UNDERGRADUATE Profiles Publish Date 2/26/09

St. Louis University

John Cook School of Business

Getting In

PROGRAM BASICS

John Cook School of Business

3674 Lindell Blvd.
St. Louis , Missouri 63108

Private Institution

Web site

http://business.slu.edu

Program e-mail address:

admitme@slu.edu

Program telephone number:

1-800-758-3678

AACSB accredited:

Yes

Year in which the undergraduate business program was founded:

1910

Length of entire institution:

Four Year

Business program length:

Four Year

Degrees offered:

Degree/Program Name:
BSBA, Concentrations in Accounting, Economics, Entrepreneurship, Finance, Information Technology Management, International Business, Leadership & Change Management, Marketing

PROGRAM COSTS

Annual Tuition (Resident):

$ 30,940

Annual Tuition (Non-Resident)

$ 30,940

Cost per academic credit (resident)

$ 1,080

Cost per academic credit (non-resident)

$ 1,080

Required fees

$ 402

Books:

$ 1,250

Room and board:

$ 9,590

ENROLLMENT

Full-time undergraduate business student enrollment:

1,430

Part-time undergraduate business student enrollment:

Distance undergraduate business student enrollment:

Total College enrollment for 2008-09:

12,733

ADMISSIONS

Minimum high school GPA for entire college:

2.5

Interviews for entire college:

Recommended

Additional application requirements for entire college:

International Programs:UG FR:onlne application w/essay, high school transcript, SAT or ACT required to be considered for merit based scholarships, TOEFL or IELTS scores required, proof of financial status; UG Transfer: online application w/essay, college transcript, TOEFL or IELTS scores, proof of financial status;

Upcoming application deadlines for entire college:

Semester: Fall
Deadline: 08-01-09
Semester: Spring
Deadline: 01-01-2010

Freshmen admitted into business program:

Yes

Percentage of business students admitted as freshmen:

81 %

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:

Minimum high school GPA : 2.5

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

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:

2.0 overall gpa and 2.0 gpa in business courses taken

Total number of full-time applications for entire college:

11,131

International applicants, entire college, 2008-09:

10 %

Female applicants, entire college, 2008-09:

54 %

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

67 %

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

17 %

Relative Importance of Application Elements:

Secondary School Record:

Important

Class Rank:

Not Considered

Talent/Ability:

Considered

Interview:

Considered

Extracurricular Activities:

Important

Volunteer Work:

Considered

Character/Personal Abilities:

Considered

Application Essay:

Important

Work Experience:

Not 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:

1,725

Applicants enrolled in undergrad business program 2008-2009:

27 %

Applicants admitted to undergraduate business program, 2008-09:

72 %

CLASS PROFILE

Class Profile:

Female: 44 %
International : 9 %

Entering students by age:

Mean: 18
Median: 18

Citizenship of Entering Students

U.S.: 90 %
Canada: 1 %
Other countries: 9 %
Unknown: 0 %

Percentage of US citizens in entering class who are:

African American: 4 %
Asian American: 4 %
Hispanic or Latino American: 5 %
Multiethnic/Multiracial : 0 %
Native American: 0 %
White (Non-Hispanic): 72 %
Chose not to report: 1 %
Other: 14 %

Entering students from the following region:

Northeast: 3 %
Mid-Atlantic: 3 %
South: 5 %
Southwest: 6 %
Midwest : 72 %
West: 1 %
Possessions and territories: 10 %

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

Mean: 1145
Median: 1140

SAT middle 50% range on 1600 scale:

From: 1,060
To: 1,250

ACT Scores for full-time entering business students:

Mean: 26
Median: 25

ACT middle 50% range:

From: 23
To: 28

Percent of Students Who Were In:

Top 10% of high school class

30 %

Top 25% of high school class:

55 %

HS GPA of 3.75 or higher

41 %

HS GPA of 3.5 to 3.74:

17 %

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:

$ 13,752,235

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

$ 13,503,612

Scholarships awarded to students in the business program based on:

A combination of need and merit

Scholarship consideration process:

All candidates are considered for scholarships

Other scholarship considerations:

The Presidential Scholarship (full tuition)requires separate application process with a deadline of December 1. The Martin Luther King Jr. Scholarship requires separate application process with a deadline of February 1. Admitted students are automatically considered for all other scholarships.

