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Where MBA Apps Are Way Up — And Down

by: John A. Byrne on September 18, 2017 | 7 Comments Comments 40,381 Views

Carnegie Mellon Tepper School of Business reports a 13.5% rise in MBA applications for 2016-2017

DON’T MISS: A 12.3% RISE IN APPLICATIONS AT YALE SOM or HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL APPS UP 6%, TOPPING 10,000 MARK

About The Author

John A. Byrne is the founder and editor-in-chief of C-Change Media, publishers of Poets&Quants and four other higher education websites. He has authored or co-authored more than ten books, including two New York Times bestsellers. John is the former executive editor of Businessweek, editor-in-chief of Businessweek. com, editor-in-chief of Fast Company, and the creator of the first regularly published rankings of business schools. As the co-founder of CentreCourt MBA Festivals, he hopes to meet you at the next MBA event in-person or online.