Yale School of Management
(Yale University)
QUICK FACTS
- Location: Boston, MA, USA
- Program Length: 2 years
- Program Cost: $158,000
- Average GMAT score: 725
- Acceptance Rate: 25.7%
- Average Work Experience: 4.7 years
Employment Reports (2022)
- Received an Offer: 96.1%
- Accepted an Offer: 91.4%
- Median Salary: $160,000
- Median Signing Bonus: $30,000
- Other Guaranteed Compensation: $20,000
RANKINGS
- #10 Financial Times 2023 MBA Ranking
- #8 US News – Best Business Schools
- #18 QS Global MBA Rankings 2023
CLASS OF 2024
- Total Enrollment: 347
- Women: 43%
- Average GPA: 3.65
ABOUT
At the Yale School of Management, students learn how to make a real different in the world. World-renowned faculty educate future leaders in all areas of business and society.
Students at SOM wish to address problems facing our world head on. Because of this, the community at Yale offer students the resources and networks needed for students to make a positive and ambitious change. Yale SOM offers full-time MBA degrees and executive MBAs.
Those wishing to pursue higher level of education can obtain a PhD-level of study in management fields. The campus at the SOM is up to date and innovative. in 2014, the Edward P. Evans Hall opened and offer students and faculty state-of-the-art meeting and classrooms all in a moder design setting.
A diverse array of students, faculty and alumni are connected so that they may work together to build communities and develop leaders meant to change the world.
APPLICATION DEADLINES
- Round 1: September 12th, 2023
- Round 2: January 4th, 2024
- Round 3: April 9th, 2024
APPLICATION PROCESS
Applicants should provide the admissions committee with overview of their background and experiences. Interested applicants should register for Yale SOM’s Applications Tips Panel and follow the admissions committee’s blog to get a better grasp of the application cycle.
Transcripts
Applicants’ academic record from undergraduate, graduate and other degree-credit coursework needs to be submitted. GPA needs to be reported as listed on the transcript. Unofficial transcripts may be uploaded by applicants during application, however, once an offer of submission has been offered, an official transcript must be supplied.
GMAT or GRE
Both the GMAT and GRE are accepted for the admissions process. Scores are best to be submitted before the application is submitted. While the scores are necessary for a complete application, all aspects of the application are considered when the admissions committee makes a decision.
Foreign Language Requirement
Applicants do not need to take a proficiency exam for English. Yale has introduced a video part in the application to eliminate the English testing requirement.
Video
After submitting the application and paying the application fee, applicants will complete a video question. The video is not a substitute for the interview, but it is a way for the admissions comitee to assess the applicant’s language skills, communication and get to know them better.
Behavioral Assessment
The Behavioral Assessment is an innovative way of assessing applicants, administered by ETS. It measures a set of of inter- and intrapersonal competencies that are associated with academic success in business school.
It takes about 25 minutes to complete and it is adaptive. No preparation is necessary to take the assessment, and no special knowledge is required.
2 Recommendations
Applicants will need to have submit two professional recommendations, one of which should preferrably be written by a current supervisor. Yale SOM accepts recommendations in English, Spanish and Mandarin.
Essay Description
There are 3 questions that you can choose from when completing the essay question in your application, and the word limit is around 500 words.
1) Describe the biggest commitment you have ever made. Why is this commitment meaningful to you and what actions have you taken to support it?
2) Describe the community that has been most meaningful to you. What is the most valuable thing you have gained from being a part of this community and what is the most important thing you have contributed to this community?
3) Describe the most significant challenge you have faced. How have you confronted this challenge and how has it shaped you as a person?
Resume
Students need to submit their current business resume which should not be longer than 1 page. Yale SOM has a resume template that can be used.
Interview
Interviews are conducted by invite only and are about 30 minutes long.
Application Fee
All applicants are required to pay a non-refundable application fee of $95 USD upon submission of the application.
PROGRAM STRENGTHS
Global Study
International Experience: A case study where students can develop leadership skills while gaining knowlege on business environments and their many complexities. This class begins in the classroom before culminating in a 10-day trip to business capitals and visits to companies and political leaders.
Global Network Weeks: Students have an opporunity to participate in an intensive course of a certain interest or specialization and travel to one of 30 universities within the Global Network for Advanced Management.
Global Network Courses: These are virtual courses where students can work together on teams to complete projects while developing skills in multicultural and cross-time-zone collaboration.
Global Social Entrepreneurship Courses: Students can participate in 2 global social entrepreneurship courses where they can travel aborad for entrepreneurial consulting experience.
Exchange Programs: Students can spend a semester or a quarter studying and living overseas at top international business schools.
Leadership & Teams
Leadership is the main theme at Yale SOM. Because of this, the SOM has integrated core courses necessesary for developing the leadership skills of their students. These skills are developed across 4 various levels:
1. Individual – skills, knowledge, and expertise meant to understand students’ individual interests in industry and organization while utilizing their personal strengths, weaknesses and values.
2. Team – during their time at Yale SOM, students form and lead teams so that they will be able to take on challenges in a collaborative environment
3. Organization – Visualizing the organization as a whole is vital for leaders to engage with and thrive in various business and marketing industries
4. Global and Society – Climate Change, Financial Stability and inequality are all challenges the world is facing. To solve these issues, thinking and action is required by leaders willing and ablw to take on the task.
STUDENT LIFE
Building lifelong knowledge, skills, and networks is integral to the Yale SOM experience. No idea is too big at Yale SOM. Students can participate in student-led conferences with global leaders in business, work together as teams in competitions while building connections and professional skills. students can also particiapte in clubs which prepare them for recruiting processes and interviews.
MBA PROGRAM OVERVIEW
Building lifelong knowledge, skills, and networks is integral to the Yale SOM experience. No idea is too big at Yale SOM. Students can participate in student-led conferences with global leaders in business, work together as teams in competitions while building connections and professional skills. students can also particiapte in clubs which prepare them for recruiting processes and interviews.
First Year
Year one classes are structured so that incoming students have a better understanding of the overall overganization. Skills are then developed so that students are able to ask the necessary questions concerning businesses impact on society.
Fall Semester
- Orientation to Management: a series of classes meant to establish the building block of management. Students learn the skills and language necessary to succeed in a career in business and management.
- Organizational Perspective (Fall & Spring): These courses give students a broader understanding of the real operations of organizations and their functions. Students learn the traditional disciplines of business schools while teaching them how to excel in the classroom and the real world.
Spring Semester
- Electives
- Global Study and Travel
Second Year
During the second year that the Yale SOM students can dig deeper into all that Yale has to offer. Students can take electives across disciplines in order to broaden their perspectives on various fields.
FEATURED PROFESSORS
Kerwin K. Charles
William N. Goetzmann
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
- Executive MBA
- MBA/Master's Degree in Asset Management
- MBA/JD with Yale Law School
- MBA/MEM or MF with Yale School of the Environment
- MBA/MPP in Global Affairs with the Jackson Institute for Global Affairs
- MBA/MD with Yale School of Medicine
- MBA/MPH with Yale School of Public Health (Two-Year or Three-Year)
- MBA/MARCH with Yale School of Architecture
- MBA/MFA with Yale School of Drama
- MBA/MDIV or MAR with Yale Divinity School
- MBA/PhD with Yale Graduate School of Arts and Sciences