Fall 2026 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.
Top US Business School | Round | Deadline | Decision |
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Harvard Business School | Round 1 | Sep 04, 2025 | Dec 10, 2025 |
Round 2 | Jan 05, 2026 | Mar 25, 2026 | |
Stanford University | Round 1 | Sep 09, 2025 | Dec 10, 2025 |
Round 2 | Jan 07, 2026 | Apr 02, 2026 | |
Round 3 | Apr 07, 2026 | May 28, 2026 | |
Kellogg School of Mgmnt | Round 1 | Sep 10, 2025 | Dec 10, 2025 |
Round 2 | Jan 07, 2026 | Mar 25, 2026 | |
Round 3 | Apr 01, 2026 | May 13, 2026 | |
The Wharton School | Round 1 | Sep 03, 2025 | Dec 10, 2025 |
Round 2 | Jan 06, 2026 | Mar 31, 2026 | |
Round 3 | Apr 01, 2026 | May 12, 2026 | |
Deferred | Apr 22, 2026 | July 1, 2026 | |
Sloan School of Mgmnt., MIT | Round 1 | Sep 29, 2025 | Dec 11, 2025 |
Round 2 | Jan 13, 2026 | Apr 02, 2026 | |
Round 3 | Apr 06, 2026 | May 15, 2026 | |
Booth School, Univ. of Chicago | Round 1 | Sep 16, 2025 | Dec 04, 2025 |
Round 2 | Jan 06, 2026 | Mar 26, 2026 | |
Round 3 | Apr 02, 2026 | May 21, 2026 | |
Haas, Univ. of Calif., Berkeley | Round 1 | Sep 11, 2025 | Dec 11, 2025 |
Round 2 | Jan 08, 2026 | Mar 26, 2026 | |
Round 3 | Mar 31, 2026 | May 07, 2026 | |
Tuck, Dartmouth | Round 1 | Sep 25, 2025 | Dec 11, 2025 |
Round 2 | Jan 05, 2026 | Mar 19, 2026 | |
Round 3 | Mar 25, 2026 | Apr 30, 2026 | |
Darden School of Business Univ. of Virginia | Round 1 | Oct 01, 2025 | Dec 10, 2025 |
Round 2 | Jan 07, 2026 | Mar 18, 2026 | |
Round 3 | Apr 01, 2026 | May 6, 2026 | |
Columbia Business School | Round 1 | Sep 03, 2025 | Dec 15, 2025 |
Round 2 | Jan 06, 2026 | Mar 31, 2026 | |
Round 3 | Mar 26, 2026 | May 20, 2026 | |
Yale University | Round 1 | Sep 10, 2025 | Dec 04, 2025 |
Round 2 | Jan 06, 2026 | Mar 19, 2026 | |
Round 3 | Apr 14, 2026 | May 14, 2026 | |
Stern School of Business, NYU | Round 1 | Sep 15, 2025 | Dec 01, 2025 |
Round 2 | Oct 15, 2025 | Jan 01, 2026 | |
Round 3 | Jan 15, 2026 | Apr 01, 2026 | |
Round 4 | Apr 15, 2026 | Ongoing | |
Fuqua School of Business, Duke | Early Action | Sep 04, 2025 | Oct 16, 2025 |
Round 1 | Sep 30, 2025 | Dec 11, 2025 | |
Round 2 | Jan 08, 2026 | Mar 13, 2026 | |
Ross, Univ of Michigan | Round 1 | Sep 08, 2025 | Dec 05, 2025 |
Round 2 | Jan 05, 2026 | Mar 13, 2026 | |
Round 3 | Mar 23, 2026 | May 01, 2026 | |
Anderson School of Mgmt., UCLA | Round 1 | Oct 01, 2025 | Dec 12, 2025 |
Round 2 | Jan 06, 2026 | Mar 27, 2026 | |
Round 3 | Apr 07, 2026 | May 15, 2026 | |
Tepper, Carnegie Mellon | Round 1 | Sep 30, 2025 | Dec 03, 2025 |
Round 2 | Jan 08, 2026 | Mar 03, 2026 | |
Round 3 | Mar 03, 2026 | Apr 29, 2026 | |
Johnson, Cornell | Round 1 | Sep 17, 2025 | Dec 05, 2025 |
Round 2 | Jan 08, 2026 | Mar 27, 2026 | |
Round 3 | Apr 07, 2026 | May 22, 2026 | |
McCombs, Univ of Texas, Austin | Round 1 | Oct 15, 2025 | Dec 16, 2025 |
Round 2 | Jan 15, 2026 | Mar 26, 2026 | |
Round 3 | Apr 01, 2026 | May 07, 2026 | |
McDonough, George Town Univ. | Round 1 | Oct 01, 2025 | Dec 10, 2025 |
Round 2 | Jan 07, 2026 | Mar 20, 2026 | |
Round 3 | Apr 01, 2026 | May 13, 2026 | |
Kenan Flagler Univ. of N.Carolina | Round 1 | Oct 07, 2025 | Dec 17, 2025 |
Round 2 | Jan 06, 2026 | Mar 11, 2026 | |
Round 3 | Mar 03, 2026 | Apr 22, 2026 | |
Marshall School of Business Univ. of S.California | Round 1 | Oct 15, 2025 | Dec 15, 2025 |
Round 2 | Jan 15, 2026 | Apr 15, 2026 | |
W P Carey Arizona State Univ. | Round 1 | Oct 15, 2025 | Dec 12, 2025 |
Round 2 | Dec 01, 2025 | Feb 06, 2026 | |
Round 3 | Feb 01, 2026 | Apr 10, 2026 | |
Olin, Washington Univ., St.Louis | Round 1 | Oct 05, 2025 | Nov 07, 2025 |
Round 2 | Nov 01, 2025 | Dec 12, 2025 | |
Round 3 | Jan 05, 2026 | Feb 27, 2026 | |
Round 4 | Mar 01, 2026 | Apr 17, 2026 | |
Round 5 | Apr 15, 2026 | May 15, 2026 | |
Kelley, Indiana University | Round 1 | Oct 15, 2025 | Dec 20, 2025 |
Round 2 | Jan 05, 2026 | Mar 15, 2026 | |
Fisher, The Ohio State Univ. | Early Round | Oct 13, 2025 | Nov 14, 2025 |
Round 1 | Dec 01, 2025 | Jan 16, 2026 | |
Round 2 | Jan 05, 2026 | Mar 06, 2026 | |
Round 3 | Feb 23, 2026 | Apr 10, 2026 | |
Mendoza College of Business Univ. of Notre Dame | Round 1 | Oct 14, 2025 | Dec 12, 2025 |
Round 2 | Jan 08, 2026 | Mar 13, 2026 | |
Round 3 | Mar 17, 2026 | May 01, 2026 |
Updated on September 14, 2025
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. With the exception of Olin, 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.
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