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Acceptance Rate and Application Statistics

The following table compares the admission related statistics including number of applicants, admitted, and enrolled between best Online MBA schools. The average acceptance rate of best Online MBA schools is 51.93% and the average admission yield (enrollment rate) is 22.70%.

Rice University has the tighest (lowest) acceptance rate of 8.00% and University of Michigan-Ann Arbor has the highest yield (enrollment rate) of 47.34% among best Online MBA schools. The numbers in parenthesis() in below table represent the number and rate by gender (men/women). The statistics is based on the latest data from IPEDS, U.S. Department of Education for academic year 2024-2025.

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Admission Stats Comparison Between Best Online MBA Schools
	Rank	Name	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled	Acceptance Rate	Enrollment Rate
	1	Indiana University-Bloomington	67,658 (32,684/34,954)	52,918 (24,941/27,965)	9,611 (4,718/4,893)	78% (76%/80%)	18% (19%/14%)
	2	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	66,535 (27,893/38,632)	10,209 (4,256/5,953)	4,640 (1,752/2,888)	15% (15%/15%)	45% (41%/7%)
	3	University of Southern California	82,027 (36,539/44,530)	8,050 (3,870/4,067)	3,489 (1,623/1,866)	10% (11%/9%)	43% (42%/4%)
	4	University of Florida	73,557 (32,729/40,826)	17,804 (8,260/9,542)	7,513 (3,392/4,119)	24% (25%/23%)	42% (41%/10%)
	5	Carnegie Mellon University	33,941 (20,143/12,734)	3,959 (1,973/1,870)	1,808 (974/780)	12% (10%/15%)	46% (49%/6%)
	6	University of Washington-Seattle Campus	69,166 (31,651/37,515)	27,076 (11,110/15,966)	7,196 (3,147/4,049)	39% (35%/43%)	27% (28%/11%)
	7	Arizona State University Campus Immersion	70,928 (34,345/36,574)	63,756 (30,552/33,196)	14,099 (6,832/7,264)	90% (89%/91%)	22% (22%/20%)
	8	University of Kansas	22,363 (9,927/12,436)	20,905 (9,166/11,739)	5,323 (2,336/2,987)	93% (92%/94%)	25% (25%/24%)
	9	Rochester Institute of Technology	27,911 (16,374/11,507)	18,682 (10,916/7,742)	3,042 (1,954/1,081)	67% (67%/67%)	16% (18%/9%)
	10	University of Arizona	58,339 (25,635/32,704)	50,252 (21,436/28,816)	9,240 (3,714/5,526)	86% (84%/88%)	18% (17%/17%)
	11	University of Wisconsin-Madison	65,894 (32,837/33,037)	29,782 (13,832/15,941)	8,514 (3,779/4,734)	45% (42%/48%)	29% (27%/14%)
	12	Kansas State University	15,509 (7,247/8,258)	12,669 (5,796/6,872)	3,482 (1,625/1,856)	82% (80%/83%)	27% (28%/22%)
	13	Rice University	32,473 (17,033/15,436)	2,597 (1,330/1,267)	1,148 (587/561)	8% (8%/8%)	44% (44%/4%)
	14	University of Maryland-College Park	60,056 (30,014/29,998)	26,902 (12,660/14,213)	5,818 (2,798/2,999)	45% (42%/47%)	22% (22%/10%)
	15	University of Massachusetts-Amherst	50,261 (23,690/26,543)	30,020 (12,346/17,655)	5,388 (2,537/2,851)	60% (52%/67%)	18% (21%/11%)
	16	University of Utah	26,822 (13,715/13,092)	23,062 (11,633/11,418)	6,001 (3,039/2,962)	86% (85%/87%)	26% (26%/23%)
	17	The University of Texas at Dallas	31,789 (16,064/15,725)	20,704 (10,064/10,640)	4,196 (2,273/1,923)	65% (63%/68%)	20% (23%/12%)
	18	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor	98,310 (48,101/50,209)	15,373 (6,684/8,689)	7,278 (3,199/4,079)	16% (14%/17%)	47% (48%/8%)
	19	Auburn University	55,056 (22,200/32,856)	25,284 (10,586/14,698)	6,103 (2,822/3,281)	46% (48%/45%)	24% (27%/10%)
	20	Ball State University	21,093 (7,961/13,132)	18,034 (6,705/11,329)	3,686 (1,391/2,295)	85% (84%/86%)	20% (21%/17%)
	21	Hofstra University	25,021 (9,873/15,123)	17,035 (6,447/10,573)	1,754 (687/1,067)	68% (65%/70%)	10% (11%/7%)
