Notre Dame Mendoza

Notre Dame, IN · Private · 2-year full-time

Median GMAT Focus: 610
Average GPA: 3.30
Class size: 85
Median base salary: $136,000 (Class of 2025)
Program tuition: $150,920 (≈ 2 × first-year tuition)

Deadlines

Early Action: Sept. 10, 2026
Round 1: Oct. 20, 2026
Round 2: Jan. 7, 2027
Round 3: March 17, 2027

Essays

Written statement (500 words)

“What are your detailed post-master’s degree career plans?” Illustrate how your background, experiences, interests, and personal attributes, in conjunction with your studies at the University of Notre Dame, will equip you to successfully realize these ambitions. Please share both your short-term and long-term career goals, and be specific about the industry and function you hope to pursue.

Applicant Snapshot (Up to four slides (PDF, no audio or video))

In addition to your resume and transcripts, the Applicant Snapshot offers a chance to highlight qualities and experiences that may not be reflected elsewhere in your application. This required component allows you to share personal dimensions of who you are—beyond your academic and professional background—and will be uploaded as part of your submission. Format your Applicant Snapshot as a slide presentation (up to four slides). Create slides using any software and save/upload as a PDF. Avoid using audio or video files. The Admissions Committee will review the applicant snapshot; no presentation is required. Share meaningful insights about yourself for the Admissions Committee. Use a lighthearted tone that reflects your personality to highlight your uniqueness beyond academic and work achievements.

Supplemental essay (optional)

This is an opportunity to share information not covered elsewhere in your application. You can include additional context about your background, gaps in employment, unique experiences, personal challenges you have overcome, or any other insights that may not be fully represented in other sections of your application.

Video assessment

As part of our application process, we require a video assessment. During this assessment, members of our Admissions Committee will ask you a series of questions to better understand you as an individual. This holistic approach allows the Committee to thoroughly review your application beyond what’s on paper.

Editor's notes

If you're chasing the Meyer Fellowship (full tuition plus a $25,000 stipend), take the GMAT. Mendoza says outright that Meyer is only for candidates with a GMAT score and doesn't accept the GRE. A test waiver keeps you eligible for other scholarships, not this one.
The file is short: one recommendation, a one-page resume, one 500-word essay and four slides. With so few pieces, each one carries more weight. The written statement must be specific about industry and function, and the Snapshot should show the person the resume can't.
Early Action has passed, so Round 1 on Oct. 20 is the next date. International applicants should treat Round 2 (Jan. 7, 2027) as the practical last round, because that's the date the school gives for visa timing.
Plan your recommender around the one letter. You don't get a second voice to cover gaps, so choose the person who has seen your work up close and can give examples, which is what Mendoza asks for.