2025-2026 Round 2 MBA Interview Invitations Release Timeline, Powered by MBA LiveWire
As Round 2 MBA applicants anticipate invitations to interview, we’ve compiled this chart about the typical timing of interview invitations being released based on data from MBA LiveWire.
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| School | R2 Deadline 2025 | Estimated First R2 Interview Invite 20261 | Actual First R2 Interview Invite Reported 2026 | 2024-2025 R2 Interview Invites Reported | R2 Decision Date 2025-2026 | Release Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berkeley Haas | 1/8/26 | 1/13/26 – 1/22/26 | tbd | 1/23/25 – 3/11/25 | 3/26/26 | Rolling |
| Cambridge Judge (R3) | 1/5/26 | 1/26/26 – 1/29/26 | tbd | 1/30/25 | Est. 3/26 | 2-week window |
| Chicago Booth | 1/6/26 | 1/25/26 – 2/03/26 | tbd | 2/4/25 – 2/7/25 | 3/26/26 | Few days |
| CMU Tepper | 1/8/26 | 1/09/26 – 1/14/26 | tbd | 1/8/25 – 2/17/25 | 3/3/26 | Rolling |
| Columbia Business School | 1/6/26 | 1/26/26 – 2/02/26 | tbd | 2/3/25 – 4/14/25 | 3/31/26 | Rolling |
| Cornell Johnson | 1/8/26 | 1/15/26 – 1/22/26 | tbd | 1/23/25 – 3/13/25 | 3/27/26 | Rolling |
| Dartmouth Tuck2 | 1/5/26 | 1/06/26 – 1/13/26 | tbd | 1/7/25 – 2/11/25 | 3/19/26 | Rolling |
| Duke Fuqua | 1/8/26 | 1/21/26 – 2/04/26 | tbd | 1/22/25 – 2/13/25 | 3/13/26 | Rolling |
| Emory Goizueta | 1/7/26 | 1/08/26 – 1/12/26 | tbd | 1/7/25 – 2/14/25 | 3/18/26 | Rolling |
| Georgetown McDonough | 1/7/26 | 1/08/26 – 1/18/26 | tbd | 1/9/25 – 3/3/25 | 3/20/26 | Rolling |
| Harvard Business School | 1/5/26 | 1/28/26 – 2/02/26 | tbd | 1/29/25 | 3/25/26 | One Day |
| IESE | 1/8/26 | 1/17/26 – 1/22/26 | tbd | 1/23/25 – 1/24/25 | 3/16/26 | Rolling |
| Indiana Kelley | 1/5/26 | 1/06/26 – 1/14/26 | tbd | 1/6/25 – 1/23/25 | 3/15/26 | Rolling |
| INSEAD (R3) | 1/20/26 | 2/20/26* | tbd | 2/14/25 | 3/20/26 | One Day |
| LBS | 1/5/26 | 2/10/26 | tbd | 2/6/25 | 4/1/26 | One Day |
| Michigan Ross | 1/5/26 | 1/19/26 – 1/28/26 | tbd | 1/23/25 – 2/4/25 | 3/13/26 | Few days |
| MIT Sloan | 1/23/26 | 2/27/26 – 3/01/26 | tbd | 2/18/25 – 4/24/25 | 4/2/26 | One Day |
| Northwestern Kellogg | 1/13/26 | 1/13/26 | tbd | 1/10/25 – 3/3/25 | 3/25/26 | Rolling |
| NYU Stern (R3) | 1/15/26 | 1/25/26 – 1/26/26 | tbd | 1/26/25 – 5/19/25 | 4/1/26 | Rolling |
| Oxford Said (R4) | 1/7/26 | 1/24/26 – 2/01/26 | tbd | 1/23/25 | 3/6/26 | Rolling |
| SMU Cox | 1/6/26 | 1/07/26 – 1/07/26 | tbd | 1/8/25 – 3/6/25 | 3/13/26 | Rolling |
| Stanford GSB | 1/7/26 | 1/18/26 – 1/21/26 | tbd | 1/20/25 – 3/11/25 | 4/2/26 | Rolling |
| Texas McCombs | 1/15/26 | 1/15/26 – 1/16/26 | tbd | 1/15/25 – 2/18/25 | 3/26/26 | Rolling |
| U. Washington Foster | 1/6/26 | 1/21/26 – 1/26/26 | tbd | 1/26/25-1/27/25 | 3/27/26 | Rolling |
| UCLA Anderson | 1/6/26 | 1/21/26 – 1/24/26 | tbd | 1/21/25 – 2/24/25 | 3/27/26 | Rolling |
| UNC Kenan-Flagler | 1/6/26 | 1/08/26 – 1/14/26 | tbd | 1/12/25 – 2/19/25 | 3/11/26 | Rolling |
| USC Marshall | 1/15/26 | 1/26/26 – 2/12/26 | tbd | 2/6/25 – 3/12/25 | 4/15/26 | Rolling |
| UVA Darden | 1/7/26 | 1/13/26 – 1/15/26 | tbd | 1/14/25 – 2/20/25 | 3/18/26 | Rolling |
| Vanderbilt Owen | 1/7/26 | 1/08/26 – 1/08/26 | tbd | 1/9/25 – 1/28/25 | 3/13/26 | Rolling |
| Wharton | 1/6/26 | 2/20/26* | tbd | 2/16/25 – 2/19/25 | 3/31/26 | One Day |
| Yale SOM | 1/5/25 | 1/10/25 – 1/11/25 | tbd | 1/13/25 – 2/12/25 | 3/19/26 | Rolling |
1. Estimates of interview date ranges are created using three previous years of Livewire data.
2. Dartmouth Tuck interviews all candidates who apply by December 2, 2025.
*Release date posted by school.
The programs are listed in alphabetical order, followed by the Round 2 deadline. Then, based on three years of LiveWire data, we provide an estimate of when to expect the first interview invitations from a given school. We also list the range of dates from the prior admissions season, 2024-2025, during which Round 2 interview invitations were reported. Note that most schools continue to roll out interview invitations following the initial window of release, as noted in the final column. As interview invitations for the 2025-2026 season are reported on LiveWire, we will update the actual reports column. To round out your admissions expectations, we have provided the Round 2 decision date, as shared by the schools.
Additional Interview Prep Resources
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Understanding Interview Procedures
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