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Full-Time MBA Profile Publish Date 05/27/12

University of South Florida, St. Petersburg

College of Business

  • Program Basics

      • Full-time MBA
      • University of South Florida St. Petersburg
      • 140 USFSP Harborwalk Avenue South
      • BAY 111
      • St. Petersburg, 33701, Florida
      • United States
      • Program Web site: http://www.usfsp.edu/mba
      • Status: Public
      • Program e-mail address: mba@usfsp.edu
      • Graduate business school is accredited by:
        • Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB)
  • SCHOOL BASICS

    • Graduate business school enrollment:

      • Total: 177
      • Full-Time MBA: 27
      • Part-Time MBA: 150
  • PROGRAM COSTS

    • Total direct costs (tuition and required fees) of the entire MBA program:

      • Resident: $392.00
      • Nonresident: $813.00
      • Recommended annual budget (Resident): $16,000.00
      • Recommended annual budget (Nonresident): $33,000.00
  • PROGRAM LENGTH

      • Full-time program (months): 12
  • ADMISSIONS

    • Application Deadlines

      • Semester: Spring 2012
      • Deadline: Oct 15, 2012
      • Semester: Fall 2012
      • Deadline: Jul 1, 2012
      • Semester: Summer 2012
      • Deadline: Mar 1, 2012
      • Does the program have rolling admissions? Yes
      • Is proficiency in English required for admission? Yes
      • Is a minimum score on an English language proficiency test required? Yes
    • Which English language proficiency tests are accepted?

        • IELTS
        • TOEFL Internet Based Test
        • TOEFL Paper-based Test
      • Minimum paper-based TOEFL score required for MBAs: 550
    • Relative Importance of Application Elements:

      • GMAT Score: Very Important
      • Resume/Work Experience: Important
      • Application Essays: Not Considered
      • Interviews: Not Considered
      • Recommendations: Not Considered
      • Undergraduate Transcripts: Very Important
  • APPLICANTS

      • Applications (admitted and denied) to the newest class: 60
      • Applicants who were accepted to the most recent class: 70 %
      • Admitted applicants who enrolled in the newest class: 90 %
      • Applicants who were re-applicants from prior years: 15 %
      • Percentage of this year's reapplicants accepted: 70 %
      • Applicants wait-listed during the last admissions cycle: 0
      • Wait-listed applicants admitted for the semester to which they applied: 0
      • Applicant interviews are: Not required
      • Applicants (admitted and denied) who were interviewed: 0 %
      • Admitted applicants who were interviewed: 10 %
  • APPLICANT POOL

      • International applications received: 10 %
      • Applications from women received: 50 %
  • CLASS PROFILE

    • Full-time students in newest entering class (2010-2011) that are:

      • Female: 40 %
      • International: 0 %
      • Married: 25 %
    • Students from following regions:

      • North America: 100 %
    • Percentage of U.S. students in newest entering class that are:

      • African American: 2 %
      • Asian American: 2 %
      • Hispanic or Latino American: 2 %
      • White (Non-Hispanic): 80 %
      • Chose not to report: 14 %
    • Percentage of U.S. students in newest entering class who are from the following regions:

      • Northeast: 2 %
      • South: 90 %
      • Midwest: 8 %
      • Mean months of work experience of newest entering class: 2
      • Median months of work experience of newest entering class: 2
      • Median age of entering class: 23
      • Mean age of entering class: 25
  • FINANCIAL AID

      • Full-time MBAs apply for financial aid through: Central financial aid office at the university
      • Full-time MBAs who applied for financial aid for the current academic year: 90 %
      • Full-time MBAs receiving financial aid in the current academic year: 90 %
      • Mean MBA financial aid package for the current academic year: $25,000.00
      • On what basis are scholarships awarded?
        • a combination of need and merit
      • How does an applicant apply for scholarship consideration? Unique scholarship application
      • Mean outstanding debt among the most recent graduates from the full-time MBA program: $14,000.00
  • GMAT

      • Are applicants required to take the GMAT? Yes
      • Are applicants allowed to submit the GRE? Yes
    • GMAT score distribution (applicant pool):

      • Average GMAT Score 550
      • 10th Percentile 0
      • 25th Percentile 0
      • 50th Percentile (median) 42
      • 75th Percentile 3
      • 90th Percentile 1
    • GMAT score distribution (incoming class):

      • Average GMAT Score 570
      • 10th Percentile 0
      • 25th Percentile 0
      • 50th Percentile (median) 42
      • 75th Percentile 3
      • 90th Percentile 1
  • CLASS OFFERINGS

      • Average number of students in a full-time MBA core class: 30
      • Average number of students in a full-time MBA elective class: 25
      • Elective courses available to full-time MBA students: 7
    • Concentrations and specializations offered to full-time MBA students:

        • Finance
        • Management Information Systems
        • General Management
        • Marketing
        • Accounting
        • Corporate Social Responsibility
        • International Business
    • Joint-degree programs offered to full-time MBAs:

        • Other
      • Does the school offer an accelerated full-time MBA program? Yes
    • The school believes that its leading areas of study for full-time MBA students are:

        • Corporate Social Responsibility
        • International Business
        • Accounting
  • FACULTY

      • Faculty employed by the B-school: 58
    • Faculty with PhDs:

      • Tenured: 35
      • Non-Tenured: 23
  • TEACHING/ACADEMICS

    • Teaching methods used:

      • Case Study: 20 %
      • Experiential Learning: 20 %
      • Lectures: 20 %
      • Simulations: 20 %
      • Team Projects: 20 %
    • Requirements for graduation:

        • Students must have attended a minimum number of classes
        • Students must have earned a pre-determined GPA/Letter grade average
  • B-SCHOOL ALUMNI

      • Living MBA alumni: 700
      • Active MBA alumni clubs: 1
      • Business School endowment: $500,000.00
      • Does the main university offer career placement services for alumni? Yes
      • University alumni networking site: http://www.usfsp.edu/portals/alumniparents.htm
      • Does the B-School have an alumni networking Web site? No
      • Does the B-SCHOOL offer career services for alumni? Yes
      • Do current MBA students have access to an alumni database? Yes
  • CAREER SERVICES

      • Graduates seeking full-time professional MBA employment: 35 %
      • Graduates not seeking employment: 65 %