For a quick reference guide on the application process, download our checklist.
Applications for the Mitch Daniels School of Business must be completed using Purdue's Graduate School online application and will not be considered for review until all required materials have been received.
For more detailed information on how to submit your application, please review the steps to apply.
We offer a rolling admissions process, with your application deadlines as follows:
| Application | Deadline | Decision Released |
|---|---|---|
| Priority Deadline | January 15 | on a rolling basis |
| International Deadline - applicants living outside the US | May 1 | on a rolling basis |
| Final Deadline - All domestic/international applicants living within the US | August 1 | on a rolling basis |
For a quick reference guide on the application process, download our checklist.
If you are an international applicant, please carefully review both the "requirements" and "additional requirements" tabs below.
The academic statement of purpose should not exceed two pages in length addressing the following prompts:
Required of all applicants:
Optional:
The Academic Statement of Purpose and the Personal History Statement are two of the most important documents in your graduate school application. Information in the Personal History Statement should complement but not duplicate information in the Academic Statement of Purpose.
To be eligible for admission to this One-Year MBA program, the following are required:
Applicants to the One-Year MBA program applicants will be evaluated via a holistic process that will assess the following:
Uploading Transcripts (international applicants, see international section)
The Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) score is not required for the One-Year MBA. Any test score submitted becomes part of the application and will be considered in an admission decision.
Applications for the Daniels School of Business must be completed using Purdue’s Graduate School online application. International applicants must follow a slightly altered application process.
Any individual who is not a permanent resident or citizen of the United States is classified as an international applicant. If you are a permanent resident, non-U.S. citizen, please upload a copy of your alien registration/green card within the online application. Permanent residents who do not provide a copy of an alien registration number will be reclassified as an international student for admission consideration and fees.
Applicants whose native language is not English are required to submit one Language Assessment Test for admission to the Purdue University Graduate School. Students can choose from the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) or International English Language Testing System (IELTS).
The Graduate School accepts all valid forms of TOEFL testing. Daniels School of Business requirements are:
For the Internet-based test, all 5 minimum scores must be satisfied. Only official TOEFL scores received directly from the Educational Testing Service are acceptable. For further information, visit www.toefl.org. TOEFL scores must be reported to Purdue University’s Graduate School. Please use institution code 1631.
The Graduate School accepts the International English Language Testing System (IELTS) scores. A copy of the official IELTS report must be scanned and uploaded into the online application. Daniels School of Business requirements are: An overall band score of 8.0 is required for admission, with 7.5 required per each section. For more information, visit www.ielts.org.
All scores must be documented by an official report from the Educational Testing Service. The TOEFL and IELTS must be no more than 24 months old at the time the application credentials are reviewed by the Graduate School.
We do accept Duolingo English test scores to meet English proficiency requirements. The Purdue Graduate School requires total score of 115 as well as 115 on each subsection for admission. The Daniels School of Business prefers a total score of 125 and prefers a score 125 on each subsection.
As an international student, you may be considered for an English language assessment test waiver only if you have obtained a baccalaureate degree, graduate or professional degree within the past 36 months from a college or university where English is the primary language of instruction, in a country where English is the native language. In order to meet this requirement, receipt of a degree must fall within the 36 month period when your documents are under review by the Daniels School of Business and Purdue University Graduate School. Test scores expire on the first day of the month in which they were taken.
Any individual who is not a permanent resident or citizen of the United States is classified as an international applicant. In order to be considered for admission to the Daniels School of Business, international applicants must hold a bachelor degree or its equivalent from an accredited college in the U.S. or abroad. This requires 16 years of education in a university setting, which must be the equivalent of a four year U.S. bachelor’s degree.
Correspondence courses do not meet this requirement. Transcripts must indicate “grades earned” for all courses taken. Please note that a summary of semester totals alone does not meet this requirement.
Documents stamped with ‘True Copy’ will not be accepted, which will potentially delay admission consideration.
If you were educated outside the United States, and the native language of the country where you were educated is not English, you must upload both a certified official transcript in the original language of instruction and a certified official English translation.
*You must also upload a certified official copy of your diploma/degree certificate in the original language of instruction and a certified official English translation. A provisional certificate does not meet this requirement.
International applicants are subject to a non-refundable $75 fee.
The Daniels School of Business waives the program application fee for:
For additional information about tuition and program costs, please contact the program specialist for details.
Note: If you pay the application fee before the fee has been waived, it is non-refundable.
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