Fortune has compiled a list of full-time MBA application deadlines and other important application information for the top-ranked programs. Below you’ll find the dates you’ll need to submit your application to any of the top 20 business schools, as deemed by Fortune. 

We rank business schools based on three components: outcomes (starting salaries post-MBA), school brand (business professionals’ take on the programs), and how many executives who graduate from the program go on to be Fortune 1000 executives (C-suite only). You can read more about our ranking methodology.

Harvard University

Fortune MBA program rank: No. 1

Starting base salary: $150,500

Acceptance rate: 11.5%

Remaining deadlines: Jan. 4, 2022 (round two)

Stanford University

Fortune MBA program rank: No. 2

Starting base salary: $156,000

Acceptance rate: 8.9%

Remaining deadlines: Jan. 5, 2022 (round two); April 12, 2022 (round three)

University of Pennsylvania (Wharton)

Fortune MBA program rank: No. 3

Starting base salary: $155,000

Acceptance rate: 27%

Remaining deadlines: Jan. 5, 2022 (round two); March 30, 2022 (round three)

University of Chicago (Booth)

Fortune MBA program rank: No. 4

Starting base salary: $155,000

Acceptance rate: Not disclosed

Remaining deadlines: Jan. 6, 2022 (round two); April 7, 2022 (round three)

Northwestern University (Kellogg)

Fortune MBA program rank: No. 5

Starting base salary: $145,000

Acceptance rate: 27%

Remaining deadlines: Jan. 5, 2022 (round two); April 6, 2022 (round three)

Columbia University

Fortune MBA program rank: No. 6

Starting base salary: $150,000

Acceptance rate: 16%

Remaining deadlines: Jan. 5, 2022 (merit fellowship deadline); April 8, 2022 (regular decision)

New York University (Stern)

Fortune MBA program rank: No. 7

Starting base salary: $155,000

Acceptance rate: 29%

Remaining deadlines: Jan. 15, 2022 (round three); March 15, 2022 (round four)

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Sloan)

Fortune MBA program rank: No. 8

Starting base salary: $150,000

Acceptance rate: Not disclosed

Remaining deadlines: Jan. 19, 2022 (round two); April 12, 2022 (round three)

Yale University

Fortune MBA program rank: No. 9

Starting base salary: $140,400

Acceptance rate: 29.7%

Remaining deadlines: Jan. 6, 2022 (round two); April 12, 2022 (round three)

Dartmouth College (Tuck)

Fortune MBA program rank: No. 10

Starting base salary: $150,000

Acceptance rate: 34.5%

Remaining deadlines: Jan. 3, 2022 (round two); March 28, 2022 (round three)

Duke University (Fuqua)

Fortune MBA program rank: No. 11

Starting base salary: $141,109

Acceptance rate: 25%

Remaining deadlines: Jan. 5, 2022 (round two); March 24, 2022 (round three)

Cornell University (Johnson)

Fortune MBA program rank: No. 12

Starting base salary: $139,121

Acceptance rate: 40%

Remaining deadlines: Jan. 5, 2022 (round two); April 12, 2022 (round three)

University of California–Berkeley (Haas)

Fortune MBA program rank: No. 13

Starting base salary: $143,696

Acceptance rate: 23.3%

Remaining deadlines: Jan. 6, 2022 (round two); April 7, 2022 (round three)

University of Virginia (Darden)

Fortune MBA program rank: No. 14

Starting base salary: $144,933

Acceptance rate: 39.5%

Remaining deadlines: Jan. 5, 2022 (round two); April 6, 2022 (round three)

Carnegie Mellon University (Tepper)

Fortune MBA program rank: No. 15

Starting base salary: $134,847

Acceptance rate: 27%

Remaining deadlines: Jan. 5, 2022 (round two); March 6, 2022 (round three)

University of Texas–Austin (McCombs)

Fortune MBA program rank: No. 16

Starting base salary: $128,586

Acceptance rate: 37%

Remaining deadlines: Jan. 6, 2022 (round two); March 29, 2022 (round three)

University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill (Kenan-Flagler)

Fortune MBA program rank: No. 17

Starting base salary: $125,687

Acceptance rate: 51%

Remaining deadlines: Jan. 10, 2022 (round two); February 28, 2022 (round three); April 11, 2022 (round four)

University of Washington (Foster)

Fortune MBA program rank: No. 18

Starting base salary: $129,149

Acceptance rate: 40%

Remaining deadlines: Jan. 4, 2022 (round two); March 15, 2022 (round three)

Georgetown University (McDonough)

Fortune MBA program rank: No. 19

Starting base salary: $128,162

Acceptance rate: 56.8%

Remaining deadlines: Jan. 6, 2022 (round two); March 29, 2022 (round three); April 26, 2022 (round four)

Vanderbilt University (Owen)

Fortune MBA program rank: No. 20

Starting base salary: $125,130

Acceptance rate: 46%

Remaining deadlines: Jan. 5, 2022 (round two); March 31, 2022 (round three); May 16, 2022 (round four)

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