How to Choose Your MBA Target Schools: A Data-Driven Approach
Learn how to build a balanced MBA school list using match scores, program fit, and round strategy — so you apply smart, not just broadly.
Shruti Jain
Founder of MBA Copilot
20 Mar, 2026 · 1 min read
Compare programs using published facts from the same cohort and admissions cycle. Class size, test scores and cost describe a program; they do not establish your personal admission probability.
Start with your career goals, then compare the curriculum, location, cost and application requirements. Build a manageable list and check each program’s current questions and deadlines before committing to a round.
- Class size · count
- 943 students · Class of 2027
- GMAT · median
- 685 points · Class of 2027GMAT Scores — Total, median
- Class size · count
- Number of MBA Candidates: 409; Leaders for Global Operations Candidates: 53 · MBA Class of 2025, as of matriculation (2025-2026 MBA Employment Report)Candidates in the class
Source
MBA Class of 2025 Class Profile and Employment Profile ... Number of MBA Candidates409 Leaders for Global Operations Candidates53
Published source - GMAT · median
- 730 points · MBA Class of 2025, as of matriculation (2025-2026 MBA Employment Report)Median GMAT Score
Source
MBA Class of 2025 Class Profile and Employment Profile ... Median GMAT Score730
Published source
- Class size · count
- 434 students · MBA Class 2027Enrollment, MBA Class 2027 (School Profile)
Source
MBA Class | 2027 | 2026 | 2025 Applications | 7,259 | 7,295 | 6,190 Enrollment | 434 | 424 | 431
Published source - GMAT · mean
- 738 points · MBA Class of 2027GMAT Average
- Class size · count
- 888 students · Class of 2027Students (base for the Class of 2027 U.S. race & ethnicity percentages)
Source
Data represents the 74% of students that are U.S. passport holders only. Percentages are calculated out of 888 students.
Published source - GMAT · mean
- 735 points · Class of 2027GMAT Legacy Average
Figures below each program retain their published source and cohort. Missing figures remain unknown. Annual budgets and bundled program fees are not presented as whole-program tuition, and different GMAT editions should not be compared directly.
About the author
Shruti Jain
Founder of MBA Copilot
Shruti has spent over 2 years helping MBA applicants refine their career stories, essays, and interview preparation.
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