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William R. Pratt; Robert Greve; Michael Williams; Suye Wang; Evan Shough – International Journal for Business Education, 2025
The purpose of this study is to measure the appropriateness of the existing admissions requirements as related to the likelihood of graduation. We employ a five-year sample of students admitted into the graduate program and selected a cutoff date to allow sufficient time for most of each cohort to complete their studies. Following the general…
Descriptors: College Admission, Admission Criteria, Graduation Rate, Graduate Students
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Ragothaman, Srinivasan; Carpenter, Jon; Davies, Thomas – College Student Journal, 2009
The quality of a Master of Professional Accountancy (MPA) program, similar to other undergraduate and graduate programs in business and other disciplines, is typically directly related to the quality of its students. While there is a considerable published scholarly work on MBA student performance, there is very little research to predict student…
Descriptors: Grade Point Average, Academic Achievement, Correlation, Admission Criteria
Waters, Elzberry, Jr. – 1968
This study at George Washington University tested for the dependence of the graduate quality point index on total scores of the Admission Test for Graduate Study in Business (an aptitude test), undergraduate quality point index, and length of time since receiving the bachelor's degree. It was hypothesized that success in the Graduate Business…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Admission Criteria, Adult Students, Aptitude Tests
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Bieker, Richard F. – Journal of Education for Business, 1996
Analysis of the academic achievement of 71 business administration graduates indicated that scores on the Graduate Management Admissions Test (GMAT) are more significant predictors of graduate performance than undergraduate performance is. The relationship between graduate performance and GMAT score differs for black students and white students.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Business Administration Education, Graduate Students, Higher Education
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Wright, Robert E.; Palmer, John C. – Journal of Education for Business, 1994
ANOVA and split sample regression analyzed the Graduate Management Aptitude Test scores and undergraduate grade point averages (GPA) of 86 business administration graduate students. Test scores and GPA did not discriminate adequately between moderately low and very low performers in graduate programs. They appeared to predict academic performance…
Descriptors: Business Administration Education, Grade Point Average, Graduate Study, Higher Education
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Sireci, Stephen G.; Talento-Miller, Eileen – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 2006
Admissions data and first-year grade point average (GPA) data from 11 graduate management schools were analyzed to evaluate the predictive validity of Graduate Management Admission Test[R] (GMAT[R]) scores and the extent to which predictive validity held across sex and race/ethnicity. The results indicated GMAT verbal and quantitative scores had…
Descriptors: Predictive Validity, Grade Point Average, Ethnicity, Prediction