UNDERGRADUATE Profiles Publish Date 2/26/09

Temple University

Fox School of Business and Management

Getting In

PROGRAM BASICS

Fox School of Business and Management, Temple University

1801 Liacouras Walk
Alter Hall
Philadelphia , Pennsylvania 19122

Public Institution

Web site

http://www.fox.temple.edu

Program e-mail address:

kaiser@temple.edu

Program telephone number:

(215) 204-7676

AACSB accredited:

Yes

Accreditation other than AACSB:

Middle States

Year in which the undergraduate business program was founded:

1918

Length of entire institution:

Four Year

Business program length:

Four Year

Degrees offered:

Degree/Program Name:
BBA/Bachelor of Business Administration

PROGRAM COSTS

Annual Tuition (Resident):

$ 12,330

Annual Tuition (Non-Resident)

$ 22,084

Cost per academic credit (resident)

$ 454

Cost per academic credit (non-resident)

$ 765

Required fees

$ 590

Books:

$ 800

Room and board:

$ 8,884

ENROLLMENT

Full-time undergraduate business student enrollment:

4,903

Part-time undergraduate business student enrollment:

731

Distance undergraduate business student enrollment:

Total College enrollment for 2008-09:

37,748

ADMISSIONS

Minimum SAT score for entire college on 1600 scale:

Minimum ACT score for entire college:

Minimum high school GPA for entire college:

2.3

Interviews for entire college:

Not offered

Additional application requirements for entire college:

I-20 forms and proof of ability to pay tuition/fees for international students, final transcripts for transfer students if admitted prior to final grades

Upcoming application deadlines for entire college:

Semester: Fall 2009
Deadline: 03-01-2009 Freshmen
Semester: Spring 2010
Deadline: 11-01-2009 Freshmen
Semester: Fall 2009
Deadline: 06-01-2009 transfers
Semester: Spring 2010
Deadline: 11-01-2009 transfers

Freshmen admitted into business program:

Yes

Percentage of business students admitted as freshmen:

55 %

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

Freshmen admitted by:

Indicate interest on university application

Minimum requirements for business program:

Minimum SAT score: NA
Minimum ACT score: NA
Minimum high school GPA : 2.3

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

Interview to enter business program:

Not offered

Additional application requirements for freshman admits:

N/A

Minimum college GPA for internal business program transfers:

2.0

Additional requirements for internal transfers:

Students must complete an Intra-University transfer workshop with the Fox School advising office prior to being accepted to the school.

Total number of full-time applications for entire college:

25,925

International applicants, entire college, 2008-09:

8 %

Female applicants, entire college, 2008-09:

56 %

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

68 %

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

47 %

Relative Importance of Application Elements:

Secondary School Record:

Very Important

Class Rank:

Very Important

Talent/Ability:

Considered

Interview:

Not Considered

Extracurricular Activities:

Considered

Volunteer Work:

Considered

Character/Personal Abilities:

Not Considered

Application Essay:

Important

Work Experience:

Considered

SAT/ACT Scores:

Very Important

Recommendations:

Considered

High School GPA:

Very Important

Admissions program managed by:

The university admissions office

Total undergraduate business program applicants, 2008-09:

6,099

Applicants enrolled in undergrad business program 2008-2009:

61 %

Applicants admitted to undergraduate business program, 2008-09:

68 %

CLASS PROFILE

Class Profile:

Female: 41 %
International : 6 %

Entering students by age:

Mean: 21
Median: 19

Citizenship of Entering Students

U.S.: 92 %
Canada: 0 %
Other countries: 8 %
Unknown: 0 %

Percentage of US citizens in entering class who are:

African American: 17 %
Asian American: 15 %
Hispanic or Latino American: 3.3 %
Multiethnic/Multiracial : 0.2 %
Native American: 0.5 %
White (Non-Hispanic): 57 %
Chose not to report: 0 %
Other: 7 %

Entering students from the following region:

Northeast: 12 %
Mid-Atlantic: 86 %
South: 1 %
Southwest: 0 %
Midwest : 0 %
West: 1 %
Possessions and territories: 0 %

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

Mean: 1107
Median: 1100

SAT middle 50% range on 1600 scale:

