Columbia MBA
The Columbia MBA program is built for forward-thinking professionals ready to scale their impact. Join a network of top-tier faculty, accomplished alumni, and peers who will challenge your perspective and push you to think bigger.
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MBA Program Admissions
Explore our application requirements and review the class profile which details the academic and professional benchmarks of our current cohort, including test scores and GPA averages.
Two Full-Time Entries
Candidates with an Average of 5 Years of Work Experience
Choose the program option that best fits your professional goals:
- August-Entry – 20 months, including a summer internship
- January-Entry – 16 months without an internship
Deferred Enrollment Program
Secure acceptance now, enroll later.
Guarantee your admission to the Columbia MBA program before you graduate.
Gain two to five years of work experience, then begin the program in August or January.
Tailor Your Impact with 17 Curriculum Pathways
Build a strong business foundation in the core. Then choose from 17 specialized pathways, with classes offered only at Columbia Business School, to tailor your electives and maximize your career impact.
- Lead Innovation: Navigate the machine-learning era with our AI and Data Analytics pathway, covering everything from foundational statistics to generative AI.
- Drive Capital: Dive into markets through directed courses offered in Asset Management, Private Equity, or Fundamental Analysis.
- Scale Ventures: Build the future with targeted frameworks in Entrepreneurship or Family Enterprise.
Real-World Results
For over 100 years, Columbia Business School has delivered unparalleled opportunities and helped develop generations of leaders transforming industries in New York City and across the globe. View the latest MBA employment report and current class profile.
92%
MBA graduates received offers or employed within first three months
54,700+
Alumni worldwide
700+
Startups created by alumni in the last 10 years
Stats based on the 2025 Employment Report
AI is Intentionally Built-In
At Columbia Business School, artificial intelligence is integrated into each degree program’s curriculum to ensure that every student graduates with exceptional AI proficiency and technical fluency. Through advanced coursework spanning foundational business analytics, machine learning, and generative AI applications, you will learn to leverage these transformative tools to solve complex real-world challenges.
These are some of the cutting-edge AI and analytics electives available to you in this program:
- Intro to Databases for Business Analytics
- Foundations of AI for Business
- Machine Learning
- Artificial Intelligence
- Generative AI for Business
- Retail Analytics
Alumni in Action
Business is evolving fast.
Be on the cutting edge in NYC.
As business evolves, you can experience it firsthand here in New York City. Studying at Columbia Business School is your best advantage to observing changes and trends up close. You will also meet current executives and industry leaders in person, whether when they come to campus as a guest lecturer or distinguished speaker, or when you take a short subway ride to meet them right here in New York City.