Florida’s Hough Graduate School of Business

51. University of Florida

Hough Graduate School of Business

310 Hough Hall

Gainesville, FL 32611

Admissions: 352.392.7992

Email: floridamba@warrington.ufl.edu

Website: http://www.floridamba.ufl.edu

Apply Online: http://www.floridamba.ufl.edu/FutureStudents/apply.asp

The four-semester, 48-credit program at the Hough Graduate School is designed for individuals with diverse academic and professional backgrounds. Each semester is split into two eight-week modules, allowing seven weeks of class work and one week of exams. During the first year, students enroll in twelve core business classes that provide a solid foundation of functional business skills.

During the second year, students take elective courses and have the opportunity to focus their studies in one or more specific business disciplines. Students may choose to focus their studies from among one hundred elective courses in one or more of sixteen concentrations and six certificate programs. To earn a concentration, students must complete a minimum of four courses within the particular field.

Application Deadlines for the Class of 2017:

Round 1: November 15, 2014

Round 2: February 15, 2015

(Deadline for international students is January 15, 2015)

Latest Up-to-Date MBA Rankings:

Poets&Quants (2014): 51

BusinessWeek (2014): 48

Forbes (2013): 63

U.S. News & World Report (2015): 41

Financial Times (2014): NR

The Economist (2014): 45 (U.S.)

Total Cost (Tuition & Fees): $26,364 (resident) / $61,150 (non-resident)

Median GMAT: 684

GMAT Range (mid-80%): 640-730

Average GPA: 3.45

Acceptance Rate: 24%

Full-Time Enrollment: 117

International: 17%

Female: 34%

Minority: 18.8%

Mean Age: 29

Median Base Salary: $87,445

Median Signing Bonus: $13,442

Percentage of MBAs with Job Offers at Graduation: 83%

Percentage of MBAs with Job Offers Three Months Later: 92%

Where the Class of 2014 Went to Work:

Technology — 16%

Petroleum / Energy — 12%

Financial Services — 12%

Other — 22%

Top Employers for the Class of 2014: 

Exxon Mobil — 5

Ryder System — 3

Walt Disney Company — 3

Wyndham Vacation Ownership — 3

Estimate of Total Pay Over a 20-Year Career*: $1,994,000

* 2014 PayScale Estimate for Poets&Quants