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College of William & Mary

Mason School of Business

Quick Stats

  • Avg. SAT Score
    1361
  • Annual Tuition
    $8,677
    $ $ $ $ $
  • Program Enrollment
    506
  • University Selectivity
    32%
  • University Yield
    33%
  • Job Offers
    84%
  • Average Salary
    $52,996
  • Top Industry
    Financial Services
  • School Status
    Public
  • Accreditation
    AACSB Accredited
  • B-School Founded
    1968
  • Program Length
    Two Year
Contact Information
101 Ukrop Way
Williamsburg, Virginia 23185, United States
Website
405x225

Mason School of Business

For nearly four centuries the College of William & Mary has been driven by distinctive ideals of service, entrepreneurship and innovation in educating forward-thinking, ethically minded leaders. Our undergraduate business program challenges each student to design an Individual Program of Study that integrates one's talents, passions, and aspirations - in business and beyond. At the dawn of a new century, business students of the nation's “alma mater” emerge with a perspective and experiences that combine commerce, integrity, and hard work to change our world for the better.

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I've never felt so welcomed and as part of a family in an academic setting as I do as a student in the Mason School. At the same time, I am challenged everyday to reach my full potential intellectually, as a leader, and a contributing member to a team. Every resource I have ever needed has been provided to allow me to be competitive with my classmates and every other business student in the nation.

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About College of William & Mary

Admissions

Admissions Selectivity
32% College of William & Mary 58% Average Across All Schools
Most Important Admissions Factors
More Information
Total Applications
  • Applied
  • Accepted
  • Accepted Apps Enrolled
13660% 13,660
32% 32
33% 33
32% School Selectivity
33% School Yield
Demographics of Applicants
  • Male Applicants
  • Female Applicants
  • International Applicants
  • U.S. Applicants
Application Deadlines
Nov 1
Fall 2013
Jan 1
Fall 2013
Nov 1
Spring 2014
Mar 1
Fall 2014
Required Tests
  • SAT or ACT with or without writing
  • Are Interviews Required? Not required
Additional Requirements:

Please refer to the website for additional information. http://www.wm.edu\admission\undergraduateadmission\applicationprocess\index.php
Total Applications to Program
  • Applied
  • Accepted
  • Accepted Apps Enrolled
409% 409
56% 56
97% 97
56% Program Selectivity
97% Program Yield
Program Requirements
  • Admissions managed by Business Program
  • Are interviews required? Not offered
Required Tests

Transfer Requirements
  • How internal transfers are handled Other
  • Min college GPA for transfers
  • Other transfer requirements Most students (both majors and minors) enter the program in the fall of junior year, applying during the spring of sophomore year for admission the following fall. We also accept applications in the fall for admission in the upcoming spring. Early admission available for students studying abroad in the semester immediately before entering business program. For more info: mason.wm.edu/bba
Freshman Requirements
  • Freshman admissions No
  • Percent of admitted applicants who are freshmen
  • Min GPA required in pre-business courses
  • How freshmen are admitted
Other Requirements for freshman

Careers

Financial Services 26%
Top Industry
  • Consulting 17%
  • Media/Entertainment 10%
  • Non-profit 3%
IBM 12
Top Employer
  • PricewaterhouseCoopers 8
  • Ernst & Young 8
  • Deloitte 7
Job offers within 3 months after graduation
84% Mason School of Business 75% Average Across All Schools
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Job Offers Received and Accepted
  • This School
  • All Schools
By Graduation
60% 60
59% 59.267238095238085
60% Receive Offers
60% 60
56% 55.65923664122137
60% Accept Offers
After graduation, but within 3 months
24% 24
16% 16.189999999999998
24% Receive Offers
24% 24
17% 17.25698275862069
24% Accept Offers
More than 3 Months after graduation
10% 10
10% 10.193835616438358
10% Receive Offers
10% 10
13% 12.771399999999998
10% Accept Offers
98% Graduates seeking full-time employment
2% Graduates not seeking employment
87% Percentage of graduates for whom employment information is available
Salaries and Percentages of Job Accepting Graduates
Area Grads Accepting Jobs Avg. Salary 10k 50k 100k 150k 190k
Consulting
23% 23
$58,048.00
26K 68K
Finance/Accounting
39% 39
$56,575.00
36K 75K
General Management
2% 2
$38,300.00 Data not provided
Human Resources
0% 0
Data not provided
Management Information Systems
3% 3
$48,720.00 Data not provided
Marketing/Sales
24% 24
$45,591.00
25K 88K
Operations/Production
2% 2
$45,000.00 Data not provided
Logistics/Transportation
0% 0
Data not provided
Other
7% 7
$39,429.00
32K 50K
Area Grads Accepting Jobs Avg. Salary 10k 50k 100k 150k 190k
Accounting
11% 11
$55,000.00
51K 60K
Consumer Products/Retail
4% 4
$37,202.00
25K 67K
Consulting
17% 17
$55,893.00
42K 65K
Financial Services
26% 26
$54,727.00
35K 70K
Government/Education
7% 7
$43,202.00
34K 62K
Pharma/Biotech/Health
5% 5
$38,900.00
34K 60K
Manufacturing
2% 2
$32,213.00 Data not provided
Media/Entertainment
10% 10
$39,851.00
25K 58K
Non-Profit
3% 3
$29,000.00 Data not provided
Petroleum/Energy
0% 0
Data not provided
Real Estate
1% 1
Data not provided
Sports/Leisure
1% 1
Data not provided
Technology/Science
12% 12
$60,032.00
35K 88K
Transportation
0% 0
Data not provided
Utilities
1% 1
Data not provided
Other
0% 0
Data not provided
Area Grads Accepting Jobs Avg. Salary 10k 50k 100k 150k 190k
U.S. Northeast
14% 14
$56,903.00
24K 70K
U.S. Mid-Atlantic
65% 65
$50,871.00
25K 68K
U.S. South
6% 6
$50,255.00
35K 70K
U.S. Southwest
2% 2
$62,117.00 Data not provided
U.S. Midwest
7% 7
$48,671.00
26K 67K
U.S. West
6% 6
$81,000.00
75K 88K
U.S. Possessions/Territories
0% 0
Data not provided
Canada
0% 0
Data not provided
Salaries for Most Recent Graduates
Salaries for Most Recent Graduates
Average Signing Bonus for Most Recent Graduates
Other Income for Most Recent Graduates
Internship Employers / Interns Hired
  • Ernst & Young 7
  • PricewaterhouseCoopers 5
  • Deloitte 5
  • Navigant 3
  • Goldman Sachs 2
Internship Services
  • Companies that recruit interns on campus
  • Companies that posted internships on school message board
  • Average intern length in weeks 10
  • Percentage of internships that are paid 80
Career Services
  • Number of companies that recruited students on campus 73
  • Number of companies that posted full-time jobs on school message boards 780
Other activities and career services provided to undergraduate business students:
The Undergraduate Business Program partners with the College’s Career Center to provide students with resources to aid in career exploration and planning. This includes workshops, programs, events, online tools, on-campus recruiting for internships and employment and professional and graduate school advising. More details are available at http://www.wm.edu/offices/career/students/index.php and http://mason.wm.edu/programs/undergraduate/careers/index.php.

