MBA
ADMISSIONS

First day of Mod 1 class is Monday, August 17. MBA Orientation (including the International Student Business Program) will be August 3 - 14.

You should plan to start your apartment/house lease on August 1, 2020.

We understand that travel, both domestically and especially globally, has been disrupted. We hope to be able to move forward with global travel later in the fall, but travel and experiential learning happens both globally and locally. Our Turner Family Center and Center for Entrepreneurship are working on local micro-immersion projects to provide a service to our community and to let our students delve into meaningful experiences right here in our backyard.

We will wholeheartedly support our international students as you are an integral part of our incoming class. However, if you are not able to make it to campus for this new start date, we are prepared. Our goal is to offer an option in which you can begin the program online, with your classmates who are on campus, and then join everyone in Nashville as soon as you are able.  

The Employer Relations and Recruiting Team have been in conversations with our employer partners since this spring planning for the fall recruiting season. The continuous threat of COVID-19 means employer travel restrictions, as well as heightened Vanderbilt University policies for campus health and safety. To ensure the same level of meaningful student interaction with employers throughout the large number of fall recruiting events that are already being planned, we are working closely with our employers to create virtual delivery and engagement.

We would envision all fall recruiting events will most likely be in a virtual format.

Vanderbilt is offering GMAT/GRE test waivers to qualified candidates for the 2020-21 MBA application cycle. Waiver requests will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis. Applicants who are interested in a GMAT/GRE waiver must start an application, then complete the test waiver request form and upload supporting documentation.

We regret we are unable to offer you an in-person campus visit at this time and are offering the opportunity to connect with us virtually. Virtual Vanderbilt MBA Campus Visits will resume this fall. In addition, we also host “Admissions 101” webinars to offer tips to prospective students who are new to the b-school process. Click here to register for an upcoming webinar.

A three (3) year degree (B.Com, B.A. or B. Sc) will be accepted when accompanied by a WES evaluation certifying that the degree is equivalent to a four-year U.S. Bachelor's degree. Alternatively, applicants may complete the Chartered Accountancy Designation or the Chartered Financial Analyst Designation OR at least one year of a Master's of Commerce degree program to compliment the three-year degree. If you have questions, please contact Kim Killingsworth, Director of International Recruiting & Relations.

No. Vanderbilt does not admit applicants seeking a second MBA degree or similar graduate management degree, regardless of where the first was obtained. Exempt from this policy are master's degrees that focus on a specific functional area of business (such as accounting, finance, or management information systems) and do not offer a broad general management curriculum typical of the MBA degree.

All kinds. When we evaluate your application, we consider all full-time work, including military experience and volunteer work.

No. We are unable to not accept transfer students or transfer credits. If we do admit an individual who is already enrolled in another full-time MBA program, transfer credits will not be accepted and the student will be expected to complete all 62 credits required for the Vanderbilt MBA degree.

We seek students from a wide variety of backgrounds. Diversity in all forms—academic, professional, cultural, ethnic, gender, geographic, and socioeconomic—is an important component of the Vanderbilt MBA experience.

Due to the COVID-19 global pandemic, on campus visits are currently suspended. However, we are offering virtual campus visits that includes lunch with current students, a Career Management Center Small Group Session, a session with our Recruiting & Admissions Team, and the opportunity to attend our Vanderbilt Insider events.