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Key facts
Class profile
- Class size
- 754
- Applications
- 5,876
- Average GMAT (old exam)
- 727
- GMAT range (old exam)
- 560-790
- Average age
- 28
- Work experience
- 5.0 years on average
- Women
- 38%
- International students
- 47%
- Rolling admissions
- Yes
Application deadlines
- Round 1Sep 9, 2026Passed
- Round 2Jan 5, 202767 days left
- Round 3Mar 29, 2027150 days left
- Deferred enrollmentApr 15, 2027167 days left
Rankings
- Bloomberg Businessweek
- #8
- U.S. News
- #8
- Financial Times
- #2
Cost and jobs
- Median base salary
- $130,000
- Median salary with bonus
- $180,000
- Employed after graduation
- 94%
Essay questions
Applicants must complete one short answer question and three essays.
Short Answer Question: What is your immediate post-MBA professional goal? (50 characters maximum) Examples of possible responses: Work in business development for a media company. Join a strategy consulting firm. Launch a data-management start-up.
Essay 1: Through your resume and recommendations, we have a clear sense of your professional path to date. What are your career goals over the next 3-5 years and what, in your imagination, would be your long term dream job? (500 words)
Essay 2: Why do you feel Columbia Business School is a good fit for you? (250 words)
Essay 3: Who is a leader you admire, and why? (250 words)
Optional Essay: Is there any further information that you wish to provide the Admissions Committee? If so, use this space to provide an explanation of any areas of concern in your academic record or your personal history. This does not need to be a formal essay. You may submit bullet points. (Maximum 500 Words)
Class profile
- Class size
- 152
- Average GMAT (old exam)
- 724
- GMAT range (old exam)
- 680-760
- Average age
- 32
- Work experience
- 9 years on average
- Women
- 45%
- International students
- 16%
- Rolling admissions
- No
Application deadlines
- EMBA-NY Round 1Oct 14, 2026Passed
- EMBA-Global Round 1Oct 14, 2026Passed
- EMBA-Global Round 2Jan 12, 202774 days left
- EMBA-NY Round 2Feb 11, 2027104 days left
- EMBA-Global Round 3Mar 12, 2027133 days left
- EMBA-NY Round 3May 5, 2027187 days left
Rankings
- U.S. News
- #4
- Financial Times
- #28
Cost and jobs
- Median base salary
- $222,298
- Employed after graduation
- 94%
Essay questions
Applicants must complete one short answer question and three essays.
Short Answer Question:
What is your immediate post-MBA professional goal? (50 characters maximum)
Examples of possible responses:
“Work in business development for a media company.”
“Continue my career within investor relations.”
“Launch a data-management start-up.”
Essay 1:
Through your resume and recommendations, we have a clear sense of your professional path to date. What are your career goals over the next 3-5 years and what, in your imagination, would be your long-term dream job? (500 words)
Essay 2:
Columbia Business School’s Executive MBA will challenge you by offering a rigorous academic experience, global exposure through the international seminar, and the opportunity to immediately apply what you learn to your career. How will you approach balancing the demands of the program with your professional and personal life while you are in school? (250 words)
Essay 3:
Tell us about your favorite book, movie or song and why it resonates with you. (250 words)
Optional Essay:
An optional fourth essay will allow you to discuss any issues that do not fall within the purview of the required essays. This does not need to be a formal essay. You may submit bullet points. (Maximum 500 Words)
Deadlines checked Oct 30, 2026: Full-Time MBA, Executive MBA. The other numbers were last updated in 2023. GMAT scores here are from the old 200 to 800 exam, which ended in early 2024. Check the school's own website for this year's numbers.
What members who applied here reported
2,804 Beat The GMAT members shared their profile when they applied to Columbia between 2011 and 2020. Their GMAT scores are from the old 200 to 800 exam.
Work before the MBA
College major
Home country
Recent member profiles
Applied 2020No result posted- Round
- 2
- GMAT (old exam)
- 730
- GPA
- 3.06
- Age
- 28
- Gender
- Male
- From
- Odessa, Ukraine
- Major
- Business Administration
- Work
- 58 months
- Goal after the MBA
- Consulting
Applied 2020No result posted- Round
- 1
- GPA
- 3.7
- Age
- 27
- Gender
- Male
- From
- Chicago, IL, United States
- Major
- Business Administration
- Work
- Consulting, 13 months
- Goal after the MBA
- Healthcare / Biotech
Applied 2020No result posted- Round
- Later
- GPA
- 3.3
- Age
- 25
- Gender
- Female
- From
- Moscow, Russian Federation
- Major
- Social Sciences
- Work
- Other, 12 months
- Goal after the MBA
- Other
Applied 2020No result posted- Round
- 2
- GMAT (old exam)
- 760
- GPA
- 3.16
- Age
- 31
- Gender
- Male
- From
- oakland, CA, United States
- Major
- Engineering
- Work
- High Tech, 85 months
- Goal after the MBA
- High Tech
Applied 2020No result posted- Round
- 1
- GPA
- 3.7
- Age
- 31
- Gender
- Male
- From
- lagos, Nigeria
- Major
- Business Administration
- Work
- Financial Services, 70 months
- Goal after the MBA
- Financial Services
Applied 2020No result posted- Round
- 2
- GPA
- 3.49
- Age
- 27
- Gender
- Female
- From
- New York, NY, United States
- Major
- Engineering
- Work
- Consulting, 30 months
- Goal after the MBA
- Consulting
Applied 2020No result posted- Round
- Not Sure
- GPA
- 3.3
- Age
- 30
- Gender
- Male
- From
- Dallas, TX, United States
- Major
- Business Administration
- Work
- Financial Services, 60 months
- Goal after the MBA
- Financial Services
Applied 2020No result posted- Round
- Later
- GPA
- 3.6
- Age
- 26
- Gender
- Male
- From
- Seattle, WA, United States
- Major
- Business Administration
- Work
- High Tech, 40 months
- Goal after the MBA
- Financial Services
Applied 2020No result posted- Round
- 1
- GPA
- 3.6
- Age
- 28
- Gender
- Male
- From
- Lisbon, Portugal
- Major
- Engineering
- Work
- Consulting, 29 months
- Goal after the MBA
- Consulting
Applied 2020No result posted- Round
- Not Sure
- GPA
- 3
- Age
- 29
- Gender
- Female
- From
- London, United Kingdom
- Major
- Engineering
- Work
- Healthcare / Biotech, 52 months
- Goal after the MBA
- Healthcare / Biotech
Applied 2020No result posted- Round
- 3
- GPA
- 3.04
- Age
- 37
- Gender
- Female
- From
- Bangalore, India
- Major
- Other
- Work
- Advertising / Marketing, 120 months
- Goal after the MBA
- Advertising / Marketing
Applied 2020No result posted- Round
- Not Sure
- GMAT (old exam)
- 710
- GPA
- 3.43
- Age
- 30
- Gender
- Male
- From
- washington, DC, United States
- Major
- Humanities
- Work
- Other, 36 months
- Goal after the MBA
- Financial Services
Applied 2020No result posted- Round
- 2
- GPA
- 3.9
- Age
- 31
- Gender
- Female
- From
- Auburn, ME, United States
- Major
- Sciences
- Work
- Healthcare / Biotech, 24 months
- Goal after the MBA
- Other
Applied 2020No result posted- GPA
- 3.2
- Age
- 34
- Gender
- Male
- From
- Fairfax, VA, United States
- Major
- Engineering
- Work
- Financial Services, 86 months
- Goal after the MBA
- Financial Services