It goes deeper
Wharton teaches you to use the formula. Booth teaches you to derive it and know why it works. If you came to learn, it’s the best classroom in the world. If you came for a break, it’s a lot of work.
The facts
How hard is it to get into Booth? The numbers
Chicago Booth is one of the most selective MBA programs in the world, and applications are climbing fast: a record 5,876 for the class that started in 2025, which enrolled 635 students. U.S. News reports a 27.3% acceptance rate. Outcome numbers below come from Booth’s own employment report and from U.S. News data compiled by Poets&Quants; we gathered and cleaned them in our 2026 Career Report so you can compare Booth with 28 other schools.
Getting in
Acceptance rate27.3%Class that entered in 2025, from a record 5,876 applications. 43.3% of those admitted enrolledSource: U.S. News, Best Business Schools 2026
Average GMAT729Class that entered in 2025 (median 730). GMAT Focus average 670. GRE averages 163 quant, 161 verbalSource: Booth class profile
Class size635Class of 2027. 37% international from 63 countries, 41% women, 5 years of work experience on averageSource: Booth class profile
Jobs and pay, Class of 2025
| Figure | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Job seekers who had accepted an offer three months after graduation | 87.8% | Booth employment report |
| Median base salary | $175,000 | Poets&Quants, M7 by the numbers |
| Average (mean) base salary | $172,309 | U.S. News data via Poets&Quants |
| Median signing bonus | $30,000 | Poets&Quants, M7 by the numbers |
| Average (mean) signing bonus | $35,847 | U.S. News data via Poets&Quants |
| Share of accepted jobs in consulting | 36.7% | Booth employment report |
| Share in financial services and in technology | 31.6% and 14.1% | Booth report via Poets&Quants |
| Round | Apply by | Decision |
|---|---|---|
| Fall 2027 entry (Class of 2029) | ||
| Round 1 | Sept 15, 2026 | Dec 3, 2026 |
| Round 2 | Jan 7, 2027 | Mar 25, 2027 |
| Round 3 | Apr 1, 2027 | May 20, 2027 |
| Chicago Booth Scholars, deferred admission for students | ||
| One round | Apr 1, 2027 | June 24, 2027 |
Source: Booth how to apply, checked 10 November 2026. All deadlines 11:59 PM Central Time. Booth doesn’t publish interview invitation dates. All Booth dates on one page, or every school’s deadlines.
See Booth against the other 28 schools →Placement, pay, and where the jobs are, in the 2026 Career Report.
Companies that recruit at Booth →
Booth names 696 employers on its published lists for the Classes of 2023 to 2025. A few by sector, with the number of employers in each:
- Private equity (125)Apollo, KKR, Bain Capital
- Financial services (123)Bank of America, J.P. Morgan, Goldman Sachs
- Technology (101)Amazon, Microsoft, Google, Apple
- Health care (53)Johnson & Johnson, Pfizer, Eli Lilly
- Consulting (47)McKinsey, Boston Consulting Group, Bain, Deloitte
- Venture capital (40)7wire Ventures, Alumni Ventures, Impact Engine
Source: Booth’s published employer lists, Classes of 2023 to 2025, via our Recruiters by School lookup. See all 696 →
The facts
What is the Chicago Booth MBA like?
Chicago Booth is the business school of the University of Chicago, the home of the Chicago School of economics. Full-time students are based at the Harper Center in Hyde Park, about seven miles south of downtown, and also use the downtown Gleacher Center. The program runs on quarters, and it has the most flexible curriculum in the M7: one required course, and you choose everything else.
| Required | LEAD, Booth’s leadership course, is the only required course |
|---|---|
| Breadth | One course in seven of eight areas across business functions, leadership and management, and the business environment, at the level you choose |
| Electives | Everything else. Most of the program is courses you pick, from Booth and the wider university |
| Summer | A required professional experience, usually an internship |
| Calendar | Quarters (autumn, winter, spring), about 21 months in all |
| Location | Hyde Park, Chicago, plus the Gleacher Center downtown |
Source: Booth MBA curriculum, checked November 2026.
