Overview

Kate Tiedemann School of Business and Finance / Kate Tiedemann School of Business and Finance is located in Tampa, FL, in an urban setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration	Sub-concentration
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Business administration	Finance
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Business administration	Finance
Master of Science (MS)	Finance

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	52

Earning Your Degree

Part-time study available?
Evening/weekend programs available?
Terminal master's degree available?

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Master's Degrees	Entrance Exam GMAT score of 550 or higher (or equivalent GRE score). Applicants with lower GMAT (GRE) scores may be admitted if the application as a whole convinces the committee that the applicant warrants an admission to the major. Comp Exam Required Thesis Alternate accepted
Doctoral Degrees	Entrance Exam GMAT or GRE Comp Exam Required Thesis Required

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

115

Applied

70

Accepted

33

Enrolled

Applying

30

Application Fee - Domestic

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	June 1st	January 1st	No
Spring deadline	October 15th	July 1st	No
Summer deadline	February 15th	January 1st	No

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Exam	GMAT score of 550 or higher (or equivalent GRE score). Applicants with lower GMAT (GRE) scores may be admitted if the application as a whole convinces the committee that the applicant warrants an admission to the major.
Master's Degree Requirements	Minimum undergraduate GPA of 3.0
Doctoral Degree Exam	GMAT or GRE
Doctoral Degree Requirements	Minimum undergraduate GPA of 3.0 in upper-division coursework, personal statement, recommendations, interview

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Required	TOEFL IBT score: 79

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Application deadlines for financial awards	June 30
Types of financial support available	Teaching Assistantships Health Care Benefits Scholarship and/or loans Graduate Assistantships

Student Body

84

Total Graduate Students

40%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	4.76%
Black or African American	9.52%
White or Caucasian	34%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0%
Asian	5.95%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0%
Two or more races	1.19%
Unknown	3.57%

Gender

Male (78%)

Female (21%)

Faculty

16

Total faculty

Full-time - 15

Part-time - 1

Male (13)

Female (3)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	International corporate finance, corporate finance, market efficiency, mergers and acquisitions, agency theory, corporate governance, investments, mutual fund industry, mergers and acquisitions, corporate creditworthiness, credit risk issues, empirical asset pricing, financial intermediation, corporate finance theory, public offerings, business strategy
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	30,000

Location & Contact

Address 4202 East Fowler Avenue
Tampa, FL  33620
United States

Contact Dr. Gary Patterson
Interim Director
Email: pattersg@usf.edu
Phone: -8734154

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