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Chicago, IL · M7 · Deadlines, verbatim essay prompts, class profile, employment outcomes, AI policy, and cost, in one place. Every figure below links to Booth's own page and carries the date we checked it.
R1 deadline
Sep 15, 2026
in 49 days
GMAT (Focus)
675
median
Class size
635
Class of 2027
Annual budget
$132,449
2026-27
| Round | Deadline | Countdown |
|---|---|---|
| Round 1 | Sep 15, 2026 | in 49 days |
| Round 2 | Jan 7, 2027 | in 163 days |
Deadline times of day (and any later rounds) live on the official page; confirm there before you plan a submission day.
Booth's official deadlines page · Checked Jul 18, 2026
Our plain-English summary of Booth's own admissions materials, not the school's verbatim words. Read the source before you rely on it.
Booth reads for analytical rigor and intellectual curiosity, comfort with ambiguity, and a pay-it-forward ethos; its flexible curriculum rewards self-directed applicants.
Booth's official admissions criteria · Checked Jul 18, 2026
What is your immediate post-MBA career goal? (max 300 characters)
What is your long-term post-MBA career goal? (max 300 characters)
Upload an image and explain its significance to you. (max 300 characters)
Share a fun fact or something unique about yourself. (max 300 characters)
Is there any unclear information in your application that needs further explanation or additional details you would like to share with the Admissions Committee?
Upon reflection, how has your perspective regarding your future, Chicago Booth, and/or getting an MBA changed since the time of your last application?
Wording is reproduced verbatim from Booth's official page or, where a component lives inside the login-gated application, from consistent reputable secondary sources. Prompts can shift mid-cycle; the source link is the record.
Booth's official essay page · Checked Jul 18, 2026
Cross-school view: every top program's prompts, side by side, on the prompt tracker.
Figures are the school's published statistics, labeled median or average exactly as the school reports them, never converted between tests.
| GPA | 3.6 (average, 2.5-4.0)average is domestic applicants only |
| GMAT (Focus Edition, 205-805) | 675 (median, middle 80%: 615-725)average 670 |
| GMAT (classic, 200-800) | 740 (median, middle 80%: 690-770)average 736 |
| GRE Verbal | 161 (average, middle 80%: 155-167) |
| GRE Quant | 163 (average, middle 80%: 156-169) |
| Test mix | 14% classic GMAT / 39% GMAT Focus / 42% GRE |
| Test policy | GMAT or GRE required, never waived for full-time MBA; EA accepted only for the Executive MBA |
Booth's official class profile · Checked Jul 26, 2026
Booth's official class profile · Checked Jul 26, 2026
Booth's official employment data · Checked Jul 26, 2026
No published AI policy as of mid-2026, so disclose conservatively.
Booth has not published an AI policy. Its response this cycle was structural: four 300-character answers leave little room for AI-generated filler. With no rule to cite, keep every answer plainly your own, and disclose conservatively if the application asks.
Booth has published no AI policy on any page or application we track. · Checked Jul 18, 2026 · Full sourced reading
Booth's official 2026-27 cost of attendance is $132,449 for a single student, one academic year (tuition, fees, insurance, and living budget as published).
Federal Grad PLUS loans are gone and graduate borrowing is capped, so the two-year math matters more than it used to. Our free financing-gap calculator shows what federal loans still cover at Booth and the gap that is now yours to plan.
Booth's official cost page · Checked Jul 26, 2026
Booth's Round 1 deadline is Sep 15, 2026, and Round 2 is Jan 7, 2027. Confirm the exact time of day and any additional rounds on Booth's official deadlines page; we last checked these dates on Jul 18, 2026.
Booth publishes a median GMAT of 675 (middle 80%: 615-725) for its Class of 2027. GMAT or GRE required, never waived for full-time MBA; EA accepted only for the Executive MBA. A published median is a snapshot of one admitted class, not a cutoff.
Booth's official published budget is $132,449 for the 2026-27 academic year (single student, one year). Most students should plan for two years plus year-two inflation; our free financing-gap calculator does that math with federal loan caps applied.
No published AI policy as of mid-2026, so disclose conservatively. Our full sourced reading of Booth's AI policy, with the official link, is on the Booth AI-policy page.
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