MBA Application Deadlines

Want to know the application deadlines for the top MBA schools? Explore our detailed list of schools and deadlines to keep up to date as updates are released throughout the year.

Deadlines for the 2024-2025 application season

University of Chicago: Booth

Round 1
Application deadline: September 19, 2024
Decision: December 5, 2024

Round 2
Application deadline:  January 7, 2025
Decision: March 7, 2025

Round 3
Application deadline: April 3, 2025
Decision: May 22, 2025

Chicago Booth Scholars
Application deadline: April 29, 2025
Decision: July 1, 2025

Columbia Business School

Round 1
Application deadline: September 10, 2024
Interview invitation: By November 15
Decision: By December 20

Round 2
Application deadline: January 7, 2025
Interview invitation: By February 20
Decision: By March 26

Round 3
Application deadline: April 1, 2025
Interview invitation: By May 1
Decision: By May 15

Dartmouth College: Tuck

Round 1
Application deadline: September 26, 2024
Decision: December 12, 2024

Round 2
Application deadline: January 6, 2025
Decision: March 13, 2025

Round 3
Application deadline: March 26, 2025
Decision: May 1, 2025

Duke University: Fuqua School of Business

Round 1
Application deadline: September 28, 2023
Interview decision sent: October 26, 2023
Decision: December 8, 2023

Round 2
Application deadline: January 9, 2024
Interview decision sent: February 2, 2024
Decision: March 12, 2024

Round 3
Application deadline: February 22, 2024
Interview decision sent: March 13, 2024
Decision: April 5, 2024

Round 4
Application deadline: April 4, 2024
Interview decision sent: April 19, 2024
Decision: May 10, 2024

Harvard Business School (HBS)

Round 1
Application deadline: September 4, 2024
Decision: December 10, 2024

Round 2
Application deadline: January 6, 2025
Decision: March 26, 2025

2+2 Round
Application deadline: TBD
Decision: TBD

INSEAD

August 2025 Intake:

Round 1
Application deadline: 10 September 2024
Interview invitation: 11 October 2024
Decision: 15 November 2024

Round 2
Application deadline: 05 November 2024
Interview invitation: 06 December 2024
Decision: 10 January 2025

Round 3
Application deadline: 14 January 2025
Interview invitation: 14 February 2025
Decision: 21 March 2025

Round 4
Application deadline: 04 March 2025
Interview invitation: 04 April 2025
Decision: 02 May 2025


January 2025 Intake:


Round 1
Application deadline: 11 March 2025
Interview invitation: 11 April 2025
Decision: 16 May 2025

Round 2
Application deadline: 22 April 2025
Interview invitation: 243May 2025
Decision: 04 July 2025

Round 3
Application deadline: 17 June 2025
Interview invitation: 18 July 2025
Decision: 22 August 2025

Round 4
Application deadline: 05 August 2025
Interview invitation: 05 September 2025
Decision: 10 October 2025

Cornell University: Johnson

Round 1
Application deadline: September 18, 2024
Initial notification: November 1, 2024
Final notification: December 6, 2024

Consortium Early Application
Application deadline: October 15, 2024

Consortium Traditional Application
Application deadline: January 5, 2025

Round 2
Application deadline: January 9, 2025
Initial notification: March 14, 2025
Final notification: April 4, 2025

Round 3
Application deadline: April 10, 2025
Initial notification: May 16, 2025
Final notification: May 30, 2025

London Business School (LBS)

Round 1
Application deadline: September 6, 2024
Interview Decision: October 10, 2024
Interview Period: Mid-October to early-November 2024
Admission decision sent on: November 28, 2024

Round 2
Application deadline: January 3, 2025
Interview Decision: February 6, 2025
Interview Period: Early-February to early March 2025
Admission decision sent on: March 27, 2025

Round 3
Application deadline: March 24, 2025
Interview Decision: April 16, 2025
Interview Period: End of April to mid-May 2025
Admission decision sent on: June 5, 2025

University of Michigan: Ross

Round 1
Application deadline: September 9, 2024
Decision: December 6, 2024

Round 2
Application deadline: January 6, 2025
Decision: March 14, 2025

Round 3
Application deadline: March 24, 2025
Decision: May 2, 2025

MIT: Sloan

Round 1
Application deadline: September 30, 2024
Decision: December 12, 2024

Round 2
Application deadline: January 14, 2025
Decision: April 4, 2025

Round 3
Application deadline: April 7, 2025
Decision: May 15, 2025

Northwestern University: Kellogg School of Management

Round 1
Application deadline: September 11, 2024
Decision: December 11, 2024

Round 2
Application deadline: January 8, 2025
Decision: March 26, 2025

Round 3
Application deadline: April 2, 2025
Decision: May 7, 2025

New York University: Stern (NYU)

Round 1
Application deadline: September 18, 2023
Decision: December 1, 2023

Round 2
Application deadline: October 18, 2023
Decision: January 1, 2024

Round 3
Application deadline: January 18, 2024
Decision: April 1, 2024

Round 4
Application deadline: April 18, 2024
Decision: Ongoing

University of Oxford: Saïd

Stage 1
Application deadline: September 23, 2023
Interview: November 8, 2023
Decision: December 13, 2023

Stage 2
Application deadline: January 5, 2024
Interview: January 31, 2024
Decision: March 8, 2024

Stage 3
Application deadline: March 20, 2024
Interview: April 17, 2024
Decision: May 17, 2024

Stanford Graduate School of Business (GSB)

Round 1
Application deadline: September 10, 2024
Decision: December 5, 2024

Round 2
Application deadline: January 8, 2025
Decision: April 3, 2025

Round 3
Application deadline: April 8, 2025
Decision: May 29, 2025

Carnegie Mellon University: Tepper

Round 1
Application deadline: October 2, 2023
Decision: December 6, 2023

Round 2
Application deadline: January 8, 2024
Decision: March 6, 2024

Round 3
Application deadline: March 4, 2024
Decision: May 8, 2024

Round 4
Application deadline: May 6, 2024
Decision: June 5, 2024

University of California at Berkeley: Haas

Round 1
Application deadline: September 12, 2024
Decision: December 12, 2024

Round 2
Application deadline: January 9, 2025
Decision: March 27, 2025

Round 3
Application deadline: April 3, 2025
Decision: May 8, 2025

University of Pennsylvania: Wharton

Round 1
Application deadline: September 4, 2024
Interview invitation: October 24, 2024
Decision: December 10, 2024

Round 2
Application deadline: January 3, 2025
Interview invitation: February 19, 2025
Decision: April 1, 2025

Round 3
Application deadline: April 2, 2025
Interview invitation: April 18, 2025
Decision: May 29, 2025

Deferred Admissions Round
Application deadline: TBD
Interview invitation: TBD
Decision: TBD

Yale School of Management (SOM)

Round 1
Application deadline: September 10, 2024
Decision: December 2024

Round 2
Application deadline: January 7, 2025
Decision: March 2025

Round 3
Application deadline: April 8, 2025
Decision: May 2025

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