Admissions

All domestic students must first meet the admission requirements of the Graduate School and all International students must meet International Programs admission requirements before they can be considered for admission to the Master of Business Administration program.

Please read the general admission guidelines for all NMSU graduate students here .

Applicants to the MBA program, must meet one of the following criteria:

(1) Applicants must have achieved a minimum Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) score of 400 and a combined undergraduate GPA X GMAT score of at least 1400. For example, assume an applicant's undergraduate GPA is 3.50 and they received the minimum GMAT score of 400:

3.50 x 400 = 1400

Official GMAT scores should be submitted to the MBA Program Office (MBA part-time ETS code: 98R-KX-76; MBA full-time ETS code: 98R-KX-52) at least one month prior to initial enrollment in the program. Additional factors used in evaluating applicants include professional work experience, previous graduate work, letter of reference, etc. These factors are at the discretion of the MBA director .

(2) Applicants have received a graduate degree from a regionally accredited college or university.

(3) Applicants have completed at least four yearsof relevant, full-time professional work experience and compiled an undergraduate GPA of at least 3.25.