Class Profile

At the USC Marshall MBA Program, diversity, first and foremost, is about diversity of ideas. We believe the ability to arrive at solutions to business problems is directly related to having access to the greatest range of ideas, opinions and experiences. Our diverse student body offers unlimited opportunities for intellectual exchange, practical experience, and professional networking. By cultivating a diverse pool of high quality MBA's, the USC Marshall School of Business is helping to redefine the business community of the new millennium.

MBA Admissions Profile

Applicant Pool
	2013	2014
Applications Received	1826	1794
% Accepted	27%	29%
Class Size	223	217

Academic Profile
Average GPA	3.3	3.3
Average GMAT	690	700
GMAT 80% Range	630-740	640-730

General
Average Age	28	27
Average Yrs Wk Exp	5	5
Married Students	14%	12%

Undergraduate Majors
Humanities & Soc Science	33%	35%
Science & Engineering	19%	20%
Business	30%	26%
Economics	12%	12%
Computer Sciences	7%	7%

MBA Student Information

Geographic Distribution (United States)
	2013	2014
Northeast & Mid-Atlantic	24%	11%
Mid-West	5%	4%
South & Southwest	6%	4%
West	65%	81%
States Represented	21	19

Diversity
	2013	2014
Women	30%	30%
African-American & Hispanic/Latino	6%	7%
Asian-American	22%	24%
International	21%	19%

Pre-MBA Career Industries
	2013	2014
Financial Services/Banking	21%	14%
Media/Entertainment	13%	9%
High Tech/Engineering	12%	15%
Consulting	11%	8%
Education/Nonprofit	11%	7%
Manufacturing/Operations	9%	9%
CPG/Retail	8%	9%
Consumer Services	6%	9%
Real Estate	5%	3%
Healthcare	5%	5%

Countries Represented, Class of 2013

Australia
Bulgaria
Canada
China
Egypt
Hong Kong
India
Indonesia
Japan

Lithuania
Peru
Philippines
Russia
South Korea
Spain
Taiwan (ROC)
USA

Sample Hiring Companies, 2013

Cisco
Citigroup
Cognizant
Deloitte
Edison International
Electronic Arts
Ernst & Young
General Electric
IBM
Johnson & Johnson
Mattel
Morgan Stanley

Nestlé USA
Proctor & Gamble
Raytheon
Samsung
SanDisk
Sony
Taco Bell
Target Corporation
Trust Company of the West
The Walt Disney Company
Wells Fargo
Zynga

PRIME: International Experimental Learning Program

Sample PRIME Companies

Club Atlético Boca Juniors, Buenos Aires, Brazil
Google Japan, Tokyo, Japan
Morgan Stanley, Tokyo, Japan
Novartis-Vitor Oliveira, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Baidu, Beijing, China
Korean Air Cargo, Seoul, Korea
Lenovo, Beijing, China
Mando Corporation, Seoul, Korea
Giant, Taipei, Taiwan
Bangkok Weaving Mills, Bangkok, Thailand
Lotus Hypermarket, Shanghai, China
Ford Vietnam, Hanoi, Vietnam
Hong Kong Disneyland, Hong Kong
HSBC, Hong Kong

Marshall Spotlight

Molly Larson

Undergrad: University of California, Los Angeles

Hometown: Rockville, Maryland and Southern California

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“Marshall sets up the environment for you to succeed, and has so many systems and checks in place to help you achieve success. The professors are amazingly responsive. They're happy to sit down and help you.”

USC Marshall School of Business