2020-2021 MBA Application Deadlines (Updating)

The last few weeks have been met with excitement as global business schools have started announcing the MBA deadlines for the 2020-2021 cohort. Below is a representative list of some important dates to keep in mind.

NOTE: Deadlines are subject to change. All applicants should check with the institution before applying.

SCHOOL	DEADLINE	DECISION
Cambridge Judge Business School	Round 1 – September 7 Round 2 – October 19 Round 3 – January 11 Round 4 – March 8 Round 5 – April 26	Not Available
Columbia Business School	Early Decision – October 2 Regular Decision – April 9 January 2021 Intake – October 2 Merit-based Fellowship – January 6	Not Available
Darden School of Business	Early Action – September 2 Round 1 – October 5 Round 2 – January 4 Round 3 – April 7	Not Available
Goizueta Business School	Round 1 – September 23 Round 2 – January 13 Round 3 – March 17	Round 1 – December 10 Round 2 – March 25 Round 3 – April 29
Haas School of Business	Round 1 – September 24 Round 2 – January 14 Round 3 – April 5	Round 1 – December 17 Round 2 – March 25 Round 3 – May 13
Harvard Business School	Round 1 – September 8 Round 2 – January 5	Round 1 – December 10 Round 2 – March 30
HEC PARIS	January 2021 Intake Round 7 – August 14 Round 8 – September 14 Round 9 – October 14 Round 10 – November 16 September 2021 Intake Round 1 – August 14 Round 2 – September 14 Round 3 – October 14 Round 4 – November 16 Round 5 – January 1 Round 6 – February 1 Round 7 – March 1 Round 8 – April 1 Round 9 – May 1 Round 10 – June 1	January 2021 Intake Round 7 – September 18 Round 8 – October 16 Round 9 – November 20 Round 10 – December 18 September 2021 Intake Round 1 – September 18 Round 2 – October 16 Round 3 – November 20 Round 4 – December 18 Round 5 – February 4 Round 6 – March 4 Round 7 – April 8 Round 8 – May 6 Round 9 – June 3 Round 10 – July 8
IE Business School	Rolling Application Deadline – March 9	Within 3 weeks from submission
IESE Business School	Early Decision – September 1 Round 1 – October 6 Round 2 – January 5 Round 3 – March 10 Round 4 – May 4	Early Decision – October 23 Round 1 – December 12 Round 2 – March 23 Round 3 – May 24 Round 4 – June 18
Indian School of Business	Round 1 – September 20	Round 1 – Mid November
INSEAD	Round 1 – September 11 Round 2 – November 6 Round 3 – January 8 Round 4 – February 26 January 2022 Intake Round 1 – March 5 Round 2 – April 23 Round 3 – June 18 Round 4 – July 30	Round 1 – November 20 Round 2 – January 22 Round 3 – March 19 Round 4 – May 7 January 2022 Intake Round 1 – May 14 Round 2 – July 2 Round 3 – September 3 Round 4 – September 24
Johnson Graduate School of Management	Round 1 – October 8 Round 2 – January 5 Round 3 – April 8 One Year MBA Early Application – September 8 Round 1 – October 8 Round 2 – January 5 Round 3 – March 8 Tech MBA Priority Deadline – October 8 January R – January 5 Rolling – March 8	Round 1 – December 18 Round 2 – April 9 Round 3 – June 1 One Year MBA Early Application – November 20 Round 1 – December 18 Round 2 – March 19 Round 3 – Rolling Tech MBA Not Available
Jones Graduate School Of Business	Round 1 – October 16 Round 2 – January 5 Round 3 Domestic – April 15 Round 3 International – April 1 Consortium Deadlines Round 1 – October 16 Round 2 – January 5	Not Available
Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University	Round 1 – September 16 Round 2 – January 6 Round 3 – April 7	Round 1 – December 9 Round 2 – March 24 Round 3 – May 12
London Business School	Round 1 – September 11 Round 2 – January 5 Round 3 – March 4 Round 4 – April 27	Round 1 – November 19 Round 2 – March 31 Round 3 – May 25 Round 4 – June 22
McCombs School of Business	Round 1 – October 13 Round 2 – January 5 Round 3 – March 30 Round 4 – May 11 (For US/Canadian applicants only)	Round 1 – December 17 Round 2 – March 25 Round 3 – May 6 Round 4 – June 17 (For US/Canadian applicants only)
McDonough School of Business	Round 1 – September 28 Round 2 – January 6 Round 3 – March 29 Round 4 – April 26	Round 1 – December 11 Round 2 – March 18 Round 3 – May 5 Round 4 – May 27
Mendoza College of Business	Early Decision – September 15 Round 1 – October 13 Round 2 – January 12 Round 3 – February 23 Round 4 – April 6	Early Decision – October 30 Round 1 – December 4 Round 2 – March 12 Round 3 – April 16 Round 4 – Rolling
MIT Sloan School of Management	Round 1 – October 1 Round 2 – January 19 Round 3 – April 12	Round 1 – December 16 Round 2 – April 2 Round 3 – May 20
