Booth Profile
Our Booth profile will supply you with the basic information you need when considering applying to Booth. Our Admission Consultants are happy to help you decide if Booth is the right school for you.
Application Deadlines
| Application Periods: |
Application submitted by: |
Notification from board: |
| Round 1 |
Tuesday, October 2, 2012 |
Wednesday, December 19, 2013 |
| Round 2 |
Tuesday, January 8, 2013 |
Thursday, March 28, 2013 |
| Round 2 |
Wednesday, April 4, 2013 |
Wednesday, May 23, 2013 |
Application Questions
Essay
What are your short- and long-term goals, and how will an MBA from Chicago Booth help you reach them? (500 words)
Short Answer Essays
a. What has been your biggest challenge, and what have you learned from it? (200 words maximum)
b. Tell us about something that has fundamentally transformed the way you think. (200 words maximum)
Presentation/Essay
The Chicago experience will take you deeper into issues, force you to challenge assumptions, and broaden your perspective. In a four-slide presentation or an essay of no more than 600 words, broaden our perspective about who you are. Understanding what we currently know about you from the application, what else would you like us to know?
Re-applicatns only
Upon reflection, how has your thinking regarding your future, Chicago Booth, and/or getting an MBA changed since the time of your last application? (300 words)
Admissions
Full-time Class of 2013
| Average Class Size: |
597 |
| Applications: |
4,169 |
| Percent Admitted: |
22% |
| Yield: |
Not Published |
| GMAT Average: |
720 |
| GMAT Score Range: |
670-760 (Middle 80%) |
| Average Age |
28 |
| Average GRE Q |
Not Published |
| Average GRE V |
Not Published |
| Average GPA |
Not Published |
Pre-MBA Career
| Industry: |
Percent: |
| Consulting: |
17.2% |
| COmmercial/Investment Banking: |
14% |
| Investment Management: |
8.5% |
| PE/VC: |
8.3% |
| Education/Gov./Non-profit: |
7% |
| Other Financial Services: |
4.5% |
| Manufacturing/Consumer Products: |
3.9% |
| Pharmaceutical/Biotechnology/Healthcare: |
4.1% |
| Real Estate: |
3.4% |
| Computer Services/Telecom: |
3.4% |
| Energy: |
3.2% |
| Other: |
21.5% |
Post-MBA Career (Class of 2011)
| Industry: |
Percent: |
Median Base Salary: |
| Business Development |
2.7 |
$108,663 |
| Consulting |
29.1% |
$125,000 |
| General Management |
8.2% |
$105,000 |
| Law |
0.8% |
Not Published |
| Marketing |
10.8% |
$96,500 |
| Operations |
1.1% |
$111,000 |
| Product Development |
0.6% |
Not Published |
| Strategic Planning |
1.7% |
$107,500 |
| Other |
0.4% |
Not Published |
Career Hiring
| Class of |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
| Accepted Offer by Graduation |
93.8 |
92.0% |
79.2% |
81.5% |
86.1% |
| Accepted Offer 3 months out |
97.4% |
94.3% |
86.7% |
91.0% |
93.0% |
| Median Base Salary |
$100,000 |
$100,000 |
$100,000 |
$102,000 |
$107,000 |
| Median Signing Bonus |
$25,000 |
$25,000 |
$20,000 |
$20,000 |
$20,000 |
Class Profile
| Female |
35% |
| International |
33% |
| U.S. Minority |
23% |
Region
| Africa |
2% |
| Asia |
19% |
| Europe |
6% |
| North America |
62% |
| Latin America and the Caribbean |
10% |
| Oceania |
1% |
| Dual Citizenship |
8% |
Experience
| Mean Work Experience |
58 months |
| Mean Age |
28 |
Enrollment
| Total |
3,332 |
| Full-Time MBA |
1,160 |
| Part-Time MBA |
1,501 |
| Executive MBA |
555 |
| PhD Program |
116 |
School Ranking
| Business Week |
1 |
| US News |
4 |
Program Costs
| Resident |
$109,272.00 |
| Nonresident |
$109,272.00 |
| Recommended Annual Budget (Resident) |
$85,488.00 |
| Recommended Annual Budget (Nonresident) |
$85,488.00 |
Alumni
| Total Living Alumni |
45,995 |
Joint Degrees
| MBA/MPP (Public Policy) |
| MBA/JD (Law) |
| MBA/MD (Medicine) |
| MBA/MA (Social Services) |
| MBA & Certificate in Health Administration and Policy |
| MBA/PhD |
