FCB by the numbers
We pride ourselves on a learning environment wherein you are not a number but a student greeted in the halls and known in your classrooms. But, for the records, here is The W. A. Franke College of Business by the numbers.
2020 Grads by the Numbers
The FCB Career Development Office developed this infographic to illustrate the 2020 May Graduate statistics.
2018 Facts about FCB Accountancy
Based on 2018 statistics, this infographic reflects interesting facts about the Accountancy program at the FCB.
LinkedIn’s Stats
Captured from NAU-FCB’s LinkedIn page on January 29, 2019, here’s stats on 5,061 of our alumni.
Study Abroad by the Numbers
Participation in study abroad programs has dramatically increased since the fall of 2014. Read the full story and view the full Study Abroad by the Numbers infographic.
Retention rates for the college Accordion Closed
Fall Semester Undergraduate Cohort Retention Analysis by College
Full-Time Only First Time Freshmen within Original Start College (The W. A. Franke College of Business)Cohort Year | Headcount | 1 Year | 2 Year | 3 Year | 4 Year | 5 Year | 6 Year |
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Fall 2013 | 581 | 62.80% | 52.00% | 46.0% | 10.0% | 2.4% | |
Fall 2014 | 548 | 62.60% | 50.9% | 47.8% | 8.4% | ||
Fall 2015 | 650 | 64.0% | 51.4% | 43.7% | |||
Fall 2016 | 649 | 62.7% | 50.1% | ||||
Fall 2017 | 701 | 60.2% |
The W. A. Franke College of Business, but not necessarily within original start college
Cohort Year | Headcount | 1 Year | 2 Year | 3 Year | 4 Year | 5 Year | 6 Year |
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Fall 2013 | 581 | 74.40% | 63.90% | 58.7% | 16.0% | 4.6% | |
Fall 2014 | 548 | 74.50% | 64.2% | 60.4% | 14.4% | ||
Fall 2015 | 650 | 76.9% | 65.8% | 58.3% | |||
Fall 2016 | 649 | 75.2% | 65.3% | ||||
Fall 2017 | 701 | 73.9% |
Extract Date: 06/26/2016
Note: This data includes the School of Hotel and Restaurant Management
Retention rates are presented for all new undergraduate students assigned to a degree-seeking fall cohort. Retention rates for post-baccalaureate students are not included due to the diverse goals of this population.
Cohorts are established using NAU’s official 21-day census population and stringent IPEDS rules. Subsequent retention of each cohort is based on any enrollment, official or unofficial. The program/plan used in cohort reporting and assignments coincides with the census-day major and adheres to IPEDS regulations for cohort reporting.
Demographics – student characteristics Accordion Closed
Student Characteristics
2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | |
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Undergraduate by Gender | |||||
Female | 809 | 910 | 1,437 | 1,510 | 1,477 |
Male | 1,385 | 1,574 | 1,827 | 1,939 | 1,919 |
Total | 2,194 | 2,484 | 3,264 | 3,449 | 3,396 |
Graduate by Gender | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
Female | 16 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 14 |
Male | 27 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 13 |
Total | 43 | 39 | 37 | 32 | 27 |
Undergraduate by Residency | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
AZ-Resident | 1,525 | 1,599 | 1,779 | 1,897 | 1,894 |
Non-Resident | 1,370 | 1,436 | 1,485 | 1,552 | 1,502 |
Total | 2,895 | 3,035 | 3,264 | 3,449 | 3,396 |
Graduate by Residency | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
AZ-Resident | 17 | 26 | 26 | 23 | 16 |
Non-Resident | 15 | 16 | 11 | 9 | 11 |
Total | 32 | 42 | 37 | 32 | 27 |
Undergraduate By Ethnicity | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
American Indian/Alaska Native | 40 | 42 | 56 | 52 | 47 |
Asian | 46 | 57 | 80 | 81 | 68 |
Black/African American | 72 | 70 | 82 | 106 | 99 |
Hispanic/Latino | 352 | 434 | 547 | 642 | 697 |
Native Hawaiian/Oth Pac Island | 6 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 11 |
Non-resident Alien (International) | 265 | 276 | 320 | 299 | 267 |
Not Specified | 20 | 23 | 31 | 30 | 34 |
Two or More | 114 | 152 | 205 | 233 | 217 |
White | 1,279 | 1,425 | 1,973 | 2,027 | 1,983 |
Total | 2,194 | 2,484 | 3,301 | 3,481 | 3,423 |
Graduate By Ethnicity | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
American Indian/Alaska Native | 0 | 1 | |||
Asian | 1 | 0 | |||
Black/African American | 0 | 0 | |||
Hispanic/Latino | 6 | 3 | |||
Non-resident Alien (International) | 3 | 2 | |||
Not Specified | 0 | 0 | |||
Two or More | 1 | 5 | |||
White | 32 | 28 | |||
Total | 43 | 39 | |||
Age Group | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
Under 21 | 1339 | 1582 | |||
21-29 | 844 | 885 | |||
30-59 | 53 | 53 | |||
60 or Over 60 | 1 | 3 | |||
Unknown | 0 | 0 | |||
Total | 2237 | 2523 |
Extract Date: 02/04/2019
Does not include the School of Hotel and Restaurant Management.
