Are you striving to be a part of a top MBA program? You might be trying to decide which business school to apply to and are wondering where you’ll likely be accepted. To help answer your questions, we’ve put together some fast facts covering key admission factors to help you determine your odds of getting accepted into the UCLA Anderson MBA Program.
If you’re wondering how difficult it is to get into UCLA Anderson, 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 UCLA Anderson School of Management and help you understand whether your profile is a good fit for the UCLA Anderson MBA program.
(Note: This page highlights Anderson’s full-time MBA program. The other program options at Anderson are Fully Employed MBA (FEMBA), and the Executive MBA program.)
| Acceptance Rate | Does not disclose |
| GMAT Average | 714 |
| GPA Average | 3.5 |
| Avg. Years Work Experience | 5.4 |
Source: UCLA Anderson, Class of 2026 data
The top undergraduate majors represented in Anderson’s MBA program are Business (34%), Engineering (22%), and Humanities/Social Sciences (14%).
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The undergraduate universities most represented in Anderson’s MBA class profile are:
If your undergraduate college is listed above, that means that Anderson 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 Anderson, and it is one indication that the business school has found students who have completed their undergraduate education at these universities to be successful.
Anderson’s top pre-MBA industries are Finance (21%), Technology (16%), Consulting (12%), Healthcare (10%).
Looking at the pre-MBA industries shows you whether your profile is well-represented at Anderson. 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 Anderson MBA class are:
It all starts with doing your homework — on yourself and on the school. You must ask yourself three questions: 1) Why an MBA? 2) Why an MBA now? And 3) Why an MBA from Anderson?. Anderson looks for the candidates who display a unique balance of leadership and teamwork capabilities.
Interested in finding out more about Anderson? Visit our UCLA Anderson overview page.
Maya Parikh Gandhi
Sr. Admissions Consultant
Education: BA
With experience as a management consultant in big tech and manufacturing, plus time as a lobbyist in European Parliament, Maya takes a message-focused, pragmatic approach to the admissions process, looking at how each point on your resume advances your case and highlights the qualities AdComs want to see.
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