Perdue School of Business seniors score well on national exam

SALISBURY, MD -- Students at Salisbury University’s Franklin P. Perdue School of Business have again put in a strong showing in a national business knowledge test, placing SU in the top 20 percent of schools in the country.

The 149 graduating Perdue seniors who took the Major Field Test for Business 2002, administered by the Educational Testing Service (best known nationally for the SAT), competed with students from some 400 other business schools across the country.

The tests are used to gauge students’ knowledge of accounting, economics, management, finance, marketing, information systems, and legal and international issues. Perdue School Professor of Management Frank Shipper said the results point to a developing trend. "Every year that Perdue seniors have taken the test, the school has ranked in the top 20 percent," he said "Accounting, management, and information/decision sciences were particular areas of strengths for our business students," Shipper added. Perdue students majoring in accounting, finance, management, and information/decision sciences, scored in the 99th percentile, in their respective fields.

The test results help faculty members determine the progress of their students and evaluate the curriculum. Other schools that participated in the testing include James Madison University (VA), Davidson College (NC), Baylor University (TX) and Drexel University (PA).

The Perdue School is one of approximately 25% of the business schools nationally accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business. Of 5,300 undergraduate students at Salisbury University, 1,200 pursue business degrees.