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Undergraduate Profile Publish Date 05/27/12

The University of Tampa

Sykes College of Business

  • Program Basics

      • John H. Sykes College of Business
      • John H. Sykes College of Business
      • The University of Tampa
      • 401 W. Kennedy Blvd. Box O
      • Tampa, Florida
      • 33606
      • United States
      • Program Web site: http://www.ut.edu/businessdegrees
      • Program e-mail address: admissions@ut.edu
      • Program phone number: 813-253-6211
      • Status: Private
      • AACSB accredited: Yes

    • Accreditation other than AACSB:

      • SACS
      • COC
      • Year in which the undergraduate business program was founded: 1933
      • Institution: Four Year
      • Business Program: Four Year

  • SCHOOL BASICS

    • Enrollment:

      • Total undergraduate: 6,050
      • Full-time undergraduate business: 1,470
      • Part-time undergraduate business: 135
      • Distance undergraduate business: 0
      • College or university freshman retention rate: 74 %

    • Percentage of students who graduate from the business program:

      • Within four years of admission to the university: 52 %
      • Within six years of admission to the university: 65 %

    • Undergraduate Business Degrees Offered:

      • Bachelor of Science

  • PROGRAM COSTS

      • Annual Tuition (Resident): $22,834.00
      • Annual Tuition (Non-Resident): $22,834.00
      • Annual Required Fees: $1,142.00
      • Tuition Per Academic Credit (Resident): $486.00
      • Tuition Per Academic Credit (Non-Resident): $486.00
      • Annual Room and Board: $8,830.00
      • Annual Cost of Books: $1,050.00

  • CLASS PROFILE

    • Students in newest entering class that are:

      • Female: 32 %
      • International: 22 %

    • Mean and median age of full-time business students in the newest entering class:

      • Mean: 19
      • Median: 18

    • Percentage of newest entering class:

      • Top 10% of high school class: 12 %
      • Top 25% of high school class: 45 %
      • GPA of 3.75 or higher: 37 %
      • GPA of 3.5 to 3.74: 53 %

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

      • Mean: 1090
      • Median: 1070

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

      • From: 1010
      • To: 1160

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

      • Mean: 24
      • Median: 23

    • Middle 50% range of ACT scores:

      • From: 22
      • To: 26

    • Citizenship breakdown for newest entering class:

      • US: 76 %
      • Canada: 1 %
      • Other Non-US Citizens: 21 %
      • Dual Citizenship: 2%
      • Unknown Citizenship: 0 %

    • U.S. citizens in newest entering class:

      • African American: 8 %
      • Asian American: 1 %
      • Hispanic or Latino American: 15 %
      • Multiethnic/Multiracial: 2 %
      • Native American: 0 %
      • White (Non-Hispanic): 65 %
      • Chose not to report: 1 %
      • Other: 8 %

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

      • Northeast: 45 %
      • Mid-Atlantic: 9 %
      • South: 32 %
      • Southwest: 2 %
      • Midwest: 8 %
      • West: 1 %
      • Possessions and territories: 3 %

  • ADMISSIONS - Getting Into the Institution

    • Standardized tests required of all applicants:

      • SAT/ACT
      • Interviews are: Recommended

    • Application deadlines:

      • Fall 2012 rolling
      • Spring 2013 rolling
      • Summer 2013 Rolling
      • Fall 2013 Rolling
      • Additional application requirements: International students need to submit TOEFL or IELTS scores if their first language is not English. Transfer students need to submit all other college transcripts.
      • Total undergraduate applicants, all programs: 10,968
      • Percentage of applicants admitted: 72 %
      • Percentage of admitted applicants who enrolled: 24 %
      • International applicants: 8 %
      • Female applicants: 32 %

    • Relative Importance of Application Elements

      • Secondary school record: Very Important
      • Class rank: Considered
      • Talent/ability: Important
      • Interview: Considered
      • Extracurricular activities: Considered
      • Volunteer work: Considered
      • Character/personal abilities: Considered
      • Application essay: Important
      • Work experience: Considered
      • SAT/ACT scores: Very Important
      • Recommendations: Important
      • High school GPA: Very Important

  • ADMISSIONS - Getting Into the Business Program

      • Undergrad business program admissions are managed by: The university admissions office
      • Total undergraduate business applicants: 3,525
      • Percentage of applicants admitted: 65 %
      • 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: 84 %
      • 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

  • CAMPUS LIFE

    • Five largest on-campus organizations for business students:

      • Delta Sigma Pi
      • Beta Alpha Psi
      • American Marketing Association
      • UT Entrepreneurs
      • UT Student Chapter of Financial Management Association
      • 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:

      • BS 124

  • ACADEMICS

    • Average class size:

      • Required business classes: 25
      • Business electives: 19
      • Non-business electives: 20

    • Percentage of business classes:

      • With 20 or fewer students: 30 %
      • With 21 to 50 students: 69 %
      • With more than 50 students: 1 %

    • Course enrollment:

      • Percentage of required business courses reaching maximum enrollment by the first day of class: 81 %

  • CURRICULUM

    • Electives:

      • Available business electives: 24
      • New electives: Economics of Global Income Inequality and Poverty
      • Last curriculum overhaul: 2010
      • Total business faculty: 99
      • Percentage of the total faculty that is tenured or tenure track: 60 %

    • Most prominent faculty:

      • Dr. Rebecca White
      • Erika Matulich
      • Dr. Brian Kench

    • Business program's leading areas of study:

        • Accounting
        • Finance
        • Marketing
        • General Management
        • International Business
      • Special programs: The University of Tampa provides access to the local business community through a series of Business Network Symposiums sponsored by our Board of Fellows. The Fellows Forum exposes students to National Business Leaders. We also provide a number of internship opportunities to students. Students also have an opportunity to earn a multidisciplinary minor in leadership.