From: 1,030
To: 1,180

ACT Scores for full-time entering business students:

Mean: 23
Median: 23

ACT middle 50% range:

From: 21
To: 26

Percent of Students Who Were In:

Top 10% of high school class

14 %

Top 25% of high school class:

37 %

HS GPA of 3.75 or higher

17 %

HS GPA of 3.5 to 3.74:

19 %

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:

$ 8,966,636

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

$ 9,808,005

Scholarships awarded to students in the business program based on:

A combination of need and merit

Scholarship consideration process:

As part of the admissions application

Other scholarship considerations:

N/A

Students receiving institutional scholarships for 2008-09 academic year:

37 %

Undergraduate business students with full-tuition scholarships 2008-09:

1 %

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

62 %

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

24 %

School offers guaranteed loans:

Financial aid web site

http://www.temple.edu/sfs/

Academics & Lifestyle

PROGRAM BASICS

Business students who graduate within four years:

34 %

Business students who graduate within 6 years:

51 %

Freshman retention rate:

87 %

PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS

Credit hours required for graduation:

Degree: BBA
Hours: 124

Other degree requirements:

20 business courses (59 s.h.) are required and a minimum of 6 business courses in the major. Students will become competent in understanding critical business concepts, the practice of ethical decision-making, demonstrate effective written & oral communication, and the ability to apply critical thinking to business problems. All students must take a minimum of two writing-intensive courses in the major and meet the residency requirement of 50.1% for major & required business classes.

ACADEMICS

Average class size in required business courses:

Average class size in business electives:

Class size:

Classes with fewer than 20 students: 20 %
Classes with 21 to 50 students: 70 %
Classes with more than 50 students: 10 %

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

64 %

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

0 %

CURRICULUM

Number of elective courses available in business program:

123

Electives added current year:

Entrepreneurial Marketing
Quantitative Methods in Marketing Management
Managing Global Information Systems Projects
HR on the Ground
Information Management for Marketing Strategies

Year of the last major change to the business program's core curriculum:

2008

Leading areas of study:

Accounting

Finance

Human Resource Management

International Business

Marketing

Risk Management & Insurance

Special programs for business students:

Research Scholars, TempleLaw Scholars, Buisness Honors Program, Diamond Peer Teachers, Fox Peer Teachers, Study Abroad Fellows

Business program offers work study or co-op opportunities:

Yes

Students work through the office of financial aid and the University Career Services office to identify work study options on campus. Co-op positions as well as internships are identified through the Fox Center for Student Professional Development Office or the University Career Services Office.

Business program offers study abroad opportunities:

Yes

Study abroad program description:

Semester/year long programs are available at Temple Rome, Temple Japan, France, Ireland, and in Spain. Additional programs are available in the summer in Brazil, Germany, Ghana, India, Jamaica, Mexico, Senegal, and the U.K. Exchange programs with Germany, Puerto Rico and the U.K. Other Temple programs include FIPSE and Latin American Studies emersion semesters. Temple students also participate in non-Temple programs in countries all over the world.

Volunteer work and community service opportunities:

Yes

Volunteer opportunities description:

Business students participate annually in two Red Cross Blood Drives, two Breakfast for Charity events, Relay for Life, Habitat for Humanity, Accounting tutoring for local high school students, food drives for Project H.O.M.E. and St. John's Hospice, clothing drives, Books for Africa, outreach to local Future Business Leaders of America high school chapters, as well as other University sponsored events.

Business clubs and extracurricular activities:

23 student professional organizations
Mock Trial Competitions
Fox School Alumni Association Events
Corporate and Alumni Guest Speakers
Business Plan Competitions
Community Service opportunities
Semi-Annual Case Competitions
Professional Development Workshops and Career Fairs

FACULTY

Faculty:

Full-time faculty : 122
Adjuncts and visiting faculty: 121
Permanent/tenured professors: 71
Percentage of permanent/tenured professors who are women: 17
Percentage of permanent/tenured professors who are underrepresented minorities: 3
Percentage of permanent/tenured professors who are also members of company boards of directors or of advisors: 18
Percentage of permanent/tenured professors who are business owners: 17

Prominent faculty:

