 Program length
How many months does the full-time MBA program
last? 21
Program costs
Please estimate the total direct costs
(tuition and required fees) of the entire MBA program.
Resident Tuition: $54,168.00
Nonresident Tuition: $72,888.00
Expected monthly rent (based on local
averages): $1,000.00
Recommended annual budget
(Resident): $42,084.00
Recommended annual budget
(Nonresident): $51,444.00
GMATAre applicants required to take the GMAT as
part of applying to your program? Yes
If not, how are applicants' quantitative
abilities checked before enrollment?
NA
GMAT score of newest entering class:
Mean GMAT score: 651
Median GMAT score: 650
Middle 80% range GMAT score
From: 580 to: 720
TOEFL
Are applicants whose native language is not
English required to take the TOEFL as part of applying to your
program? Yes
Minimum TOEFL score required for MBAs: 600
Mean TOEFL score of new entrants: 629
Work experience
Postgraduate work experience (months) of
newest entering class:
Mean months of postgraduate work experience:
60
Median months of postgraduate work experience:
60
Middle 80% range postgraduate work experience
From: 24 to: 96
Percentage of new entrants with one year or
less of postgraduate work experience: 4
Age of new entrants
Mean age (rounded to nearest year): 28
Median age: 28
Middle 80% range age (years)
From 25 to 33
Application fee
Resident: $60.00
Nonresident Tuition: $60.00
Number of applications
Number of applications (admitted and denied)
to the newest class of full-time MBA entrants: 783
Selectivity
Percent of all applicants accepted to the
class of newest full-time entrants: 39
Yield
Percent of the admitted applicants to the
class of newest full-time entrants who enrolled: 35
Re-applicants
Percent of applicants that were re-applicants
from prior years: NA
What percentage of this year's re-applicants
were accepted? NA
Wait-listed applicants
Number of applicants placed on the B-school's
wait list during the last admissions cycle:
NA
How many of those wait-listed applicants were
ultimately admitted for in the semester to which they applied?
NA
Applicant interviews
Interviews are:
By invitation only
Percentage of all applicants (admitted and
denied) to the class of newest full-time entrants who were
interviewed: NA
Percent of the admitted applicants to the
newest full-time class who were interviewed: 100
Robert H. Smith School of Business MBA Essays
REQUIRED ESSAY:
Application essays allow the admissions committee to get to know you better
both professionally and personally. Additionally, the essays are used to
assess writing skills, which are critical in the MBA program.
What are your personal and professional motivations for pursuing an MBA? How
will a graduate degree from the Robert H. Smith School of Business assist
you in achieving your goals? Finally, please discuss your specific post-MBA
short-term and long-term career goals. Please limit your response to 2
pages, double-spaced.ESSAY 1
Choose one of the two essays below: (Note: Enter or upload response to the
selected essay here.)
1. If salary was not a factor and your living expenses were covered, what
would you do for a living and how would you spend your time?
2. If you could be the leader of an organization, what organization would
you choose, and why? What changes would you make to enhance the organization
and what current strategies would you retain?
Please limit your response to 1 page.
OPTIONAL ESSAY
Please use this essay to provide the admissions committee with additional
information that will assist us in evaluating your candidacy (for example,
an explanation for gaps in employment history or an undergraduate grade
point average that is less than 3.0). |
