Louisiana State’s Ourso College of Business

65. Louisiana State University

E.J. Ourso College of Business

3176 Patrick F. Taylor Hall

Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70803

Admissions: 225-578-3211

Email: busmba@lsu.edu

Website: http://mba.lsu.edu

Apply Online: http://www.bus.lsu.edu/academics/mba/apply.asp

The two-year full-time curriculum at the Ourso College of Business consists of 52 semester hours of course work. The 37-hour required core curriculum courses are logically sequenced to achieve synergies across disciplines. They provide students, many of whom do not have business undergraduate degrees, with a solid business foundation that is enhanced by the student’s courses of specialization.

Fifteen hours of electives courses are completed to pursue an MBA specialization. The MBA program currently offers specializations in 10 areas including entrepreneurship, emerging markets, supply chain management, and a customized concentration option.

Latest Up-to-Date MBA Rankings:

Poets&Quants: 65

BusinessWeek: NR

Forbes: 55

U.S. News & World Report: 71

Financial Times: NR

The Economist: NR

Tuition & Fees: $24,000 (resident)

Tuition & Fees: $45,000 (non-resident)

Median GMAT: 600

GMAT Range (mid-80%): 530-704

Average GPA: 3.40

Acceptance Rate: 47%

Full-Time Enrollment: 158

International: 10%

Female: 32%

Minority —

African American: 5%

Asian American: 1%

Hispanic or Latino American: 0%

Mean Age: 24

Median Base Salary: $54,000

Median Signing Bonus: $0

Percentage of MBAs with Job Offers at Graduation: 50%

Percentage of MBAs with Job Offers Three Months Later: 63%