    • Extra-curricular activities:

      • The American Marketing Association
      • Beta Alpha Psi
      • Delta Sigma Pi
      • The University of Tampa Student Council
      • Omicron Delta Epsilon
      • The Dean's Student Advisory Group
      • UT Entrepreneurs
      • The Student Environmental Action Group

  • FINANCIAL AID

    • Scholarships

      • Scholarship money distributed to business students last year: $8,929,063.00
      • Expected scholarship distribution to business students this year: $9,662,904.00
      • Scholarships are awarded to business students based on: some other criteria
      • Other criteria for scholarship consideration: UT scholarships are awarded based on academic merit, talent, and/or major area of study.
      • Students receiving institutional scholarships in the current academic year: 64 %
      • Students receiving full-tuition institutional scholarships in the current academic year: 0 %
      • Institutional scholarship money distributed to undergraduate business students based on need: 0 %
      • Institutional scholarship money distributed to undergraduate business students based on merit: 100 %

    • Loans

      • Does the school offer a guaranteed loan to all business students, regardless of nationality?: No
      • Mean outstanding debt, most recent graduating class: $22,450.00

  • CAREER SERVICES

    • Employment Information

      • Percentage of most recent business graduates who supplied information regarding employment: 59 %
      • Percentage seeking full-time professional employment in business: 71 %
      • Percentage not seeking full-time professional employment in business: 29 %

    • Received first job offer:

      • By graduation: 35 %
      • After graduation, but within 3 months: 28 %
      • More than 3 months after graduation : 18 %
      • No job offer reported: 19 %

    • Accepted first job offer:

      • By graduation : 31 %
      • After graduation, but within 3 months: 36 %
      • More than 3 months after graduation: 21 %
      • No job acceptance reported: 12 %
      • Companies recruiting business students on campus: 292
      • Companies posting job offers for business students on school job boards: 831

    • Top employers (number of students hired):

      • Price Waterhouse Coopers 7
      • University of Tampa 5
      • T-Rowe Price 3
      • JP Morgan Chase 3
      • Citigroup 3
      • Enterprise Rentacar 2
      • Citicorp 2
      • Annex Marketing 2
      • AT & T 2
      • AACSB International 2
      • KPMG 2
      • K Force, Inc 2
      • M&T Bank 2
      • T- Mobile 2
      • Macy's 2

    • Compensation

      • Mean base salary: $40,000.00
      • Median base salary : $37,500.00

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

      • Consulting: 0 %
      • Finance/Accounting: 24 %
      • General Management: 11 %
      • Human Resources: 3 %
      • Management Information Systems: 6 %
      • Marketing/Sales: 18 %
      • Operations/Production: 0 %
      • Logistics/Transportation: 0 %
      • Other: 39 %

    • Most recent graduates accepted jobs in the following industries:

      • Accounting: 11 %
      • Consumer Products/Retail : 5 %
      • Consulting: 0 %
      • Financial Services: 13 %
      • Government/Education: 4 %
      • Pharma/Biotech/Health: 0 %
      • Manufacturing: 0 %
      • Media/Entertainment: 0 %
      • Petroleum/Energy: 0 %
      • Real Estate: 1 %
      • Sports/Leisure: 12 %
      • Technology/Science: 0 %
      • Non-Profit: 1 %
      • Transportation: 0 %
      • Utilities: 0 %
      • Other: 53 %

    • 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: 16 %
      • Mid-Atlantic: 5 %
      • Midwest: 0 %
      • South: 72 %
      • Southwest: 3 %
      • West: 1 %
      • Possessions and territories: 1 %
      • Career services offered: Individual career counseling and job coaching appts, Resume critiques, Job search skills workshops including resumes, interviewing, social media tools, Job Fairs, Internship Fairs, Employer Open Houses, Employer and Graduate School Information Sessions, Mock Interviews, Meet the Firms Accounting Job Fair, Graduate School search assistance, Corporate Site Visits, Life After UT Transition Program, Etiquette Dinner and Fashion Show, On campus interviewing, Resume and job search software- HIRE UT

  • INTERNSHIPS

      • Companies recruiting business students for internships on campus: 109
      • Companies posting internship offers for business students on school job boards: 139

    • Top internship employers (number of students hired):

      • Northwest Mutual 1
      • USB 3
      • JP Morgan Chase 1
      • Marcus and Millichap 1
      • Navocate 2
      • HSN 2
      • Clearchannel 2
      • The Spot Marketing 1
      • Tampa Bay Lightning 1

    • Internship pay

      • Internships that are paid: 41 %
      • Mean compensation, per week, for paid internships only: $140.00
      • Median compensation, per week, for paid internships only: $170.00
      • Average internship length, in weeks: 13

  • B-SCHOOL ALUMNI

      • Total number of undergraduate business program graduates since inception: 7,313
      • Total living alumni of the undergraduate business program: 5,356
      • Percentage of living alumni who contributed to the business program or university in the last academic year: 10 %

    • Alumni gifts

      • Mean Gift: $614.00
      • 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

      • Rick Thomas '72 President and CEO/Thomas Financial Group
      • Rod Piatt '74 Founder and President/Horizon Properties
      • Rashid Skaf '92 President and CEO/AMX

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