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Undergraduate Profile Publish Date 05/27/12

University of St. Thomas

Opus College of Business

  • Program Basics

      • Opus College of Business
      • Opus College of Business
      • University of St. Thomas
      • 2115 Summit Ave MCH128
      • St Paul, Minnesota
      • 55105
      • United States
      • Program Web site: http://www.stthomas.edu
      • Program e-mail address: cobundergrad@stthomas.edu
      • Program phone number: 6519625544
      • Status: Private
      • AACSB accredited: Yes

    • Accreditation other than AACSB:

      • NCACA
      • Year in which the undergraduate business program was founded: 1950
      • Institution: Four Year
      • Business Program: Four Year

  • SCHOOL BASICS

    • Enrollment:

      • Total undergraduate: 6,176
      • Full-time undergraduate business: 2,088
      • Part-time undergraduate business: 85
      • Distance undergraduate business: 0
      • College or university freshman retention rate: 88 %

    • Percentage of students who graduate from the business program:

      • Within four years of admission to the university: 59 %
      • Within six years of admission to the university: 66 %

    • Undergraduate Business Degrees Offered:

      • BA Business Administration
      • BS Business Administration

  • PROGRAM COSTS

      • Annual Tuition (Resident): $31,504.00
      • Annual Tuition (Non-Resident): $31,504.00
      • Annual Required Fees: $569.00
      • Tuition Per Academic Credit (Resident): $985.00
      • Tuition Per Academic Credit (Non-Resident): $985.00
      • Annual Room and Board: $8,528.00
      • Annual Cost of Books: $1,800.00

  • CLASS PROFILE

    • Students in newest entering class that are:

      • Female: 52 %
      • International: 2 %

    • 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: 27 %
      • Top 25% of high school class: 56 %
      • GPA of 3.75 or higher: 38 %
      • GPA of 3.5 to 3.74: 22 %

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

      • Mean: 1149
      • Median: 1160

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

      • From: 1040
      • To: 1250

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

      • Mean: 26
      • Median: 26

    • Middle 50% range of ACT scores:

      • From: 23
      • To: 28

    • Citizenship breakdown for newest entering class:

      • US: 98 %
      • Other Non-US Citizens: 2 %

    • U.S. citizens in newest entering class:

      • African American: 2 %
      • Asian American: 4 %
      • Hispanic or Latino American: 2 %
      • Multiethnic/Multiracial: 3 %
      • Native American: 0 %
      • White (Non-Hispanic): 88 %
      • Chose not to report: 1 %
      • Other: 0 %

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

      • Northeast: 0 %
      • Mid-Atlantic: 0 %
      • South: 0 %
      • Southwest: 1 %
      • Midwest: 98 %
      • West: 1 %
      • Possessions and territories: 0 %

  • ADMISSIONS - Getting Into the Institution

    • Standardized tests required of all applicants:

      • ACT/ SAT
      • Minimum SAT score on 1600 scale (if applicable) required for admission: 950, 950
      • Minimum ACT Score (if applicable) required for admission: 20, 20
      • Interviews are: Not required

    • Application deadlines:

      • Fall 2012 05-01-2012
      • Spring 2013 02-01-2013
      • Additional application requirements: Transfer gpa of 2.0;demonstration of English language proficiency
      • Total undergraduate applicants, all programs: 5,817
      • Percentage of applicants admitted: 84 %
      • Percentage of admitted applicants who enrolled: 30 %
      • International applicants: 3 %
      • Female applicants: 52 %

    • Relative Importance of Application Elements

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

  • ADMISSIONS - Getting Into the Business Program

      • Undergrad business program admissions are managed by: The business program office

    • Admission requirement for admission to the undergraduate business program

      • Minimum SAT: 950, 950
      • Minimum ACT: 20, 20
      • 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?: No
      • 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: 2.0

  • CAMPUS LIFE

    • Five largest on-campus organizations for business students:

