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Chicago Booth MBA Acceptance Rate: Your Odds of Admission
By Alice van Harten
Last updated: May 15, 2025
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If you’re wondering how difficult it is to get into the University of Chicago’s Booth School of Business, then you’ve come to the right place. On this page, we’ll give you a quick overview of what it takes to get into the Booth School of Business, and help you understand whether your profile is a good fit for the University of Chicago Booth MBA program.
(Note: This page highlights Booth’s full-time MBA program. The other programs options at Booth are the Evening MBA, the Weekend MBA, and the global Executive MBA.)
The top undergraduate majors represented in Booth’s MBA program are Business, Engineering, Economics.
Chicago Booth MBA: Acceptance Rate & Other Admissions Statistics
Acceptance Rate
29%
GMAT Average
729
GPA Average
3.6
Avg. Years Work Experience
5
Source: Chicago Booth, Class of 2026 data
Undergraduate Majors Represented in Booth’s MBA Program
The top undergraduate majors represented in Booth’s MBA program are Business (27%), Engineering (23%), Economics (22%).
Top Undergraduate Universities from Booth’s MBA Class
The University of Chicago
Northwestern University
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Cornell University
University of Michigan
Georgetown University
Dartmouth College
The University of Pennsylvania
Vanderbilt University
University of Notre Dame
If your undergraduate college is listed above, that means that Booth has accepted many applicants with your education background in the past. It also shows that candidates who have gone to these schools have considered applying to Booth, and it is one indication that the business school has found students who have completed their undergraduate education at these universities to be successful.
Booth’s top pre-MBA industries are Consulting (27%), Financial Services (18%), Technology (13%), and Non-profit/Government (11%).
Looking at the pre-MBA industries shows you whether your profile is well-represented at Booth. Don’t worry if you don’t see your industry on the list—there might not be many students enrolled from your industry simply because many candidates didn’t apply to the program in the first place. The same goes for the pre-MBA employers data we’ve provided below.
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The pre-MBA companies that are most represented in the Booth MBA class are:
Deloitte
Accenture
PwC
Goldman Sachs
McKinsey & Company
JP Morgan Chase & Co.
EY
US Army
Bain & Company
Boston Consulting Group (BCG)
What does Booth value?
The University of Chicago values analytical thinking! The Chicago Booth MBA program is extremely rigorous academically, which is something you should consider before applying or attending the program. Thanks to this academic rigor, it is true that Booth graduates are well-prepared for their job interviews.
Fast facts on the Chicago Booth MBA program to help you determine your odds of admission. Acceptance rate, GMAT score, undergraduate statistics and more. Explore our comprehensive MBA consulting services to craft a winning application strategy.
Before co-founding Menlo Coaching, Alice earned her doctorate at Cambridge, lectured at Stanford, and secured a spot at Bain & Company by acing the case interview. Her writing and storytelling skills are well-known throughout the industry, and her holistic approach to mentorship has proved invaluable to candidates from a variety of backgrounds, including investment banking, consulting, tech, and family business.
