Chicago Booth

Chicago, IL · Private · 2-year full-time

Median GMAT Focus: 675 (615–725 (middle 80%))
Average GPA: 3.60
Class size: 635 (Class of 2027)
Median base salary: $175,000 (Class of 2025)
Program tuition: $179,952 (≈ 2 × first-year tuition)

Deadlines

Round 1: Sept. 15, 2026
Round 2: Jan. 7, 2027
Round 3: April 1, 2027
Chicago Booth Scholars (deferred): April 1, 2027

Essays

Short answer 1 (300 characters)

What is your immediate post-MBA career goal?

Short answer 2 (300 characters)

What is your long-term post-MBA career goal?

Short answer 3 (image) (300 characters, plus an image)

Upload an image and explain its significance to you.

Short answer 4 (300 characters)

Share a fun fact or something unique about yourself.

Optional question (300 words)

Is there any unclear information in your application that needs further explanation or additional details you would like to share with the Admissions Committee?

Reapplicant question (reapplicants only) (300 words)

Upon reflection, how has your perspective regarding your future, Chicago Booth, and/or getting an MBA changed since the time of your last application?

Editor's notes

Round 1 closed Sept. 15, so aim for Jan. 7, 2027. Booth reads files as soon as a deadline passes and says it won't re-evaluate an application for materials added later, so submit the version you want judged.
With the long essays gone, your 1,200 characters of short answers can't carry the file alone. The resume, the supervisor's letter and the interview do more of the work now. Brief your recommender on the second question: the most important constructive feedback they've given you and what you did with it.
Plan for two interview pieces: one virtual conversation with a student or community member, and a recorded video simulation. Booth names interview quality as a factor in merit scholarships, so the interview affects your money as well as your admission.
If you haven't submitted yet, attend a Zoom In On Booth or Let's Talk Booth session first. It waives the $250 fee, but only if you attend before you submit, and Booth grants no waivers for financial need.