Submit your application through the Application Status Portal. Complete your application within 30 days of starting the online process.
Applications must be completed and all documents uploaded by the deadline to be considered for a given round. Incomplete applications will be not be reviewed. When uploading materials to your application, upload them as PDFs and remove password protection from any documents. Do not send materials by mail or email, as they will be discarded.
A nonrefundable application fee of $100 is required. You must submit your application fee electronically via the University at Buffalo E-Payment system at the end of the electronic application.
The application fee is waived for U.S. active military, veterans and their spouses. Contact som-apps@buffalo.edu for more information.
The School of Management is using a test-optional admissions process for our MBA for the 2024 admissions cycle. You have the option to submit GMAT or GRE scores in support of your application, but are not required to do so.
If you choose to submit a score, it may improve your chance of being admitted, as well as increase your opportunity for a merit-based scholarship.
For more information regarding the GMAT test, dates and places of administration, see the GMAT website. The GMAT institutional reporting code for the full-time MBA program is K6RQX67.
The GRE is also accepted for the full-time MBA program. To meet the needs of students who are unable to take the GRE® General Test at a test center due to public health concerns, ETS is temporarily offering a GRE General Test at home option in selected areas. The reporting codes for GRE are 4201 (department code) and 2925 (institutional code).
Two personal statements are required for admissions consideration:
Each personal statement should be uploaded as a PDF. Document length for each statement should be approximately 700 words.
Submit a résumé showing relevant education and work experience. Include months and years of employment (i.e. MM/YY - MM/YY). Your résumé should be uploaded as a PDF.
Be sure your résumé highlights your relevant education and work experience. Visit our School of Management Career Resource Center résumé guide for helpful tips.
Unofficial transcripts should be uploaded as a PDF to your application for admissions review. Upload the front and back of transcripts (if back is blank, you do not need to upload the back). You should upload transcripts for each college/university you list in your application. If you only attended one undergraduate institution, you may ignore the second item. UB students must also upload a copy of your academic advisement report.
Transcripts for all undergraduate credits (including transfer credits) earned toward your undergraduate degree must be uploaded for admissions consideration. We will not consider your application until you upload all undergraduate transcripts.
In regards to international transcripts, we will accept a transcript issued in English by the university. If the university does not provide the transcript in English, you must submit a copy of the transcript in your native language and an English translation. Applicants who have attended an Indian university must upload transcripts, mark sheets and proof of degree.
If offered admission, you must submit transcripts for your schools with a bachelors-level degree and specified conferral date to finalize admission.
Domestic applicants:
Ask all colleges and universities you have attended to send official transcripts in sealed university envelopes to the Office of Strategic Marketing and Enrollment Management in 150 Jacobs Management Center, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY 14260. These official, final transcripts showing proof of degree attained must be received no later than August 1.
UB students may print their transcripts from the HUB system. The School of Management will not request transcripts for UB students.
International applicants:
International applicants should not send transcripts via postal mail as additional information will be provided with I-20 materials.
Degrees cannot be conferred unless official transcripts are on file from every school attended. Applicants who are currently enrolled in graduate or undergraduate courses must submit transcripts from the most recent semester completed, but will need to provide final and official transcripts to finalize admission.
If admitted, the Office of International Admissions will provide instructions regarding what you need to bring with you. We will accept a transcript issued in English your university. If your university does not provide the transcript in English, you must submit the transcript in your native language and an English translation. Applicants who have attended an Indian university must provide transcripts, mark sheets and proof of degree.
As a BS/MBA applicant, you must meet with your undergraduate advisor to review and obtain a signed undergraduate advisor checklist. Upload this signed checklist to your application as a PDF.
BS Eng/MBA or BS Comp Sci/MBA applicants - you can find your checklist on the SEAS combined degree program webpage.
You need to have your undergraduate advisor complete and sign it.
BS Mgt/MBA applicants - schedule a meeting with your undergraduate advisor to obtain a completed and signed checklist.