Students receiving institutional scholarships for 2008-09 academic year:

91 %

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

3 %

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

31 %

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

69 %

School offers guaranteed loans:

Financial aid web site

http://www.slu.edu/x21861.xml

Academics & Lifestyle

PROGRAM BASICS

Business students who graduate within four years:

68 %

Business students who graduate within 6 years:

76 %

Freshman retention rate:

84 %

PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS

Credit hours required for graduation:

Degree: BSBA
Hours: 120

Other degree requirements:

48 hours of A&S coursework; 43 hours of Business Common Body of Knowledge coursework; 15-18 hours of Concentration coursework; 11-14 hours of free electives

ACADEMICS

Average class size in required business courses:

Average class size in business electives:

Class size:

Classes with fewer than 20 students: 21 %
Classes with 21 to 50 students: 67 %
Classes with more than 50 students: 12 %

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

0 %

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

0 %

CURRICULUM

Number of elective courses available in business program:

Electives added current year:

International E Buisness;
International Business Strategies;
Law and Economics;
Economics of Education;
Business Process Implementation w/SAP

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

2007

Leading areas of study:

Accounting

Entrepreneurship

Finance

International Business

Marketing

Special programs for business students:

ACCOUNTING SCHOLARS program for freshmen whose high school scholastic achievement and admission test scores demonstrate superior academic success. Students completing program requirements are guaranteed a seat in the Integrated Accounting Program (UG and Master's degrees earned at end of program) and will be exempt from GMAT requirement. Scholars have the opportunity to be involved in research activities and other special programming. DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE is a CFA Program Partner. Initiative is relationship between CFA Institute and select colleges and universities around the world (only 27 in US) that have embedded a significant percentage of the CFA Program Candidate Body of Knowledge into degree program, including ethical and professional standards. Recognition as CFA Partner provides signal to potential students and employers that university curriculum is well suited to preparing students to sit for the CFA exams.

Business program offers work study or co-op opportunities:

Yes

In-house internship program w/relationships with more than 1000 profit/not-for profit entities.With the school's urban setting, an ideal location for students pursuing a business degree, students have the ability to participate in an internship while continuing to attend classes.Internships can be credit or non-credit; paid or non-paid;part-time during fall/spring; full-time during summer.

Business program offers study abroad opportunities:

Yes

Study abroad program description:

The business school has a two-week study abroad in Panama during the winter intersession. The University has its own campus in Madrid, Spain, where business students may study abroad for one or two semesters or may choose to complete the entire 4 year degree in International Business. School has established exchange and study abroad programs at many international locations (university scholarships may be used) including but not limited to: London, Beijing, Maastricht, Brussels, Rome, San Salvador, Australia, Mexico, Ireland, France, Sweden, and Taiwan.

Volunteer work and community service opportunities:

Yes

Volunteer opportunities description:

Service Leadership Certificate Program is nationally recognized by the Templeton Guide: Colleges that Encourage Character Development. This program provides students the opportunity to bridge Ignatian philosophy with academic learning, personal experiences, and reflection. Emphasizes service to the community as a vital component of leadership; requires 300 hours of service, 6 annual leadership development workshops, and 15 hours of social justice coursework (fulfilled through normal degreee requirements and choice of electives).

Business clubs and extracurricular activities:

Advancing Women In Leadership
Freshmen in Business
Alpha Kappa Psi Delta Sigma Pi
Delta Epsilon Chi Beta Alpha PsiFinance Society
IB Club Collegiate Entrepreneurs Organization
ITM Club American Marketing Association
Economics Club
Business Student Government Association

FACULTY

Faculty:

Full-time faculty : 67
Adjuncts and visiting faculty: 20
Permanent/tenured professors: 41
Percentage of permanent/tenured professors who are women: 15
Percentage of permanent/tenured professors who are underrepresented minorities: 0
Percentage of permanent/tenured professors who are also members of company boards of directors or of advisors: 30
Percentage of permanent/tenured professors who are business owners: 90

Prominent faculty:

Dr Jerome Katz Entrepreneurship
Dr Seung Kim International Business
Dr Douglas Marcouiller SJ Economics

STUDENT LIFE

Largest on-campus organizations for business students:

Freshmen in Business
Alpha Kappa Psi
Beta Alpha Psi
Delta Sigma Pi
American Marketing Association

Freshmen are required to live on campus:

Yes

Business students are grouped in learning communities:

TECHNOLOGY

Wireless network available:

Yes

Technological improvements made in the last three years:

Application Virtualization for business school--allows students to access specialized applications remotely (without having to travel to campus computer lab), and without having to purchase the applications; allows every business classroom to become a lab, with students bringing laptops to class and accessing applications through the Web. University migrated to Google Apps, including gmail, Google Docs and Google Sites--allowing for technology enhanced collaboration; Google Sites provides sharable storage of files and easy creation of team based Web sites. Business classrooms upgraded to "Sympodium Audio Visual Hardware"; migrated to enterprise management infrastructure;

Trading laboratory available:

Alumni Affairs & Careers

ALUMNI

Total number of undergraduate business program graduates since inception:

19,368

Total living alumni:

15,043

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

14 %

Mean alumni gift 2007-08:

$ 1,257

Median alumni gift, 2007-08:

$ 100

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

Prominent alumni:

Name: John Cook
Title: Former Chairman and CEO, PRG-Schultz Intl, Inc
Name: Mark Lamping
Title: CEO, The New Meadowlands Stadium LLC
Name: August Busch IV
Title: Former President & CEO, Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc; Board of Directors, Anheuser-Busch InBev

CAREER SERVICES

Percent of 2008 graduates who provided employment information:

83 %

Seeking full-time employment in business: 98 %
Not Seeking full-time employment in business: 2 %

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

204

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

130

Other activities and services provided for business majors:

Career Counseling Appointments; MBTI, Strong, and Campbell Assessments; Job Search Assistance; Resume and cover letter preparation and review; Mock Interviews; Company Information Tables; Job Shadowing; Internship assistance; CareerLink--Employer/Jobs Database; Etiquette Dinner; Mentor Database; Career Fairs; Reference USA Employer Database; Going Global National/International company database; and SIGI3

Job offer results, 2008 graduates:

Received first job offer by graduation: 65 %
Received first job offer in three months following graduation: 23 %
Received first job offer more than 3 months after graduation: 8 %
Did not report having received a job offer: 4 %
Accepted first job offer by graduation: 65 %
Accepted first job offer in three months following graduation: 23 %
Accepted first job offer more than 3 months after graduation: 8 %
Did not report having accepted a job offer: 4 %

Top hiring firms:

Boeing Company
Deloitte Touche Tomatsu
Ernst & Young
KPMG LLP
PricewaterhouseCoopers
AT&T

Teach for America
Edward Jones
Northwestern Mutual
Enterprise Rent-a-Car
Brown Smith Wallace
RubinBrown
Accenture
Ameren UE
Scottrade, Inc.

Graduate compensation:

Mean base salary: $ 41
Median base salary: $ 42

Grads accepted jobs in following functional areas:

Consulting: 9 %
Finance/Accounting: 32 %
General Management: 12 %
Human Resources: 5 %
Management Information Systems: 5 %
Marketing/Sales: 15 %
Operations/Production: 6 %
Logistics/Transportation: 4 %
Other: 12 %

Grads accepted jobs in following industries:

Accounting: 7 %
Consumer Products/Retail: 10 %
Consulting Services: 13 %
Financial Services: 21 %
Government/Education: 15 %
Pharma/Biotech/Health: 4 %
Manufacturing: 5 %
Media/Entertainment: 3 %
Petroleum/Energy: 2 %
Real Estate: 2 %
Sports/Leisure: 2 %
Technology/Science: 4 %
Non-Profit: 3 %
Transportation: 5 %
Utilities: 3 %
Other: 1 %

Percentage of job acceptances, US and Canada:

US: 100 %
Canada: 0 %

Grads accepted jobs in the following US regions:

Northeast: 3 %
Mid-Atlantic: 2 %
Midwest: 78 %
South: 8 %
Southwest: 3 %
West: 4 %
US Possessions/Territories: 0 %

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

Internship postings on job boards, previous academic year:

180

Top internship recruiters, 2007-08:

Anheuser-Busch
Boeing Company
Lehman Bros.
Ernst & Young

Kennedy Capital Management
Schnucks Markets
Enterprise Rent-A-Car
Saint Louis University
RubinBrown
Smith Barney
World Trade Center - St .Louis
BKD LLP
Chemisphere
Northwestern Mutual Financial Network
Sara Lee

Percentage of internships that were paid, previous academic year

76 %

Mean internship compensation per week:

$ 264

Median internship compensation per week:

$ 184

Average internship, in weeks:

Graduate Comments

As an IT major, the technical skills I learn will be out of date in a year anyway, but the leadership skills and experiences I have had leading project teams and working on things like preparing budgets and meeting deadlines, are the things that I can take with me and will always use. Saint Louis University has given me a place to grow as a person and as a leader in ways I never thought possible. All colleges offer comparable courses, but what makes Saint Louis University stand out is the experiences it offers its students outside of the classroom.