Nanyang Technological University	Round 1 – November 1 Round 2 – January 15 Round 3 – March 31	Round 1 – January 3 Round 2 – March 18 Round 3 – May 15
National University of Singapore	Round 1 – January 27 Round 2 – March 31	Round 1 – March 10 Round 2 – May 12
New York University Stern School of Business	Round 1 – October 15 Round 2 – November 15 Round 3 – January 15 Round 4 – March 15 (Only for US citizens/PRs) Fashion & Luxury MBA Round 1 – September 15 Round 2 – November 15 Round 3 – January 15 Round 4 – February 15 (Only for US citizens/PRs) Tech MBA Round 1 – September 15 Round 2 – November 15 Round 3 – January 15 Round 4 – February 15 (Only for US citizens/PRs)	Round 1 – January 1 Round 2 – February 1 Round 3 – April 1 Round 4 – June 1 (Only for US citizens/PRs) Fashion & Luxury MBA Round 1 – December 1 Round 2 – February 1 Round 3 – March 1 Round 4 – April 1 (Only for US citizens/PRs) Tech MBA Round 1 – December 1 Round 2 – February 1 Round 3 – March 1 Round 4 – April 1 (Only for US citizens/PRs)
Olin Business School	Round 1 – October 14 Round 2 – January 20 Round 3 – March 24 Rolling – Ongoing	Round 1 – December 10 Round 2 – March 10 Round 3 – April 28 Rolling – Within 3 weeks from submission
Ross School of Business	Round 1 – September 14 Round 2 – January 4 Round 3 Priority Deadline – March 29 Round 4 Priority Deadline – June 1	Round 1 – December 2 Round 2 – March 17 Round 3 Priority Decision – May 5Round 4 Priority Decision – June 25
Rotman School of Management	Early Round – August 7 Round 1 – October 5 Round 2 – January 11 Round 3 – March 8 Round 4 – April 26	Early Round – September 4 Round 1 – December 11 Round 2 – March 5 Round 3 – April 30 Round 4 – June 4
Saïd Business School	Round 1 – September 11 Round 2 – October 30 Round 3 – January 8 Round 4 – April 9	Not Available
Stanford Graduate School of Business	Round 1 – September 15 Round 2 – January 6 Round 3 – April 6	Round 1 – December 10 Round 2 – April 1 Round 3 – May 20
Tepper School of Business	Round 1 – October 4 Round 2 – January 10 Round 3 – March 2 Round 4 – April 12 Rolling – June 1 – 30	Round 1 – December 9 Round 2 – March 10 Round 2 – May 6 Round 4 – May 20 Rolling – Within 2.5 weeks from submission
The Fuqua School of Business	Early Action – September 23 Round 1 – October 20 Round 2 – January 7 Round 3 – March 25	Early Action – October 27 Round 1 – December 18 Round 2 – March 20 Round 3 – April 30
The University of Chicago Booth School of Business	Round 1 – September 24 Round 2 – January 12 Round 3 – April 1	Round 1 – December 3 Round 2 – March 18 Round 3 – May 20
Tuck School of Business	Round 1 – September 28 Round 2 – January 4 Round 3 – March 29 Round 4 – Rolling from April 1 to June 1 Round 1 Consortium – October 15 Round 2 Consortium – January 5	Round 1 – December 10 Round 2 – March 18 Round 3 – May 6 Round 4 – Rolling from May 10 to July 1 Round 1 Consortium – December 10 Round 2 Consortium – March 18
UCLA Anderson School of Management	Round 1 – October 2 Round 2 – January 8 Round 3 – April 16	Round 1 – December 18 Round 2 – March 26 Round 3 – May 21
UNC Kenan–Flagler Business School	Round 1 Early Action – October 13 Round 2 – January 5 Round 3 – March 1 Round 4 – April 12	Round 1 Early Action – December 14 Round 2 – March 8 Round 3 – April 12 Round 4 – May 24
USC Marshall School of Business	Round 1 – October 15 Round 2 – January 5 Round 3 – March 1 Round 4 – April 15 Round 5 – Rolling	Round 1 – December 31 Round 2 – March 31 Round 3 – May 15 Round 4 – June 15 Round 5 – Rolling
Vanderbilt University Owen Graduate School of Management	Round 1 – October 12 Round 2 – January 11 Round 3 – March 29 Round 4 – May 15	Round 1 – December 18 Round 2 – March 26 Round 3 – May 6 Round 4 – Rolling
Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania	Round 1 – September 15 Round 2 – January 5 Round 3 – March 31	Round 1 – December 16 Round 2 – March 25 Round 3 – May 11
Yale School of Management	Round 1 – September 15 Round 2 – January 7 Round 3 – April 13	Round 1 – December 8 Round 2 – March 26 Round 3 – May 18

If you are wondering how to go about making your business school shortlist, read this blog post. Before you start your application, here some frequently asked questions that some of our applicants have had in the past. For more information on work experience requirements, click here and to know more about MBA applications, click here. If you have any other questions, get in touch with us.