In this video
- Why Booth is the most misunderstood school in the M7.
- Depth, choice and a pay-it-forward culture: what people love and what some can’t stand.
- Hyde Park, downtown, and how students split their time.
- The fit filter the committee quietly uses.
Our coaching view
Love it or hate it: three things that make Booth different
You choose everything
Your courses, your level, your professors, through a bidding system. Freedom is the point. It also brings real decision fatigue and FOMO, and nobody hands you a plan.
Pay it forward
Students share prep and coach each other through recruiting, and alumni open doors. People who come to extract more than they give tend to stand out, and not in a good way.
You’ll probably thrive at Booth if
- You genuinely love to learn, and want to know why things work
- You want to build your own curriculum around your goals
- You like making decisions with data, under uncertainty
- You’ll invest in your classmates, not compete with them
You may be happier elsewhere if
- You want the MBA to be two years off from hard thinking
- You’d rather follow a set core with one section
- You want the school to decide your direction for you
- You want to live and study in the center of a big city
According to MBA Protocol, the fit test for Booth is simple: does your application show someone who loves to think deeply, or someone who loves to achieve efficiently? Booth is for the first.
Our coaching view
What does Booth look for in MBA applicants?
Booth checks, more than most schools, whether you understand what Booth is and genuinely want it. An application that could go to any top school does worse here than elsewhere. Behind that, we see three filters decide outcomes.
An appetite for rigor
Evidence that you love to learn and will stretch your thinking, not just collect a credential. You don’t need a quant background. You do need to show curiosity and some analytical ability.
Decisions, not just results
Booth teaches decision-making under uncertainty, so it wants to see the calls you’ve already made: the options you weighed, the trade-offs, and what you lived with afterward.
Someone who gives back
Specific proof that you’ve built, supported and invested in the communities you’ve been part of. Not team-player adjectives: things you did for other people.
Where Booth applicants go wrong
| The mistake | Do this instead |
|---|---|
| Ruling yourself out as “not quant enough” | Booth’s class includes people from education, the arts and nonprofits. Show curiosity and a solid test score; Booth teaches the rest. |
| Applying because it’s M7 | Know concretely why Booth’s approach (the depth, the choice, the data) fits what you want to build. |
| Thinking “why Booth” disappeared with the essays | It moved to the interview. Our clients were asked why Booth in 83% of interviews. |
| Wordsmithing 300 characters for weeks | The short answers are only as good as your self-knowledge. Do that work first, then write. |
In this video
- The “not quant enough” myth, and why it rules out great applicants.
- Who is actually in a Booth class.
- What analytical ability you do need to show, and where it shows up.
What are the Booth MBA essays for 2026-27?
Booth dropped its long essays for 2026-27. The application now has four required short answers of 300 characters each, about 50 words: your immediate post-MBA goal, your long-term goal, an image you upload and explain, and a fun fact. There’s an optional 300-word box for anything unclear, and a 300-word essay for reapplicants. If you’re invited to interview, you also complete a short recorded video exercise.
Source: Booth how to apply, checked November 2026. Booth’s page truncates the optional and reapplicant prompts, so their full wording is as reported by Clear Admit.
- Build the Career Gameplan. There’s no room to explain it.
- Pick what to show. The side of you the resume misses.
- Then write, and cut. 300 characters goes fast.
Short answers 1 and 2: your goals
300 characters each“What is your immediate post-MBA career goal? · What is your long-term post-MBA career goal?” · Booth application, 2026-27
What they’re asking
Your Career Gameplan, distilled to its essence. About 50 words each, so there’s no space for setup or justification.
What works
Two or three crisp sentences: what you’ll be doing, how you’ll lead, and what success looks like. Specific beats grand.
