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Hanover, NH · Deadlines, verbatim essay prompts, class profile, employment outcomes, AI policy, and cost, in one place. Every figure below links to Tuck's own page and carries the date we checked it.
R1 deadline
Sep 24, 2026
in 58 days
GMAT (Focus)
671
average
Class size
304
Class of 2027
Annual budget
$140,462
2026-27
| Round | Deadline | Countdown |
|---|---|---|
| Round 1 | Sep 24, 2026 | in 58 days |
| Round 2 | Jan 5, 2027 | in 161 days |
Deadline times of day (and any later rounds) live on the official page; confirm there before you plan a submission day.
Tuck's official deadlines page · Checked Jul 18, 2026
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Tuck publishes its four criteria outright: smart, accomplished, aware, and encouraging. The encouraging criterion is real; investing in other people carries unusual weight here.
Tuck's official admissions criteria · Checked Jul 18, 2026
Your professional goals are described elsewhere in your application. What led you to those goals and to your understanding of where you need to grow? Why is Tuck the right environment to support that growth and help you achieve your ambitions? (2,000 characters)
People are often shaped by experiences that are not fully reflected in their resume. Tell us about an important aspect of who you are that has shaped you as a person. How will your perspective enrich the Tuck community? (2,000 characters)
Describe a time when supporting another person was not easy or straightforward. What made it difficult, how did you respond, and what did you learn? (2,000 characters)
Please provide any additional insight or information that you have not addressed elsewhere, for example an atypical choice of references, factors affecting academic performance, or unexplained gaps or changes in your career. Complete this question only if you feel your candidacy is not fully represented by this application. (2,000 characters)
How have you strengthened your candidacy since you last applied? Reflect on how you have grown personally and professionally and how your understanding of Tuck has developed. (2,000 characters)
Wording is reproduced verbatim from Tuck'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.
Tuck's official essay page · Checked Jul 18, 2026
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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, 2.8-4.0) |
| GMAT (Focus Edition, 205-805) | 671 (average, 595-775) |
| GMAT (classic, 200-800) | 727 (average, 690-770) |
| GRE Verbal | 162 (average, 146-170) |
| GRE Quant | 160 (average, 142-170) |
| Test mix | 54% submitted GRE |
| Test policy | GMAT (any edition) or GRE; EA not accepted; waiver available (2+ yrs post-grad work + English-instruction degree, request pre-application) |
Tuck's official class profile · Checked Jul 26, 2026
Tuck's official class profile · Checked Jul 26, 2026
Tuck's official employment data · Checked Jul 26, 2026
No policy naming AI, but essays must be 'entirely accurate and exclusively yours'; using tools or professional services to create content that is not your own violates Tuck policy and Dartmouth's Academic Honor Principle.
Tuck has no rule naming AI, but its instructions require that your essays are entirely accurate and exclusively yours. Using tools or professional services to create content that is not your own violates Tuck's admissions policies and Dartmouth's Academic Honor Principle. The same standard applies to letters of recommendation.
Tuck's official policy · Checked Jul 18, 2026 · Full sourced reading
Tuck's official 2026-27 cost of attendance is $140,462 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 Tuck and the gap that is now yours to plan.
Tuck's official cost page · Checked Jul 26, 2026
Tuck's Round 1 deadline is Sep 24, 2026, and Round 2 is Jan 5, 2027. Confirm the exact time of day and any additional rounds on Tuck's official deadlines page; we last checked these dates on Jul 18, 2026.
Tuck publishes a average GMAT of 671 (595-775) for its Class of 2027. GMAT (any edition) or GRE; EA not accepted; waiver available (2+ yrs post-grad work + English-instruction degree, request pre-application). A published average is a snapshot of one admitted class, not a cutoff.
Tuck's official published budget is $140,462 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 policy naming AI, but essays must be 'entirely accurate and exclusively yours'; using tools or professional services to create content that is not your own violates Tuck policy and Dartmouth's Academic Honor Principle. Our full sourced reading of Tuck's AI policy, with the official link, is on the Tuck AI-policy page.
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