Round 3 MBA Deadlines And Acceptance Rates For Top MBA Programs

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MBA & Beyond Team

28/02/2021 | 2:16 pm

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 ;).

HERE, IN THIS ARTICLE, WE PROVIDE YOU WITH THE MBA DEADLINES FOR ROUND 3 MBA PROGRAMS AND ACCEPTANCE RATES FOR TOP 25 MBA PROGRAMS, AS RANKED BY FINANCIAL TIMES, 2021.

Round 3 MBA Deadlines

Round 3 MBA Deadlines and Acceptance Rates

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.

To provide you with an unconventional perspective on Round 3, here is an article that addresses concerns such as:

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