed by experience and most students have had the opportunity to see our teachers speak at conferences.

There is poor network development due to the lack of highly motivated AND intelligent students. These qualities are rare but present, and seem to be mutually exclusive. Career services means well, but quality firms do not attend career fairs or interview on campus (exception: big 4 accounting firms).

Because Saint Joe's is a Jesuit school, it makes sure students have a well-rounded education. Also, every business class takes time to consider ethics by relating theory to current events. We are often asked to ponder what we would do in different ethical dilemmas. In short, I believe that the business program here focuses on developing the whole person.

Our co-op incorporates three internship rotations. This is an opportunity to not only gain real-world work experience, but also to realize what area of business works best for you. You go into the program as a kid and come out a young professional.

I actually worked with a live client in my consultation class. We do real-world projects. It is the closest you can get to the real world before getting there.

I feel that the finance department does not offer as many high level courses as it should. For instance, when I went to register for the upcoming semester, there were only seven options, three of which I had already taken. That left me to choose a course that I did not want to take. There are several courses in the catalog that I do not recall ever being offered. Also, the Finance department uses a lot of adjunct professors. These professors are usually retired or currently employed financial professionals. While they bring a wealth of information to the table, they do not have the teaching skills to effectively get the information to the students.

Business program is great! Unfortunately, it is often overshadowed by the horrendous quality of some of the University's administrative services, particularly dining and residence life.

We do not use TA's. Since you are always being taught by actual professors, it is a much better experience and allows for easier communication between teachers and students.

SJU is focused on its students, and providing its students with every possible advantage. Once a student has taken the initiative to reach out to his/her professors or SJU staff, SJU is committed to providing that student with whatever necessary help he or she may need to be successful. The level of commitment is what makes SJU a unique establishment. SJU really exemplifies its mission about being �men and women for others.�

It has small classes, so no one feels like a number. The professors care, they know everyone�s names � even years after you had their class. They provide extensive office hours to always be available for their students. We have amazing undergraduate advising centers, career development, and business-specific study abroad programs. St Joe�s Business Program also requires that students get a very well-rounded liberal arts degree. We are business majors who also are experts in theology, philosophy, English, sociology, arts, and foreign languages.

I am a Pharmaceutical Marketing major, which is unique in itself. The professors all have professional experience within the industry, giving students an accurate picture. I feel that the small classes help students succeed and develop strong relationships with their professors.

The Wall Street Trading Room is a unique asset. Saint Joseph's University Haub School of Business also has a tremendous Accounting department. The department has relationships with all the major accounting firms in the Philadelphia area. They host many functions with these accounting firms and support students in their job search as well as provide them with networking opportunities.