Acceptance Rates At The Top 50 MBA Programs

Vanderbilt University’s Owen School of Management

ACCEPTANCE RATES FOR LEADING BUSINESS SCHOOL MBA PROGRAMS

P&Q Rank & School	2016 Accept Rate	2016 Apps	2016 Admits	2016 Enrolled	2015 Accept Rate	2015 Apps	2015 Admits	2015 Enrolled
26. Vanderbilt	45.5%	896	408	175	42.1%	879	370	174
27. Mich State	33.3%	448	149	69	30.7%	475	146	75
28. Wash U	29.7%	1,579	469	128	30.1%	1,579	476	141
29. Minnesota	45.2%	606	274	104	39.1%	594	232	86
30. Wisconsin	26.3%	730	192	99	20.0%	800	160	99
31. GA Tech	32.1%	514	165	80	25.2%	503	127	60
32. USC	33.3%	1,600	533	228	28.9%	1,780	514	223
33. Ohio State	31.7%	575	182	92	34.1%	607	207	114
34. BYU	49.1%	397	195	154	48.1%	420	202	162
35. Penn State	18.1%	612	111	57	17.1%	637	109	67
36. Maryland	36.7%	743	273	99	30.8%	902	278	97
37. Rochester	33.6%	813	273	86	32.8%	732	240	80
38. Iowa	35.5%	352	125	53	40.7%	389	150	57
39. Boston U	37.1%	1,098	407	159	35.7%	1,067	381	147
40. Texas A&M	27.0%	497	134	74	23.5%	489	115	65
41. Illinois	25.7%	389	100	47	32.1%	602	193	77
42. Pittsburgh	30.0%	647	194	81	NA	NA	NA	NA
43. UC-Irvine	28.6%	683	195	81	25.2%	857	216	91
44. AZ State	14.3%	1,159	166	119	31.4%	443	139	86
45. SMU	38.6%	567	219	90	35.9%	580	208	115
46. Florida	16.0%	306	49	36	15.8%	322	51	31
47. Purdue	35.5%	453	161	77	26.0%	643	167	70
48. Georgia	35.5%	276	98	48	NA	NA	NA	NA
49. Geo Wash	51.3%	522	268	89	NA	NA	NA	NA
50. BC	38.2%	688	263	86	38.3%	595	228	88