Arizona State W. P. Carey

Tempe, AZ · Public · 2-year full-time

Average GMAT Focus: 640
Average GPA: 3.60
Class size: 47 (Class of 2027)
Program tuition: $120,000 (program total, nonresident)

Deadlines

Round I: Oct. 15, 2026
Round II: Dec. 1, 2026
Round III (priority international): Feb. 1, 2027
Round IV (final): April 1, 2027

Essays

Question #1 (500 words)

Describe your career path both immediately upon graduation, and five years post-MBA. Include any roles, industries or companies that you will be targeting. How will the W. P. Carey MBA help you accomplish these goals?

Question #2 (500 words)

Business is personal at W. P. Carey, so we’re curious…what are the top three moments in your life and how will they prepare you for the MBA experience?

Question #3

ASU established a charter in 2014 that states we are an institution “measured not by whom it excludes, but by whom it includes and how they succeed”. What does this statement mean to you?

Question #4 (optional) (500 words)

Please provide any additional information you would like to bring to the attention of the admission committee.

Editor's notes

Round I is Oct. 15, and the class is small: 47 students entered in fall 2025 from 426 applications. Rounds III and IV still exist, and applications stay open on a rolling basis until July 15, 2027, but if you're international, Round III is labeled the priority round for you. Don't plan around the final one.
Money is the story here. The school says more than 95% of full-time students get scholarships, with many at full tuition. That means the application you submit is also your scholarship case, so apply in a round where you can send your best test score and finished essays.
The essays are your only long-form voice, and the school turns away personal statements. Question 2 (three moments) and Question 3 (the ASU charter) are unusual prompts. They're doing the job a personal statement does elsewhere, so treat them with the same care as the goals essay.
No offer without an interview, and interviews are by invitation. Your essays decide whether you get one.