Watch out
Spending the space on why. If you can’t state the goal in 50 words, the gameplan work isn’t done yet.
Short answer 3: an image
300 characters“Upload an image and explain its significance to you.” · Booth application, 2026-27
What they’re asking
Who you are outside your career, in one picture and about 50 words. This is the old photo essay, compressed.
What works
Start with what you want the committee to know about you that nothing else shows, then find the image. Work backward from the story.
Watch out
Browsing your camera roll for inspiration, or picking an image that repeats your resume.
Short answer 4: a fun fact
300 characters“Share a fun fact or something unique about yourself.” · Booth application, 2026-27
What they’re asking
Permission to be yourself. The goal is a reader who smiles and wants to meet you.
What works
Something true and unexpected, or something that invites a question. A joke works if you’re actually funny.
Watch out
Forced humor. It’s worse than none, so match your real personality.
In this video
- What Booth removed, and what each of the four short answers replaced.
- Why 50 words is harder to write than 500.
- The image prompt: work backward from the story.
- Why the single recommendation now carries more weight.
Optional essay
300 wordsFor unclear information, or details you want to add. Explain a blemish if you have one. If not, but something meaningful about you didn’t fit in the 1,200 characters, this is the place. If the short answers say it all, skip it, and never repeat them.
Reapplicant essay
300 wordsHow your perspective on your future, on Booth or on the MBA has changed since you last applied. Reapplying? The Reapplication Strategy Pack reviews last year’s application with you, $797 per school.
One recommendation
From a supervisorOne letter, preferably from your supervisor, plus a skills assessment. With everything else so short, it carries a lot of weight. Ask for specific examples of how you think, not general praise.
Video exercise
After the inviteA brief set of recorded video answers, completed after you apply. Booth sends the details with the interview invitation, so be ready to move quickly.
According to MBA Protocol, anyone can write 300 characters. The difference between a forgettable answer and a memorable one is self-knowledge, which is why the self-discovery work matters more at Booth this year, not less.
What is the Booth MBA interview like?
Booth interviews are by invitation only and, for 2026-27, virtual, with a current student or a member of the Booth community. Interviewers see only your resume. Expect a friendly conversation built on a standard question bank: your story, your goals, why an MBA and why Booth, then several “tell me about a time” questions. A short recorded video exercise follows.
Want to read what past applicants were actually asked, report by report? That’s in the Booth Interview Archive, $29.
- 83%asked why BoothTied for the most common question
- Blindresume onlyNo report mentions essays
- 45 to 60minutes, typicallyOften with time for your questions
- 52 / 48alumni and studentsNo admissions-led interviews
Source: 64 MBA Protocol client debriefs, 2018 to 2026, in our Booth interview guide. For 2026-27 Booth says interviews are virtual.
What it’s really testing
Fit, out loud. With the essays cut to 300 characters, the interview is where Booth hears why you want Booth. Behavioral questions often open with a line about life at Booth (a plate that’s always full, a lot of FOMO) before asking how you prioritize or ask for help.
How to prepare
- Walk through your resume as a story with an arc, not a list.
- Have a specific, researched answer to why Booth that ties to your goals.
- Prepare stories on leading a team, conflict, juggling priorities, and asking for help.
- Bring real questions; many interviewers leave time for them.
Interview guide · 2026 edition
Invited to interview at Booth?
Friendly, with a behavioral core. Who interviews you, the format, and how often each question comes up, counted across 64 MBA Protocol client debriefs, 2018 to 2026.
According to MBA Protocol, the most common Booth interview mistake is treating it like any other MBA interview. Every answer should connect back to what you’re building and how Booth specifically serves it.
Our coaching view
How do you get into Booth? Our honest take
Booth is about being a giant nerd. I mean that with total affection.
