Florida’s Hough Graduate School of Business is ranked 51st among the top 100 business schools in the U.S. by Poets&Quants.
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
