Many US business schools divide the application process into three or more "rounds," each with a unique deadline.

Although many MBA programs begin in the fall, a number of business schools in all parts of the world offer MBA programs with spring intakes.

Upcoming US MBA Application Deadlines for Fall 2016

Stanford Graduate School of Business

Round 1: September 22, 2015
Round 2: January 12, 2016
Round 3: April 5, 2016

Harvard Business School

Round 1: September 9, 2015
Round 2: January 6, 2016
Round 3: April 4, 2016

The Wharton School

Round 1: September 29, 2015
Round 2: January 5, 2016
Round 3: March 30, 2016

UC Berkeley - Haas School of Business

Round 1: October 1, 2015
Round 2: January 7, 2016
Round 3: March 31, 2016

Columbia Business School (August Entry)

Early entry deadline: October 7, 2015
Merit Fellowship Consideration: January 6, 2016
Final Application Deadline: April 13, 2016

Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management

Round 1: September 22, 2015
Round 2: January 6, 2016
Round 3: April 6, 2016

University of Pittsburgh - Katz Graduate School of Business

Round 1: October 1, 2015
Round 2: December 1, 2015
Round 3: February 1, 2016

Indiana University - Kelley School of Business

Early application deadline: October 15, 2015
Priority application deadline: January 5, 2016
Round 3: March 1, 2016
Round 4: April 15, 2016

Yale School of Management

Round 1: September 16, 2015
Round 2: January 7, 2016
Round 3: April 21, 2016

Pepperdine University - Graziadio School of Business and Management

Round 1: November 1, 2015
Round 2: February 1, 2016
Round 3: April 1, 2016 (international student deadline)
Round 4: May 1, 2016

Boston University - Questrom School of Business

Round 1: October 14, 2015
Round 2: January 6, 2016
Round 3: March 23, 2016

The University of Chicago Booth School of Business

Round 1: September 17, 2015
Round 2: January 5, 2016
Round 3: April 5, 2016

University of Michigan - Ross School of Business

Round 1: October 5, 2015
Round 2: January 4, 2016
Round 3: March 21, 2016

Duke University - Fuqua School of Business

Early action deadline: September 15, 2015
Round 1: October 14, 2015
Round 2: January, 2016
Round 3: March 22, 2016

Dartmouth College - Tuck School of Business

Early action round: October 7, 2015
November round: November 4, 2015
January round: January 6, 2016
April round: April 4, 2016

University of Virginia - Darden School of Business

Round 1: October 8, 2015
Round 2: January 8, 2016
Round 3: April 8, 2016

MIT - Sloan School of Management

Round 1: September 17, 2015
Round 2: January 14, 2016
Round 3: April 11, 2016

Carnegie Mellon University - Tepper School of Business

Round 1: October 5, 2015
Round 2: January 4, 2016
Round 3: March 15, 2016

NYU - Stern School of Business

Round 1: October 15, 2015
Round 2: November 15, 2015
Round 2: January 15, 2016
Round 3: March 15, 2016

USC - Marshall School of Business

Round 1: October 19, 2015
Round 2: January 8, 2016
Round 3: April 8, 2016

University of Texas at Austin - McCombs School of Business

Round 1: October 13, 2015
Round 2: January 12, 2016
Final round: March 31, 2016

CUNY - Zicklin School of Business

Round 1: November 1, 2015
Round 2: January 15, 2016
Round 3: April 15, 2016

UCLA - Anderson School of Management

Round 1: October 6, 2015
Round 2: January 5, 2016
Round 3: April 12, 2016

Fordham University - Gabelli School of Business

Round 1: November 1, 2015
Round 2: February 1, 2016
Round 3: May 1, 2016

University of Florida - Warrington College of Business Administration (1-year June start MBA)

Round 1 (International applicants): November 1, 2015
Round 1 (Domestic applicants): November 15, 2015
Round 2 (International applicants): January 15, 2016
Round 2 (Domestic applicants): March 15, 2016

Rutgers Business School

Round 1: November 16, 2015
Round 2 (final deadline for international applicants: February 19, 2016
Round 3: March 15, 2016
Round 4: May 1, 2016

George Washington University School of Business (Global MBA)

Round 1: October 26, 2015
Round 2: January 6, 2016
Round 3: March 7, 2016
Round 4: May 2, 2016

ASU - Carey School of Business

Early decision MBA application deadline: October 1, 2015
Priority consideration deadline: November 30, 2015
International deadline: February 1, 2016
Final deadline: April 1, 2016

Cornell University - Johnson Graduate School of Management (2-year MBA)

Round 1: October 1, 2015
Round 2: November 17, 2015
Round 3: January 15, 2016
Round 4: March 17, 2016

Georgetown University - McDonough School of Business

Round 1: October 1, 2015
Round 2: January 5, 2016
Round 3: April 1, 2016
Round 4 (Evening MBA program only): May 10, 2016

CSU Long Beach: Daytime Accelerated MBA

Final deadline: April 15, 2016

Rice University - Jones Graduate School of Business

Round 1: October 26, 2015
Round 2: January 4, 2016
Round 3: February 22, 2016
Round 4: April 4, 2016

Texas A&M - Mays Business School

Early decision MBA application deadline: September 15, 2015
Round 2: November 2, 2015
Round 3: January 15, 2016
Round 4 (international deadline): March 1, 2016
Round 5: April 15, 2016

San Diego State University

Online application for the MBA opens: October 1, 2015
Online application for the MBA closes: March 2, 2016