Program Basics

• • Williams College of Business
  • Graduate School of Business
  • 3800 Victory Parkway
  • Smith Hall
  • Cincinnati, Ohio
  • 45207
  • United States
  • Program Web site: http://xavier.edu/williams/undergraduate
  • Program e-mail address: xuadmit@xavier.edu
  • Program phone number: 513-745-3131
  • Status: Private
• • AACSB accredited: Yes

• Accreditation other than AACSB:

  • HLC
• • Year in which the undergraduate business program was founded: 1961
• • Institution: Four Year
• • Business Program: Four Year

SCHOOL BASICS

• Enrollment:

  • Total undergraduate: 4,355
  • Full-time undergraduate business: 1,036
  • Part-time undergraduate business: 78
  • Distance undergraduate business: 0
• • College or university freshman retention rate: 85 %

• Percentage of students who graduate from the business program:

  • Within four years of admission to the university: 68 %

• Undergraduate Business Degrees Offered:

  • BSBA in Accounting
  • BSBA in Finance
  • BSBA in Marketing
  • BSBA in Economics or International Business
  • BSBA in Entrepreneurial Studies
  • BSBA in Management or Human Resources
  • BSBA in Information Systems

PROGRAM COSTS

• • Annual Tuition (Resident): $31,230.00
• • Annual Tuition (Non-Resident): $31,230.00
• • Annual Required Fees: $715.00
• • Tuition Per Academic Credit (Resident): $620.00
• • Tuition Per Academic Credit (Non-Resident): $620.00
• • Annual Room and Board: $10,320.00
• • Annual Cost of Books: $1,500.00

CLASS PROFILE

• Students in newest entering class that are:

  • Female: 25 %
  • International: 4 %

• 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: 15 %
  • Top 25% of high school class: 42 %
  • GPA of 3.75 or higher: 21 %
  • GPA of 3.5 to 3.74: 19 %

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

  • Mean: 1079
  • Median: 1070

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

  • From: 1030
  • To: 1220

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

  • Mean: 24
  • Median: 25

• Middle 50% range of ACT scores:

  • From: 22
  • To: 27

• Citizenship breakdown for newest entering class:

  • US: 94 %
  • Canada: 0 %
  • Other Non-US Citizens: 4 %
  • Dual Citizenship: 0%
  • Unknown Citizenship: 2 %

• U.S. citizens in newest entering class:

  • African American: 7 %
  • Asian American: 2 %
  • Hispanic or Latino American: 3 %
  • Multiethnic/Multiracial: 5 %
  • Native American: 1 %
  • White (Non-Hispanic): 76 %
  • Chose not to report: 6 %
  • Other: 0 %

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

  • Northeast: 6 %
  • Mid-Atlantic: 4 %
  • South: 13 %
  • Southwest: 2 %
  • Midwest: 73 %
  • West: 2 %
  • Possessions and territories: 0 %

ADMISSIONS - Getting Into the Institution

• Standardized tests required of all applicants:

  • ACT or SAT
• • Interviews are: Not required

• Application deadlines:

  • Fall 2012 12/1/2011
• • Additional application requirements: Provide counselor recommendation, official high school transcripts and results of ACT and/or SAT. International students must provide English translation of transcripts, results from English language test, sponsor affidavit & financial statement.
• • Total undergraduate applicants, all programs: 9,727
• • Percentage of applicants admitted: 71 %
• • Percentage of admitted applicants who enrolled: 16 %
• • International applicants: 1 %
• • Female applicants: 25 %

• Relative Importance of Application Elements

  • Secondary school record: Very Important
  • Class rank: Important
  • Talent/ability: Considered
  • Interview: Considered
  • Extracurricular activities: Considered
  • Volunteer work: Important
  • 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: 1,769
  • Percentage of applicants admitted: 73 %
  • Percentage of admitted applicants who enrolled: 17 %
• • Entrance exam other than the SAT/ACT required for admission to the undergraduate business program?: No
• • 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: 22 %
  • 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
  • Additional application requirements for freshman admits: None

• Internal transfers:

  • Minimum college GPA for internal transfers to the business program: 2.00
  • Additional application requirements, including course/grade requirements: None

CAMPUS LIFE

• Five largest on-campus organizations for business students:

  • Delta Sigma Pi
  • Accounting Society
  • Marketing Club
  • Financial Management Association
  • Xavier Entpreneurship Center
• • Are freshmen required to live on campus?: Yes
  • 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:

  • BSBA 123

• Other requirements for the undergraduate business degree

  • 63 hours of university core, 36 hours of business core, 18-22 hours per major, 3-6 hours of electives, career courses (BUAD 101-402), 2.0 GPA required in major, business core and overall and some majors require study abroad or internship experience

ACADEMICS

• Average class size:

  • Required business classes: 25
  • Business electives: 17
  • Non-business electives: 28

• Percentage of business classes:

  • With 20 or fewer students: 35 %
  • With 21 to 50 students: 65 %
  • With more than 50 students: 0 %

• Course enrollment:

  • Percentage of required business courses reaching maximum enrollment by the first day of class: 58 %
  • Percentage of required business courses with waiting lists: 32 %

