B-School Application Volume Climbs at Chicago and Yale

The following is from the All Star Essays blog for April 18:

Application volume to the MBA programs at Chicago and Yale grew substantially in the 2005-2006 admissions season.

The Yale Daily News reported that the School of Management received 2,272 applications for fall 2006 admission. That figure marks an 11.8 per cent increase from 2005, when 2,032 applications were submitted. SOM Director of Admissions Anne Coyle believes that part of the increase is due to the appeal that Yale's "focus on service" has for a growing number of b-school applicants.

Unfortunately for applicants, this increased interest comes in the same year that Yale is cutting the size of its first-year class, in order to facilitate adoption of a revised core curriculum. (See "Is Yale SOM Throwing '06 Admits a Curve?")

Application volume rose at an even greater clip at the Chicago Graduate School of Business. Director of Admissions Rose Martinelli stated in a recent admissions message board exchange that application volume was up by over 35 per cent. Approximately 60 per cent of those who applied were invited to interview.