Special Focus Four-Year: Business & Management Schools

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    2024 Undergraduate Tuition
    $13,725
    2024 Average Net Price
    $24,658
    After Financial Aid
    2024 Acceptance Rate
    48.7%
    23,699 Applicants
    2024 Enrolled Students
    57,642
    38.1% Full-Time
    2024 Graduation Rate
    64.5%
    1,300 Graduates

    About

    Special Focus Four-Year: Business & Management Schools is a Carnegie Classification grouping of higher education institutions. In 2024, the most popular Bachelor's Degree concentrations at Special Focus Four-Year: Business & Management Schools were General Business Administration & Management (4,777 degrees awarded), Financial Planning & Services (4,609 degrees), and General Business (2,515 degrees).

    The median undergraduate tuition at Special Focus Four-Year: Business & Management Schools is $13,725, which is $2,805 more than than the national median of $10,920. The cost of out-of-state tuition is $13,725, which is 100% of the cost for in-state students, and is $1,748 less than than the national median $15,473.

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    Costs

    The median in-state tuition for Special Focus Four-Year: Business & Management Schools is $13,725, which is $2,725 more than than the national median in-state tuition of $11,000. The cost of out-of-state tuition is $13,725, which is 100% of the cost for in-state students, and is $1,748 less than than the national median out-of-state tuition of $15,473.

    After taking grants and loans into account, the average net price for students is $24,658.

    Tuition Costs

    $13,725
    2024 Undergraduate Tuition

    In 2024, the cost of out-of-state tuition at Special Focus Four-Year: Business & Management Schools was $13,725, which is 100% of the cost for in-state students, which was $13,725. The cost of out-of-state tuition at Special Focus Four-Year: Business & Management Schools is $1,748 more than than the overall (public and private) national median of $15,473, and the in-state tuition is $2,725 more than than the overall (public and private) national median $11,000.

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    Average Net Price

    $24,658
    2024 Value
    12.4%
    1 Year Growth

    In 2024 Special Focus Four-Year: Business & Management Schools had an average net price — the price paid after factoring in grants and loans — of $24,658. Between 2023 and 2024, the average net price of Special Focus Four-Year: Business & Management Schools grew by 12.4%.

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    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.

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    Other Student Expenses

    $12,800
    Room and Board
    $675
    Books and Supplies

    The average yearly cost of room and board at Special Focus Four-Year: Business & Management Schools was of $12,800 in 2024. The cost of room and board decreased by 8.02% between 2023 and 2024.

    During the same period, the average yearly cost of books and supplies was $675. The cost of books and supplies did not change during the same period.

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    Financial Aid by Income Level

    81%
    Undergraduates Receiving Financial Aid through Grants
    46.5%
    Undergraduates Receiving Financial Aid through Loans

    81% of undergraduate students at Special Focus Four-Year: Business & Management Schools received financial aid through grants or loans in 2024. This represents a growth of 2.53% with respect to 2023, when 79% of undergraduate students received financial aid.

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    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.

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    Admissions

    Special Focus Four-Year: Business & Management Schools received 23,699 undergraduate applications in 2024, which represents a 26.8% annual growth. Out of those 23,699 applicants, 11,530 students were accepted for enrollment, representing a 48.7% acceptance rate.

    There were 57,642 students enrolled at Special Focus Four-Year: Business & Management Schools in 2024. 10.3% of first-time enrollees submitted SAT scores with their applications.

    Special Focus Four-Year: Business & Management Schools has an overall enrollment yield of 18.8%, which represents the number of admitted students who ended up enrolling.

    Acceptance Rate

    48.7%
    Acceptance Rate in 2024
    11,530
    Accepted Out of 23,699

    In 2024, the undergraduate acceptance rate of Special Focus Four-Year: Business & Management Schools was 48.7% (11,530 admissions from 23,699 applications). This is higher than the acceptance rate of 2023, which was 46.8%. Between 2023 and 2024, the number of applicants grew by 26.8%, while admissions grew by 31.9%.

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    SAT Scores

    10.3%
    Submission Percentage (2024)
    181
    Scores Submitted (2024)

    10.3% of enrolled first-time students at Special Focus Four-Year: Business & Management Schools in 2024 submitted SAT scores with their applications.

