Notre Dame / Mendoza MBA Deadlines 2026-2027
The Notre Dame Mendoza College of Business is conducting its full-time two-year MBA admissions process across four rounds this admissions season. The Notre Dame MBA deadlines are as follows.
| Rounds | Application Deadline | Decision Notification |
|---|---|---|
| Early Decision | September 10, 2026 | October 16, 2026 |
| Round 1 | October 20, 2026 | December 11, 2026 |
| Round 2 | January 7, 2027 | March 5, 2027 |
| Round 3 | March 17, 2027 | April 30, 2027 |
Applying in the Early Action round means you’ll automatically be considered for a guaranteed merit scholarship, your application fee will be waived, and upon invitation, you’ll receive priority interview scheduling. Interviews take place from August through September and are scheduled on a first-come, first-served basis. Early Action is non-binding. International candidates are strongly encouraged to apply by January 7th to allow time for visa paperwork and processing.
Application Requirements
Applicants to the program must submit academic transcripts from all previous undergraduate or graduate education. Unofficial copies are accepted for the application process, official copies are required for admission. Applicants must submit official score reports for the GMAT or GRE (waiver available), two recommendations, and responses to essay questions. Candidates must produce a slide presentation of no more than 4 slides and a statement of purpose describing short-term professional goals. After submitting the application, candidates will also be sent a video assessment.
International students must submit official TOEFL, IELTS, or PTE score reports to demonstrate English proficiency. The application fee is $175 (waived for Early Action).
How Do Candidates Get Interviewed at Mendoza?
Interviews are by invitation only. Early Action candidates, if invited to interview, will receive priority scheduling.
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.