Graduation rates, undergraduates Accordion Closed
Fall Semester Undergraduate Cohort Graduation Analysis by College
Full-Time Only First Time FreshmenThe W. A. Franke College of Business, within original start college | |||||||
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Cohort Year | Headcount | 1 Year | 2 Year | 3 Year | 4 Year | 5 Year | 6 Year |
Fall 2008 | 514 | 0.00% | 0.00% | 1.20% | 30.20% | 38.90% | 40.50% |
Fall 2009 | 482 | 0.00% | 0.00% | 2.50% | 30.10% | 40.70% | 42.70% |
Fall 2010 | 514 | 0.00% | 0.20% | 2.70% | 34.00% | 42.00% | |
Fall 2011 | 385 | 0.00% | 0.30% | 6.50% | 38.20% | ||
Fall 2012 | 508 | 0.00% | 0.00% | 2.20% | |||
Fall 2013 | 581 | 0.00% | 0.20% | ||||
Fall 2014 | 548 | 0.00% | |||||
Fall 2015 | 650 | ||||||
The W. A. Franke College of Business, but not necessarily within original start college | |||||||
Cohort Year | Headcount | 1 Year | 2 Year | 3 Year | 4 Year | 5 Year | 6 Year |
Fall 2008 | 514 | 0.00% | 0.00% | 1.40% | 36.60% | 49.40% | 51.60% |
Fall 2009 | 482 | 0.00% | 0.00% | 2.50% | 35.50% | 49.60% | 53.10% |
Fall 2010 | 514 | 0.00% | 0.20% | 2.90% | 40.90% | 52.90% | |
Fall 2011 | 385 | 0.00% | 0.30% | 7.00% | 44.40% | ||
Fall 2012 | 508 | 0.00% | 0.00% | 2.80% | |||
Fall 2013 | 581 | 0.00% | 0.20% | ||||
Fall 2014 | 548 | 0.00% | |||||
Fall 2015 | 650 |
Extract Date: 06/26/2016
Includes the School of Hotel and Restaurant Management. Does not include Transfer data.
Graduation rates are presented below for all new undergraduate students assigned to a degree-seeking fall cohort since 1994. Graduation rates for post-baccalaureate students are not included due to the diverse goals of this population.
Degree posting occurs over several months following a semester and degrees are occasionally posted retroactively to an older semester. For this reason, counts of graduates may change slightly over time.
Cohorts are established using NAU’s official 21-Day census population and stringent IPEDS rules. The program/plan used in cohort reporting and assignments coincides with the census-day major and adheres to IPEDS regulations for cohort reporting.
Graduation rates, graduates Accordion Closed
Graduate Cohort Graduation Analysis
Full-Time Only New MasterGrad Year | Enrolled | Graduated | % |
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2016 | 36 | 34 | 94.40% |
2010 | 32 | 31 | 96.90% |
2011 | 24 | 24 | 100.00% |
2012 | 30 | 27 | 90.00% |
2013 | 31 | 30 | 96.80% |
2014 | 32 | 30 | 93.80% |
2015 | 42 | 40 | 95.20% |
There is one graduate program in The W. A. Franke College of Business, the Master of Business Administration. Learn more about the FCB MBA.
Scholarships Awarded Accordion Closed
2018-2019
$580,000
$2,703 average award
Job placement outcomes, by major Accordion Closed
Salary Data for Graduating Students, May 2018
Accounting | CIS | Economics | Finance | Marketing | Management | |
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Highest | $70,000 | $70,000 | $56,000 | $59,000 | $51,000 | $60,000 |
Lowest | $22,860 | $30,000 | $34,000 | $15,000 | $12,000 | $24,000 |
Average | $45,497 | $49,457 | $47,500 | $39,046 | $35,247 | $41,600 |
Median | $50,000 | $52,000 | $50,000 | $40,000 | $36,000 | $40,000 |
National Standards* | ||||||
Accounting | CIS | Economics | Finance | Marketing | Management | |
Average 2018 | $49,420 | $56,470 | $49,022 | $54,086 | $43,123 | $46,830 |
Median 2018 | $48,420 | $60,829 | $49,514 | $50,616 | $42,972 | $45,000 |
$2,700 average award
Job opportunities and companies for each major Accordion Closed
The FCB Career Development Office (CDO) has an extensive sampling of job opportunities and companies for each major.
This is not a compete list. For more career information visit the CDO Pinterest for updated boards on Accounting, Marketing, Management, Finance, Information Systems, and Economics opportunities.
Faculty Facts Accordion Closed
For the academic year 2018–19, The W. A. Franke College of Business delivered quality instruction from the following faculty (Note: this does not include the School of Hotel and Restaurant Management):
69 full-time business faculty (35 tenured/tenure-track)
38 business faculty with terminal degrees (includes Ph.D.; JD)
Assessments: The ETS® Major Field Test Accordion Closed
The ETS® Major Field Test for the Bachelor’s Degree in Business contains 120 multiple-choice questions designed to measure a student’s subject knowledge and the ability to apply facts, concepts, theories and analytical methods.
The W. A. Franke College of Business’ most recent ETS results show that our students performed above the national average in every category. That exam was given spring 2016.
FCB: Mean 158.9
All Participating Institutions: Mean 150.3
Peer Institutions*: Mean 156.6
*10 peer institutions (five of our AACSB peers who took the exam and five other similar institutions)
Military Times’ Best for Vets: Ranked 10th in 2016 Accordion Closed
The W. A. Franke College of Business (FCB) was once again ranked among the top in the nation for serving veterans in higher education. FCB was ranked 10th in Military Times’ Best for Vets: Business Schools 2016.
Military Times had 180 colleges and universities participate in their rigorous Best for Vets: Colleges survey this year, and only accepted the survey from institutions that offer graduate-level business degrees. The results were released in February 2016.
Read the full article on this Best for Vets ranking.
The FCB MBA: U.S. News & World Report 2016 Best Graduate Schools Rankings Accordion Closed
U.S. News & World Report 2016 Best Graduate Schools Rankings, March 10, 2015. The NAU full time MBA program ranked among the top 29% of universities making the list. For full time MBA programs with less than 50 students, NAU ranked among the top 10%.