US MBA Application Deadlines | Fall 2025

USA Top Business Schools R1, R2, and R3 Deadlines and Decision Dates 2024 - 2025

Fall 2025 MBA application deadlines for the different rounds (R1, R2, and R3) for top USA Business Schools is given in the table. Some of these business schools do not have specific application deadlines but review applications on a rolling admissions basis i.e., review applications in the order in which they are received. Notification dates (the dates they announce their decisions) of these top US business schools for Round 1, Round 2, and Round 3 are also provided alongside each Business School.

 
US MBA Application Deadlines
Top US Business Schools Round Deadline Decision
Harvard Business School Round 1 Sep 04, 2024 Dec 10, 2024
Round 2 Jan 06, 2025 Mar 26, 2025
Stanford University Round 1 Sep 10, 2024 Dec 05, 2024
Round 2 Jan 08, 2025 Apr 03, 2025
Round 3 Apr 08, 2025 May 29, 2025
Kellogg School of Mgmnt Round 1 Sep 11, 2024 Dec 11, 2024
Round 2 Jan 08, 2025 Mar 26, 2025
Round 3 Apr 02, 2025 May 07, 2025
The Wharton School Round 1 Sep 04, 2024 Dec 10, 2024
Round 2 Jan 03, 2025 Apr 01, 2025
Round 3 Apr 02, 2025 May 13, 2025
Deferred Apr 23, 2025 July 1, 2025
Sloan School of Mgmnt., MIT Round 1 Sep 30, 2024 Dec 12, 2024
Round 2 Jan 14, 2025 Apr 04, 2025
Round 3 Apr 05, 2025 May 15, 2025
Booth School, Univ. of Chicago Round 1 Sep 19, 2024 Dec 05, 2024
Round 2 Jan 07, 2025 Mar 27, 2025
Round 3 Apr 03, 2025 May 22, 2025
Haas, Univ. of Calif., Berkeley Round 1 Sep 12, 2024 Dec 12, 2024
Round 2 Jan 09, 2025 Mar 27, 2025
Round 3 Apr 03, 2025 May 08, 2025
Tuck, Dartmouth Round 1 Sep 26, 2024 Dec 12, 2024
Round 2 Jan 06, 2025 Mar 13, 2025
Round 3 Mar 26, 2025 May 01, 2025
Darden School of Business
Univ. of Virginia
Round 1 Oct 02, 2024 Dec 11, 2024
Round 2 Jan 07, 2025 Mar 12, 2025
Round 3 Apr 02, 2025 Apr 30, 2025
Columbia Business School Round 1 Sep 10, 2024 Dec 20, 2024
Round 2 Jan 07, 2025 Mar 26, 2025
Round 3 Apr 01, 2025 May 15, 2025
Yale University Round 1 Sep 10, 2024 Dec 05, 2024
Round 2 Jan 07, 2025 Mar 20, 2025
Round 3 Apr 08, 2025 May 15, 2025
Stern School of Business, NYU Early Bird Sep 16, 2024 Dec 01, 2024
Round 1 Oct 16, 2024 Jan 01, 2025
Round 2 Jan 16, 2025 Apr 01, 2025
Round 3 Apr 16, 2025 Ongoing
Fuqua School of Business, Duke Round 1 Oct 01, 2024 Dec 12, 2024
Round 2 Jan 09, 2025 Mar 14, 2025
Round 3 Feb 20, 2025 Apr 04, 2025
Ross, Univ of Michigan Round 1 Sep 09, 2024 Dec 06, 2024
Round 2 Jan 06, 2025 Mar 14, 2025
Round 3 Mar 24, 2025 May 02, 2025
Anderson School of Mgmt., UCLA Round 1 Oct 01, 2024 Dec 13, 2024
Round 2 Jan 06, 2025 Mar 27, 2025
Round 3 Apr 07, 2025 May 16, 2025
Tepper, Carnegie Mellon Round 1 Oct 01, 2024 Dec 04, 2024
Round 2 Jan 06, 2025 Mar 05, 2025
Round 3 Mar 03, 2025 Apr 23, 2025
Johnson, Cornell Round 1 Sep 18, 2024 Dec 06, 2024
Round 2 Jan 09, 2025 Apr 04, 2025
Round 3 Apr 10, 2025 May 30, 2025
McCombs, Univ of Texas, Austin Round 1 Oct 15, 2024 Dec 17, 2024
Round 2 Jan 15, 2025 Mar 27, 2025
Round 3 Apr 01, 2025 Apr 29, 2025
McDonough, George Town Univ. Round 1 Oct 01, 2024 Not Announced
Round 2 Jan 06, 2025 Not Announced
Round 3 Apr 02, 2025 Not Announced
Kenan Flagler
Univ. of N.Carolina
Round 1 Oct 08, 2024 Dec 11, 2024
Round 2 Jan 07, 2025 Mar 19, 2025
Round 3 Mar 04, 2025 Apr 23, 2025
Marshall School of Business
Univ. of S.California
Round 1 Oct 01, 2024 Dec 14, 2024
Round 2 Jan 10, 2025 Apr 18, 2025
Round 3 Apr 15, 2025 Jun 15, 2025
W P Carey
Arizona State Univ.
Round 1 Oct 15, 2024 Dec 13, 2024
Round 2 Dec 15, 2025 Feb 07, 2025
Round 3 Feb 01, 2025 Mar 28, 2025
Olin, Washington Univ., St.Louis Round 1 Oct 05, 2024 Nov 09, 2024
Round 2 Nov 01, 2024 Dec 14, 2024
Round 3 Jan 05, 2025 Feb 28, 2025
Kelley, Indiana University Round 1 Oct 15, 2024 Dec 20, 2024
Round 2 Jan 05, 2025 Mar 15, 2025
Round 3 Mar 01, 2025 Apr 30, 2025
Fisher, The Ohio State Univ. Early Round Oct 13, 2024 Nov 15, 2024
Round 1 Dec 01, 2024 Jan 17, 2025
Round 2 Jan 05, 2025 Mar 07, 2025
Round 3 Feb 23, 2025 Apr 11, 2025
Mendoza College of Business
Univ. of Notre Dame
Round 1 Oct 15, 2024 Dec 13, 2024
Round 2 Jan 07, 2025 Mar 14, 2025
Round 3 Mar 17, 2025 May 02, 2025

Updated on August 17, 2024

Please note that some of the US business schools that have been listed above have more than 3 rounds of MBA application deadlines. Some go all the way up to a 5th round, subject to availability of seats. We have provided application deadlines and notification information only up to Round 3. Visit the websites of respective schools for deadlines of additional rounds.

Disclaimer: Please note that these deadlines are as reported in the respective Business School's websites at the time of our last update. Wizako, Ascent Education or any of its officers, directors, employees and / or associates are not responsible for any changes to these dates or errors of omission and commission that may have happened while reporting these dates. You are urged to refer to the respective university / business school website and verify these deadlines.