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Master of Business Analytics

MBAN Admission Requirements and Application

Application Deadline (Online and On-Campus)

Winter 2025:  Applications not accepted this term

Spring 2025:  Applications not accepted this term

Summer 2025:  Applications not accepted this term

Fall 2025:  

GMAT/GRE

The GMAT/GRE is highly recommended if you do not have the following:

  • A bachelor's degree in engineering, science, computer science, mathematics, economics 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

 OR

  • 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

Applicant may 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.

Resume, Personal Statement & Letter of Recommendation

A professional resume is required. A personal statement is optional. Please reply to the following: If you choose to provide a personal statement, please address the following:

  1. Why are you interested in the Master of Business Analytics program?
  2. Please explain why you believe you can be successful in the program.
  3. Please describe your computer programming experience, academically and professionally (requested in order to place you in appropriate courses – computer programming experience is not required).

Applicants are encouraged to submit letters of recommendation, but they are optional.

All documents mentioned in this section can be uploaded into the application portal. 

Transcripts

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.  

International Student

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. 

If you are an international student planning on attending the Online MBAN program, you are expected to complete all courses online from your home country, as the online program does not make you eligible for a student visa (including F-1 and J-1 students already in the U.S.).  Note that international students are eligible for a student visa if admitted to an on-campus graduate program.

Prerequisites

The requirements for admission to the MBAN program are the following: a bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 and minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 in undergraduate mathematics courses, with no mathematics course grade of less than a C, and at least a B in Calculus, Linear Algebra, Statistics, or similar course.

Financial Aid

The University of Dayton offers a limited number of graduate assistantships which are available on a competitive basis.

Tuition

Use the Graduate Tuition Costs Page for a detailed breakdown of the cost of graduate tuition. Look for the MPAcc 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.

CONTACT

MBAN Program

Anderson
300 College Park
Dayton, Ohio 45469 - 2130
937-229-2938
Email