Are you aiming to be a part of one of the top MBA programs? Selecting which business schools to apply to takes time and effort since it’s not only a matter of which schools you’d prefer, but also which schools you’ll likely be accepted to. To help you get a better understanding, we’ve put together some fast facts covering key admission factors to help you determine your odds of getting accepted into the Emory Goizueta MBA Program.
If you’re wondering how difficult it is to get into Emory Goizueta, 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 Emory University’s Goizueta Business School and help you understand whether your profile is a good fit for the Goizueta MBA program.
(Note: This page highlights Goizueta’s full-time MBA program. The other program options at Goizueta are the Evening MBA, and the Executive MBA program.)
| Acceptance Rate | 37% |
| GMAT Average | 705 |
| GPA Average | 3.5 |
| Avg. Years Work Experience | 6 |
Source: Emory Goizueta, Class of 2026 data
The top undergraduate majors represented in Goizueta’s MBA program are Business (30%), Social Sciences (19%), and Humanities (12%).
The undergraduate universities most represented in Goizueta’s MBA class profile are:
If your undergraduate college is listed above, that means that Goizueta 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 Goizueta, and it is one indication that the business school has found students who have completed their undergraduate education at these universities to be successful.
Goizueta’s top pre-MBA industries are financial services (17%), consulting (11%), technology (10%), and government (8%).
Looking at the pre-MBA industries shows you whether your profile is well-represented at Goizueta. 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.
The pre-MBA companies that are most represented in the Goizueta MBA class are:
Emory Goizueta seeks someone that has characteristics similar to the core values of Goizueta – Courage, Accountability, Integrity, Rigor, Diversity, Team, and Community.
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Lainie Blum Cogan
Sr. Consultant & Director
Education: BA, MA
Since 2008, Lainie has worked with a wide variety of MBA applicants, including dual-degree candidates, nonprofit entrepreneurs, PE professionals, and more. A published author, Lainie draws on her writing and storytelling abilities to help applicants target top programs, and her track record includes acceptances from every M7 program—plus hundreds of thousands of dollars in scholarship awards.
