Special Focus Four-Year: Business & Management Schools

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2022 Undergraduate Tuition

$13,320

1.33% growth from 2021

2022 Average Net Price

$22,611

After Financial Aid

2022 Acceptance Rate

53.3%

25,270 Applicants

2022 Enrolled Students

51,412

46.8% Full-Time

2022 Graduation Rate

55.4%

2,067 Graduates

About

Special Focus Four-Year: Business & Management Schools is a Carnegie Classification grouping of higher education institutions. In 2022, the most popular Bachelor's Degree concentrations at Special Focus Four-Year: Business & Management Schools were General Business Administration & Management (5,288 degrees awarded), General Business (1,970 degrees), and Accounting (490 degrees).

The median undergraduate tuition at Special Focus Four-Year: Business & Management Schools is $13,320, which is $2,764 more than than the national median of $10,556. The cost of out-of-state tuition is $13,320, which is 100% of the cost for in-state students, and is $1,613 less than than the national median $14,933.

Special Focus Institutions

Costs

The median in-state tuition for Special Focus Four-Year: Business & Management Schools is $13,320, which is $2,640 more than than the national median in-state tuition of $10,680. The cost of out-of-state tuition is $13,320, which is 100% of the cost for in-state students, and is $1,613 less than than the national median out-of-state tuition of $14,933.

After taking grants and loans into account, the average net price for students is $22,611.

Tuition Costs

$13,320

2022 Undergraduate Tuition

In 2022, the cost of out-of-state tuition at Special Focus Four-Year: Business & Management Schools was $13,320, which is 100% of the cost for in-state students, which was $13,320. The cost of out-of-state tuition at Special Focus Four-Year: Business & Management Schools is $1,613 more than than the overall (public and private) national median of $14,933, and the in-state tuition is $2,640 more than than the overall (public and private) national median $10,680.

This chart compares the tuition costs of Special Focus Four-Year: Business & Management Schools (in red) with those of other similar universities.

Average Net Price

$22,611

2022 Value

5.96%

1 Year Growth

In 2022 Special Focus Four-Year: Business & Management Schools had an average net price — the price paid after factoring in grants and loans — of $22,611. Between 2021 and 2022, the average net price of Special Focus Four-Year: Business & Management Schools grew by 5.96%.

This chart compares the average net price of Special Focus Four-Year: Business & Management Schools (in red) with that of other similar universities.

Average net price is calculated from full-time beginning undergraduate students who were awarded a grant or scholarship from federal, state or local governments, or the institution.

Other Student Expenses

$11,360

Room and Board

$1,163

Books and Supplies

The average yearly cost of room and board at Special Focus Four-Year: Business & Management Schools was of $11,360 in 2022. The cost of room and board increased by 4.26% between 2021 and 2022.

During the same period, the average yearly cost of books and supplies was $1,163. The cost of books and supplies decreased by 2.47% during the same period.

This chart compares the average student costs at Special Focus Four-Year: Business & Management Schools (in red) with that of similar universities.

Financial Aid by Income Level

82%

Undergraduates Receiving Financial Aid through Grants

59%

Undergraduates Receiving Financial Aid through Loans

82% of undergraduate students at Special Focus Four-Year: Business & Management Schools received financial aid through grants or loans in 2022. This represents a growth of 13.9% with respect to 2021, when 72% of undergraduate students received financial aid.

This chart compares the average award discount at Special Focus Four-Year: Business & Management Schools (in red) with that of other similar universities.

The average award discount is the ratio between the average grant or scholarship value, and the cost, which is the sum of out-of-state tuition, room, board, book, supplies, and other expenses.

Admissions

Special Focus Four-Year: Business & Management Schools received 25,270 undergraduate applications in 2022, which represents a 29.6% annual growth. Out of those 25,270 applicants, 13,473 students were accepted for enrollment, representing a 53.3% acceptance rate.

There were 51,412 students enrolled at Special Focus Four-Year: Business & Management Schools in 2022. 15.4% of first-time enrollees submitted SAT scores with their applications.

Special Focus Four-Year: Business & Management Schools has an overall enrollment yield of 20.3%, which represents the number of admitted students who ended up enrolling.

