2020-2021 Round 1 MBA Deadlines

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Published: July 20, 2020 by Lauren Wakal

Early Action / Round 1 MBA Application Deadlines

To help you stay organized, we’ve compiled all of the earliest deadlines, including Early Action and Round 1, of the top business schools in one place. For schools that have announced their essay topic(s), you’ll find links to our corresponding Essay Topic Analysis in the “Essay(s) Released” column. We will continue to update this table as more Round 1 MBA deadlines and essay topics are announced.

Last updated: September 1, 2020

School	Deadline	Decision	Essay(s) Released?	Application Live?
IESE (Early Action)	9/1/2020	10/23/2020	Yes	Yes
UVA / Darden (Early Action)	9/2/2020	10/7/2020	Yes	Yes
Harvard Business School (R1)	9/8/2020	12/10/2020	Yes	Yes
Cambridge / Judge (R1)	9/7/2020	11/9/2020	Yes	Yes
London Business School (R1)	9/11/2020	11/19/2020	Yes	Yes
Oxford / Saïd (R1)	9/11/2020	10/16/2020	Yes	Yes
INSEAD (R1 September Intake)	9/11/2020	11/20/2020	Yes	Yes
Michigan / Ross (R1)	9/14/2020	12/2/2020	Yes	Yes
UPenn / Wharton (R1)	9/15/2020	12/16/2020	Yes	Yes
Stanford GSB (R1)	9/15/2020	12/10/2020	Yes	Yes
Yale SOM (R1)	9/15/2020	12/8/2020	Yes	Yes
Notre Dame / Mendoza (Early Decision)	9/15/2020	10/30/2021	Yes	Yes
Northwestern / Kellogg (R1)	9/16/2020	12/9/2020	Yes	Yes
Indian School of Business (R1)	9/20/2020	Mid-Nov.	Yes	Yes
Duke / Fuqua (Early Action)	9/23/2020	10/27/2020	Yes	Yes
Emory / Goizueta (R1)	9/23/2020	12/10/2020	Yes	Yes
Berkeley / Haas (R1)	9/24/2020	12/17/2020	Yes	Yes
U. Chicago Booth (R1)	9/24/2020	12/3/2020	Yes	Yes
Dartmouth / Tuck (R1)	9/28/2020	12/10/2020	Yes	Yes
Georgetown / McDonough (R1)	9/28/2020	12/11/2020	Yes	Yes
MIT / Sloan (R1)	10/1/2020	12/16/2020	Yes	Yes
UCLA / Anderson (R1)	10/2/2020	12/18/2020	Yes	Yes
Columbia Business School (Early Decision)	10/2/2020	Rolling	Yes	Yes
CMU / Tepper (R1)	10/4/2020	12/9/2020	Yes	Yes
UVA / Darden (R1)	10/5/2020	12/12/2020	Yes	Yes
IESE (R1)	10/6/2020	12/12/2020	Yes	Yes
Cornell / Johnson	10/8/2020	12/18/2020	Yes	Yes
Vanderbilt / Owen (R1)	10/12/2020	12/18/2020	Yes	Yes
UNC / Kenan-Flagler (R1)	10/13/2020	12/14/2020	Yes	Yes
UT Austin / McCombs (R1)	10/13/2020	12/17/2020	Yes	Yes
Notre Dame / Mendoza (R1)	10/13/2021	12/4/2020	Yes	Yes
NYU / Stern (R1)	10/15/2020	1/1/2021	Yes	Yes
USC / Marshall	10/15/2020	12/31/2020	Yes	Yes
Rice / Jones (R1)	10/16/2020	12/11/2020	Yes	Yes
Duke / Fuqua (R1)	10/20/2020	12/18/2020	Yes	Yes

Posted in: MBA Admissions Deadlines, MBA Feature

Schools: Berkeley / Haas, Cambridge / Judge, Columbia, Cornell / Johnson, Dartmouth / Tuck, Duke / Fuqua, Emory / Goizueta, Harvard Business School, INSEAD, Michigan / Ross, Northwestern / Kellogg, Notre Dame / Mendoza, NYU Stern, Oxford / Saïd, Rice / Jones, Stanford GSB, U. Chicago Booth, UCLA Anderson, UPenn / Wharton, UT Austin / McCombs, UVA / Darden, Vanderbilt / Owen, Yale SOM

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CLASS SIZE: 171

FEMALE: 36%

MEAN GMAT: 705

MEAN GPA: 3.26

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Women: 38%

Mean GMAT: n/a

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Class Size: 40

Women: 35%

Mean GMAT: 675

Mean GPA: 3.44

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Avg. CLASS SIZE: 120

MEAN GMAT: 640

MEAN GPA: 3.23

AVG. WORK EXPERIENCE: 6 Years

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Class Size: 47

Women: 47%

Mean GMAT: n/a

International: 94%

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Cornell / Johnson

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TWO-YEAR CLASS SIZE: 283

Women: 42%

MEDIAN GMAT: 710

MEDIAN GPA: 3.35

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CLASS SIZE: 339

Women: 40%

Median GMAT: 720

Median GPA: 3.64

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Georgia / Terry

Class Size: 65

Women: 29%

Mean GMAT: 668

Mean GPA: 3.55

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Florida / Warrington

Class Size: 52

Women: 38%

Mean GMAT: 686

Mean GPA: 3.46

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MBA Livewire

April 20, 2024 8:39am ET

Accepted to Harvard Business School

Round: Round 3

Received via email April 20, 2024

GPA: 3.41

Program Type: Traditional Two-Year

Post MBA Career Name: Technology

Application Location: MASSACHUSETTES, USA

Note:

I've been interviewed and waiting for decision.

April 20, 2024 5:26am ET

Interview Invite to Stanford GSB

Round: Round 3

Received via email on April 18, 2024

GPA: 3.7

GMAT: 780

Program Type: Deferred Enrollment

Post MBA Career Name: Finance

Application Location: India

April 19, 2024 10:49pm ET

Interview Invite to Columbia

Round: Round 2

Received via email April 19, 2024

GMAT: 720

Program Type: Traditional Two-Year

Application Location: Asia

Note:

From R2 further evaluation without interview. Honestly surprised!!

April 19, 2024 6:27pm ET

Accepted from Waitlist to UCLA Anderson

Round: Round 2

Received via phone on April 16, 2024

GRE: 321

Program Type: Traditional Two-Year

Post MBA Career Name: Entrepreneurship

Application Location: LATAM

Note:

I'm a lawyer from LATAM.

April 19, 2024 4:30pm ET

Accepted from Waitlist to NYU Stern

Round: Round 3

Received via email April 19, 2024

GPA: 3.9

GRE: 332

Program Type: Traditional Two-Year

Post MBA Career Name: Entrepreneurship

Application Location: Brooklyn

Note:

Interviewed 2/22
Waitlisted 3/21
Accepted by email 4/19

Interview went very well, was surprised by waitlist, accepted today

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