The accessible professors inspire students to get to know them and to give their best effort in the class.

When I came to Saint Louis University as a freshman, I was never someone who would really consider myself a leader. But in my time here at SLU, I have taken on many leadership positions as a chair of many committees, in executive leadership positions in organizations, as the president of my business fraternity, and even planning and coordinating a summer camp for at risk youth in the St. Louis community. I have managed real-life projects and gotten a chance to really grow in so many ways. I would never have imagined I was capable of some of the things I have accomplished in the past 3 and a half years here. But my professors, faculty advisors, and classmates encouraged me along the way and provided me with the support and resources I needed to achieve these things.

You can pick any direction in the business world you want to go and the school will help you along the way.

Some of the core business classes are a complete joke because they are taught by adjuncts more concerned with getting a good review than actually teaching. The professors are very good, almost always accessible, and do an excellent job teaching. Much of the business school core is focused on just passing students. The Finance, International Business, and Economics programs quickly weed students out in the required initial upper level classes, allowing further upper level classes to focus on more intense and in-depth devotion to subject material.

I can say with 100% certainty our finance professors would prove as smart or smarter if they were put head-to-head with Ivy League Schools. They have challenged me to really think, and also love, the world of finance.

In many of my classes, we talked a lot about situations in the real world so you really got the sense that SLU's business program was really making an effort to get students thinking about their careers as soon as possible. This is especially so in my accounting classes where we discussed the different fields and industries to enter as an accountant and professors always put an emphasis in their teachings on the CPA exam. Overall I feel like I'm well prepared for the future.

I've loved going to school here and wouldn't trade it for anything. Career Services is really helpful in finding St Louis based jobs, but anywhere outside of this area gets difficult. If they could bring more big names to campus, it'd be perfect.

The teachers. Business classes have the potential to be very dry and can seem overwhelming on paper, but the SLU teachers take it and make it very interesting by involving the class, giving real examples, and being interactive with the class by using their experience in their respective fields.

My school's business program has several features that set it apart from others. I have never had a class that was not taught by a professor. Many professors have worked in companies in executive positions so they offer many real world examples into their lectures. And, there is the top-of-the-line technology offered in the business school.

Book work is not the standard. The professors make sure to constantly challenge us and our skills so we will have the problem-solving skills needed for the real world.

We have a career and internship program that is well-organized and gives wonderful one-on-one help with students. SLU also has good connections with a wide variety of businesses so it is relatively easy for students to find internships or jobs to get business experience. The business school also has a fabulous dean who is very in touch with what's going on at the university as a whole and understands students� needs. Lastly, the business school's facilities are some of the nicest on campus. I'm very glad I'm in the business school at SLU.

The Jesuit values which are infused in our business education makes SLU students some of the most ethical and service-oriented people graduating from business school.

Very disappointed with the career services that are provided, the business school career services office is not very knowledgeable in recruiting for specific majors, such as Accounting and Finance, they only give you general advice that you probably could have Googled. Also, the undergraduate advising office in the business school is very poor, when you reach out to them for help via email they either never respond to you or respond to you weeks later, and most often if you ask that something be done, whether it be a waiver for a class, or anything you always have to go to the office and constantly check up on them to ensure that your request gets processed. The Business School was no help in helping me to receive a job offer after graduation, I feel like I did most of the research and work on my own in order to receive the offer, and was not prepared at all for the rigorous accounting recruiting process.

SLU teaches us how to be good people as well as successful people.

Saint Louis University's John Cook School of Business is a unique program for many reasons. First of all, as a Jesuit university, the idea of service to the community and to those in need is emphasized. � Being a Jesuit University, part of our mission is to create well-rounded citizens. At our university, the types of professors that we have are truly interested in contributing towards enriching each student in order to create a better citizen. I have never doubted that any if my professors wanted any less than for me to succeed. That kind of support is powerful, and something that I truly value.