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    Enrollment

    Special Focus Four-Year: Business & Management Schools had a total enrollment of 57,642 students in 2024. The full-time enrollment at Special Focus Four-Year: Business & Management Schools is 21,953 students and the part-time enrollment is 35,689. This means that 38.1% 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 29.1% White, 27.9% Black or African American, 7.93% Hispanic or Latino, 4.79% Asian, 2.66% Two or More Races, 0.467% American Indian or Alaska Native, and 0.206% 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 (15.6%), followed by White Female (13.2%) and Black or African American Female (8.65%). Students enrolled in full-time Graduate programs are most commonly Black or African American Female (6.68%), followed by White Female (5.26%) and White Male (4.53%).

    Full-Time vs Part-Time Enrollment

    38.1%
    Full-Time Enrollment

    The total enrollment at Special Focus Four-Year: Business & Management Schools in 2024, both undergraduate and graduate, is 57,642 students. The full-time enrollment at Special Focus Four-Year: Business & Management Schools is 21,953 and the part-time enrollment is 35,689. This means that 38.1% of students enrolled at Special Focus Four-Year: Business & Management Schools are enrolled full-time compared with 74.1% at similar Special Focus Institutions.

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    Retention Rate over Time

    79%
    2024 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 79%. Compared with the full-time retention rate at similar Special Focus Institutions (76%), Special Focus Four-Year: Business & Management Schools had a retention rate higher than its peers.

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    Enrollment by Race & Ethnicity

    Most Common Race or Ethnicity (2024)
    1. White
      16,757 enrolled students
    2. Black or African American
      16,075 enrolled students
    3. Hispanic or Latino
      4,573 enrolled students

    The enrolled student population at Special Focus Four-Year: Business & Management Schools is 29.1% White, 27.9% Black or African American, 7.93% Hispanic or Latino, 4.79% Asian, 2.66% Two or More Races, 0.467% American Indian or Alaska Native, and 0.206% 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 39.9% White, 19.4% Hispanic or Latino, and 17% 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, 5,888 students (10.2%) did not report their race.

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    Graduates

    In 2024, 498 fewer 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 (5,690 degrees awarded). There were 1.62 times more white recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, black or african american (3,513 degrees).

    The most common Masters Degree concentration at Special Focus Four-Year: Business & Management Schools is General Business Administration & Management (2,290 degrees awarded), followed by Business Analytics (327 degrees) and Organizational Leadership (249 degrees).

    In 2024,  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 (15,392 degrees awarded), Interdisciplinary Studies (469 degrees), and Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (1,146 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 (1,042,866 people), Other managers (908,829 people), Software developers (802,283 people), Financial managers (553,891 people), and Chief executives & legislators (452,619 people).

    The most specialized majors at Special Focus Four-Year: Business & Management Schools in 2024 are Business (15,392 degrees awarded), Interdisciplinary Studies (469 degrees), Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (1,146 degrees), Language & Linguistics (74 degrees), and Protective Services (232 degrees) (as of 2024).

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    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, Cardiovascular technologists and technicians, Magnetic resonance imaging technologists, and Nuclear medicine technologists and medical dosimetrists

    The most specialized majors at Special Focus Four-Year: Business & Management Schools are Business (15,392 degrees awarded), Interdisciplinary Studies (469 degrees), Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (1,146 degrees), Language & Linguistics (74 degrees), and Protective Services (232 degrees) (as of 2024).

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    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 (1,210,711 people), Elementary & secondary schools (779,094 people), Banking & related activities (534,170 people), Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges (533,372 people), and Justice, public order, & safety activities (522,928 people).

    The most specialized majors at Special Focus Four-Year: Business & Management Schools are Business (15,392 degrees awarded), Interdisciplinary Studies (469 degrees), Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (1,146 degrees), Language & Linguistics (74 degrees), and Protective Services (232 degrees) (as of 2024).

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    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 (2024)
    1. English As A Second Language
      74 degrees awarded
    2. Project Management
      6 degrees awarded
    3. Health Information & Medical Records Technology
      3 degrees awarded

    In 2024, the most common 1 to 2 year postsecondary certificate concentration at Special Focus Four-Year: Business & Management Schools was English As A Second Language with 74 degrees awarded.

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    Sex Breakdown for Common Majors

    9,279
    Degrees Awarded to Men
    in 2024
    8,781
    Degrees Awarded to Women
    in 2024

    In 2024, 9,279 degrees were awarded to men at Special Focus Four-Year: Business & Management Schools, which is 1.06 times more than the number of degrees awarded to females (8,781).

