Full-Time MBA PROFILES
Publish Date 04/07/11
University Of Florida
Hough Graduate School Of Business
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Program Basics
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- Traditional MBA Program
- Hough Graduate School of Business
- 310 Hough Hall
- University of FloridaFL
- Gainesville, 32611-7160, Florida
- United States
- Program Web site: http://www.floridamba.ufl.edu
- Status: Public
- Program e-mail address: floridamba@warrington.ufl.edu
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Graduate business school is accredited by:
- Other
- Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB)
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SCHOOL BASICS
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Graduate business school enrollment:
- Total: 1,021
- Full-Time MBA: 148
- Part-Time MBA: 703
- Executive MBA: 91
- PhD Program: 79
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Other graduate degree programs:
- Master of Accounting
- Master of Finance
- Master of International Management/Business
- Master of Marketing
- Master of Electronic Commerce/Information Systems
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Other graduate degree programs:
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PROGRAM COSTS
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Total direct costs (tuition and required fees) of the entire MBA program:
- Resident: $22,582.00
- Nonresident: $57,368.00
- Recommended annual budget (Resident): $26,121.00
- Recommended annual budget (Nonresident): $43,514.00
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PROGRAM LENGTH
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- Full-time program (months): 21
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ADMISSIONS
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Application Deadlines
- Semester: Summer 2011
- Deadline: Feb 15, 2011
- Semester: Fall 2011
- Deadline: Feb 15, 2011
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- 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
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Which English language proficiency tests are accepted?
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- IELTS
- TOEFL Computer Based
- TOEFL Internet Based Test
- TOEFL Paper-based Test
- U Michigan Language Test
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- Minimum paper-based TOEFL score required for MBAs: 550
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Relative Importance of Application Elements:
- GMAT Score: Very Important
- Resume/Work Experience: Very Important
- Application Essays: Important
- Interviews: Very Important
- Recommendations: Important
- Undergraduate Transcripts: Important
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APPLICANTS
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- Applications (admitted and denied) to the newest class: 429
- Applicants who were accepted to the most recent class: 38 %
- Admitted applicants who enrolled in the newest class: 62 %
- Applicants who were re-applicants from prior years: 4 %
- Percentage of this year's reapplicants accepted: 56 %
- Applicant interviews are: By invitation only
- Applicants (admitted and denied) who were interviewed: 47 %
- Admitted applicants who were interviewed: 100 %
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APPLICANT POOL
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- International applications received: 50 %
- Applications from women received: 30 %
- Mean base salary forgone: $45,235.00
- Median base salary forgone: $47,000.00
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CLASS PROFILE
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Full-time students in newest entering class (2009-2010) that are:
- Female: 30 %
- International: 20 %
- Married: 20 %
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Students from following regions:
- Africa: 2 %
- Asia: 16 %
- Eastern Europe and Central Asia: 2 %
- Latin America and the Caribbean: 0 %
- Middle East: 0 %
- North America: 78 %
- Oceania: 0 %
- Western Europe: 2 %
- Dual citizenship: 0 %
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Percentage of U.S. students in newest entering class that are:
- African American: 4 %
- Asian American: 1 %
- Hispanic or Latino American: 7 %
- Multiethnic/Multiracial: 0 %
- Native American: 0 %
- White (Non-Hispanic): 82 %
- Chose not to report: 6 %
- Other: 0 %
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Percentage of U.S. students in newest entering class who are from the following regions:
- Northeast: 2 %
- Mid-Atlantic: 1 %
- South: 90 %
- Southwest: 1 %
- Midwest: 4 %
- West: 1 %
- Possessions and territories: 1 %
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- Mean months of work experience of newest entering class: 54
- Median months of work experience of newest entering class: 39
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Middle 80% range of work experience of newest entering class in months:
- From: 23
- To: 108
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- Median age of entering class: 26
- Mean age of entering class: 27
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FINANCIAL AID
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- 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: 100 %
- Full-time MBAs receiving financial aid in the current academic year: 85 %
- Mean MBA financial aid package for the current academic year: $19,354.00
- Median MBA financial aid package for the current academic year: $20,500.00
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On what basis are scholarships awarded?