	22	James Madison University	38,428 (15,832/22,589)	27,482 (10,663/16,813)	4,990 (2,096/2,892)	72% (67%/74%)	18% (20%/13%)
	23	Pennsylvania State University-World Campus	1,198 (484/682)	1,092 (446/617)	337 (136/190)	91% (92%/90%)	31% (30%/28%)
	24	University of Nebraska-Lincoln	17,841 (7,954/9,869)	15,609 (6,849/8,745)	4,650 (2,319/2,322)	87% (86%/89%)	30% (34%/24%)
	25	University of South Florida	68,576 (27,441/41,135)	29,621 (11,844/17,777)	6,904 (2,809/4,095)	43% (43%/43%)	23% (24%/10%)
	26	Villanova University	23,256 (10,207/13,046)	6,274 (2,823/3,450)	1,740 (773/967)	27% (28%/26%)	28% (27%/7%)
	27	Babson College	9,381 (5,829/3,550)	1,603 (813/790)	625 (321/304)	17% (14%/22%)	39% (39%/9%)
	28	Oklahoma State University-Main Campus	24,910 (10,828/14,082)	18,693 (8,177/10,516)	5,030 (2,284/2,746)	75% (76%/75%)	27% (28%/20%)
	29	University of Mississippi	33,363 (13,147/20,208)	32,223 (12,660/19,555)	5,972 (2,473/3,499)	97% (96%/97%)	19% (20%/17%)
	30	University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus	60,898 (26,607/34,291)	35,372 (14,766/20,606)	4,596 (1,902/2,694)	58% (55%/60%)	13% (13%/8%)
	31	University of Wisconsin-Whitewater	10,187 (4,874/5,312)	8,732 (4,156/4,575)	2,160 (1,142/1,018)	86% (85%/86%)	25% (27%/19%)
	32	Washington State University	25,462 (10,286/15,176)	22,060 (8,872/13,188)	4,350 (1,964/2,386)	87% (86%/87%)	20% (22%/16%)
	33	Lehigh University	20,396 (10,556/9,834)	5,289 (2,551/2,736)	1,501 (795/706)	26% (24%/28%)	28% (31%/7%)
	34	St. John's University-New York	24,208 (9,648/14,560)	20,196 (7,770/12,426)	2,350 (1,005/1,345)	83% (81%/85%)	12% (13%/9%)
	35	Texas Tech University	34,356 (15,756/18,600)	24,958 (11,319/13,639)	6,772 (3,186/3,586)	73% (72%/73%)	27% (28%/19%)
	36	University of Delaware	39,995 (15,840/24,154)	28,238 (10,489/17,748)	4,424 (1,764/2,660)	71% (66%/73%)	16% (17%/11%)
	37	Creighton University	7,907 (3,433/4,404)	6,306 (2,758/3,492)	1,126 (470/649)	80% (80%/79%)	18% (17%/15%)
	38	George Washington University	27,016 (9,735/17,272)	12,723 (4,432/8,286)	2,459 (843/1,616)	47% (46%/48%)	19% (19%/9%)
	39	North Carolina State University at Raleigh	44,047 (21,260/22,777)	18,385 (7,980/10,401)	5,839 (2,828/3,011)	42% (38%/46%)	32% (35%/13%)
	40	Santa Clara University	18,970 (8,928/10,042)	9,105 (3,975/5,130)	1,611 (805/806)	48% (45%/51%)	18% (20%/8%)
	41	University of Massachusetts-Lowell	13,781 (7,027/6,740)	11,444 (5,913/5,525)	2,068 (1,190/876)	83% (84%/82%)	18% (20%/13%)
	42	University of New Hampshire-Main Campus	21,175 (8,730/12,445)	18,667 (7,454/11,213)	2,605 (1,125/1,480)	88% (85%/90%)	14% (15%/12%)
	43	William & Mary	17,798 (6,742/11,047)	6,064 (2,519/3,544)	1,614 (643/971)	34% (37%/32%)	27% (26%/9%)
	44	Colorado State University-Fort Collins	38,465 (16,770/21,608)	34,057 (14,533/19,500)	5,485 (2,347/3,133)	89% (87%/90%)	16% (16%/14%)
	45	Florida International University	32,855 (13,435/19,420)	17,957 (7,192/10,765)	5,238 (2,285/2,953)	55% (54%/55%)	29% (32%/15%)
	46	Florida State University	78,272 (32,146/46,088)	18,954 (8,588/10,359)	5,855 (2,502/3,352)	24% (27%/22%)	31% (29%/7%)
	47	University of Miami	53,954 (21,427/32,497)	10,195 (4,816/5,361)	2,473 (1,100/1,368)	19% (22%/16%)	24% (23%/4%)
	48	West Virginia University	18,729 (8,626/10,103)	16,669 (7,469/9,200)	4,129 (1,948/2,181)	89% (87%/91%)	25% (26%/22%)
	49	University of Louisville	15,668 (6,718/8,950)	12,442 (5,361/7,081)	3,120 (1,438/1,682)	79% (80%/79%)	25% (27%/19%)
	50	Virginia Commonwealth University	20,954 (7,699/13,232)	19,408 (7,029/12,357)	4,190 (1,487/2,692)	93% (91%/93%)	22% (21%/20%)
Average			37,935 (17,092/17,092)	19,698 (8,576/11,111)	4,471 (2,023/2,445)	51.93% (50.2%/65.0%)	22.70% (23.6%/22.0%)

