Business Assessment Test (BAT)
Our vision is to provide a benchmark for Business schools to compare and evaluate student learning effectiveness. Currently, the College of Business at CSULB leads an effort to develop a capstone knowledge test for undergraduate students in California. The Business Assessment Test (BAT) was implemented for the first time in fall 2004 to assess business functional knowledge and quantitative skills. Since 2004, 15 CSU campuses and 1 international campus have regularly participated in BAT. All participating campuses are able to receive comprehensive information about their student performance in 11 different subject areas, including a comparison with the average of other campuses. These assessment results provide valuable program input to improve our teaching and learning experience.
Graph comparing CSULB BAT average results with the other 9 campuses that participated in AY 2021-22. Subjects tested include Accounting, Economics, Finance, Management, Information systems, Marketing, Statistics, International Business, Ethics and Supply Chain Management. Results are in the table below:
|
Subjects Tested |
ACCT |
ECON |
FIN |
MGMT |
MIS |
MKTG |
STAT |
INTL |
ETHICS |
SCM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
8 Campus Avg. |
66.74 |
58.89 |
62.90 |
58.87 |
52.22 |
68.83 |
51.61 |
69.42 |
82.19 |
68.12 |
|
CSULB |
66.40 |
56.38 |
64.28 |
62.25 |
53.06 |
69.95 |
51.45 |
72.12 |
84.89 |
68.13 |
Graph comparing CSULB’s BAT performance between AY 2020-21 and AY 2021-22. The results are in the table below:
|
Year |
ACCT |
ECON |
FIN |
MGMT |
MIS |
MKTG |
STAT |
INTL |
ETHICS |
SCM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2019-20 |
63.58 |
52.30 |
64.26 |
57.05 |
45.39 |
65.14 |
49.10 |
67.42 |
82.42 |
56.56 |
|
2020-21 |
66.63 |
58.06 |
63.36 |
59.99 |
52.50 |
69.20 |
51.56 |
70.31 |
83.09 |
68.13 |
Graph Comparing CSULB BAT average results with the other 8 campuses that participated in AY 2020-21. Subjects tested include Accounting, Economics, Finance, Management, Information Systems, Marketing, Statistics, International Business, Ethics and Supply Chain Management. Results are in the table below:
|
Subjects Tested |
ACCT |
ECON |
FIN |
MGMT |
MIS |
MKTG |
STAT |
INTL |
ETHICS |
SCM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
8 Campus Avg. |
66.74 |
58.89 |
62.90 |
58.87 |
52.22 |
68.83 |
51.61 |
69.42 |
82.19 |
68.12 |
|
CSULB |
66.40 |
56.38 |
64.28 |
62.25 |
53.06 |
69.95 |
51.45 |
72.12 |
84.89 |
68.13 |
Graph comparing CSULB’s BAT Performance between AY 2019-20 and AY 2020-21. The results are in the table below:
|
Year |
ACCT |
ECON |
FIN |
MGMT |
MIS |
MKTG |
STAT |
INTL |
ETHICS |
SCM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2019-20 |
63.58 |
52.30 |
64.26 |
57.05 |
45.39 |
65.14 |
49.10 |
67.42 |
82.42 |
56.56 |
|
2020-21 |
66.63 |
58.06 |
63.36 |
59.99 |
52.50 |
69.20 |
51.56 |
70.31 |
83.09 |
68.13 |
For accessible data version needs please contact the AACSB office
For accessible data version needs please contact the AACSB office
Below are the subjects that students will be tested on when they take the BAT:
- Accounting
- Economics
- Finance
- Management
- Information Systems
- Marketing
- Statistics
- Global/International Business
- Ethics
- Supply Chain/Operations Management
- Business Law
Below is a list of universities in California that have previously used the BAT:
- California State University, Long Beach
- California State University, Fullerton
- Walsh University
- California State University, Northridge
- California State University, Bakersfield
- SUNY Oswego
- California State University, Sonoma
- California State University, Stanislaus
- Cal Poly Pomona
- California State University, San Marcos
- California State University, San Bernardino
- California State University, Dominguez
- California State University, Humboldt
- California State University, East Bay
- California State University, Chico
- California State University, Channel Islands
- San Francisco State
- San Jose State
- California Maritime
- Hong Kong Baptist University
