2024 Incoming Class Profile
Students entering our Full-Time MBA program join a tight-knit community of ~100 students. With more than 1000 graduate students at the Fisher College of Business alone (500+ are MBAs), 11,000+ graduate students in other disciplines across the university, and 55,000+ students overall (8,500+ at Fisher), it is an environment that gives you the best of both worlds; small grad programs with big university resources and an exciting city to call home. It's why more than 580,000 Buckeye alumni rave about this campus and Columbus, Ohio.
| avg. GPA (undergrad) | avg. student age | typical GMAT score | typical GRE score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.54 | 29 | 690 | 317 |
| 80%: 3.20 to 3.89 | 80%: 23 to 40 | 80%: 659 to 710 | 80%: 307 to 327 |
*80% represents the range in which 80% of the incoming Full-Time MBA class falls into.
Diverse backgrounds and perspectives
- 98 Full-Time MBA students enrolled
- 47 incoming Full-Time MBA students:
- 36% female (64% male)
- 45% international (55% domestic)
- 31% minority representation*
- 9% LGBTQ+
- 11% military/veterans
- 13 countries represented
Work experience and undergraduate majors
- 5.4 average years of work experience (2+ preferred by the MBA admissions committee)
- 26 unique undergraduate majors
- 37 unique undergraduate colleges/institutions
- 38% are business majors - all majors are welcome to apply (15% Social Sciences, 21% Arts & Sciences, 26% Engineering).
Early career to industry professionals
- Analyst (Financial/Investment/Operations/Sr. Engineering)
- Associate (Decision Analytics/Research)
- Coordinator (Facility)
- Director (Finance)
- Lead (Marketing/Student Success)
- Manager (Account/Assurance/Brand Key/Information Technology/Resources)
- Specialist (Digital Marketing/Operations/Sr. Customer Service/Sr. Data Analyst)
A diverse community of leaders
At Fisher College of Business, we champion diversity in intellectual thought and perspective. We inspire leadership through passion, integrity, hard work and the desire to succeed.
The Fisher community is comprised of a globally heterogeneous population of students, faculty, and active alumni in more than 80 countries. As a Fisher MBA student, you will be part of this community of individuals who have an incredible breadth of backgrounds and experiences to share. Our location and approach to education leads to a uniquely comfortable environment that is equally attractive to men and women, and to professionals from diverse fields, including the military, the sciences, and the arts and humanities. Here are some helpful resources:
Office of ACCESS (student growth & community)- Military and Veterans
- Life at Ohio State for International Students
- International Students - Applying & Resources
- Graduate Student Organizations
- Learn more about the Columbus Region
- Connect with a Graduate Ambassador
MBA Partnerships