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    Most Common Male Majors

    In 2024, 3,119 degrees were awarded to men at Special Focus Four-Year: Business & Management Schools in Financial Planning & Services, which is 2.09 times more than the 1,490 female recipients with that same degree.

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    Most Common Female Majors

    In 2024, 2,235 degrees were awarded to men at Special Focus Four-Year: Business & Management Schools in General Business Administration & Management, which is 0.879 times less than the 2,542 male recipients with that same degree.

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    Time to Complete

    29%
    100% Completion Time
    38%
    150% Completion Time

    In 2024, 29% 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, 38% completed their degrees within 150% of the normal time, and 35% 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.

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    Graduation Rate by Race and Sex

    Showing demographic groups with ≥ 5 graduating students.
    Asian Female
    Highest Graduation Rate (80%)

    The student demographic with the highest graduation rate in 2024 at Special Focus Four-Year: Business & Management Schools is Female and Asian (80% graduation rate). Across all Special Focus Institutions, Asian Female students have the highest graduation rate (75.5%).

    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, 15.2% of graduates (197 students) did not report their race.

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    Race & Ethnicity by Share

    Most Common Student Race or Ethnicity (2024)
    1. White
      5,690 degrees awarded
    2. Black or African American
      3,513 degrees awarded
    3. Hispanic or Latino
      1,062 degrees awarded

    The most common race/ethnicity at Special Focus Four-Year: Business & Management Schools is white (5,690 degrees awarded). There were 1.62 times more white recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, black or african american (3,513 degrees).

    20.7% of degree recipients (3,743 students) did not report their race.

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    Race & Ethnicity by Sex

    Most Common Sex Demographic (2024)
    1. White Male
      4,529 degrees awarded
    2. White Male
      4,361 degrees awarded
    3. White Male
      4,168 degrees awarded

    The most common race/ethnicity and sex grouping at Special Focus Four-Year: Business & Management Schools is white male (4,529 degrees awarded). There were 1.04 times more white male recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, white male (4,361 degrees).

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    Operations

    Special Focus Four-Year: Business & Management Schools has an endowment valued at nearly $21.2M, as of the end of the 2024 fiscal year. The return on its endowment was of 97.4M (460%) compared to the 2.96% average return (416k on 14.1M) across all Special Focus Institutions.

    In 2024, Special Focus Four-Year: Business & Management Schools had a total salary expenditure of 7.6M. Special Focus Four-Year: Business & Management Schools employs 197 Professors, 132 Associate professors and 114 Assistant professors. Most academics at Special Focus Four-Year: Business & Management Schools are Male Professor (126), Female Professor (71), and Male Associate professor (71).

    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 582 employees, Management, with 379 employees, and Community, Social Service, Legal, Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports and Media with 356 employees.

    Endowment

    $21.2M
    2024 Endowment
    7.77%
    growth from 2023

    Special Focus Four-Year: Business & Management Schools has an endowment valued at about $21.2M, as of the end of the 2024 fiscal year. The endowment of Special Focus Four-Year: Business & Management Schools grew 7.77% from the previous year. The value of their endowment was $7.13M higher than than the median endowment of Special Focus Institutions according to the Carnegie Classification grouping.

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    Government Grants and Contracts

    Grants & Contracts
    1. $11.9M - Federal
    2. $542k - State
    3. $20k - Local

    As of 2024, Special Focus Four-Year: Business & Management Schools received $11.9M in grants and contracts from the federal government, $542k from state grants and contracts, and $20k from local grants and contracts.

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    Salary Expenditure

    $2.43M
    2024 Salaries
    15%
    decline from 2023

    In 2024, Special Focus Four-Year: Business & Management Schools paid a median of $2.43M in salaries, which represents 32% of their overall expenditure ($7.6M) and a 15% decline from the previous year. This is compared to a 18.6% growth between 2022 and 2023, and a 5.25% decline between 2021 and 2022.

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    Instructional Salaries

    $64.1M
    Instructional Salaries
    463
    Number of Employees

    In 2024, Special Focus Four-Year: Business & Management Schools paid a total of $64.1M to 463 employees working as instructors, which represents 20.9% of all salaries paid.

    This is compared to a median of $213k (6.38%) for similar Special Focus Institutions.

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    Occupations by Share

    In 2024, 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 582 employees, Management with 379 employees, and Community, Social Service, Legal, Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports and Media with 356 employees.

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