I went to Booth, and I served on the Dean’s Student Admissions Committee there, so I’m biased: I think it’s the best place on earth for people who want to stretch their minds as far as they’ll go. It doesn’t try to teach you to be a smoother communicator. It teaches you to think like a CEO, weighing options and making decisions with data, frameworks and economics, under pressure.
The myth that costs the most good applicants is “I’m not quant enough.” My own class included a concert violinist, an organic farmer, an opera singer, and me, a former English teacher. Booth can teach anyone to think quantitatively. What it can’t teach is the appetite to learn.
In the 2025-26 application season, 90% of our clients who applied to Booth were admitted. One of our coaches described a Booth client this way: the moment she stopped writing what she thought Booth wanted and started writing what was actually true about why she wanted Booth, everything changed.
According to MBA Protocol, if you can say concretely why Booth’s way of thinking is right for where you’re going, you’re in competitive territory. If your answer would work for any M7 school, do that work before you apply.
What did our Booth admits have in common?
In the 2025-26 season, 90% of our clients who applied to Booth got in. They came in knowing why Booth, specifically and genuinely, and they showed intellectual curiosity everywhere: in the application, in the interview and in their recommender’s stories. Many came from fields that look like a mismatch for Booth’s quant reputation, and they didn’t rule themselves out.
Got into Chicago Booth and Kellogg + 1 more
Angela’s interview preparation was invaluable and contributed for my admissions at Booth (with a USD 40k merit scholarship), Kellogg, Berkeley and waitlist spot at Wharton / Lauder.
Carlos Rosis / MBA Class of 2025 Admit · worked with Angela
From zero to hero
This is my second year applying for MBAs. in 2021 I applied to MIT, Wharton, Harvard and Stanford with help of another admissions consultant. I was interviewed by HBS and Wharton and got admitted to none. I felt that my applications were superficial and did not reflect my true self, containing what I thought that the schools wanted to see.
Last year (2022) I had Angela’s help to reflect and understand my personal stories and values during the application process, this completely changed the application experience. Moreover, my self-discoveries during this journey will greatly impact decisions in my personal life and career over many years to come. This second time, I applied to Harvard, Stanford, Wharton/Lauder, MIT, Booth, Kellogg and Berkeley. I landed interviews at Stanford, Wharton, Booth, Kellogg and Berkeley. Angela’s interview preparation was invaluable and contributed for my admissions at Booth (with a USD 40k merit scholarship), Kellogg, Berkeley and waitlist spot at Wharton / Lauder.
Finally, I am so supportive of Angela’s & Career Protocol’s work that I have sponsored their services for a dear friend, Ronaldo, from an underprivileged background with aspirations to change education in Brazil. With Career Protocol’s help, he was admitted at MPAs / MPP both at Columbia and the University of Chicago, both of them with extremely generous scholarships.
Carlos Rosis
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Let’s talk about my storyGot into Chicago Booth and UCLA Anderson + 1 more
I applied to 7 schools (Harvard, Stanford, Booth, Columbia, Duke, UCLA, and McCombs), got interview invites from 5 of them, and finally got into 3 (Booth + UCLA and McCombs with 50% scholarship).
MBA Class of 2025 Admit · worked with Brian
The Best Decision I Made: Why I Highly Recommend Brian & Career Protocol
Brian truly embodies the “Under-commit and OVER Deliver” spirit, and the career protocol package is both super-detailed and truly end-to-end (they guide on everything: from deciding which schools to apply for to now sharing tips on how to maximize the next 2 years).
Top 3 value adds for me: helping me improve my GMAT score from 740 to 770 (V47!!), helping me find my calling and encouraging me to make a pre-MBA pivot from consulting to Venture Capital, and of course, helping me land an offer from my dream school, Booth! I applied to 7 schools (Harvard, Stanford, Booth, Columbia, Duke, UCLA, and McCombs), got interview invites from 5 of them, and finally got into 3 (Booth + UCLA and McCombs with 50% scholarship).