Rajiv Banker DBA Harvard University
Masaaki Kotabe PhD Michigan State University
David Cummins PhD University of Pennsylvania

STUDENT LIFE

Largest on-campus organizations for business students:

Gamma Iota Sigma International Risk Mgmt Assoc
Financial Management Association
American Marketing Association

Freshmen are required to live on campus:

Business students are grouped in learning communities:

TECHNOLOGY

Wireless network available:

Yes

Technological improvements made in the last three years:

3 yr Tech Fee Spending, $1.8 million; one time spending for Alter Hall, $8 million Total University tech Fee 3 years, $5 million. Initiatives: 1. 10th year for Honors Laptop Program; 2. Smart Classroom and study spaces – 30 classrooms, 26 breakout rooms, 18 conference rooms and wireless thru out; 3.Largest class capture school in US 4.Longest elliptical ticker in US 5. Nine rooms with video conferencing. 6. Two MIS Labs and a Trading Room.

Trading laboratory available:

Yes

COMMENTS

On January 2009, Fox opened an $80 million, state-of-the-art building, Alter Hall. A 217, 00 sf building designed by Michael Graves with ample space for student relaxation, collaboration, and study. Alter Hall enables consolidation of all programs in one place. Alter Hall is already a must see stop for Temple students and guests from around the area and the world.

Alumni Affairs & Careers

ALUMNI

Total number of undergraduate business program graduates since inception:

38,194

Total living alumni:

34,449

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

8 %

Mean alumni gift 2007-08:

$ 727

Median alumni gift, 2007-08:

$ 50

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

Prominent alumni:

Name: Larry G. Miller, 1982
Title: President, Portland Trail Blazers, NBA Franchise
Name: Norman Braman, 1955
Title: President & CEO, Braman Mgmt; Owner: Philadelphia Eagles
Name: Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem, 1981
Title: Chairman, Dubai Ports World; Nakheel Executive Chairman

CAREER SERVICES

Percent of 2008 graduates who provided employment information:

47 %

Seeking full-time employment in business: 96 %
Not Seeking full-time employment in business: 4 %

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

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

281

Other activities and services provided for business majors:

The Center for Student Professional Development provides: One-on-one coaching sessions, career building group workshops, a required one credit Professional Development Strategies course, an on-line career management system, mock interviews, on-campus recruiting with local, regional and national firms, numerous networking events with employers including Senior Reception and Spring Connection, Annual Leadership Retreat, student professional organization consulting, and CSPD Blackboard Site.

Job offer results, 2008 graduates:

Received first job offer by graduation: 56 %
Received first job offer in three months following graduation: 26 %
Received first job offer more than 3 months after graduation: 17 %
Did not report having received a job offer: 1 %
Accepted first job offer by graduation: 56 %
Accepted first job offer in three months following graduation: 26 %
Accepted first job offer more than 3 months after graduation: 17 %
Did not report having accepted a job offer: 1 %

Top hiring firms:

PricewaterhouseCoopers
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
Cigna
Ernst & Young
KPMG LLP
Mercer Consulting

Marsh
AON
ACE INA
Enterprise
Aramark
Lincoln Financial Group
Vanguard
Janney Montgomery Scott
Amper, Politziner & Mattia

Graduate compensation:

Mean base salary: $ 45,910
Median base salary: $ 47,500
Mean signing bonus: $ 3,844
Median signing bonus: $ 4,000
Mean other guaranteed compensation: $ 4,146
Median other guaranteed compensation: $ 3,000

Grads accepted jobs in following functional areas:

Consulting: 3 %
Finance/Accounting: 37 %
General Management: 5 %
Human Resources: 5 %
Management Information Systems: 4 %
Marketing/Sales: 10 %
Operations/Production: 3 %
Logistics/Transportation: 1 %
Other: 32 %

Grads accepted jobs in following industries:

Accounting: 19 %
Consumer Products/Retail: 5 %
Consulting Services: 5 %
Financial Services: 18 %
Government/Education: 3 %
Pharma/Biotech/Health: 6 %
Manufacturing: 3 %
Media/Entertainment: 3 %
Petroleum/Energy: 1 %
Real Estate: 2 %
Sports/Leisure: 0 %
Technology/Science: 2 %
Non-Profit: 1 %
Transportation: 1 %
Utilities: 0 %
Other: 31 %

