Overview

Department of Finance, Insurance and Real Estate / Department of Finance, Insurance and Real Estate is located in Gainesville, FL.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration
Juris Doctor/Master of Business Administration (JD/MBA)
Juris Doctor/Master of Science (JD/MS)
Master of Science (MS)	Entrepreneurship
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Real estate and urban analysis
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Finance
Master of Science (MS)	Finance
Master of Science (MS)	Real estate
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Insurance
(Certificate)	Financial services
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Quantitative finance

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	30

Earning Your Degree

Part-time study available?	No
Evening/weekend programs available?	No
Distance learning programs available?	No
Terminal master's degree available?

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Master's Degrees	Entrance Exam GMAT (minimum score of 465) or GRE General Test Comp Exam Required Thesis Required
Doctoral Degrees	Entrance Exam GMAT (minimum score of 465) or GRE General Test Comp Exam Required Thesis Required

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

52

Applied

3

Accepted

2

Enrolled

Applying

30

Application Fee - Domestic

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Yes

Applications processed
on a rolling basis?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	January 15th	January 15th	Yes

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Exam	GMAT (minimum score of 465) or GRE General Test
Master's Degree Requirements	Minimum GPA of 3.0 for last 60 hours of undergraduate degree, work experience (preferred)
Doctoral Degree Exam	GMAT (minimum score of 465) or GRE General Test
Doctoral Degree Requirements	Minimum GPA of 3.0

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Required	TOEFL Paper score: 550 TOEFL IBT score: 80
IELTS: Required	IELTS Paper score: 6

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Financial award applicants must submit:	FAFSA
Application deadlines for financial awards	January 15
Types of financial support available	Scholarship and/or loans Graduate Assistantships Career or field-related internships

Faculty

17

Total faculty

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Banking, empirical corporate finance, hedge funds
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	353,183

Location & Contact

Address PO Box 117168
Gainesville, FL  32611
United States

Contact Mahendrarajah Nimalendran PhD
Chair
Email: nimal@ufl.edu
Phone: 352-392-9526
Fax: 352-392-0301

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