SAT Scores Comparison

The average SAT score of best Online MBA schools is 1318. By subject, the average score of the SAT EBRW(Evidence-based Reading and Writing) is 659 and the average SAT Math score is 659.

Rice University has the highest SAT scores of 1,550 and University of Mississippi has the lowest SAT scores of 1,090 among best Online MBA schools. The following table compares SAT Scores between best Online MBA schools for the academic year 2024-2025.

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SAT Score Comparison Between Best Online MBA Schools
	Rank	Name	Submit%^* (Submit#^**)	SAT Total	Evidence-Based Reading and Writing	Math
		1	Indiana University-Bloomington	42% (4,054)	1290	640	650
	2	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	28% (1,320)	1480	730	750
	3	University of Southern California	34% (1,191)	1500	730	770
	4	University of Florida	80% (5,908)	1400	700	700
	5	Carnegie Mellon University	53% (951)	1540	750	790
	6	University of Washington-Seattle Campus	Test Score is NOT considered for University of Washington-Seattle Campus admission.
	7	Arizona State University Campus Immersion	Test Score is NOT considered for Arizona State University Campus Immersion admission.
	8	University of Kansas	9% (456)	1190	600	590
	9	Rochester Institute of Technology	40% (1,212)	1370	680	690
	10	University of Arizona	11% (1,035)	1290	640	650
	11	University of Wisconsin-Madison	15% (1,241)	1460	710	750
	12	Kansas State University	6% (220)	1170	600	570
	13	Rice University	48% (546)	1550	760	790
	14	University of Maryland-College Park	42% (2,448)	1465	720	745
	15	University of Massachusetts-Amherst	22% (1,191)	1420	700	720
	16	University of Utah	10% (574)	1285	645	640
	17	The University of Texas at Dallas	78% (3,290)	1280	630	650
	18	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor	51% (3,697)	1460	720	740
	19	Auburn University	15% (925)	1320	660	660
	20	Ball State University	37% (1,372)	1160	590	570
	21	Hofstra University	25% (438)	1310	660	650
	22	James Madison University	14% (721)	1250	640	610
	23	Pennsylvania State University-World Campus	12% (40)	1230	630	600
	24	University of Nebraska-Lincoln	7% (323)	1200	610	590
	25	University of South Florida	78% (5,369)	1220	620	600
	26	Villanova University	19% (323)	1450	710	740
	27	Babson College	22% (139)	1460	700	760
	28	Oklahoma State University-Main Campus	20% (1,024)	1150	580	570
	29	University of Mississippi	23% (1,359)	1090	550	540
	30	University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus	40% (1,814)	1360	680	680
	31	University of Wisconsin-Whitewater	Test Scores are considered (not required), but no data is available/reported.
	32	Washington State University	Test Score is NOT considered for Washington State University admission.
	33	Lehigh University	30% (445)	1440	710	730
	34	St. John's University-New York	23% (538)	1240	620	620
	35	Texas Tech University	33% (2,241)	1180	600	580
	36	University of Delaware	19% (832)	1280	650	630
	37	Creighton University	10% (110)	1325	660	665
	38	George Washington University	26% (648)	1430	720	710
	39	North Carolina State University at Raleigh	18% (1,072)	1370	680	690
	40	Santa Clara University	24% (385)	1420	700	720
	41	University of Massachusetts-Lowell	27% (553)	1280	640	640
	42	University of New Hampshire-Main Campus	23% (591)	1210	620	590
	43	William & Mary	43% (696)	1470	740	730
	44	Colorado State University-Fort Collins	Test Score is NOT considered for Colorado State University-Fort Collins admission.
	45	Florida International University	90% (4,700)	1160	600	560
	46	Florida State University	64% (3,487)	1350	680	670
	47	University of Miami	33% (817)	1400	700	700
	48	West Virginia University	58% (2,394)	1110	570	540
	49	University of Louisville	18% (569)	1150	580	570
	50	Virginia Commonwealth University	34% (1,442)	1130	580	550
Average			32.31%	1318	659	659

