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Undergraduate Profile Publish Date 05/27/12

Suffolk University

Sawyer Business School

  • Program Basics

      • AACSB accredited: Yes

    • Accreditation other than AACSB:

      • NASPAA
      • Year in which the undergraduate business program was founded: 1937
      • Institution: Four Year
      • Business Program: Four Year

  • SCHOOL BASICS

    • Enrollment:

      • Total undergraduate: 5,769
      • Full-time undergraduate business: 2,070
      • Part-time undergraduate business: 122
      • College or university freshman retention rate: 75 %

    • Percentage of students who graduate from the business program:

      • Within four years of admission to the university: 45 %
      • Within six years of admission to the university: 56 %

    • Undergraduate Business Degrees Offered:

      • BSBA/Accounting
      • BSBA/Information Systems
      • BSBA/Finance
      • BSBA/Global Business
      • BSBA/Management
      • BSBA/Marketing
      • BSBA/Public Administatration

  • PROGRAM COSTS

      • Annual Tuition (Resident): $29,778.00
      • Annual Required Fees: $116.00
      • Tuition Per Academic Credit (Resident): $730.00
      • Annual Room and Board: $14,624.00
      • Annual Cost of Books: $1,200.00

  • CLASS PROFILE

    • Students in newest entering class that are:

      • Female: 44 %
      • International: 22 %

    • 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: 11 %
      • Top 25% of high school class: 30 %
      • GPA of 3.75 or higher: 5 %
      • GPA of 3.5 to 3.74: 9 %

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

      • Mean: 1026
      • Median: 1030

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

      • From: 930
      • To: 1110

    • 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: 25

    • Citizenship breakdown for newest entering class:

      • US: 79 %
      • Canada: 1 %
      • Other Non-US Citizens: 20 %

    • U.S. citizens in newest entering class:

      • African American: 3 %
      • Asian American: 12 %
      • Hispanic or Latino American: 17 %
      • Multiethnic/Multiracial: 2 %
      • Native American: 0 %
      • White (Non-Hispanic): 47 %
      • Chose not to report: 19 %
      • Other: 0 %

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

      • Northeast: 85 %
      • Mid-Atlantic: 1 %
      • South: 5 %
      • Southwest: 1 %
      • Midwest: 2 %
      • West: 3 %
      • Possessions and territories: 2 %

  • ADMISSIONS - Getting Into the Institution

    • Standardized tests required of all applicants:

      • SAT
      • ACT may be accepted in place of SAT
      • Interviews are: Not required

    • Application deadlines:

      • Fall 2012 02-15-2012
      • Spring 2013 11-01-2012
      • Fall 2013 02-15-2013
      • Additional application requirements: A minimum TOEFL Score of 525/197/71 (Paper/Computer/Internet) required
      • Total undergraduate applicants, all programs: 9,096
      • Percentage of applicants admitted: 79 %
      • Percentage of admitted applicants who enrolled: 17 %
      • International applicants: 12 %
      • Female applicants: 44 %

    • 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: Very Important
      • Application essay: Important
      • Work experience: Considered
      • SAT/ACT scores: Important
      • Recommendations: Considered
      • High school GPA: Important

  • ADMISSIONS - Getting Into the Business Program

      • Undergrad business program admissions are managed by: The university admissions office
      • Total undergraduate business applicants: 2,625
      • Percentage of applicants admitted: 79 %
      • Percentage of admitted applicants who enrolled: 19 %
      • Admissions interviews for the undergraduate business program are: Not required

    • Freshman admission:

      • Does the business program admit freshmen?: Yes
      • Percentage of business program admits in most recent entering class who were freshman: 85 %
      • 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:

      • Collegiate Investors Association
      • National Association of Black America
      • Women in Business
      • Suffolk University Business Career Organization
      • Students in Free Enterprise
      • Are freshmen required to live on campus?: No
      • Are business students grouped together in 'learning communities' in housing and other facilities?: Yes

  • PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS

    • Minimum number of credit hours required to receive an undergraduate business degree:

      • BSBA 124

    • Other requirements for the undergraduate business degree

      • Students must have an overall GPA of 2.0 (4.0 scale)- Students must have a GPA of a 2.0 (4.0 scale) in their major classes- A minimum of 30 semester hours of business coursework must be completed at Suffolk University

  • ACADEMICS

    • Average class size:

      • Required business classes: 25
      • Non-business electives: 25

    • Percentage of business classes:

      • With 20 or fewer students: 25 %
      • With 21 to 50 students: 68 %
      • With more than 50 students: 7 %

  • CURRICULUM

    • Electives:

      • Available business electives: 146
      • Last curriculum overhaul: 2002
      • Total business faculty: 179
      • Percentage of the total faculty that is tenured or tenure track: 60 %

    • Business program's leading areas of study:

        • Accounting
        • Finance
        • Marketing
        • Other
        • Operations Management
      • Other leading area of study: Global Business
      • Special programs: -Suffolk Honors Program - Griffin Honors Program - Business Honor Societies: Beta Alpha Psi, Beta Gamma Sigma, Alpha Mu Alpha, Alpha Delta Sigma, Delta Alpha Pi, Financil Management Assoc. National Honor Society - Various Academic Competitions: New Product Innovation, B-School Beanpot Case Analysis, Nationa Association of Black Accountants, Global Business Plan, Students in Free Enterprise
      • Work study: Various Work-study and Co-Op jobs are available to all students. For more information visit: http://www.suffolk.edu/campuslife/5093.html
      • Study abroad programs: Please visit the Study Abroad website for more information: http://www.suffolk.edu/campuslife/49418.html
      • Volunteer opportunities: Various opportunities for volunteer work are available. Please visit the Student Affairs website for more information: http://www.suffolk.edu/campuslife/40990.html

    • Extra-curricular activities:

      • http://www.suffolk.edu/campuslife/186.html

  • FINANCIAL AID

    • Scholarships

      • Scholarship money distributed to business students last year: $14,529,714.00
      • Expected scholarship distribution to business students this year: $15,481,935.00
      • Scholarships are awarded to business students based on: a combination of need and merit
      • Students receiving institutional scholarships in the current academic year: 57 %
      • Students receiving full-tuition institutional scholarships in the current academic year: 1 %
      • Institutional scholarship money distributed to undergraduate business students based on need: 70 %
      • Institutional scholarship money distributed to undergraduate business students based on merit: 29 %

    • Loans

      • Does the school offer a guaranteed loan to all business students, regardless of nationality?: No
      • Mean outstanding debt, most recent graduating class: $30,304.00

  • CAREER SERVICES

    • Employment Information

      • Percentage of most recent business graduates who supplied information regarding employment: 7 %
      • Percentage seeking full-time professional employment in business: 94 %
      • Percentage not seeking full-time professional employment in business: 6 %

    • Accepted first job offer:

      • By graduation : 56 %
      • After graduation, but within 3 months: 6 %
      • More than 3 months after graduation: 32 %
      • No job acceptance reported: 6 %
      • Companies recruiting business students on campus: 79
      • Companies posting job offers for business students on school job boards: 484

    • Compensation

      • Mean base salary: $46,600.00
      • Median base salary : $48,000.00

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

      • Consulting: 8 %
      • Finance/Accounting: 63 %
      • General Management: 10 %
      • Management Information Systems: 3 %
      • Marketing/Sales: 3 %
      • Operations/Production: 7 %
      • Other: 7 %

    • Most recent graduates accepted jobs in the following industries:

      • Accounting: 53 %
      • Consumer Products/Retail : 7 %
      • Consulting: 3 %
      • Financial Services: 17 %
      • Technology/Science: 7 %
      • Non-Profit: 7 %
      • Transportation: 3 %
      • Other: 3 %

    • 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: 100 %
      • Career services offered: Full service Career Center, offer Career Counseling workshops/seminars, On-campus recruiting, Career Expo, Senior Career Summit, Jumpstart Series for Seniors

  • INTERNSHIPS

      • Companies recruiting business students for internships on campus: 218
      • Companies posting internship offers for business students on school job boards: 218

    • Internship pay

      • Internships that are paid: 100 %
      • Mean compensation, per week, for paid internships only: $250.00
      • Average internship length, in weeks: 14

  • B-SCHOOL ALUMNI

      • Total living alumni of the undergraduate business program: 11,389
      • Percentage of living alumni who contributed to the business program or university in the last academic year: 5 %

    • Alumni gifts

      • Mean Gift: $365.00
      • Median Gift: $75.00
      • 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

      • Sharon Bryan Chief Operating Officer, The Rockport Company, a division of the adidas Group
      • Robert Kaplan Executive Vice President and Head of Global Operations,State Street Bank & Trust

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