I’ve had a FANTASTIC experience working with them and would highly recommend them to anyone who’s willing to put in the time and effort. Below are my top 5 reasons:
• Extensive support – When you sign up with CP, you don’t just get a consultant, you get an army of people who have your back and a community of applicants who are driven and supportive. I am someone who asks a LOT of questions, and I can safely say that their team has a wealth of experience to guide you/point you in the right direction. For instance, I was gutted when I learned that I was waitlisted from Booth in R1. Soon enough, another member from the CP team who was a waitlist expert stepped in. She gave me tips on how I can continue engaging with the school and helped me approach the waitlist process with a positive mindset.
• They give you “no-nonsense” advice – I come from an over-represented Indian, Engineer, Male demographic. Brian was honest about what was realistic for me and had enough knowledge and inspiration to help me make a valiant attempt for the top. He didn’t hesitate from telling me if I needed to completely scrap off an essay draft or that I needed to retake the GMAT.
• Their process is painfully introspective – When I signed up with CP, I was completely clueless about what I wanted from my MBA. Their “Discovery process” pushed me to take a pause and reflect on my life experiences: My successes, failures, choices, everything. For someone who’s not as open about their life, Brian created a comfortable environment for me to express myself freely which led to some beautiful essays, and ensured that my applications were 100%, authentically me. (That’s their way of helping you stand out). Beyond the results, their process was transformational for me. Personally, I’ve become much more comfortable owning my story. Career-wise, I’ve been able to join a VC firm. Something I could not have imagined doing a year prior. The clarity I gained on what I wanted motivated me to consider my options and the confidence he inspired enabled me to boldly “go for it” and pursue the change.
• Brian is a GMAT God! – I thought I had maxed out when I scored 740 and didn’t know how to go beyond that. Brian used his expertise to quickly identify what my gaps were (Verbal + taking too much stress) and gave me advice that inspired me to take a fresh approach to the test, which combined with my work ethic, helped me score 770 in <1 month. This gave me a lot of confidence as I approached R1 applications at top B-schools.
• Value for Money! Brian works with only a handful of applicants every year and I could feel that he was genuinely invested in my success. As an international student, their package was well out of my budget. But I can reassure you, that he is worth every penny and then some more. By the end of our time together, Brian knew my stories better than I did. He is very generous with his time and leaves no stone unturned: he happily responded to my countless questions, returned drafts faster than expected as deadlines approached, and things like GMAT advice, and preparing for VC interviews were technically not a part of our MBA application scope. Yet, he did that. (with a smile!)
Lastly, I would like to add that the MBA application process is a long and tedious journey, when you do it with someone like Brian, it doesn’t seem like “work”.
Good luck with your applications! 😊
Lakshay Piplani
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Your story won’t look like this one, and it doesn’t need to. Tell us yours on a free 25-minute call and you’ll know whether we’re the right team for you.
Let’s talk about my storyGot into Chicago Booth
Thanks to all her efforts, dedication, and vast knowledge, I got accepted into 3 schools (still counting) and ultimately my top choice, Booth.
Class of 2025 Admit · worked with Angela
Unleashed Confidence To Defy All Odds!
I had the fortunate opportunity to work with Angela during my MBA Round 2 for full-time Fall ’23. At the beginning, I had a lot of doubts about my profile and whether I could get into a top 15 school. I was worried about my undergraduate GPA (3.17/4), my relatively lower than average GMAT score (680), and my atypical background (non-diverse male in real estate construction finance). But choosing to work with Angela was, no doubt, the best decision I made. From the get-go, I was blown away by how obvious it was to her on how to counteract my weak stats by leveraging my ‘great, collaborative, and fun’ (her words) personality and my unique career experiences as my strengths within my application. She always had complete faith that these strengths are exactly what will help me successfully cross the finish line. Not only that, she gave me the tools to juggle and manage around 8 different applications, and submit each application with full confidence that it showed my best abilities and life stories.
