A bunch of updates for the University of Southern California MSF program. New class profile, placement results as well as application deadlines. This program has been ranked #1 in the United States by the Financial Times and has been incredibly popular since it first launched.
Class Profile
This is a very selective program with around 10% of applicants joining the incoming class. Stats for those who made it are equally impressive.
- Class Size – 126 Students
- Average GPA – 3.56
- Average GMAT – 685
- Average GRE – 325
- Average Work Experience – 5 months
- Male / Female – 60/40
- International / Domestic – 76% / 24%
Sizable class with strong GPA and test averages. I went back and checked my previous posts and either they didn’t include a class profile or I missed it, but USC is a strong school for both undergraduate and graduate school. You need to have good test scores and an overall profile to be competitive here.
Employment Stats
I am searching for the full 2024 Placement Report and once I have it I will do another post with all the details. While we wait for that we still have some fairly good details to share.
- Employed – 87%
The list of hiring firms is impressive and covers all the major banks, real estate and corporate finance companies one would want to work for. I am sure the salary and bonus averages are top tier. Like I said, more to follow, but for now this is pretty good.
Admissions
Normal application package like I have detailed previously. Unlike many schools, you must take the GRE or GMAT. No waiver requests.
Right now you have one more application window for anyone consider this program:
- Round 3 – Deadline (April 15th) / Decision (June 15th)
Tuition for this program (16 months) is $94,872. This is priced on the upper bounds for a MSF, but the 3 semester aspect of the program factor into this. Theoretically you will have a paid internship in the summer to help offset this cost and set you up for full time employment once you graduate.
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That is the update so far. Things are operating very well at USC and the Financial Times ranking will help the program as well as graduates. I will see if I can get a full placement report for all of you as well.
Here is a link to the University of Southern California MSF Program
