Each year Chicago Booth's Full-Time MBA Program looks to build a class of future business leaders that will make a positive impact on the world around us.

Placing an emphasis on diversity of thought, background, and career objectives, we attract ambitious, supportive, and intellectually curious professionals. We invite you to get to know the Class of 2025!

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637

Full-Time MBA Students

637
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4184

Applications Submitted

4184
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20

JD/MBA Accelerated Students

20

Enrollment Breakdown

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Our Global Footprint

3% Africa
17% Asia
1% Canada
11% Central/South America & Mexico
3% Europe
1% Middle East
64% United States
<1% Other

Our Global Footprint
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54

Countries Represented

54
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49%

Students Born Outside of The United States

49%
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12%

First Generation Students1

12%
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36% International

As the global landscape changes each day, the presence of international perspectives in the classroom is more valuable now than ever before. We're sensitive to the unique needs and challenges faced by this group and work to support them as they adjust to living and learning in the US.

36% International
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42% Women

Continually confronted with unique challenges in the workplace and when working through the application process, our supportive community celebrates women’s perspectives and highlights their accomplishments. As women are reaching new heights across industries, we are committed to building the skills and acumen they need to continue advancing.

42% Women
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11% Veterans

Since 2006, the number of veteran MBA students enrolled at Chicago Booth has increased by nearly 300 percent. As the community has grown, our Armed Forces Group (AFG) has been instrumental in offering mentorship and support to veterans applying for and pursuing their MBA. Of the Class of 2025's veteran community, eight percent served in the US Military Service.

11% Veterans
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12% LGBTQ+

The LGBTQ+ community at Booth represents students with a diverse range of identities and expressions of gender and sexual orientation. Whether you identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, questioning, or as an ally to your peers, you’ll find a supportive network that actively amplifies unique voices through inclusive events, ongoing activism, and the OUTreach student group.

12% LGBTQ+

US Race / Ethnicity

Federal Guidelines Reporting   Multi-Dimensional Reporting
0.2% (1)  

American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, Other Pacific Islander

  1% (3)
28% (118)  

Asian American

  31% (129)
7% (31)  

Black / African American

  10% (42)
11% (48)  

Hispanic / Latinx

  11% (48)
3% (13)  

Multi-Race

  N/A
45% (187)  

White

  55% (232)
5% (22)  

Did Not Report

  6% (25)

US race/ethnicity enrollment is shown as a percent of US citizens and permanent residents within the class. Chicago Booth adheres to federal guidelines for maintaining, collecting, and presenting data on race and ethnicity as provided by The Department of the Interior via the Office of Civil Rights. These standards allow students to self-identify their ethnicity and race, with the option to select more than one race and/or ethnicity. The racial and ethnic categories listed here reflect those included in our application. Multi-Dimensional Reporting depicts students’ full racial and ethnic identities to more inclusively reflect the racial/ethnic groups they identify with beyond a grouping of “Multi-Race,” within the Federal Guidelines. This results in an aggregate of more than 100 percent.

Employment

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28

Average Age of Full-Time Student

28
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5

Average Years of Work Experience

5

Pre-Booth Industries

  Financial Services 19%
  Consulting 18%
  Technology 15%
  Non-profit/Government 14%
  Private Equity / Venture Capital 7%
  Healthcare 7%
  Consumer Products 3%
  Energy 2%
  Manufacturing 2%
  Accounting 1%
  Other 12%

The motivating factors for pursuing an MBA are as diverse as our students’ career backgrounds. What remains consistent is their ability to thrive in a flexible environment that allows them to build deeper knowledge in the areas they’re passionate about and fill knowledge gaps along the way.
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Post-Booth Career Impact

At its most basic level, The Chicago Approach teaches students how to think not what to think, building business foundations and analytical tools needed for the jobs of today and tomorrow. The Class of 2025 will join a global network of nearly 57,000 Booth alumni making an impact in the world around us.

Post-Booth Career Impact

Education

Undergraduate Majors Represented

There's only one standard educational background that leads to an MBA, right? Wrong. Our MBA program attracts students from all academic backgrounds, including areas like education, political science, psychology, engineering, and yes, business, too. Our environment allows you to self-select into courses and experiences based on your interests while building critical leadership skills that are transferable across any industry. If you're currently pursuing an undergraduate degree, we encourage you to explore our Chicago Booth Scholars.

26%
Business
25%
Engineering
20%
Economics
14%
Liberal Arts
8%
Physical Sciences
6%
Other
1%
Law

 

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277

Undergraduate Institutions 

277
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3.6

Average GPA2

3.6
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2.4-4

GPA Range3

2.4-4
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19%

Hold Graduate Level Degrees

19%
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Begin Your MBA Journey

The first step in joining our transformational Full-Time MBA Program is to apply for admission.

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Test Scores

Our application review is a holistic process, taking into consideration your career and educational background as well as your goals and letters of recommendation from those who know you best. Your GMAT/GRE score is one component of our evaluation process and we encourage you to keep that in mind when reviewing the Class of 2025 submitted score ranges and averages below.4 When you're ready to apply, here's some helpful advice from Booth students.


Average Median
73% GMAT
729
730
26% GRE - Quantitative
164  
26% GRE - Verbal
163  
Test Scores
600 780
  728
Average
730
Median
 
66% GMAT
Quantitative
Test Scores
Verbal
Test Scores
148 170
163
Average
149 170
162
Average
31% GRE

Class Profiles of the Past 5 Years

1 Self-Reported
2 GPA average out of a 4.0 scale for domestic applicants
3 GPA range is based on a 4.0 scale for US based institutions
Full GMAT score range is 200-800; Verbal Reasoning and Quantitative Reasoning measures of the GRE General test is 130-170