US MBA Application Deadlines | Fall 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.

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Top US Business School	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.