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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

  2009 2010 2011
Applicant Pool
Applications Received 1651 2076 2224
% Accepted 29% 23% 22%
Class Size 227 219 222

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

       
General
Average Age 28 28 28
Average Yrs Wk Exp 5 5 5
Married Students 16% 14% 13%

       
Undergraduate Majors
Humanities & Soc Science 27% 25% 27%
Science & Engineering 26% 27% 21%
Business 23% 26% 30%
Economics 19% 14% 15%
Computer Sciences 5% 8% 7%


MBA Student Information

      2011
Geographic Distribution (US Only)
Northeast & Mid-Atlantic      14%
Mid-West      3%
South and Southwest      1%
West      59%
States Represented      14

       
Diversity
Women     35%
African-American & Hispanic/Latino      8%
Asian-American      24%
International      26


Countries Represented, Class of 2011

Australia
Brazil
Canada
Chile
China
Germany
Hong Kong
India
Japan

 

Mexico
Nigeria
South Korea
Taiwan (ROC)
Thailand
Turkey
USA
Vietnam


 
Employment      
    2007 2008 2009
  Internships 99.5% 99.0% 96.5
  Full Time* 93.0% 92.5 -
  Avg. Comp** - 108.5k 113K
         
  *90 days post graduation
** full-time

  Top Hiring Companies
  Amgen
AT&T
Bain & Co.
Barclay's Capital
CapGemini
CB Richard Ellis
Cisco Systems
Del Monte
Deloitte Ernst & Young
First Pacific Advisors
Frito Lay
GE
Goldman Sachs
Honeywell
Houlihan Lokey Howard & Zukin
Johnson & Johnson
KPMG
L’Oreal New York
Mattel
Morgan Stanley
NBC Universal
Nestle
Nike, Inc
PriceWaterhouseCoopers
Procter & Gamble
PRTM (consulting)
Samsung
Taco Bell
Toyota
United Health Group
USAirways/America West
Walt Disney Company
Wedbush Morgan
Wells Fargo

   
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