- academic merit
- some other criteria
- How does an applicant apply for scholarship consideration? all candidates are considered for scholarship
- Mean scholarship awarded to full-time MBAs in the previous academic year: $12,244.00
- Percentage of first-year students receiving financial aid who receive at least the same amount in their second year of study: 88 %
- Does the school offer a guaranteed loan to all MBAs regardeless of nationality? Only to domestic students
- Mean outstanding debt among the most recent graduates from the full-time MBA program: $9,685.00
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GMAT
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- Are applicants required to take the GMAT? Yes
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GMAT scores:
- Mean: 670
- Median: 680
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Middle 80% range GMAT scores:
- From: 600
- To: 730
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CLASS OFFERINGS
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- Average number of students in a full-time MBA core class: 30
- Average number of students in a full-time MBA elective class: 36
- Elective courses available to full-time MBA students: 92
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Electives that have been added to the full-time program since June 30, 2009: Managing the
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- Ethics and Public Policy
- Advanced Topics in Derivatives
- International Retailing
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Concentrations and specializations offered to full-time MBA students:
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- Entrepreneurship
- Finance
- General Management
- International Business
- Marketing
- Real Estate
- Human Resource Management
- Supply Chain Management
- Sports Business
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Joint-degree programs offered to full-time MBAs:
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- MBA/JD (Law)
- MBA/MD (Medicine)
- MBA/PhD
- Other
- MBA/MIM (International Management)
- MBA/MS (Science)
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- Does the school offer an accelerated full-time MBA program? Yes
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The school believes that its leading areas of study for full-time MBA students are:
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- Entrepreneurship
- Finance
- Marketing
- Strategy
- Real Estate
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FACULTY
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- Faculty employed by the B-school: 132
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Full-time faculty:
- Tenured: 67
- Non-Tenured: 48
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Adjunct/Visiting Faculty:
- Tenured: 0
- Non-Tenured: 17
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Women on Faculty:
- Tenured: 8
- Non-Tenured: 20
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Minority Faculty:
- Tenured: 9
- Non-Tenured: 4
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International Faculty:
- Tenured: 9
- Non-Tenured: 20
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Faculty with PhDs:
- Tenured: 67
- Non-Tenured: 55
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STUDENT LIFE
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Professional clubs available to full-time MBA students:
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- Finance
- Media & Entertainment
- Business Ethics
- Entrepreneurship
- Marketing
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Networking clubs available to full-time MBA students:
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- Black MBA Association
- Hispanic Student Organization
- Volunteer
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TEACHING/ACADEMICS
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Teaching methods used:
- Case Study: 20 %
- Distance Learning: 0 %
- Experiential Learning: 10 %
- Lectures: 40 %
- Simulations: 0 %
- Team Projects: 30 %
- Other: 0 %
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Requirements for graduation:
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- Students must have attended a minimum number of classes
- Other
- Students must have earned a pre-determined GPA/Letter grade average
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TECHNOLOGY
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- Technology improvements in the last three academic years: 17 breakout rooms with flat screen monitors; 6 breakout rooms with MediaScape tables; 5 new classrooms, fully equipped with High Definition video equipment; Capital Market Lab with 9 dual monitor Bloomberg terminals, stock ticker, video wall
- Amount spent: $1,200,000.00
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B-SCHOOL ALUMNI
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- Living MBA alumni: 6,859
- Active MBA alumni clubs: 97
- Countries in which MBA clubs exist: 8
- Living MBA alumni who gave in past year: 4 %
- Mean gift from MBA alumni: $13,323.00
- Median gift from MBA alumni: $100.00
- Did school receive an individual gift in excess of $10 million in the past academic year? No
- Does the main university offer career placement services for alumni? Yes
- Does the main university have an alumni networking Web site? Yes
- University alumni networking site: https://gnn.ufalumni.ufl.edu/florida/auth/login
- Does the B-School have an alumni networking Web site? Yes
- Business school alumni networking site: http://www.linkedin.com/
- Do current MBA students have access to an alumni database? Yes
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CAREER SERVICES
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- Graduates seeking full-time professional MBA employment: 75 %
- Graduates not seeking employment: 20 %
- Graduates for whom you have no information regarding employment: 5 %
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Annual job-searching trips that the school coordinates or participates in:
- Destination: NBMBAA Career Fair & Expo - New Orleans
- Month: September
- Amount Paid By School: Partial
- Destination: NSHMBAA Career Fair & Expo - Minneapolis
- Month: October
- Amount Paid By School: Partial
- Destination: Orlando Company Site Visits
- Month: November
- Amount Paid By School: Full
- Destination: Jacksonville Company Site Visits
- Month: November
- Amount Paid By School: Full
- Destination: Tampa Company Site Visits
- Month: February
- Amount Paid By School: Full
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Primary source of job offer:
- School-facilitated activities: 45 %
- Graduate-facilitated activities: 55 %
- No information provided by graduate: 0 %
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Job Offers for 2010 graduates
- Received first job offer by graduation: 41 %
- Received first job offer in three months following graduation: 26 %
- Did not report having received a job offer: 33 %
- Accepted first job offer by graduation: 35 %
- Accepted first job offer in three months following graduation: 32 %
- Did not report having accepted a job offer: 33 %
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Top recruiting organizations most recent academic year:
- ExxonMobil 3
- CSX, Inc. 3
- Ryder System, Inc. 2
- Prudential Real Estate Investors 2
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- Job-accepting graduates who received a signing bonus: 41 %
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Base salary, signing bonuses and other compensation for most recent employed graduates:
- Mean base salary: $70,496.00
- Median base salary: $66,000.00
- Mean signing bonus: $9,029.00
- Median signing bonus: $10,000.00
- Mean other guaranteed compensation: $8,250.00
- Median other guaranteed compensation: $6,000.00
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Graduating students who accepted jobs in the following functional areas:
- Finance/Accounting: 49 %
- General Management: 5 %
- Human Resources: 8 %
- Marketing/Sales: 27 %
- Management Information Systems: 3 %
- Operations/Logistics: 8 %
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Graduating students who accepted jobs in the following industries:
- Government: 5 %
- Consumer Products: 18 %
- Financial Services: 18 %
- Manufacturing: 3 %
- Media/Entertainment: 2 %
- Petroleum/Energy: 8 %
- Pharmaceutical/Biotechnology/Health Care: 5 %
- Real Estate: 13 %
- Technology: 7 %
- Other: 21 %
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Graduates who accepted full-time jobs in the following regions:
- North America: 100 %
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Within North America, graduates who accepted full-time jobs in the following regions:
- Northeast: 3 %
- Mid-Atlantic: 13 %
- South: 66 %
- Southwest: 5 %
- Midwest: 13 %
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Top recruiting organizations for internships, most recent academic year:
- Blue Horizons 3
- Univ of Florida 3
- P&G; 2
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- Internships awarded that are paid: 75 %
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Weekly internship compensation:
- Mean: $495.00
- Median: $485.00
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- Average internship length in weeks: 10
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