 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: $78,000.00
Nonresident Tuition: $78,000.00
Expected monthly rent (based on local
averages): $750.00
Recommended annual budget
(Resident): $49,000.00
Recommended annual budget
(Nonresident): $49,000.00
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: 685
Median GMAT score: 690
Middle 80% range GMAT score
From: 640 to: 730
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: 633
Work experience
Postgraduate work experience (months) of
newest entering class:
Mean months of postgraduate work experience:
62
Median months of postgraduate work experience:
58
Middle 80% range postgraduate work experience
From: 34 to: 96
Percentage of new entrants with one year or
less of postgraduate work experience: 0
Age of new entrants
Mean age (rounded to nearest year): 28
Median age: 28
Middle 80% range age (years)
From 25 to 32
Application fee
Resident: $150.00
Nonresident Tuition: $150.00
Number of applications
Number of applications (admitted and denied)
to the newest class of full-time MBA entrants: 1483
Selectivity
Percent of all applicants accepted to the
class of newest full-time entrants: 36
Yield
Percent of the admitted applicants to the
class of newest full-time entrants who enrolled: 41
Re-applicants
Percent of applicants that were re-applicants
from prior years: 0
What percentage of this year's re-applicants
were accepted? 0
Wait-listed applicants
Number of applicants placed on the B-school's
wait list during the last admissions cycle: 0
How many of those wait-listed applicants were
ultimately admitted for in the semester to which they applied?
0
Applicant interviews
Interviews are:
Recommended
Percentage of all applicants (admitted and
denied) to the class of newest full-time entrants who were
interviewed: 54
Percent of the admitted applicants to the
newest full-time class who were interviewed: 95
Marshall School of Business MBA Essays
1) Describe in a brief essay (do not exceed 250 words per section - 750
words maximum):
a) your post-MBA short-term goals (immediately after graduation),
b) your post-MBA long-term goals (3-5 years after graduation), and
c) how your professional experience, when combined with an MBA degree, will
enable you to achieve these goals.
2) Complete one of the following three statements. Do not exceed 250 words.
a) "My most significant accomplishment to date is…"
b) "People may be surprised to learn that I…"
c) "I am considered a leader because…"
3) Answer two of the following questions. Do not exceed 500 words per
question.
a) The Marshall MBA Prime Program prepares students for doing business in a
global economy. Describe a cross-cultural experience that challenged you.
How did you meet this challenge and what did you learn from this experience?
b) USC has garnered national acclaim for its emphasis on community outreach
and service. How have you impacted your community?
c) We all experience significant events or milestones that influence the
course of our lives. Briefly describe such an event and how it affected you.
4) Optional Essay: Please add any additional information that you would like
the Admissions Committee to consider in evaluating your application. Do not
exceed 250 words. |
