TL;DR: MIT Sloan does not publish an official MIT Sloan MBA acceptance rate, and like Kellogg, it does not publish an application count either, so no enrollment ratio can be derived from official data. What Sloan publishes for its MBA Class of 2027, which includes LGO dual degree students: 450 students enrolled, a 720 median on the classic GMAT (middle 80% range 710 to 760), a 675 median on the GMAT Focus edition (middle 80% range 645 to 735), a 162 median GRE Verbal score, and a 3.69 median GPA. Note the word median: Sloan reports medians with ranges, not the averages most M7 peers publish, so the numbers are not directly comparable. For the 2026-2027 cycle there are only two rounds – Round 1 closes September 29, 2026 and Round 2 closes January 12, 2027, each at 3:00 PM Eastern Time, with no Round 3 (Sources: MIT Sloan Class of 2027 profile and admissions pages). If you are deciding whether your profile clears the Sloan bar and which round to target, Oriel Admissions builds MBA application strategy on exactly this data: schedule a consultation.
What Is the MIT Sloan MBA Acceptance Rate?
MIT Sloan has never printed an official acceptance rate, and neither has any other M7 program. Sloan sits with Kellogg in the more guarded half of the group: its class profile reports neither the number of applications received nor the number of offers extended. Five M7 schools publish application counts, which at least allows an enrollment ratio to be computed from official data. Sloan does not, so there is no admit figure of any kind that can be tied to a number the school publishes.
You will still see precise Sloan acceptance rates quoted around the web, most commonly in the high teens. None of them traces to official MIT Sloan data, so treat every one as an estimate of a number the school never states. The honest way to benchmark Sloan is indirect: place its published class profile next to the five M7 schools that do publish application counts.
| School (Class of 2027) | Applications | Enrolled | Enrollment Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stanford GSB | 7,259 | 434 | 6.0% |
| Harvard Business School | 9,409 | 943 | 10.0% |
| Chicago Booth | 5,876 | 635 | 10.8% |
| Wharton | 7,613 | 888 | 11.7% |
| Columbia Business School | 7,477 | 982 | 13.1% |
| Kellogg | Not published | 534 | Not derivable |
| MIT Sloan | Not published | 450 | Not derivable |
Sources informing this comparison: official Class of 2027 profiles published by each school, released fall 2025. Enrollment ratio is enrolled students divided by applications and understates the true admit rate, since no school converts every offer into a matriculant. MIT Sloan figures include LGO dual degree students; Kellogg figures cover the Two-Year MBA class only; Columbia combines its August and January entries.
Read the Sloan row with the class structure in mind. The 450 figure is the second largest class Sloan has seated in nearly a decade, up from 433 the prior year and below only the 484 of the Class of 2022, and it includes the LGO dual degree students who earn an MBA from Sloan alongside an engineering masters. Sloan also moved against the national current on international enrollment, growing its share to 42% in a cycle when most US business schools saw declines. Nothing in the published profile suggests Sloan is a softer target than its peers; the missing application count changes what you can compute, not how selective the school is. For the full seven-school picture, see our M7 MBA acceptance rates analysis.
GMAT, GRE, and GPA: What the Class of 2027 Profile Shows
Sloan is the one M7 school that reports its academic statistics as medians with middle 80% ranges rather than averages. Here is the full picture from the official profile.
| Metric | MIT Sloan MBA Class of 2027 |
|---|---|
| Class size (MBA plus LGO) | 450 |
| Median GMAT (classic) | 720 (middle 80%: 710 to 760) |
| Median GMAT (Focus edition) | 675 (middle 80%: 645 to 735) |
| GRE | 162 median Verbal; Quantitative middle 80%: 159 to 170 |
| Median undergraduate GPA | 3.69 |
| Average work experience | 5 years |
| Women | 47% |
| International students | 42% (61 countries) |
| US minority students | 48% |
Sources informing this table: MIT Sloan MBA Class of 2027 profile, which includes LGO dual degree students; Poets and Quants and Clear Admit coverage of the profile release, fall 2025.
Three cautions when you benchmark yourself against these numbers. First, do not compare the 720 median directly to the 733 to 738 averages published by other M7 schools; a median and an average are different statistics, and the honest comparison is range against range. Second, the classic GMAT and the GMAT Focus edition use different scales, so a 675 Focus median is not weaker than a 720 classic median. Third, medians are not minimums: the middle 80% ranges mean one in ten enrolled students scored below the bottom of each range, and Sloan weighs demonstrated impact, evidenced in an unusual application package, as heavily as any score. If testing is the soft spot in your file, start with our GMAT prep strategies.
