Claremont Drucker

Claremont, CA · Private · Full-time MBA in Management Sciences (STEM-designated; 48 units; about 21 months; in person; Spring, Summer or Fall start; no work experience required)

Program tuition: $99,360 (program total (2025-26 rate))

Deadlines

Fall 2027 Priority deadline: Feb. 1, 2027
Fall 2027 Final deadline (international): June 1, 2027
Fall 2027 Final deadline (domestic): Aug. 1, 2027
Spring 2027 Priority deadline: Nov. 1, 2026
Spring 2027 Final deadline (international): Nov. 15, 2026
Spring 2027 Final deadline (domestic): Dec. 1, 2026
Summer 2027 Priority deadline: Feb. 1, 2027

Essays

Applicant questionnaire 1 (100 words)

What is motivating you to pursue a graduate management degree or certificate at this point in your life?

Applicant questionnaire 2 (100 words)

Describe your goals and how our program will help you reach them.

Applicant questionnaire 3 (100 words)

How do the Drucker School and Peter Drucker’s ideals align with your personal brand?

Applicant questionnaire 4 (100 words)

How might you contribute to the program? What qualities do you possess that would benefit the program and/or your fellow students?

Applicant questionnaire 5 (100 words)

What might be the biggest challenge you will face at if you enroll in this program?

Editor's notes

Five answers of 100 words each is 500 words total, and the associate dean says short is harder, not easier. Write each answer to its own question. The five questions cover your motivation, your goals, your fit with Drucker's ideals, what you'd contribute and your biggest challenge, so every sentence should serve the question it sits under. There's no room for a life story.
The interview decides more here than at most schools. Drucker interviews everyone who completes an application and calls the interview the most important piece. Prepare the same way you wrote the questionnaire: know why now, what you want, and which of Drucker's ideas you actually use.
Check the test waivers before you study. A STEM or finance bachelor's, a B+ in statistics or calculus, or five years of quantitative work each qualifies. If none fits, the GMAT or GRE is required for this program, even though the school's general articles call tests optional for many programs.
Apply by Feb. 1, 2027 for fall. It's the priority date for both admission and fellowship consideration, and fellowships matter at $2,070 a unit. International applicants should treat June 1 as the fall final deadline.