^*Number of first-time degree/certificate-seeking students submitting SAT scores.

^**Percent of first-time degree/certificate-seeking students submitting SAT scores.

ACT Scores Comparison

The average ACT score of best Online MBA schools is 29. By subject, the average ACT English score is 29 and the ACT math score is 27.

The following table compares ACT Scores between best Online MBA schools for academic year 2024-2025.

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ACT Score Comparison Between Best Online MBA Schools
	Rank	Name	Submit%^* (Submit#^**)	Composite	English	Math
	Rank		1	Indiana University-Bloomington	14% (1,357)	30	31	29
	2	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	41% (1,896)	31	33	29
	3	University of Southern California	12% (432)	33	35	33
	4	University of Florida	40% (2,952)	31	32	29
	5	Carnegie Mellon University	22% (405)	35	35	35
	6	University of Washington-Seattle Campus	Test Score is NOT considered for University of Washington-Seattle Campus admission.
	7	Arizona State University Campus Immersion	Test Score is NOT considered for Arizona State University Campus Immersion admission.
	8	University of Kansas	55% (2,939)	24	23	23
	9	Rochester Institute of Technology	9% (283)	32	32	30
	10	University of Arizona	18% (1,701)	25	24	25
	11	University of Wisconsin-Madison	29% (2,498)	31	32	30
	12	Kansas State University	81% (2,812)	23	22	23
	13	Rice University	22% (248)	35	35	35
	14	University of Maryland-College Park	7% (411)	34	34	32
	15	University of Massachusetts-Amherst	3% (176)	32	33	29
	16	University of Utah	38% (2,252)	26	25	25
	17	The University of Texas at Dallas	15% (566)	28	27	28
	18	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor	18% (1,274)	33	35	33
	19	Auburn University	75% (4,553)	29	29	26
	20	Ball State University	1% (37)	23	22	22
	21	Hofstra University	4% (65)	30	30	27
	22	James Madison University	3% (133)	27
	23	Pennsylvania State University-World Campus	2% (7)	29	30	23
	24	University of Nebraska-Lincoln	82% (3,830)	24	24	24
	25	University of South Florida	22% (1,531)	26	25	25
	26	Villanova University	9% (164)	33	35	32
	27	Babson College	3% (21)	32	32	32
	28	Oklahoma State University-Main Campus	65% (3,260)	23	22	22
	29	University of Mississippi	60% (3,601)	25	25	24
	30	University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus	10% (463)	31	32	29
	31	University of Wisconsin-Whitewater	71% (1,538)	20	20	19
	32	Washington State University	Test Score is NOT considered for Washington State University admission.
	33	Lehigh University	9% (137)	32	34	31
	34	St. John's University-New York	2% (43)	27	27	25
	35	Texas Tech University	11% (758)	25	24	24
	36	University of Delaware	3% (114)	30	30	28
	37	Creighton University	41% (460)	28	29	27
	38	George Washington University	11% (272)	32	34	30
	39	North Carolina State University at Raleigh	29% (1,688)	30	30	28
	40	Santa Clara University	10% (154)	32		31
	41	University of Massachusetts-Lowell	2% (47)	29	27	27
	42	University of New Hampshire-Main Campus	2% (48)	28	27	26
	43	William & Mary	16% (252)	33	35	30
	44	Colorado State University-Fort Collins	Test Score is NOT considered for Colorado State University-Fort Collins admission.
	45	Florida International University	10% (521)	24	24	21
	46	Florida State University	36% (1,968)	30	31	27
	47	University of Miami	19% (477)	32	33	29
	48	West Virginia University	24% (1,005)	23	22	22
	49	University of Louisville	85% (2,647)	23	23	23
	50	Virginia Commonwealth University	3% (127)	25	25	25
Average			24.87%	29	29	27