Acceptance Rate

53.3%

Acceptance Rate in 2022

13,473

Accepted Out of 25,270

In 2022, the undergraduate acceptance rate of Special Focus Four-Year: Business & Management Schools was 53.3% (13,473 admissions from 25,270 applications). This is lower than the acceptance rate of 2021, which was 54.7%. Between 2021 and 2022, the number of applicants grew by 29.6%, while admissions grew by 26.3%.

This chart compares the acceptance rate of Special Focus Four-Year: Business & Management Schools (in red) with that of other similar universities, and the chart below shows the acceptance rate by gender.

SAT Scores

15.4%

Submission Percentage (2022)

474

Scores Submitted (2022)

15.4% of enrolled first-time students at Special Focus Four-Year: Business & Management Schools in 2022 submitted SAT scores with their applications.

The following chart shows the average SAT scores for the 25th, 50th, and 75th percentile of applicants for each section of the test that they are evaluated on.

Enrollment

Special Focus Four-Year: Business & Management Schools had a total enrollment of 51,412 students in 2022. The full-time enrollment at Special Focus Four-Year: Business & Management Schools is 24,060 students and the part-time enrollment is 27,352. This means that 46.8% of students enrolled at Special Focus Four-Year: Business & Management Schools are enrolled full-time.

The enrolled student population at Special Focus Four-Year: Business & Management Schools, both undergraduate and graduate, is 35.5% White, 22.9% Black or African American, 10.8% Hispanic or Latino, 4.17% Asian, 2.88% Two or More Races, 0.498% American Indian or Alaska Native, and 0.23% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders.

Students enrolled at Special Focus Four-Year: Business & Management Schools in full-time Undergraduate programs are most commonly White Male (17.8%), followed by White Female (16.7%) and Hispanic or Latino Female (8.66%). Students enrolled in full-time Graduate programs are most commonly White Female (12.1%), followed by Black or African American Female (8.81%) and White Male (8.42%).

Full-Time vs Part-Time Enrollment

46.8%

Full-Time Enrollment

The total enrollment at Special Focus Four-Year: Business & Management Schools in 2022, both undergraduate and graduate, is 51,412 students. The full-time enrollment at Special Focus Four-Year: Business & Management Schools is 24,060 and the part-time enrollment is 27,352. This means that 46.8% of students enrolled at Special Focus Four-Year: Business & Management Schools are enrolled full-time compared with N/A% at similar Special Focus Institutions.

This chart shows the full-time vs part-time enrollment status at Special Focus Four-Year: Business & Management Schools (in red) compares to similar universities.

Retention Rate over Time

71.5%

2022 Retention Rate

Retention rate measures the number of first-time students who began their studies the previous fall and returned to school the following fall. The retention rate for full-time undergraduates at Special Focus Four-Year: Business & Management Schools was 71.5%. Compared with the full-time retention rate at similar Special Focus Institutions (73%), Special Focus Four-Year: Business & Management Schools had a retention rate lower than its peers.

This chart shows the retention rate over time at Special Focus Four-Year: Business & Management Schools (highlighted in red) compares to similar universities.

Enrollment by Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity (2022)

White
18,226 enrolled students
Black or African American
11,795 enrolled students
Hispanic or Latino
5,571 enrolled students

The enrolled student population at Special Focus Four-Year: Business & Management Schools is 35.5% White, 22.9% Black or African American, 10.8% Hispanic or Latino, 4.17% Asian, 2.88% Two or More Races, 0.498% American Indian or Alaska Native, and 0.23% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders. This includes both full-time and part-time students as well as graduate and undergraduates. By comparison, enrollment for all Special Focus Institutions is 42.1% White, 19.3% Hispanic or Latino, and 14.1% Black or African American.

Any student who is studying in the United States on a temporary basis is categorized as a "Non-Resident Alien", and the share of those students are shown in the chart below. Additionally, 5,552 students (10.8%) did not report their race.

Graduates

In 2022, 2,499 more women than men received degrees from Special Focus Four-Year: Business & Management Schools. The most common race/ethnicity group of degree recipients at Special Focus Four-Year: Business & Management Schools is white (5,360 degrees awarded). There were 1.73 times more white recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, black or african american (3097 degrees).

