Buffalo School of Management

Buffalo, NY · Public · 2-year full-time (21 months, 60 credits incl. required internship; fall entry only)

Program tuition: $60,560 (≈ 2 × first-year tuition, nonresident (2025-26 rate))

Deadlines

Round 1 - all applicants (Fall 2027): Oct. 15, 2026
Round 2 - all applicants, priority for scholarships: Jan. 15, 2027
Round 3 - all applicants, final international deadline: March 15, 2027
Round 4 - U.S. citizens/valid visa holders: April 15, 2027
Round 5 - U.S. citizens/valid visa holders (final): June 1, 2027

Essays

Career Objectives Essay (No set limit)

Describe your short-term and long-term career objectives. Be as specific as you can concerning the types of positions and responsibility levels to which you aspire. Describe how earning the UB MBA will help you achieve your goals.

Editor's notes

Jan. 15 is the date to plan around. It's the priority deadline for scholarships, assistantships and fellowships, and every award here is merit-based. Round 1 (Oct. 15) gets you an answer by Dec. 1, but only if your file is complete; incomplete applications aren't reviewed.
The whole written application is one essay and a resume. So the Career Objectives Essay and your resume carry more weight than they would elsewhere, and they should tell the same story.
Decide on the STEM pathway before you write. You can opt in on the application, and the FAQ invites you to mention it in your essay. If you're an international student, the extra 24 months of OPT may be the biggest financial decision in the file.
Test-optional, but the school says a score can help both admission and merit aid. With aid decided off the Jan. 15 file, a solid GMAT or GRE is worth considering if your transcript is thin on quant.

Buffalo School of Management

Deadlines

Essays

Career Objectives Essay (No set limit)

Editor's notes

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