Angela is a MASTER at helping people embrace their own stories and express them effectively. She understands how important it is to stand out among thousands of other applicants, focusing on what made me unique rather than just telling the AdCom what they wanted to hear. Surprisingly, I ended up using many life stories in my applications that I initially thought were irrelevant, but they turned out to be pivotal moments that perfectly showcased who I am and what I’m all about.
She’s brutally honest and it’s BEAUTIFUL. It is exactly what I needed during the process. She knows when to say no and offers alternative perspectives and solutions. It was confusing at times and even overwhelming to go against some information that I would find in online forums, Reddit, and speaking with other applicants, but putting full trust in her quirky and exciting process is what led to my success.
When I initially applied to 5 schools and found out that I was waitlisted at 4 of my top choices. Angela sensed the urgency and immediately helped me prioritize a game plan to stand out and get off the waitlist. Right away, she told me the hard truth of being on the waitlist and also told me something that I didn’t want to hear, which was to take the GRE instead of the GMAT. Looking back, this was the best advice and just one example of how strategic she is in her approach. She also pushed me to get creative with a video response that a school requested while I was on the waitlist, rather than taking the boring path. Thanks to all her efforts, dedication, and vast knowledge, I got accepted into 3 schools (still counting) and ultimately my top choice, Booth.
Overall, Angela is an amazing ROCKSTAR and a genius, enthusiastic person who brought out the best of my stories and I’ve learned a lifelong skill of creative self-advocacy. If you want to succeed in your MBA aspirations, I highly recommend working with Angela and her team at Career Protocol!
Yash Baheti
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Booth or Kellogg?
One of our clients was admitted to both and went to both admitted students weekends. Here’s what they saw, and how they decided.
99.1%of clients who followed our protocol, including our school portfolio guidance, earned admission to at least one school since 2018. Counting everyone who applied, 93.1%. How we count
$109,000average scholarship per admitted client, over the last three years.
77%of our Poets&Quants reviews describe a personal relationship with the coach, against 11% to 36% at five other firms. Read the study
Where are you right now?
Pick your stage. Everything here is about Booth.
Just starting, or not sure you’re competitive
- Join the free MBA Momentum ClubStep-by-step lessons, 4 to 36 months out
- Check where you stand at BoothFree in MBAmo, Booth already picked
- Booth in the Career ReportJobs, pay and visas, free
- Take the MBA Story QuizAbout a minute, 8 questions
Choosing your schools
- Compare Booth with 28 schoolsThe 2026 Career Report
- Companies that recruit at BoothEvery employer on its list
- Shape your school portfolioQuest Launchpad, $495
- Request my free 25-minute callWhich schools fit your story
Writing your essays
- Request my free 25-minute callWhat we’d do first
- MBA Guided QuestCore: your coach guides you start to finish
- Comparing consultants?Questions to ask every firm
Reapplying to Booth
- Reapplication Strategy Pack$797 per school, or included in Core
- Request my free 25-minute callWhat to change, honestly
Invited to interview
- The Booth interview guideFree, from 64 client debriefs
- Booth Interview Archive$29
- MBA Interview Toolkit$197, for an interview a couple of days away
- Expert Interview CoachingFrom $997, with a mock interview
Waiting, or admitted
- 20 Things To Do While WaitingFree guide
- Guides for waiting and afterFrom our library
Comparing consultants? Here are our straight answers
What does it cost?
MBA Guided Quest starts at $5,000 for one school. Most clients invest $12K to $18K. Every price is on the Guided Quest page.
How fast is feedback?
2 to 3 business days on Essentials and Core, 24 to 48 business hours on Admit All Access.
How many clients does a coach take?
At most 10 a round. As far as we know, the lowest cap in the industry.
Who writes the essays?
You do. Your coach helps you find the story and shape it.
