Class Profile - Finance (2024)

FAQs

What is the acceptance rate for Indiana Finance Program? ›

Kelley's Class of 2023 had an acceptance rate of 34.83% – slightly more lenient than last year's 39.71% for the Class of 2022, and significantly more selective than the previous year's 48.96% rate.

Vanderbilt University Master in Finance has a 44% admission rate.

ADMISSIONS CRITERIA

The Vanderbilt Owen Graduate School of Management is a unique community. With an incoming class size of about 90 students, our MS Finance program is one of the world's most selective—and one of the best. As we evaluate applications, we have a holistic and balanced approach to admissions.

Acceptance Rate

With a 14.6 percent admittance rate, MIT Sloan MFin is the third most competitive institution in the USA In addition, with 409 students recently enrolled, the MIT MFin program boasts one of the largest incoming classes in the country, allowing more applicants to pursue a premier b-school education.

This usually isn't set in stone, but you may have trouble getting an interview with under a 3.5 GPA is you simply apply through normal channels and hope. For target schools and semi-targets, there is a bit more leeway given to GPA. For a non-target you will probably want to aim for a 3.7+ GPA.

Finance requires a wide range of knowledge and skills that seem difficult to master, especially for someone without any finance experience. Finance professionals have a high level of responsibility, to the teams of people that they direct, their supervisors, and upper management, which may be scary at first thought.

Although there are no specific Vanderbilt GPA requirements, the average GPA sits around 3.83. About 83% of admitted students have a 3.75+ GPA.

You should also have a 3.91 GPA or higher. If your GPA is lower than this, you need to compensate with a higher SAT/ACT score. For a school as selective as Vanderbilt, you'll also need to impress them with the rest of your application.

Selective admissions: Vanderbilt aims to create a diverse and high-achieving student body, so they look for well-rounded individuals who excel academically, demonstrate leadership and have strong extracurriculars. This thorough evaluation process means they admit only a small percentage of applicants.

Graduates from the Vanderbilt Business Master of Science in Finance (MS Finance) Class of 2023 reported earning an average base salary of $86,284 and a median signing bonus of $10,000, both stellar employment outcomes for the program despite market challenges.

Is it better to get an MBA or MSF? ›

Master of Science in Finance Salary Expectations and Career Outlook. MSF graduates tend to earn less right after graduation in comparison to MBA graduates. This discrepancy exists because MBA degree holders tend to have jobs already, and they receive promotions to mid-level management roles.

Median annual financial aid award by household income bracket. Vanderbilt now guarantees need-based full tuition scholarships for families making $150,000 or less. Tuition cost $61,618 for 2023-24. Other institutions have implemented similar financial aid policies.

At a glance, Caltech and MIT are quite similar. They both have a low acceptance rate, although admitted freshmen at Caltech have higher test scores and grades, albeit by a very slim margin. On the other hand, MIT has a higher school ranking and slightly more prestige.

What are your acceptance rates? We intentionally keep the program small and selective to ensure that we can devote individual attention to each one of our students, both academically and for job placement. Our average yearly acceptance rate over the last five years was about 5%.

The term 'Ivy League' has since become synonymous with academic prestige and elite universities in the United States. While MIT is indeed a highly prestigious institution, it is not part of the Ivy League because it's not in the Division I athletic conference with those other schools.

The Kelley Business School acceptance rate is 38%, meaning that they typically accept about a third of students who apply.

Tuition and fees

Please note that IU Bloomington does not participate in the Midwest Student Exchange Program. Most students do not pay the full price: 83% of students received financial aid in 2021–2022.

IU students receive millions of dollars in financial aid and scholarships each year, from merit- and need-based scholarships to need-based grants, donor-funded scholarships, and department- or program-specific scholarships.