SUNY Geneseo

PROGRAM BASICS

School of Business

SUNY Geneseo
South Hall Room 100
Geneseo , New York 14454

Public Institution

Web site

http://business.geneseo.edu

Program e-mail address:

admissions@geneseo.edu

Program telephone number:

(585) 245-5367

AACSB accredited:

Yes

Accreditation other than AACSB:

Middle States Assoc of Secondary Schools and Colleges

Year in which the undergraduate business program was founded:

1980

Length of entire institution:

Four Year

Business program length:

Four Year

Degrees offered:

Degree/Program Name:
Accounting (BS)
Business Administration (BS)
Economics (BA)

PROGRAM COSTS

Annual Tuition (Resident):

$  4,460

Annual Tuition (Non-Resident)

$  11,740

Cost per academic credit (resident)

$  207

Cost per academic credit (non-resident)

$  536

Required fees

$  1,308

Books:

$  800

Room and board:

$  9,070

ENROLLMENT

Full-time undergraduate business student enrollment:

730

Part-time undergraduate business student enrollment:

6

Total College enrollment for 2008-09:

5,585

ADMISSIONS

Minimum SAT score for entire college on 1600 scale:

NA

Minimum ACT score for entire college:

NA

Minimum high school GPA for entire college:

NA

Interviews for entire college:

Not required

Additional application requirements for entire college:

TOEL or IELTS required for International applicants; statement of financial ability; Documentation of successful completion of intensive English program; Translated transcript

Upcoming application deadlines for entire college:

Semester: fall 2009
Deadline: 01-01-2009
Semester: spring 2010
Deadline: 10-15-2009

Freshmen admitted into business program:

No

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

No

Internal transfers handled by:

Separate application

Minimum requirements for business program:

Minimum SAT score: NA
Minimum ACT score: NA
Minimum high school GPA : NA

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

No

Interview to enter business program:

Not offered

Additional application requirements for freshman admits:

N/A

Minimum college GPA for internal business program transfers:

2.8

Additional requirements for internal transfers:

Must complete a minimum of 24 credit hours at Geneseo.

Total number of full-time applications for entire college:

10,588

International applicants, entire college, 2008-09:

5  %

Female applicants, entire college, 2008-09:

60  %

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

37  %

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

29  %

Relative Importance of Application Elements:

Secondary School Record:

Very Important

Class Rank:

Important

Talent/Ability:

Important

Interview:

Not Considered

Extracurricular Activities:

Important

Volunteer Work:

Considered

Character/Personal Abilities:

Considered

Application Essay:

Important

Work Experience:

Considered

SAT/ACT Scores:

Very Important

Recommendations:

Important

High School GPA:

Important

Admissions program managed by:

The business program office

Total undergraduate business program applicants, 2008-09:

1,232

Applicants enrolled in undergrad business program 2008-2009:

35  %

Applicants admitted to undergraduate business program, 2008-09:

30  %

CLASS PROFILE

Class Profile:

Female: 31  %
International : 6  %

Entering students by age:

Mean: 18
Median: 18

Citizenship of Entering Students

U.S.: 94  %

Percentage of US citizens in entering class who are:

African American: 4  %
Asian American: 9  %
Hispanic or Latino American: 2  %
Native American: .7  %
White (Non-Hispanic): 64  %
Chose not to report: 14  %
Other: 6  %

Entering students from the following region:

Northeast: 94  %
Southwest: .7  %

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

Mean: 1273
Median: 1290

SAT middle 50% range on 1600 scale:

From:  1,230
To:  1,330

ACT Scores for full-time entering business students:

Mean:  28
Median:  29

ACT middle 50% range:

From:  28
To:  28

Percent of Students Who Were In:

Top 10% of high school class

38  %

Top 25% of high school class:

80  %

HS GPA of 3.75 or higher

35  %

HS GPA of 3.5 to 3.74:

45  %

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:

$  881,000

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

$  1,052,006

Scholarships awarded to students in the business program based on:

Academic merit

Scholarship consideration process:

As part of the admissions application

Other scholarship considerations:

N/A

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

0  %

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

100  %

School offers guaranteed loans:

Yes

Financial aid web site

http://finaid.geneseo.edu

PROGRAM BASICS

Business students who graduate within four years:

58  %

Business students who graduate within 6 years:

78  %

Freshman retention rate:

92  %

Credit hours required for graduation:

Hours: 120
Hours: 120
Hours: 120

Other degree requirements:

Writing Proficiency Exam 2. Professional Deveopment Requirement.

