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Real Humans of the UMD Robert H. Smith School of Business MBA Class of 2025

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In this edition of our ongoing series, Real Humans: MBA Students, get to know some new members of the MBA Class of 2025 at the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business.

Fifty-five students matriculated to the Maryland-based business school program. Roughly 25 percent are women and 58 percent are international. Fourteen percent identify as U.S. minorities or underrepresented U.S. minorities.

During their undergraduate years, Smith MBAs averaged a GPA of 3.5. Before matriculation, the new class accumulated an average of six years of work experience. Nearly 42 percent of candidates opted to take the GMAT over the GRE. The average GMAT score landed at 655. For those who took the GRE, they earned an average total score of 318.

See what these new Smith students learned in the admissions process, what they love about UMD and more in the following pages.

Christina Griffith
Christina Griffith is a writer and editor based in Philadelphia. She specializes in covering education, science, and history, and has experience in research and interviews, magazine content, and web content writing.