      • AMA American Marketing Association
      • Accounting Club
      • Entrepreneurial Society
      • Financial Management Association
      • Delta Sigma Pi
      • 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:

      • 132 132
      • 132 132

    • Other requirements for the undergraduate business degree

      • Completion of 40 hours community service through BUSN 200 Business Learning Through Service; Macro, and Micro Economics; Finite Math or Calculus; Statistics;Oral or Written Communication

  • ACADEMICS

    • Average class size:

      • Required business classes: 30
      • Business electives: 21

    • Percentage of business classes:

      • With 20 or fewer students: 29 %
      • With 21 to 50 students: 71 %
      • With more than 50 students: 0 %

    • Course enrollment:

      • Percentage of required business courses reaching maximum enrollment by the first day of class: 52 %
      • Percentage of required business courses with waiting lists: 53 %

  • CURRICULUM

    • Electives:

      • Available business electives: 62
      • New electives: Marketing Law
      • Last curriculum overhaul: 2007
      • Total business faculty: 104
      • Percentage of the total faculty that is tenured or tenure track: 67 %

    • Most prominent faculty:

      • Dr. David Brennan
      • Dr. David Deeds
      • Dr. Kenneth Goodpaster

    • Business program's leading areas of study:

        • Accounting
        • Entrepreneurship
        • Finance
        • Marketing
        • General Management
      • Other leading area of study: Leadership and Management
      • Special programs: The London Business Semester; Aquinas honors course sections; Career Exploration Seminar series; Freshman Business Experience
      • Work study: Collaboration with professors, administrators and staff as research assistants, administrative and office assistants, behavioral lab assistants, and as tutors.
      • Study abroad programs: In addition to the London Business semester led by two OPUS business professors in London for 55 College of Business junior-level students, the University affiliates with 140 programs in 44 countries to offer semester, January term and short-term summer courses. 450 business najors study abroad each year.
      • Volunteer opportunities: All business majors complete BUSN 200 Business Learning Through Service (40) hours as a graduation requirement for the major. Students provide service to over 300 non-profit organizations in the US and when studying abroad for such organizations as Oxfam, Feed My Starving Children, UNESCO, the American Red Cross, providing literacy training for recent immigrants, tax preparation for low income individuals, the Ronald McDonald House, and a variety of homeless shelters.

    • Extra-curricular activities:

      • Accounting Club, American Marketing Association
      • Delta Sigma Pi
      • Entrepreneurial Society, Women in Business
      • Financial Management Association
      • Law in Business Club, Real Estate Society
      • Logistics and Operations Management Club
      • SIFE: Students in Free Enterprise
      • Society for Human Resource Management

  • FINANCIAL AID

      • Who manages financial aid for the business program?: Central financial aid office at the university
      • Financial aid web site: http://stthomas.edu/financial

    • Scholarships

      • Scholarship money distributed to business students last year: $13,754,941.00
      • Expected scholarship distribution to business students this year: $12,052,342.00
      • Scholarships are awarded to business students based on: a combination of need and merit
      • Other criteria for scholarship consideration: Applicants are reviewed for scholarship consideration at the time the application decision is made. Contributions the student has made to school, community, and/or church are considered along with cumulative gpa, rank in class and ACT/SAT score.
      • Students receiving institutional scholarships in the current academic year: 85 %
      • Students receiving full-tuition institutional scholarships in the current academic year: 1 %
      • Institutional scholarship money distributed to undergraduate business students based on need: 3 %
      • Institutional scholarship money distributed to undergraduate business students based on merit: 97 %

    • Loans

      • Does the school offer a guaranteed loan to all business students, regardless of nationality?: No
      • Mean outstanding debt, most recent graduating class: $39,131.00

  • CAREER SERVICES

    • Employment Information

      • Percentage of most recent business graduates who supplied information regarding employment: 47 %
      • Percentage seeking full-time professional employment in business: 84 %
      • Percentage not seeking full-time professional employment in business: 16 %

