Maryland Smith MBA Deadlines 2026-2027
The University of Maryland (UMD) Smith School of Business has released the 2026-2027 MBA deadlines for applicants targeting the Class of 2029.
The last deadline for international applicants is Round 5. Round 3 is the scholarship priority round for international candidates. Round 4 is the scholarship priority round for domestic candidates.
| Rounds | Application deadline | Decision Released |
|---|---|---|
| Round 1 | October 1, 2026 | November 2026 |
| Round 2 | November 1, 2026 | December 2026 |
| Round 3 | December 15, 2026 | January 2027 |
| Round 4 | January 15, 2027 | March 2027 |
| Round 5 | March 12, 2027 | April 2027 |
| Round 6 | April 15, 2027 | Within 2-4 weeks submission |
After April 30, applications are reviewed on a rolling basis.
Required Materials
The completed online application must include copies of all academic transcripts and self-reported GMAT or GRE scores (optional). Applicants are required to submit a current professional resume, short answers, one letter of recommendation, and the $75 application fee.
International applicants must submit TOEFL, PTE or IELTS scores unless they have earned an undergraduate or graduate degree in a country where the official language is English.
How Does Maryland Smith Conduct Interviews?
Interviews are conducted by invitation only. Maryland Smith adcom members and alumni conduct the interviews. Candidates are advised to schedule their interview within a few days of receiving the invitation in order to abide by notification deadlines.
MBA Applywire
Currently working at Big4 Tax Advisory for Foreign Portfolio and Institutional Investors. Have a low GPA but positive trajectory from 2.00 in Semester 1 to 3.73 in Semester 6 and a Finance Major GPA of 3.64. CFA L3 candidate, hopefully cleared by the time I join.
Profile handicaps also include a 3 year gap post graduation and had to repeat Year 1 in college due to failing a subject.
4 YoE at matriculation. T1 Indian engineering college (Mech Eng.). Long term entrepreneurial goal building sports infrastructure and improving access to high quality training facilities and credible pathways to professional leagues. Played football (soccer) extensively through school and college as captain in school. Football community head in Hyderabad with around 60-70 members.
-5 year Division I student athlete
-3x captain
-3.97 masters gpa (business analytics)
-undergrad major is sport management
-4 years at Fortune 500 med tech company (3 different positions)
-started a fund 5 years ago to help families affected by cancer in memory of my mom (plan annual events, present to 200+ people per event, allocate funds to event beneficiaries)
-targeting round 2
-Taking the GRE in Oct
Any advice on a range for a target GRE score and based on my profile do you think the 3.3 will hold me back from those top M7/T15 schools that I plan to apply to?
(I assume to help offset the 3.3, my GRE score will need to be pretty high)
MBA LiveWire
Submitted application on August 19th. Completed optional Kira Interview
Application submitted 06 Sep
Applied on August 27.