Round 3 MBA Deadlines And Acceptance Rates For Top MBA Programs

With round 3 deadlines approaching closer and candidates putting their last-ditched efforts to top MBA programs, we are approaching towards the end of 2020-21 application season (certainly, the most happening ;).

Round 3 MBA Deadlines

Here’s a consolidated table with the latest MBA application deadlines for top business schools for the 2024-2025 intake. This information is gathered from the official pages and trusted MBA admissions consulting sites.

SchoolRound 1 DeadlineRound 2 DeadlineRound 3 DeadlineRound 4 DeadlineAcceptance RateClass Size
INSEADSeptember 10, 2024November 5, 2024January 14, 2025March 4, 202531%1000
London Business SchoolSeptember 6, 2024January 3, 2025March 24, 2025N/A25%497
Chicago BoothSeptember 24, 2024January 4, 2025April 2, 2025N/A25%621
IESE Business SchoolSeptember 26, 2024January 9, 2025March 20, 2025May 6, 202531%411
Yale School of Management (Yale SOM)September 10, 2024January 7, 2025April 8, 2025N/A25%347
Northwestern KelloggSeptember 11, 2024January 8, 2025April 2, 2025N/A20%559
CEIBS (Shanghai)October 18, 2024January 6, 2025March 10, 2025April 14, 202544%172
HEC ParisSeptember 19, 2024October 14, 2024November 12, 2024January 17, 20258%137
Duke FuquaOctober 1, 2024January 9, 2025February 20, 2025April 3, 202522%408
Tuck (Dartmouth)September 28, 2024January 4, 2025March 29, 2025N/A23%289
DardenSeptember 5, 2024October 2, 2024January 7, 2025April 2, 202535.6%404
SDA Bocconi School of ManagementSeptember 14, 2024N/AN/AN/A~33%90
NYU SternSeptember 16, 2024January 16, 2025April 8, 2025N/A23%317
NUS (Singapore)January 27, 2025March 31, 2025N/AN/A16%492
Cornell JohnsonSeptember 18, 2024January 9, 2025April 10, 2025N/A33%282
Cambridge JudgeSeptember 7, 2024January 11, 2025March 8, 2025April 26, 202533%174
Said (Oxford)September 11, 2024January 8, 2025April 9, 2025N/A20%311
Georgetown University McDonoughOctober 1, 2024January 6, 2025April 2, 2025N/A16.66%247
IMD Business SchoolFebruary 1, 2025March 1, 2025July 1, 2025September 1, 202532%90
Esade Business SchoolOctober 6, 2024January 12, 2025March 9, 2025N/A25%190
Ross (Michigan)September 9, 2024January 6, 2025March 24, 2025N/A37%358
HKUSTNovember 18, 2024January 6, 2025March 17, 2025N/A35%95
ISBSeptember 20, 2024January 10, 2025N/AN/A~22%770
USC MarshallOctober 1, 2024January 10, 2025April 15, 2025N/A23%214
Washington University OlinOctober 14, 2024January 20, 2025March 24, 2025Rolling Admissions15.7%85

Applying to a business school in the third or final round of the MBA admission cycle is indeed a high-risk task with fewer chances of success. It’s commonly stated that securing acceptance into Top MBA programs during the third round, especially for international candidates, is considered challenging.

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