Crosby MBA Application Instructions

Applicants for the MU Crosby MBA Program must submit an MU Graduate School Application and an MBA Department Application. Both applications are available online. You may obtain printed applications from the Crosby MBA Program office, but the preferred method to apply is online.  Applications are handled on a rolling basis, but those received by the priority deadlines of February 1 for summer and fall, and October 1 for spring, will receive maximum consideration for admission and financial support.  Applications will be accepted after those dates as well.

Contact us at mba@missouri.edu or (573) 882-2750 if you have questions.

Please follow these instructions to submit your application forms and supporting documents.

1. Materials from this first section that are required to be mailed should be sent to:

   MU Graduate Admission Office, 210 Jesse Hall, Columbia, Mo. 65211.

   The MU Application

   Note: Please be sure to complete the correct application form.

   • MU Graduate School Application - for students new to MU (domestic or international), MU graduates who are not currently enrolled as a student, or students enrolled in an MU professional school (e.g. law or medicine).
   • Change of Degree Form (PDF) - for students currently enrolled at MU as an undergraduate, in another graduate program, or as a non-degree graduate student.
   • Re-enrollment Form - for students previously enrolled in the Graduate School at MU.

   Application Fee

   Please send a check or money order made payable to the University of Missouri or complete the credit card information on the online MU application. The amount is $45 for domestic and $60 for international students. The application fee is non refundable and is not applicable to any future fees. Students currently enrolled as undergraduates or in the Graduate School at MU are not required to submit this fee.

   Official Transcripts of All Previous College or University Work

   Please request that each college or university send official transcripts to the above address; transcripts sent directly to the applicant must be in a sealed envelope. A duplicate set of official transcripts should be sent to the MBA program directly as indicated in paragraph #2 below.  All transcripts become the property of MU and will be destroyed after one year if the applicant does not enroll. If you attend MU, we will obtain your transcripts and you need not do so. 

   International Students

   An Official TOEFL or IELTS score is required for every applicant whose native language is not English. The minimum TOEFL score requirement for the College of Business is 550 (paper-based), 213 (computer-based), or 79-80 (internet-based). MU's code 6875. The minimum IELTS score is 5.5.  Please visit the MU Graduate School web site for additional application information.

2. The second set of materials should be submitted directly to the MU Crosby MBA Program. Again, you are encouraged to apply online. When it is necessary to mail items, send to:

   Crosby MBA Program, 213 Cornell Hall, Columbia, Mo. 65211.

   • Crosby MBA Department Application - (available online - or in hard copy *DIRECT PDF LINK*)
   • Resume (or this can be uploaded with the MU online application in paragraph #1 above)
   • GMAT Score - Please ask Pearson VUE, the testing service, to forward your score from the Graduate Management Admission Test to our office. Our GMAT code is 596-15-82.
   • Duplicate set of official transcripts (one set should be sent to the MU Graduate School as indicated in paragraph #1 above.

3. No letters of recommendation are required, and there is no separate application for financial support from the MBA Program. All applicants will automatically be considered for graduate assistantships and scholarships.