ACADEMICS

Average class size in required business courses:

28

Average class size in business electives:

23

Average class size in non-business electives required for admission to business program:

30

Class size:

Classes with fewer than 20 students: 5  %
Classes with 21 to 50 students: 80  %
Classes with more than 50 students: 15  %

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

80  %

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

0  %

CURRICULUM

Number of elective courses available in business program:

20

Leading areas of study:

Accounting

Economics

Finance

General Management

Marketing

Special programs for business students:

N/A

Business program offers work study or co-op opportunities:

Yes

On campus positions

Business program offers study abroad opportunities:

Yes

Study abroad program description:

Through Study Abroad Office - variety of programs.

Volunteer work and community service opportunities:

Yes

Volunteer opportunities description:

N/A

Business clubs and extracurricular activities:

Accounting Society Geneseo Marketing Association
APICS
Business Plan Competition
Economics Society
FED Challenge Student Managed Investment Fund/Finance Club
International Business Club
Phi Beta Lambda
SHRM

FACULTY

Faculty:

Full-time faculty : 18
Adjuncts and visiting faculty: 10
Permanent/tenured professors: 12
Percentage of permanent/tenured professors who are women: 25
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: 15
Percentage of permanent/tenured professors who are business owners: 10

Prominent faculty:

Dr Anthony Gu
Dr Mark Mitchow
Dr Avan Jassawalla

STUDENT LIFE

Largest on-campus organizations for business students:

Accounting Society
APICS
Finance Club of Student Managed Investment Fund
Economic Society SHRM FED Challenge

Freshmen are required to live on campus:

Yes

Business students are grouped in learning communities:

No

TECHNOLOGY

Wireless network available:

Yes

Technological improvements made in the last three years:

N/A

Trading laboratory available:

No

COMMENTS

Financial Aid section pertaining to Scholarships. The information is for all undergraduates not specific to business students. Section: Program Basics - Graduation Rate and Retention. The data is for all undergraduates not specific to business students.

ALUMNI

Total number of undergraduate business program graduates since inception:

6,028

Total living alumni:

5,984

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

13  %

Mean alumni gift 2007-08:

$  296

Median alumni gift, 2007-08:

$  50

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

No

Prominent alumni:

Name: Jeffrey J. Clarke
Title: CEO and President, Travelport, Inc., ORBITZ Worldwide
Name: Charles Kleman
Title: CFO, Chico's FAS Inc.
Name: Norb Mayrhofer
Title: General Manager, North American Commercial Products, Proctor & Gamble

CAREER SERVICES

Percent of 2008 graduates who provided employment information:

70  %

Seeking full-time employment in business: .8  %
Not Seeking full-time employment in business: 2.4  %

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

36

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

136

Other activities and services provided for business majors:

N/A

Job offer results, 2008 graduates:

Accepted first job offer in three months following graduation: 93  %
Did not report having accepted a job offer: 7  %

Top hiring firms:

KPMG LLP
Bank of America Corp.
PricewaterhouseCoopers
Xerox
Ernst & Young

Eisner LLP
Paychex
M & T bank
Paetec Communications
Fust Charles Chambers
The Bonadio Group
Freed Maxick Battalia
AXA Advisors
United Technologics

Graduate compensation:

Mean base salary: $  40,024
Median base salary: $  42,000

Grads accepted jobs in following functional areas:

Consulting: 2  %
Finance/Accounting: 61  %
General Management: 7  %
Human Resources: 4  %
Management Information Systems: 1  %
Marketing/Sales: 17  %
Operations/Production: 0  %
Logistics/Transportation: 0  %
Other: 8  %

Grads accepted jobs in following industries:

Accounting: 35  %
Consumer Products/Retail: 5  %
Consulting Services: 5  %
Financial Services: 30  %
Government/Education: 8  %
Pharma/Biotech/Health: 1  %
Manufacturing: 1  %
Media/Entertainment: 1  %
Petroleum/Energy: 2  %
Real Estate: 1  %
Sports/Leisure: 1  %
Technology/Science: 5  %
Non-Profit: 0  %
Transportation: 1  %
Utilities: 3  %
Other: 1  %

Percentage of job acceptances, US and Canada:

US: 98  %
Canada: 2  %

Grads accepted jobs in the following US regions:

Northeast: 89  %
Mid-Atlantic: 2  %
Midwest: 0  %
South: 4  %
Southwest: 2  %
West: 1  %
US Possessions/Territories: 0  %

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

50

Internship postings on job boards, previous academic year:

80

Top internship recruiters, 2007-08:

Merrill Lynch
Citigroup Inc.
Xerox

Paychex
Wall Street Financial Group
Daniel R. Beaty, CPA
Fingerlakes DDSO
Demott & Smith PC
M & T Bank
PAETEC
Eastman Kodak
Eldredge, Fox & Porretti Group
Mengel, Metzger, Barr LLP
PWC

Average internship, in weeks:

11