The most common Masters Degree concentration at Special Focus Four-Year: Business & Management Schools is General Business Administration & Management (2,894 degrees awarded), followed by General Finance (247 degrees) and Business Analytics (225 degrees).

In 2022, the most specialized majors across all degree types at Special Focus Four-Year: Business & Management Schools, meaning they have significantly more degrees awarded in that concentration than the national average across all institutions, are Business (11,041 degrees awarded), Protective Services (503 degrees), and Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (727 degrees).

Common Jobs by Major

Accountants & auditors

Most Common Job

The most common jobs for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Special Focus Four-Year: Business & Management Schools are Accountants & auditors (1,049,694 people), Other managers (824,422 people), Software developers (677,973 people), Financial managers (509,492 people), and Chief executives & legislators (410,638 people).

The most specialized majors at Special Focus Four-Year: Business & Management Schools in 2022 are Business (11,041 degrees awarded), Protective Services (503 degrees), Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (727 degrees), Interdisciplinary Studies (247 degrees), and Legal (106 degrees) (as of 2022).

Highest Paying Jobs by Major

Surgeons

Highest Paying Job

The highest paying jobs for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Special Focus Four-Year: Business & Management Schools are Surgeons, Physicians, Photographic process workers & processing machine operators, Cardiovascular technologists and technicians, and Architectural & engineering managers

The most specialized majors at Special Focus Four-Year: Business & Management Schools are Business (11,041 degrees awarded), Protective Services (503 degrees), Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (727 degrees), Interdisciplinary Studies (247 degrees), and Legal (106 degrees) (as of 2022).

Common Industries by Major

Computer Systems Design

Most Common Industry

The most common industries for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Special Focus Four-Year: Business & Management Schools are Computer Systems Design (1,066,018 people), Elementary & secondary schools (651,181 people), Banking & related activities (549,779 people), Justice, public order, & safety activities (511,891 people), and Securities, commodities, funds, trusts & other financial investments (463,776 people).

Majors Awarded

IPEDS uses the Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) standard, so the categories may not match the exact concentrations offered by Special Focus Four-Year: Business & Management Schools.

Most Common (2022)

General Business Administration & Management
1,921 degrees awarded
General Business
1,193 degrees awarded
Accounting
384 degrees awarded

In 2022, the most common bachelors degree concentration at Special Focus Four-Year: Business & Management Schools was General Business Administration & Management with 1,921 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of degree-majors recipients from bachelors degree programs at Special Focus Four-Year: Business & Management Schools according to their major.

Sex Breakdown for Common Majors

6,025

Degrees Awarded to Men

in 2022

8,524

Degrees Awarded to Women

in 2022

In 2022, 6,025 degrees were awarded to men at Special Focus Four-Year: Business & Management Schools, which is 0.707 times less than the number of degrees awarded to females (8,524).

This chart displays the sex disparity between the top 5 majors at Special Focus Four-Year: Business & Management Schools by degrees awarded.

Most Common Male Majors

In 2022, 2589 degrees were awarded to men at Special Focus Four-Year: Business & Management Schools in General Business Administration & Management, which is 0.959 times less than the 2699 female recipients with that same degree.

Most Common Female Majors

In 2022, 2699 degrees were awarded to men at Special Focus Four-Year: Business & Management Schools in General Business Administration & Management, which is 1.04 times more than the 2589 male recipients with that same degree.

Time to Complete

38%

100% Completion Time

50%

150% Completion Time

In 2022, 38% of students graduating from Special Focus Four-Year: Business & Management Schools completed their program within 100% "normal time" (i.e. 4 years for a 4-year degree). Comparatively, 50% completed their degrees within 150% of the normal time, and 50% within 200%.

The following chart shows these completion rates over time compared to the average for the Special Focus Institutions Carnegie Classification group.

Graduation rate is defined as the percentage of full-time, first-time students who received a degree or award within a specific percentage of "normal time" to completion for their program.

Graduation Rate by Race and Sex

Showing demographic groups with ≥ 5 graduating students.

Asian Female

Highest Graduation Rate (76.4%)

The student demographic with the highest graduation rate in 2022 at Special Focus Four-Year: Business & Management Schools is Female and Asian (76.4% graduation rate). Across all Special Focus Institutions, Asian Female students have the highest graduation rate (73.2%).