    • Received first job offer:

      • By graduation: 54 %
      • After graduation, but within 3 months: 26 %
      • More than 3 months after graduation : 13 %
      • No job offer reported: 7 %

    • Accepted first job offer:

      • By graduation : 54 %
      • After graduation, but within 3 months: 26 %
      • More than 3 months after graduation: 13 %
      • No job acceptance reported: 7 %
      • Companies recruiting business students on campus: 53
      • Companies posting job offers for business students on school job boards: 319

    • Top employers (number of students hired):

      • Target Corporation 16
      • Best Buy Company, Inc. 11
      • Wells FArgo 10
      • United Health Group 4
      • U.S. Bank 4
      • Ameriprise Financial 3
      • Aon Benfield 2
      • C.H. Robinson Worldwide 2
      • Ecolab 2
      • Enterprise Rent a Car 2
      • Northwestern Mutual 2
      • Thrivent Financial 2
      • United Health Care, Inc. 2
      • United States Veterans Affairs 2
      • Xcel Energy 2

    • Compensation

      • Mean base salary: $32,900.00
      • Median base salary : $32,500.00

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

      • Consulting: 5 %
      • Finance/Accounting: 31 %
      • General Management: 8 %
      • Human Resources: 1 %
      • Management Information Systems: 1 %
      • Marketing/Sales: 33 %
      • Operations/Production: 7 %
      • Logistics/Transportation: 2 %
      • Other: 12 %

    • Most recent graduates accepted jobs in the following industries:

      • Accounting: 2 %
      • Consumer Products/Retail : 25 %
      • Consulting: 4 %
      • Financial Services: 24 %
      • Government/Education: 6 %
      • Pharma/Biotech/Health: 9 %
      • Manufacturing: 3 %
      • Media/Entertainment: 5 %
      • Petroleum/Energy: 0 %
      • Real Estate: 3 %
      • Sports/Leisure: 2 %
      • Technology/Science: 4 %
      • Non-Profit: 4 %
      • Transportation: 3 %
      • Utilities: 2 %
      • Other: 4 %

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

      • US: 100 %
      • Canada: 0 %

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

      • Northeast: 1 %
      • Mid-Atlantic: 1 %
      • Midwest: 96 %
      • South: 0 %
      • Southwest: 1 %
      • West: 1 %
      • Possessions and territories: 0 %
      • Career services offered: Administration and interpretation of individual interest, apptitude, and ability inventories; academic major search/exploration; mock interviews; seminars on career planning, job seeking, negotiation, resume building, interviewing, and other work/life concerns; individual career counseling appointments; on-campus interviewing for internships and full-time jobs; Career Resource Center containing infornation and publications to assist students with their career needs.

  • INTERNSHIPS

      • Companies recruiting business students for internships on campus: 32
      • Companies posting internship offers for business students on school job boards: 99

    • Top internship employers (number of students hired):

      • University of St. THomas 10
      • Target Corporation 8
      • Northwestern Mutual 6
      • Thompson Reuters 5
      • United Health Group 4
      • Ameriprise Financial 3
      • Bellagala 3
      • Minnesota Timberwolves 3
      • Best Buy Corporation, Inc. 2
      • Cargill, Inc. 2
      • Ceridian Corporation 2
      • Health Partners 2
      • Sr. Jude Medical 2
      • The Hartford 2
      • Wells Fargo 2

  • B-SCHOOL ALUMNI

      • Total number of undergraduate business program graduates since inception: 22,463
      • Total living alumni of the undergraduate business program: 17,293
      • Percentage of living alumni who contributed to the business program or university in the last academic year: 15 %

    • Alumni gifts

      • Mean Gift: $628.00
      • 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

      • Timothy Flynn Chairman and CEO (retired) KPMG International
      • Colleen Soukup Director of Worldwide Sourcing, General Mills
      • Susan Johnson CEO Magellan Medical Tehnology

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