Chicago Booth PhD admissions is highly competitive. About 20 outstanding students enter the doctoral program each year. The first step toward joining us is to apply for admission.
These figures reflect the 2020-21 incoming class.
Average GMAT Score/Average Quantitative Score
Average GPA
Average GRE Quantitative Score
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Countries Represented
(including the United States)
Percentage with an Advanced Degree
Ready to join our community of bold thinkers? Here’s how to apply to the PhD Program at Chicago Booth.
The PhD Program welcomes international students from around the world. Here’s how to apply if you’re not a US citizen or permanent resident.
PhD students receive a tuition grant, a stipend, student health insurance, a computer or computer subsidy, and access to research and travel funding.
Join us at an information session or recruiting forum to learn more about the PhD Program at Chicago Booth.
The PhD Program has trained researchers to share across disciplines, challenge ideas, and transform our understanding of business.
We asked three Booth experts: alumnus Justin Adams, ’10, professor Nicholas Polson, and PhD candidate Diag Davenport.
The Nobel laureate and his former student—now the namesake of Chicago Booth—discuss a friendship that goes back half a century.
The first step in joining our PhD Program is to apply for admission.
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