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Undergraduate Profile Publish Date 05/27/12

St. Mary's University

Greehey School of Business

  • Program Basics

      • Bill Greehey School of Business
      • St. Mary's University
      • One Camino Santa Maria
      • Box B
      • San Antonio, Texas
      • 78228
      • United States
      • Program Web site: http://www.stmarytx.edu/business
      • Program e-mail address: uadm@stmarytx.edu
      • Program phone number: 210-436-3712
      • Status: Private
      • AACSB accredited: Yes

    • Accreditation other than AACSB:

      • SACS
      • Year in which the undergraduate business program was founded: 1923
      • Institution: Four Year
      • Business Program: Four Year

  • SCHOOL BASICS

    • Enrollment:

      • Total undergraduate: 2,508
      • Full-time undergraduate business: 484
      • Part-time undergraduate business: 30
      • College or university freshman retention rate: 79 %

    • Percentage of students who graduate from the business program:

      • Within four years of admission to the university: 32 %
      • Within six years of admission to the university: 62 %

    • Undergraduate Business Degrees Offered:

      • BBA

  • PROGRAM COSTS

      • Annual Tuition (Resident): $22,820.00
      • Annual Tuition (Non-Resident): $22,820.00
      • Tuition Per Academic Credit (Resident): $685.00
      • Tuition Per Academic Credit (Non-Resident): $685.00
      • Annual Room and Board: $8,182.00
      • Annual Cost of Books: $1,300.00

  • CLASS PROFILE

    • Students in newest entering class that are:

      • Female: 55 %
      • International: 10 %

    • 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: 26 %
      • Top 25% of high school class: 60 %
      • GPA of 3.75 or higher: 20 %
      • GPA of 3.5 to 3.74: 29 %

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

      • Mean: 1035
      • Median: 1000

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

      • From: 940
      • To: 1120

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

      • Mean: 23
      • Median: 23

    • Middle 50% range of ACT scores:

      • From: 20
      • To: 26

    • Citizenship breakdown for newest entering class:

      • US: 93 %
      • Canada: 0 %
      • Other Non-US Citizens: 7 %

    • U.S. citizens in newest entering class:

      • African American: 0 %
      • Asian American: 1 %
      • Hispanic or Latino American: 86 %
      • Native American: 1 %
      • White (Non-Hispanic): 12 %

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

      • Mid-Atlantic: 1 %
      • South: 1 %
      • Southwest: 97 %
      • Midwest: 1 %

  • ADMISSIONS - Getting Into the Institution

    • Standardized tests required of all applicants:

      • SAT or ACT
      • No Minimum Score
      • Minimum High School GPA (if applicable) required for admission: 2.0
      • Interviews are: Not required

    • Application deadlines:

      • Fall 2012 Rolling Admission
      • Additional application requirements: The merits of apps are considered on a case by case basis.
      • Total undergraduate applicants, all programs: 5,157
      • Percentage of applicants admitted: 59 %
      • Percentage of admitted applicants who enrolled: 26 %
      • International applicants: 5 %
      • Female applicants: 55 %

    • Relative Importance of Application Elements

      • Secondary school record: Very Important
      • Class rank: Important
      • Talent/ability: Considered
      • Interview: Considered
      • Extracurricular activities: Considered
      • Volunteer work: Considered
      • Character/personal abilities: Considered
      • Application essay: Considered
      • Work experience: Not Considered
      • SAT/ACT scores: Important
      • Recommendations: Considered
      • High school GPA: Very Important

  • ADMISSIONS - Getting Into the Business Program

      • Undergrad business program admissions are managed by: The university admissions office
      • Percentage of applicants admitted: 100 %
      • Percentage of admitted applicants who enrolled: 100 %

    • Admission requirement for admission to the undergraduate business program

      • Minimum high school GPA: 2.0
      • Entrance exam other than the SAT/ACT required for admission to the undergraduate business program?: No
      • What exam other than SAT/ACT is required?: Completion of 45 credit hours, min. gpa of 2.25, one each required course in math, economics and accounting with a minimum grade of C and an essay.
      • Admissions interviews for the undergraduate business program are: Not required

    • Freshman admission:

      • Does the business program admit freshmen?: Yes
      • 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

    • Internal transfers:

      • Method for handling internal transfers: Declare business major
      • Minimum college GPA for internal transfers to the business program: 2.25
      • Additional application requirements, including course/grade requirements: Completion of 45 credit hours, minimum gpa of 2.25, one each required course in math, economics and accounting with minimum grade of C and an essay.

  • CAMPUS LIFE

    • Five largest on-campus organizations for business students:

      • American Marketing Assoc
      • International Business Club
      • Delta Sigma Pi
      • Phi Beta
      • Accounting Club
      • 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:

      • BBA 120

    • Other requirements for the undergraduate business degree

      • Must make a 'C' in all business courses and their prerequisites

  • ACADEMICS

    • Average class size:

      • Required business classes: 21
      • Business electives: 15
      • Non-business electives: 27

    • Percentage of business classes:

      • With 20 or fewer students: 55 %
      • With 21 to 50 students: 45 %
      • With more than 50 students: 0 %

    • Course enrollment:

      • Percentage of required business courses reaching maximum enrollment by the first day of class: 20 %
      • Percentage of required business courses with waiting lists: 0 %

