Domestic:

• Summer 2025:  Applications not accepted this term
• Fall 2025:  July 25, 2025
• Spring 2026:  December 12, 2025

International Use the International Applicant's Deadline Link to learn more.

Applicant must submit a GMAT (500 minimum, 19 verbal) or GRE (minimum verbal 149, quantitative 146) score. To have your GMAT/GRE score reported to the University of Dayton, please use the following codes: GMAT: 1834, GRE: 1834.

The GMAT/GRE requirement can be waived if you meet all the requirements for one of the following options:
Option one:

• A bachelor's degree in engineering, science, computer science, mathematics, economics, finance, or business from an accredited college or university
• A minimum 3.0 overall undergraduate GPA
• A minimum 3.0 GPA in your undergraduate mathematics courses

Option two:

• A minimum of three years of technical work experience
• A minimum 3.2 overall undergraduate GPA
• B's or better in all your undergraduate mathematics courses

A professional resume is required. Applicants are encouraged to submit letters of recommendation and personal statements, but they are optional. Since industrial experience is favorable, you are encouraged to state the nature of that experience in your personal statement. These documents should be uploaded into the application portal. 

All applicants must submit official transcripts of previously attended higher educational institutions.  A GPA of 3.0 is preferred. Transcripts must be sent directly from the institution to the University of Dayton through a transcript platform or to transcripts@udayton.edu.  If entering an email address is not an option, enter or select University of Dayton. 

All international students without a U.S. degree are required to submit English proficiency scores meeting specific requirements. Use the link below to learn more about the English Proficiency Options. Scores should be sent directly to the University of Dayton from the testing center using code 1834.

F-1 and J-1 students must provide a letter of financial support and a bank statement showing sufficient funds to cover the first year of study. 

Undergraduate majors are not restrictive, but all applicants must hold a bachelor’s degree from a recognized university or college. Prerequisites are Principles of Economics, Calculus, Statistics, Accounting, and Business Finance.

Use the Graduate Tuition Costs Page for a detailed breakdown of the cost of graduate tuition. Look for the MFin cost (near the top of the table) to find the tuition rate for this program. 

In assessing applicants, the University is committed to doing so in a nondiscriminatory manner, i.e., an applicant's membership in any protected class shall not be considered as a factor in the application review process.