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Philadelphia, PA · M7 · Deadlines, verbatim essay prompts, class profile, employment outcomes, AI policy, and cost, in one place. Every figure below links to Wharton's own page and carries the date we checked it.
R1 deadline
Sep 8, 2026
in 42 days
GMAT (Focus)
676
average
Class size
888
Class of 2027
Annual budget
$135,441
2026-27
| Round | Deadline | Countdown |
|---|---|---|
| Round 1 | Sep 8, 2026 | in 42 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.
Wharton's official deadlines page · Checked Jul 18, 2026
Our plain-English summary of Wharton's own admissions materials, not the school's verbatim words. Read the source before you rely on it.
Wharton reads for evidence-backed intellectual horsepower, collaborative leadership (its team-based discussion mirrors this), and concrete contribution to community.
Wharton's official admissions criteria · Checked Jul 18, 2026
What is your immediate post-MBA professional goal?
Describe your medium- and long-term professional goals after your Wharton MBA.
Taking into consideration your background – personal, professional, and/or academic – how do you plan to add meaningful value to the Wharton community?
Please use this space to share any additional information about yourself that cannot be found elsewhere in your application and that you would like to share with the Admissions Committee. This space can also be used to address any extenuating circumstances, for example unexplained gaps in work experience, choice of recommenders, inconsistent or questionable academic performance, or areas of weakness.
Please use this space to share with the Admissions Committee how you have reflected and grown since your previous application and discuss any relevant updates to your candidacy.
Wording is reproduced verbatim from Wharton'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.
Wharton'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 | 3.7 (average)US 4.0-scale schools only |
| GMAT (Focus Edition, 205-805) | 676 (average) |
| GMAT (classic, 200-800) | 735 (average) |
| GRE Verbal | 162 (average) |
| GRE Quant | 163 (average) |
| Test policy | GMAT or GRE, no minimum, no preference; EA not accepted; no waiver |
Wharton's official class profile · Checked Jul 26, 2026
These composition figures are transcriptions of Wharton's own reporting via reputable coverage; the linked page is the source of record.
Wharton's official class profile · Checked Jul 26, 2026
Compensation official from the stats site; offer/acceptance % via Clear Admit mirror (stats site has JS placeholders).
Wharton's official employment data · Checked Jul 26, 2026
Treat AI like another person: it may not substantially write your essay, and Wharton may run AI-detection tools.
Wharton says the work must be your own and asks you to treat AI as you would another person: just as you cannot have someone else substantially write your essay, you cannot have AI do it. Wharton may run its own AI-detection tools, and a flag triggers a fuller review of your application.
Wharton states its position inside the live application rather than on a public page; confirm there. · Checked Jul 18, 2026 · Full sourced reading
Wharton's official 2026-27 cost of attendance is $135,441 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 Wharton and the gap that is now yours to plan.
Wharton's official cost page · Checked Jul 26, 2026
Wharton's Round 1 deadline is Sep 8, 2026, and Round 2 is Jan 5, 2027. Confirm the exact time of day and any additional rounds on Wharton's official deadlines page; we last checked these dates on Jul 18, 2026.
Wharton publishes a average GMAT of 676 for its Class of 2027. GMAT or GRE, no minimum, no preference; EA not accepted; no waiver. A published average is a snapshot of one admitted class, not a cutoff.
Wharton's official published budget is $135,441 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.
Treat AI like another person: it may not substantially write your essay, and Wharton may run AI-detection tools. Our full sourced reading of Wharton's AI policy, with the official link, is on the Wharton AI-policy page.
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