Percentage of job acceptances, US and Canada:

US: 93 %
Canada: 0 %

Grads accepted jobs in the following US regions:

Northeast: 11 %
Mid-Atlantic: 78 %
Midwest: 1 %
South: 1 %
Southwest: 1 %
West: 1 %
US Possessions/Territories: 0 %

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

Internship postings on job boards, previous academic year:

265

Top internship recruiters, 2007-08:

JPMorgan Chase & Co.
PricewaterhouseCoopers
TD Financial
Johnson & Johnson
Mercer Consulting
Cigna
Ernst & Young

ACE INA
Marsh
Independence Blue Cross
Lincoln Financial Group
Choice One Mortgage
All Risks, LTD
AON
AIG

Percentage of internships that were paid, previous academic year

74 %

Average internship, in weeks:

Graduate Comments

Temple University's Fox School of Business is extremely underrated. Many students are lazy and don't take advantage of what the school has to offer, and this is the reason, in my opinion, why the school scores low on student evaluations yet high on employers�. Professors are amazing and very caring about their students, and the university opens job opportunities that are sometimes offered to only the best-rated business programs in the region.

I truly cannot imagine another business program being better than Fox. The faculty, staff, and students are the best group of people I have met in my professional career thus far.

The program does not baby you. It puts the responsibility in your hands to better your life by providing options for you to do so.

The professional development office is beyond supportive. They provide every opportunity possible for students to network, gain connections, and get internships/full-time offers. They walk you through every step of the process, give you tips on how to succeed, and celebrate when you do receive the big internship/full-time offer.

International Business program is unique in that it is an extremely well-rounded/integrated curriculum. Like many students, I questioned the importance of certain required courses, such as Foreign Governments. However, I can honestly say that every course served as a building block. I constantly relate and utilize facts and concepts learned from previous courses in current courses through every semester.

The Center for Student Professional Development does an outstanding job assisting students to develop interview skills and pursue job offers. � When you come back to let them know you got the job, the whole office gets up from their desk and applauds you.

Our business program focuses mostly on how everything we're learning will help us in the field � not on exams.

I wish that I did not have some of the teachers I had. Some teachers are excellent, while others are a waste of time and make you feel differently about the school. It is a shame, really, that they allow some of these teachers to stay with the university, even after hearing so many complaints from students. Really, that is my only complaint about Temple's Fox School of Business.

Temple's business program offers a high-quality education and unique connections to a number of employers at a very reasonable tuition.

Need to do better with job placement � 90% of the people I know graduating with me do not have jobs lined up.

The diversity in the classroom makes the Fox School of Business unique. Not only do we see students from different cultural backgrounds, the students make up a unique group, both demographically and socioeconomically.

Some professors in finance and accounting are horrible. They might be financial geniuses but they can�t teach. They don't care about the students and are in general very grumpy. The finance and accounting departments need a face lift! By that I mean newer, high energy, creative, intelligent, fresh, teachers. Preferably ones who actually like to teach.

Since I am a Risk Management and Insurance major, my experience in the business school has been a little different than the average student � and by different I mean better. The RMI major does a lot more for their students than the other majors n the business school. It has been everything I could have asked for and more. Although the rest of the business school is close, but just behind, the RMI major in developing and preparing their students. � Over all, the fox school is a great education for what one pays in tuition.

The business honors program. There is a sense of community and intellectual stimulation as well as the ability to create relationships with professors more easily.

Nothing. They are not unique in any sense. They are a typical large business school that acts as a degree factory. I'm extremely disappointed in my education at my school and I would do everything completely different if I had a chance to go to undergrad all over again. One thing that does make Temple unique is that it seems the weaker students sometimes get rewarded because the teachers are that pathetic. Horrible business school! I would NEVER recommend it to anyone. Hardly learned a thing about business.

At the Fox School of Business every student is treated as an actual individual not just a number. Professors really love to help and talk with students. Many of my friends at other business schools say that they feel that they are just a number and no one at their school takes the time to make sure they are capitalizing on their college career. That is definitely not the case at the Fox School. There are so many departments that are dedicated to helping students to be prepared for entering the professional arena after graduation.