The department of education defines graduation rate as the percentage of full-time, first-time students who received a degree or award within 150% of "normal time" to completion.

The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) categorizes any student who is studying in the United States on a temporary basis as a "Non-Resident Alien", and the graduation rate of those students is shown in the chart below. Additionally, 11.6% of graduates (239 students) did not report their race.

Race & Ethnicity by Share

Most Common Student Race or Ethnicity (2022)

White
5,360 degrees awarded
Black or African American
3,097 degrees awarded
Hispanic or Latino
1,524 degrees awarded

The most common race/ethnicity at Special Focus Four-Year: Business & Management Schools is white (5,360 degrees awarded). There were 1.73 times more white recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, black or african american (3097 degrees).

9.9% of degree recipients (1,441 students) did not report their race.

Race & Ethnicity by Sex

Most Common Sex Demographic (2022)

White Female
2,977 degrees awarded
White Male
2,383 degrees awarded
Black or African American Female
2,234 degrees awarded

The most common race/ethnicity and sex grouping at Special Focus Four-Year: Business & Management Schools is white female (2,977 degrees awarded). There were 1.25 times more white female recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, white male (2383 degrees).

Operations

Special Focus Four-Year: Business & Management Schools has an endowment valued at nearly $23.8M, as of the end of the 2022 fiscal year. The return on its endowment was of −86.5M (−363%) compared to the 0.21% average return (24.5k on 11.6M) across all Special Focus Institutions.

In 2022, Special Focus Four-Year: Business & Management Schools had a total salary expenditure of 12.1M. Special Focus Four-Year: Business & Management Schools employs 181 Associate professors, 167 Professors and 151 No academic ranks. Most academics at Special Focus Four-Year: Business & Management Schools are Male Professor (112), Male Associate professor (108), and Female No academic rank (77).

The most common positions for non-instructional staff at Special Focus Four-Year: Business & Management Schools are: Librarians, Curators, Archivists, and Academic Affairs and Other Education Services, with 525 employees, Management, with 442 employees, and Community, Social Service, Legal, Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports and Media with 384 employees.

Endowment

$23.8M

2022 Endowment

25.8%

decline from 2021

This line chart shows how the endowment at Special Focus Four-Year: Business & Management Schools (in red) compares to that of some similar universities.

The small bar chart below shows the endowment quintiles for all universities in the Special Focus Four-Year: Business & Management Schools Carnegie Classification grouping.

Salary Expenditure

$3.73M

2022 Salaries

19.3%

growth from 2021

In 2022, Special Focus Four-Year: Business & Management Schools paid a median of $3.73M in salaries, which represents 30.8% of their overall expenditure ($12.1M) and a 19.3% growth from the previous year. This is compared to a 0.949% decline between 2020 and 2021, and a 12.2% growth between 2019 and 2020.

The median for similar Special Focus Institutions is 3.17M (40.8% of overall expenditures).

Instructional Salaries

$75.5M

Instructional Salaries

669

Number of Employees

In 2022, Special Focus Four-Year: Business & Management Schools paid a total of $75.5M to 669 employees working as instructors, which represents 22.5% of all salaries paid.

This is compared to a median of $975k (30.7%) for similar Special Focus Institutions.

Occupations by Share

Associate professor

Most Common Instructor

181 Employees

Librarians, Curators, Archivists, and Academic Affairs and Other Education Services

Most Common Non-Instructional Employee

525 Employees

In 2022, the most common positions for instructional staff at Special Focus Four-Year: Business & Management Schools were Associate professor with 181 employees, Professor with 167 employees, and No academic rank with 151 employees.

In 2022, the most common positions for non-instructional staff at Special Focus Four-Year: Business & Management Schools were Librarians, Curators, Archivists, and Academic Affairs and Other Education Services with 525 employees, Management with 442 employees, and Community, Social Service, Legal, Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports and Media with 384 employees.

Instructors by Academic Rank and Sex

Most Common Demographic (2022)

Male Professor
Male Associate professor
Female No academic rank

In 2022, the most common demographic for instructional staff at Special Focus Four-Year: Business & Management Schools was Male Professor with 112 employees, Male Associate professor with 108 employees, and Female No academic rank with 77 employees.

This chart shows the sex split between each academic rank present at Special Focus Four-Year: Business & Management Schools.