Master Programme
Full-Time MBA
Fisher's Full-Time MBA is a two-year, 60-credit residential program. It starts with a pre-term of self-paced maths and career preparation and on-campus team building. The first year is spent full-time on campus on the core curriculum, team projects, the Business Lab Challenge consulting project for a local firm, Career and Industry Immersion Academies and the summer internship search. In the second year students take electives across Ohio State and courses such as Responsible Business for Competitive Advantage and Max Problem Solving. Students can choose the STEM MBA option (30 of the 60 credits in STEM courses), which allows international graduates up to three years of OPT.
University
Ohio State University
Country
United States
Level
Master
Field
Business
Duration
2 years full-time (60 credits, including a summer internship)
Language
English
Campus
Columbus
Degree
Master of Business Administration (MBA)
Intake
Autumn semester (autumn 2027 classes begin 24 August 2027)
Application Deadline
Autumn 2027 entry, in rounds: Early Round 14 September 2026 (decisions 16 October), Round 1 13 October 2026 (decisions 4 December), Round 2 18 January 2027 (decisions 1 March), Round 3 8 March 2027 (decisions 8 April; priority for funding) and Round 4 1 April 2027 (decisions 30 April), the final deadline for international applicants. Incomplete international applications close on 15 April 2027. To be reviewed in a round your checklist must be complete three weeks before its decision date. The non-refundable international application fee is US$70
Tuition Information
2026-27 (autumn 2026 and spring 2027): the Registrar lists an MBA instructional fee of US$1,859.50 per credit plus the US$1,949.44 per-credit non-resident surcharge and general and union fees, each charged up to 8 credits a semester, plus a business learning technology fee of US$261 and per-semester campus fees, about US$62,540 a year in tuition and fees (our arithmetic). Ohio State's 2026-27 International Graduate Student Budget puts a 9-month year of the full-time MBA at US$88,774: US$66,646 for tuition, fees and health insurance plus US$22,128 for housing, food, books, transport and personal costs. Graduate and Professional Admissions also advises having about US$3,000 extra for one-time costs such as the US$50 international orientation fee and yearly increases. Fisher considers all applicants for merit-based funding, with priority for earlier rounds. 2027-28 rates had not been published when we checked
Admission Requirements
- A completed four-year bachelor's degree or equivalent before enrollment; Ohio State generally does not treat a three-year bachelor's degree as equivalent. Scanned official transcripts from every institution are reviewed first, with official copies and certified English translations needed if admitted
- GMAT or GRE (no minimum score; test-centre GRE only from 1 October 2024) unless granted a waiver. You can request a waiver if you have a B or better in college accounting, calculus, finance or similar quantitative courses, hold a STEM degree, or have a quantitative certification such as CPA or CFA; the committee may still ask for scores if your GPA is below 3.00
- Application materials: resume or LinkedIn profile, a one-page essay on your short- and long-term career goals and how an MBA will help, contact details for two references (no letters required) and a recorded Kira Talent video interview. Live interviews, on campus or by Zoom, are by invitation
- English proficiency: Ohio State's Graduate School minimums apply: TOEFL iBT 79 (4.0 on the updated TOEFL), IELTS Academic 6.5 or Duolingo English Test 120, sent directly by the testing agency, unless you are a citizen of, or hold a bachelor's degree from, an exempt country such as Australia, Canada (except Quebec), England, Ireland, New Zealand, Nigeria, Singapore or South Africa