CURRICULUM

• Electives:

  • Available business electives: 29
  • New electives: MGMT 333--Global Supply Chain Management
• • Last curriculum overhaul: 2008
  • Total business faculty: 90
  • Percentage of the total faculty that is tenured or tenure track: 64 %

• Most prominent faculty:

  • Dr. Hema Krishnan
  • Dr. Stafford Johnson
  • Dr. Sandy Richtermeyer

• Business program's leading areas of study:

  • • Accounting
    • Entrepreneurship
    • Finance
    • Marketing
    • General Management
• • Special programs: Executive Mentor program links students with business professionals for career/life coaching; Business Profession provides career development workshops/networking; credit-bearing internships ; XEC assists student-run businesses on campus; Distinguished Speaker Series features prominent business leaders; Xavier Student Investment Fund allows students to manage portfolio in college’s Bloomberg trading room; Community Engagement promotes volunteerism, service and leadership
• • Work study: The college offers a formal Internship program for academic credit. In addition, the college provides assistance on finding internships (either credit- or non-credit bearing). International internships and assistance with out-of-state job searches are also provided. Work study opportunities are available each year in the college (and university).
• • Study abroad programs: The college runs business study abroad programs in the Netherlands, London and Beijing/Seoul . The college has exchange agreements with accredited schools in Korea, Japan, Spain, France and Germany. Business students are encouraged to study abroad—and may participate in any program, including Xavier’s Academic Service Learning Program, study abroad programs, and direct exchanges. Ten $1500 study abroad scholarships are awarded each year by the college.
• • Volunteer opportunities: The college offers a Community Engagement and Service program to promote volunteerism and service. It offers workshops on community engagement, non-profit skills and social justice. The Peace & Justice Center helps students connect with programs on campus and in the community. Popular programs include Alternative Breaks, Habitat for Humanity, Earth Coalition, Voices of Solidarity, and Summer Service Internships. Service scholarships are provided by the Cintas Institute for Business Ethics

• Extra-curricular activities:

  • Delta Sigma Pi
  • Accounting Society and Beta Alpha Psi
  • Financial Management Association and Xavier Student Investment Fund
  • Marketing Club
  • Management/Human Resource Club
  • Xavier Entreprenership Center/student-run businesses
  • Xavier Women in Business Club
  • International Business Club

FINANCIAL AID

• • Who manages financial aid for the business program?: Central financial aid office at the university
  • Financial aid web site: http://www.xavier.edu/financial-aid

• Scholarships

  • Scholarship money distributed to business students last year: $12,064.00
  • Expected scholarship distribution to business students this year: $14,586.00
  • Scholarships are awarded to business students based on: academic merit
  • Other criteria for scholarship consideration: None
  • Students receiving institutional scholarships in the current academic year: 87 %
  • Students receiving full-tuition institutional scholarships in the current academic year: 1 %
  • Institutional scholarship money distributed to undergraduate business students based on need: 7 %
  • Institutional scholarship money distributed to undergraduate business students based on merit: 93 %

• Loans

  • Does the school offer a guaranteed loan to all business students, regardless of nationality?: No
• • Mean outstanding debt, most recent graduating class: $20,632.00

CAREER SERVICES

• Employment Information

  • Percentage of most recent business graduates who supplied information regarding employment: 84 %
  • Percentage seeking full-time professional employment in business: 82 %
  • Percentage not seeking full-time professional employment in business: 18 %

• Received first job offer:

  • By graduation: 62 %
  • After graduation, but within 3 months: 27 %
  • More than 3 months after graduation : 7 %
  • No job offer reported: 4 %

• Accepted first job offer:

  • By graduation : 62 %
  • After graduation, but within 3 months: 27 %
  • More than 3 months after graduation: 7 %
  • No job acceptance reported: 4 %
• • Companies recruiting business students on campus: 95
  • Companies posting job offers for business students on school job boards: 175

• Top employers (number of students hired):

  • Fifth Third Bank 9
  • Cintas Corporation 7
  • Deloitte 4
  • Macy's 4
  • Grant Thornton LLP 3
  • JP Morgan Chase & Co. 3
  • KPMG, LLP 3
  • The Kroger Company 2
  • The Nielsen Company 2
  • International Revenue Service 2
  • Luxottica Group 2
  • Western & Southern Financial Grouop 2
  • PricewaterhouseCoopers 2
  • Ernst & Young 2
  • The Cincinnati Reds 2

• Compensation

  • Mean base salary: $41,442.00
  • Median base salary : $42,000.00
  • Mean signing bonus: $3,999.00
  • Median signing bonus: $2,500.00
  • Mean other guaranteed compensation: $4,173.00
  • Median other guaranteed compensation: $4,000.00

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

  • Consulting: 3 %
  • Finance/Accounting: 42 %
  • General Management: 11 %
  • Human Resources: 4 %
  • Management Information Systems: 4 %
  • Marketing/Sales: 20 %
  • Operations/Production: 4 %
  • Logistics/Transportation: 0 %
  • Other: 12 %

• Most recent graduates accepted jobs in the following industries:

  • Accounting: 14 %
  • Consumer Products/Retail : 19 %
  • Consulting: 12 %
  • Financial Services: 24 %
  • Government/Education: 7 %
  • Pharma/Biotech/Health: 4 %
  • Manufacturing: 3 %
  • Media/Entertainment: 1 %
  • Petroleum/Energy: 1 %
  • Real Estate: 1 %
  • Sports/Leisure: 4 %
  • Technology/Science: 3 %
  • Non-Profit: 4 %
  • Transportation: 2 %
  • Utilities: 0 %
  • Other: 2 %

• 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: 7 %
  • Mid-Atlantic: 2 %
  • Midwest: 80 %
  • South: 5 %
  • Southwest: 4 %
  • West: 2 %
  • Possessions and territories: 0 %
• • Career services offered: The college offers required career development workshops and webinars, networking, industry panels, one-on-one career counseling and coaching. The college also works collaboratively with Career Services Office on e-recruiting (job board), reciprocity requests, Career Fairs, resume critiques, mock interviews, etiquette dinners and more.

INTERNSHIPS

• • Companies recruiting business students for internships on campus: 38
  • Companies posting internship offers for business students on school job boards: 246

• Top internship employers (number of students hired):

  • Fifth Third Bank 5
  • Messer Construction 5
  • American Heritage Insurange Group, LLC 4
  • The Cincinnati Reds 4
  • E.W. Scripps Company 4
  • Toyota 4
  • Barnes Dennig & Co. Ltd. 3
  • Deloitte 3
  • Target 3
  • The Kroger Company 3
  • BKD, LLP 2
  • Ernst & Young 2
  • KPMG, LLP 2
  • Luxottica Group 2
  • Western & Southern Financial Group 2

• Internship pay

  • Internships that are paid: 82 %
  • Mean compensation, per week, for paid internships only: $464.00
  • Median compensation, per week, for paid internships only: $430.00
  • Average internship length, in weeks: 13

B-SCHOOL ALUMNI

• • Total number of undergraduate business program graduates since inception: 12,013
  • Total living alumni of the undergraduate business program: 10,829
  • Percentage of living alumni who contributed to the business program or university in the last academic year: 15 %

• Alumni gifts

  • Mean Gift: $1,750.00
  • Median Gift: $100.00
  • 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

  • Mr. Robert Kohlhepp CEO, Cintas
  • Mr. Carlos Alcantara President, International Penzoil/Quaker State
  • Mr. Nicholas J. Sowar Regional Manager, Strategic Client Services, Deloitte

• • -Xavier's Business Professions Program is unlike any program that I'm familiar with at other institutions. I feel incredibly prepared to enter the business world due to my exposure to motivational speakers, resume writing workshops, networking events, "dress for success" lessons, and other similar events offered by the BP program. Although Xavier focuses on developing a rigorous academic curriculum within the classroom, the faculty and administration also strive to provide the students with real life skills that will set us apart from the competition. A second unique element to the Williams College of Business is its emphasis on a Jesuit education. In every syllabus I've received in a business course, the professor includes a section focusing on our responsibility as businessmen and women to serve others in accordance with the Jesuit tradition. Sometimes I feel that the rest of the campus understands business students to be greedy, power-driven people. Therefore, it's refreshing and motivating that the business professors reaffirm that although I'm a business student, I can still help others and make the world a better place.
    
    -Academic advising is poorly organized, it could use some restructuring.
    
    -The business school has their own system and they always bring back former graduates to come talk to the students. This is helpful to see how previous students have done and what secrets we can learn from them.
    
    -The quality of teachers could definitely be stronger. I was not pleased with the quality of teaching I received for 3 of my business core classes.
    
    -The small class sizes allow discussion to flow within the classroom more easily and present an opportunity for the students to understand the materially more fully. The class size also gives the professor the opportunity to meet with the students more frequently outside of class and allows students and professors to form academic relationships.
    
    -The business core is a bit too extensive. I would cut maybe 6 credits out of the core, particularly the management courses. These courses are particularly weak and a bit of a waste of my time.
    
    -The classes are just the right size so that every professor knows the students and can tailor the class to the needs of the students. There are classes offered out of class to build business skills, and Xavier always has influential speakers come and give advice to the students. On top of that the classes I had to take and the caliber of teachers made me feel like i got a great education.
    
    -We could work on our contacts with consulting companies. We do not have a strong relationship with any top consulting companies, which are the only companies worth beginning a career. I understand consulting has more recruits brought in from MBA school, but the presence could be stronger.
    
    -The new business building, in addition to the new 5/3 financial trading room, are among the top in the country and the professors are all very qualified to teach their classes.
    
    -Xavier does an excellent job of teaching business majors every aspect of their degree. Being a finance major, I have learned about detailed investments, financial management, to corporate finance. It has allowed me to see what path I want to pursue once I graduate in May.
    
    -Some professors are just easy A and the course materials should be faster paced.
    
    -The business orientation program (BUAD) complements the academics well. I learn managerial skills in class but also soft skills like networking that will help me stand out from other graduates. The mentoring program also is a great asset. It is formal and structured but not strict. Meeting with professionals is no longer intimidating because I have been prepared and have experienced it before.