MBA Admission Requirements
Applicants must meet Murray State University requirements (see Graduate Admissions). Graduates from a wide variety of bachelor's degree fields are welcome to apply. Additional requirements for admission are as follows:
All domestic applicants must have either an:
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undergraduate GPA of 3.25 from a four-year domestic institution; or
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undergraduate GPA of 3.0 from a four-year domestic institution with two years of full-time work experience (résumé with references required); or
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undergraduate GPA of 2.75 from a four-year domestic institution with four years of full-time work experience (résumé with references required); or
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earned master’s or doctoral degree.
If none of the above conditions are met, domestic applicants must have at least an undergraduate GPA of 2.75 from a four-year domestic institution and take either the GMAT (Graduate Management Aptitude Test) and earn a minimum total score of 430 along with a minimum quantitative subscore of 32, or take the GRE (Graduate Records Examination) and earn a minimum total score of 288 along with a minimum quantitative subscore of 147. A GRE or GMAT score from the past is valid for 8 years.
For domestic applicants with at least a 2.5 GPA who have the necessary exam score described above, and whose case includes exceptional circumstances, a candidate review by the admissions committee may occur on a case-by-case basis. In such exceptional cases, the admissions committee will review whether a candidate has significant high-level work experience or qualifications, and at least 5 years since the bachelor’s degree was earned.
All international applicants:
International students, regardless of work experience, must have at least a 2.75 GPA (US equivalent) and also 1) meet the required above scores on either the GRE or GMAT OR 2) pass a brief, live interview via Zoom with the MBA Director. An applicant whose native language is not English or did not graduate from an English-speaking college or university must score a minimum of 20 in each section of the TOEFL or a minimum of 6 on each section of the IELTS.