Admission Deadlines
One important factor to keep in mind is the admission deadlines for MBA programs. Usually, the deadlines differ for domestic and international candidates. The slight variation in these timelines is to accommodate international applications sent through snail mail. The admission deadlines are segregated on the basis of enrollment in MBA programs. Typically, business schools enroll candidates twice a year in summer and fall programs. Before applying to any MBA program, you must calculate the time required for preparing and compiling your application. This would help you in evaluating total time needed to complete the entire application process. This would also save you from the hassle of applying for a program for which you are unable to meet the application deadline. The admission forms for MBA are available through:- Email: Request application forms from the graduate school website via email or by filling out an online applicion request form.
- Graduate school website: Many universities have a downloadable and ready to print versions of their application forms on the Internet.
In the section below are application and decision deadlines for some of the major business school MBA programs:
| Deadline | Round I (deadline for all candidates) |
Round II (deadline for Arts Administration candidates) |
Round III (merit-based aid priority deadline) |
Round IV (final round deadline for domestic candidates) |
| Carnegie Mellon University | ||||
| Application deadline | October 26 | January 4 | March 8 | April 26 |
| Decisions mailed | December 21 | March 15 | May 3 | June 4 |
| Columbia Business School | ||||
| Deadline | Early Decision | January Admission | US Residents | International |
| Application deadline | October 7 | October 7 | April 14 | March 3 |
| Cornell University | ||||
| Application deadline | October 26 | November 17 | January 12 | March 23 |
| Decisions mailed | December 17 | February 4 | March 18 | April 29 |
| Dartmouth College | ||||
| Application deadline | October 14 | November 11 | January 6 | April 2 |
| Decisions made by | December 18 | February 5 | March 19 | May 14 |
| Duke University | ||||
| Application deadline | October 6 | November 12 | January 7 | March 9 |
| Decisions made by | November 24 | January 19 | March 8 | April 22 |
| Harvard Business School | ||||
| Application deadline | October 1 | January 19 | April 8 | - |
| Decisions mailed | December 15 | April 6 | May 13 | - |
| Michigan State University | ||||
| Application deadline | October 10 | January 5 | March 1 | - |
| Decisions mailed | January 15 | March 15 | May 15 | - |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) | ||||
| Application deadline | October 27 | January 12 | December 15 | - |
| Decisions mailed | Febrary 1 | April 15 | March 8 | - |
| Northwestern University (Kellogg) | ||||
| Application deadline | October 22 | January 7 | March 11 | - |
| Decisions mailed | January 17 | March 31 | May 2 | - |
| Northwestern University (Kellogg) | ||||
| Application deadline | October 22 | January 7 | March 11 | - |
| Decisions mailed | January 17 | March 31 | May 2 | - |
| Stanford University | ||||
| Application deadline | October 28 | January 6 | March 17 | - |
| Interviews | early November - mid January |
mid January - late March |
late March - mid May |
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| Decisions mailed | January 18 | March 31 | May 12 | - |
| University of Chicago | ||||
| Application deadline | October 14 | January 6 | March 10 | - |
| Decisions mailed | December 22 | March 24 | May 12 | - |