Who Actually Enrolls at MIT Sloan
The class is near gender parity at 47% women, the strongest reported figure in the M7 this cycle, with 48% of US students identifying as minorities and 42% of the class arriving from 61 countries outside the United States. By undergraduate background this is the most technical class in the M7: 27% majored in engineering, 23% in business, 17% in economics, and 10% each in computer science and in science or math. By pre-MBA industry, consulting leads at 35% and financial services follows at 18%, so even at the most engineering-heavy M7 school, the deepest applicant pools look familiar. If your background is technical, Sloan is the M7 program where that profile is the norm rather than the differentiator, which changes how you should position it; our guide on how to pick MBA schools walks through that logic.
One structural note: the profile combines the two-year MBA with LGO, roughly 400 MBA students and 50 LGO students in a typical year by the school’s own description. Mid-career candidates should also know that the MIT Sloan Fellows MBA is a separate program with its own process, covered in our MIT Sloan Fellows application guide.
Deadlines and Strategy for the 2026-2027 Cycle
The structural news this cycle: Sloan is running two rounds, not three. All materials are due by 3:00 PM Eastern Time on the deadline date.
| Round | Application Deadline | Decision Released |
|---|---|---|
| Round 1 | September 29, 2026 | Mid-December 2026 |
| Round 2 | January 12, 2027 | Early April 2027 |
Sources informing this table: MIT Sloan MBA admissions pages for the 2026-2027 cycle. Candidates denied without an interview may receive decisions earlier. Confirm dates on the official page before planning around them.
With no Round 3, the calendar is unforgiving: miss January 12 and the next seat is a full year away. That raises the value of a complete Round 1 file, and it raises the cost of rushing one. The application itself is unlike any other M7 package: a cover letter of up to 300 words in standard business format addressed to the Admissions Committee, an organizational chart showing where you sit and who reports to whom, short video responses, one letter of recommendation plus additional references, and short answers. Every component asks for evidence of what you have already done rather than statements about passion, which is exactly the discipline our breakdowns of the core pillars of an MBA application and the MBA resume are built around. Current students who want a seat before starting work should look at MBA Early, the Sloan deferred admission track, covered in our guide to deferred MBA programs.
Frequently Asked Questions About the MIT Sloan MBA Acceptance Rate
MIT Sloan does not publish an official acceptance rate, and its class profile reports neither application counts nor offer counts. The Class of 2027 enrolled 450 students, including LGO dual degree candidates. Any precise Sloan acceptance rate you see quoted elsewhere does not trace to official school data, so treat it as an estimate of a number the school never states.
An enrollment ratio requires an official application count, and MIT Sloan does not publish one. Five M7 schools do – Harvard, Stanford, Wharton, Chicago Booth, and Columbia – which is why ratios can be computed for them. MIT Sloan and Kellogg publish class composition only, so no admit figure for either school can be tied to official data.
There is no minimum. The Class of 2027 posted a 720 median on the classic GMAT, with a middle 80% range of 710 to 760, and a 675 median on the GMAT Focus edition, with a middle 80% range of 645 to 735. These are medians, not the averages most peer schools report, so compare range against range. The GRE is fully accepted, with a 162 median Verbal score.
The Class of 2027 median GPA was 3.69, and Sloan sets no minimum. Review is holistic and evidence driven: the cover letter, organizational chart, and references let Sloan verify demonstrated impact, which can offset a lower GPA.
Yes. The published profile combines the two-year MBA with the LGO dual degree, which pairs a Sloan MBA with a masters from the MIT School of Engineering. By the description the school itself provides, a typical year enrolls roughly 400 MBA students and 50 LGO students.
There is no official basis for that comparison, because Sloan publishes no application or admit counts. The enrolled profile is comparable in strength once you account for the fact that Sloan reports medians while peers report averages. Nothing in the published data suggests Sloan is a softer target than the rest of the M7.
There are only two rounds this cycle. Round 1 closes September 29, 2026 and Round 2 closes January 12, 2027, each at 3:00 PM Eastern Time. Decisions release in mid-December 2026 and early April 2027, and candidates denied without an interview may hear earlier. There is no Round 3.
Yes. MBA Early is the Sloan deferred admission track for current students who apply before entering the workforce, secure a seat, work for two to five years, and then enroll in the MBA program.
Sources: MIT Sloan, MBA Class of 2027 Profile; MIT Sloan, MBA Admissions; MIT Sloan, How to Apply to the MBA Program; Poets and Quants, MIT Sloan MBA Class of 2027 Coverage; Clear Admit, MIT Sloan MBA Class of 2027 Profile.
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