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Information on Admissions

Prospective students may apply as either part-time or full-time students. A joint JD/MBA program is also available. Because The Richmond MBA is designed to meet the needs of working professionals, applicants are expected to have at least two years of relevant work experience after completion of their bachelors degree before applying. Applicants must hold a baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university and meet current standards for both undergraduate grade point average (GPA) and Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) score. Equal opportunity for admission is assured to all applicants subject to qualifications, space, and class-size limitations.

All students begin the MBA program by attending the Opening Residency in August and then start classes in the fall semester. The deadline for applications is May 1. Admissions decisions are made in early May. In some cases, special early acceptance may be offered to outstanding applicants.

Application Process

Applicants must meet the specified admission requirements to be eligible for admission to one of the graduate programs offered by the Robins School of Business. However, meeting these requirements does not ensure acceptance. In order to be considered for admission, a prospective student must provide the following:

1. A completed application form. The form may be obtained from the MBA office or downloaded from the Internet. Click here to view the document.
2. Nonrefundable $50 application fee.
3. Official transcripts of all college and university work attempted from each college and university attended. Transcripts must be sent directly from the undergraduate institution to the MBA office.
4. Official GMAT score report. The GMAT score must be not more than five years old and must meet current admissions standards. Information about the GMAT may be obtained on the Internet at www.mba.com. 
   

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5. Official TOEFL score report (when applicable).

6. Pearson Test of English is also accepted.

7. Current resume.

Official documents verifying college and university work and test scores must be sent from the institution or agency responsible for the information directly to MBA Office, the Robins School of Business.

Students are admitted for the fall semester. For an applicant to be considered for admission to the program, all application materials must be in the MBA Office by May 1.

All application materials should be sent to the address below:

Director, MBA Program
Robins School of Business
University of Richmond, VA 23173

Full-time Students

Students who wish to accelerate their MBA program may do so by completing the curriculum on a full-time basis. Full-time students take 9 or 12 credit hours per semester, and typically complete their degree in 24-27 months. A limited number of graduate assistantships are available for full-time students. The assistantships commit the student to providing research assistance to faculty for 15 hours per week. Graduate assistants may not have other employment during the term of the assistantship. The assistantship provides tuition remission for fall and spring semesters.

JD/MBA Program

Students in the JD/MBA program complete one year of law school classes before beginning their MBA program. Applicants for the JD/MBA program are required to meet the admission standards of both the MBA program of the Robins School of Business and the University of Richmond School of Law. The two-year work experience request is waived for JD/MBA students.

Applications must be made separately to the Robins School and the School of Law. A bulletin and application form for the School of Law may be obtained from:

Director of Admissions
University of Richmond School of Law
University of Richmond, VA 23173

International Applicants

International students should contact the MBA director at least six months prior to the application deadline to determine what additional documents must be submitted.

Students whose native language is not English, or whose collegiate-level instruction was not in English, must earn a score of at least 600 on the paper based Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL), 250 on the computer based test or 100 on the internet based test. Information about the TOEFL may be obtained from the Educational Testing Service, Princeton, New Jersey 08541.

An applicant whose prior experience in higher education includes work taken at a non-United States college or university may be required to have the academic record evaluated by an independent credentials evaluation service. Non-United States citizens are required to submit additional documents to meet Immigration and Naturalization Service requests.