Talk through your Booth plan
The Quest Map Call is your free 25-minute conversation with a coach. You’ll leave knowing what makes your story worth telling, which schools fit it, and what we’d do first. No pitch. Angela takes these calls herself and replies within 24 hours with a time.
The form takes about 3 minutes.
Chicago Booth MBA FAQ
What GPA and GMAT do I need for Chicago Booth?
Booth has no minimums. The class that entered in 2025 averaged a 729 GMAT (median 730), a 670 on the GMAT Focus Edition, and a 3.6 GPA, with GRE averages of 163 quant and 161 verbal. People get in below those numbers when the rest of the application is strong.
Do I need a quantitative background to get into Booth?
No. Booth’s class comes from business, economics and engineering, but also liberal arts, law and the sciences. You need to show intellectual curiosity and some analytical ability, through your test score, your work or your recommendation, not a finance or engineering degree.
How hard is it to get into Chicago Booth?
Very hard: U.S. News reports a 27.3% acceptance rate for the class that entered in 2025, and Booth received a record 5,876 applications. What separates applicants most often is genuine fit: understanding and wanting what Booth actually is.
What are the Chicago Booth deadlines for 2026-27?
For fall 2027 entry, Round 1 was September 15, 2026, Round 2 is January 7, 2027, and Round 3 is April 1, 2027, each at 11:59 PM Central Time. Decisions come out December 3, March 25 and May 20. Chicago Booth Scholars applications are also due April 1, 2027.
What are the Booth essays for 2026-27?
There are no long essays this year. Booth asks four short answers of 300 characters each: your immediate post-MBA goal, your long-term goal, an image and its significance, and a fun fact. An optional 300-word box covers anything unclear.
How important is why Booth now that the essay is gone?
Still very important. It moved to the interview: in our client debriefs, interviewers asked why Booth in 83% of interviews, tied with the resume walk-through as the most common question.
Who interviews Booth applicants?
For 2026-27 Booth says interviews are virtual, with a current student or a member of the Booth community. In 64 MBA Protocol client debriefs from 2018 to 2026, 52% were with alumni and 48% with students, and interviewers saw only the resume.
What jobs do Booth graduates get?
Consulting took 36.7% of the Class of 2025’s accepted jobs, followed by financial services at 31.6% and technology at 14.1%. The median base salary was $175,000. See placement, salary and employers by name in our 2026 Career Report.
The bottom line on Booth
Chicago Booth is a deep, flexible, data-driven MBA in Hyde Park with a 27.3% acceptance rate (U.S. News) and record applications. For fall 2027 entry, plan for four 300-character short answers, one recommendation, and if invited, a virtual interview and a recorded video exercise. Know your goals and why Booth before you write a word.
Sources
- Booth how to apply: rounds, decisions, short answers, recommendation, interview and video exercise for the Class of 2029. Checked 10 November 2026.
- Booth class profile, Class of 2027: applications, class size, GMAT, GRE, GPA, international, women, work experience.
- Booth MBA curriculum: LEAD and the breadth requirements.
- Booth full-time MBA cost: 2026-27 tuition and budget.
- Booth employment report and Booth’s Class of 2025 summary: graduates, offers accepted at three months, industry shares. Poets&Quants, December 2025: financial services share.
- U.S. News & World Report Class of 2025 data, compiled by Poets&Quants (31 May 2026): average base salary and average signing bonus. Poets&Quants, “The M7 By The Numbers 2026”: median base salary and median signing bonus. U.S. News data via Poets&Quants: acceptance rate and yield.
- Booth short-answer prompts: MBA Protocol essay question bank, 2026-27 (Booth’s page; optional and reapplicant wording from Clear Admit).
- MBA Protocol 2026 Career Report (Class of 2025 data, sources reconciled October 2026) and Recruiters by School: 696 employers on Booth’s lists.
- MBA Protocol Booth interview guide: 64 client debriefs, 2018 to 2026.
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