  • CURRICULUM

    • Electives:

      • Available business electives: 43
      • New electives: None
      • Last curriculum overhaul: 2010
      • Total business faculty: 39
      • Percentage of the total faculty that is tenured or tenure track: 75 %

    • Most prominent faculty:

      • David Sommer
      • Matt Gilley
      • Thomas Madison

    • Business program's leading areas of study:

        • Accounting
        • Finance
        • Marketing
        • General Management
        • International Business
      • Special programs: E Scholars Program Greehey Scholars a 4 year full tuition for freshmen students, Student Managed Fund Tee Shirt business Student Managed Investment Portfolio, giving undergrads and grads opportunity to invest up to 1 million dollars
      • Work study: The Work Study program is managed at the University level
      • Study abroad programs: The University sponsors semester long programs in London and Madrid. The Greehey Business School has summer studies in Germany, France, Korea and other countries.
      • Volunteer opportunities: Small Business Institute has both small and nonprofits business clients, Volunteer Income Tax Assistance, VITA, Students encouraged to work with Civic Engagement and Career Center

    • Extra-curricular activities:

      • Delta Sigma Pi
      • Phi Beta
      • Beta Gamma Sigma
      • American Marketing Association
      • Finance Club
      • International Business Club
      • Associate of Information Technology

  • FINANCIAL AID

    • Scholarships

      • Scholarship money distributed to business students last year: $4,816,975.00
      • Scholarships are awarded to business students based on: a combination of need and merit
      • Other criteria for scholarship consideration: Some scholarships for Business school are based on Grade level or gender major etc
      • Students receiving institutional scholarships in the current academic year: 80 %
      • Students receiving full-tuition institutional scholarships in the current academic year: 10 %
      • Institutional scholarship money distributed to undergraduate business students based on need: 24 %
      • Institutional scholarship money distributed to undergraduate business students based on merit: 76 %

    • Loans

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

  • CAREER SERVICES

    • Employment Information

      • Percentage of most recent business graduates who supplied information regarding employment: 91 %
      • Percentage seeking full-time professional employment in business: 64 %
      • Percentage not seeking full-time professional employment in business: 36 %

    • Accepted first job offer:

      • By graduation : 44 %
      • No job acceptance reported: 56 %
      • Companies recruiting business students on campus: 43
      • Companies posting job offers for business students on school job boards: 221

    • Top employers (number of students hired):

      • Tesoro Companies 4
      • City of San Antonio 3
      • Aleuro, Inc 2
      • Enterprise Holdings 2
      • USAA 2
      • Valero Energy Corp. 2
      • AT&T 1
      • Deloitte and Touche 1
      • HEB Grocery 1
      • Northwestern Mutual 1
      • Silver Eagle Dist. 1
      • Sirius Computer Solution 1
      • Techtronic Industries 1
      • UBS Investment Bank 1
      • Union Pacific Railroad 1

    • Compensation

      • Mean base salary: $38,910.00
      • Median base salary : $37,760.00

    • Most recent graduates accepted jobs in the following functional areas:

      • Finance/Accounting: 42 %
      • General Management: 8 %
      • Management Information Systems: 4 %
      • Marketing/Sales: 30 %
      • Operations/Production: 7 %
      • Other: 8 %

    • Most recent graduates accepted jobs in the following industries:

      • Accounting: 7 %
      • Consumer Products/Retail : 19 %
      • Financial Services: 11 %
      • Government/Education: 11 %
      • Manufacturing: 4 %
      • Media/Entertainment: 7 %
      • Petroleum/Energy: 19 %
      • Technology/Science: 4 %
      • Non-Profit: 7 %
      • Transportation: 7 %

    • Job offers accepted by most recent graduates in North America:

      • US: 100 %

    • Percentage of 2009-10 academic year graduates who accepted jobs in regions of US:

      • Northeast: 4 %
      • Midwest: 2 %
      • Southwest: 91 %
      • West: 2 %
      • Career services offered: Internships, volunteer opp. resume writing, career related research materials, job shadow program, mentor program Employer interaction programs, networking, etc

  • INTERNSHIPS

      • Companies recruiting business students for internships on campus: 38
      • Companies posting internship offers for business students on school job boards: 52

    • Top internship employers (number of students hired):

      • St. Mary's University 12
      • Northwestern Mutual Financial Network 5
      • HEB Grocery Company 3
      • Valero Energy Corp 3
      • Catto & Catto 2
      • Fachhochschule Schmalkalden 2
      • Fisher, Herbst & Kemble 2
      • State Farm Insurance 2
      • Tesoro Companies 2
      • United Services Automobile Assoc 2
      • Willis of Texas 2
      • Salesby5 2
      • Banco de Credito del Peru 1
      • Enterprise Holdings 1
      • Nustar Energy L.P. 1

  • B-SCHOOL ALUMNI

      • Total number of undergraduate business program graduates since inception: 7,263
      • Total living alumni of the undergraduate business program: 6,162
      • Percentage of living alumni who contributed to the business program or university in the last academic year: 16 %

    • Alumni gifts

      • Mean Gift: $458.00
      • Median Gift: $50.00
      • 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

      • Bill Greehey Chairman of the Board, NuStar Energy
      • Charles Barret, Jr President and CEO Barrett Holdings Inc
      • Honorable Nelson Wolfe Bexar County Judge

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