Cost

Resident
$ $ $ $ $
$24,435
Total Yearly Cost
  • Tuition $8,677
  • Fees $5,484
  • Expenses $10,274
Non-Resident
$ $ $ $ $
$47,618
Total Yearly Cost
  • Tuition $31,860
  • Fees $5,484
  • Expenses $10,274
29% Percent of Institutional Grants or Scholarships 7% Percent of Full-tuition Institutional Grants or Scholarships
Basis for Grants or Scholarships
  • Need
  • Merit
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Financial Aid
  • Financial Aid Management No
  • Website http://www.wm.edu/admission/financialaid/?svr=web
Scholarships
$1,826,484
Total aid distributed to undergrad business students last year
$2,112,555
Total aid distributed to undergrad business students this year
Loans
  • Loan Guarantee Policy No
  • Max Loan Guarantee Per Year

Academics

Average Class Size
  • Mason School of Business
  • All Schools
Core Business Classes
44% 40.73
50% 46
Elective Business Classes
45% 26.17
50% 29
Required Classes with a Waiting List
Mason School of Business 12 Average Across All Schools
* On the First Day of Enrollment
Top Areas of Study
  • Accounting
  • Consulting
  • Finance
  • Marketing
  • Organizational Behavior
More Information
Business Program Classes
14% Less than 20 Students 6% More than 50 Students
80% 21 to 50 students
26.17 Average number of students in non-business required electives
38 Different Elective Courses
New Electives
  • Global Business Analysis
  • Globa Business Immersion - Cuba
  • Advanced Modeling Techniques
  • Marketing and Society
  • Sustanability Marketing
  • Program length Two Year
  • Last change to curriculum 2011
Degrees Offered / Credits Required
  • BBA / Accounting 120
  • BBA / Finance
  • BBA / Marketing
  • BBA / Process Management and Consulting
Faculty
  • All Faculty
  • Tenured
55% 55
64% 64
Prominent Faculty
  • G. Scott Gibson

    Finance

  • Rajiv Kohli

    Operations

  • Karen Locke

    Organizational Behavior
  • Are work study or co-ops available? No
  • Description of work study / co-ops:

  • Is study abroad available? Yes
  • Description of study abroad programs:

    The Mason School of Business aspires to have every business undergraduate study abroad. Our curriculum has been designed to allow students to study abroad in the spring of their 2nd or 3rd year. We offer early admission for students studying abroad in the semester immediately before entering the business program. In 2012-13 we have specialized programs in Southeast Asia, Hungary, Cuba and Dominican Republic. To learn more about where you can study abroad, visit us at: mason.wm.edu/bba.
  • Is community service or volunteering available? Yes
  • Description of community service/volunteering:

    Social entrepreneurship courses and field experiences are available to students, both through the business school and partnerships, such as Social Entrepreneurship Corps. We also have a five-year partnership with an elementary school in Cambodia (http://mason.wm.edu/programs/undergraduate/community/service/index.php). Business students also volunteer through the College’s Office of Volunteer Services: http://www.wm.edu/offices/oce/?svr=web

Students

72% Students in Top 10% of High School Class 77% Students with High School GPA over 3.75
1440 75th Percentile Score on SAT 32 75th Percentile Score on ACT
Student Body Breakdown
  • International Students
  • U.S. Students
  • Male Students
  • Female Students
Ethnicity of Students
White
74% 74
Not Reported
10% 10
Hispanic
6% 6
* Percentages are for U.S. citizens in most recent entering class; only top three responses shown.
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U.S. Regional Breakdown
2%
6%
17%
4%
5%
66%
Student Citizenship
U.S.
84% 84
Other Non-U.S. Citizenship
11% 11
Dual Citizenship
5% 5
Canada
0% 0
21 Average age of full-time students
96% Freshman retention rate
Graduation Rate
  • 4 Years
  • 6 Years
97% 97
99% 99

Alumni

Alumni Donors
Total Living Alumni 7,832
Alumni Donations
$2,621 Average Gift $50,000 Largest Gift
Most Prominent Alumni
  • Paul C. Saville

    President and CEO, NVR, Inc.

  • C. Larry Pope

    CEO, Smithfield Foods

  • Todd L. Boehly

    President, Guggenheim Capital