^*Number of first-time degree/certificate-seeking students submitting SAT scores.

^**Percent of first-time degree/certificate-seeking students submitting SAT scores.

Application Requirements

The following table list and compare the requirements when applying best Online MBA schools based on academic year 2024-2025 data.

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Application Requirements Comparison Between Best Online MBA Schools
Rank	Name	HS GPA	HS Rank	HS Record	Prep. Program	Rec.	Compe.	SAT/ACT	TOEFL
1	Name	Indiana University-Bloomington	✔	✔	✔	✔	✓	✗	✓	✔
2	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	✓	✓	✔	✓	✔	✓	✓	✔
3	University of Southern California	✔	✓	✔	✔	✔	✔	✓	✔
4	University of Florida	✔	✗	✔	✔	✗	✗	✔	✗
5	Carnegie Mellon University	✔	✓	✔	✓	✔	✓	✓	✔
6	University of Washington-Seattle Campus	✔	✗	✔	✔	✗	✗	✗	✔
7	Arizona State University Campus Immersion	✓	✓	✔	✓	✗	✗	✗	✔
8	University of Kansas	✔	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✓	✔
9	Rochester Institute of Technology	✔	✓	✔	✔	✔	✓	✓	✔
10	University of Arizona	✔	✓	✔	✓	✗	✗	✓	✔
11	University of Wisconsin-Madison	✔	✓	✔	✔	✔	✗	✓	✔
12	Kansas State University	✔	✓	✓	✓	✓	✗	✓	✗
13	Rice University	✓	✓	✔	✓	✔	✓	✓	✔
14	University of Maryland-College Park	✓	✓	✔	✓	✔	✓	✓	✔
15	University of Massachusetts-Amherst	✔	✓	✔	✔	✔	✔	✓	✔
16	University of Utah	✔	✗	✔	✓	✓	✓	✓	✔
17	The University of Texas at Dallas	✔	✓	✔	✓	✓	✓	✓	✔
18	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor	✓	✓	✔	✓	✔	✗	✓	✔
19	Auburn University	✔	✓	✔	✔	✓	✗	✓	✔
20	Ball State University	✔	✗	✔	✔	✓	✗	✓	✔
21	Hofstra University	✔	✓	✔	✓	✔	✓	✓	✔
22	James Madison University	✔	✗	✔	✔	✓	✗	✓	✔
23	Pennsylvania State University-World Campus	✔	✗	✔	✓	✗	✗	✓	✔
24	University of Nebraska-Lincoln	✓	✓	✔	✓	✗	✗	✓	✓
25	University of South Florida	✔	✓	✔	✓	✗	✗	✔	✔
26	Villanova University	✔	✓	✔	✔	✔	✗	✓	✔
27	Babson College	✔	✓	✔	✔	✔	✓	✓	✔
28	Oklahoma State University-Main Campus	✔	✔	✔	✗	✗	✗	✓	✔
29	University of Mississippi	✔	✓	✔	✔	✗	✗	✓	✔
30	University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus	✓	✓	✔	✔	✓	✗	✓	✔
31	University of Wisconsin-Whitewater	✔	✓	✔	✓	✓	✗	✓	✔
32	Washington State University	✔	✗	✔	✔	✗	✗	✗	✔
33	Lehigh University	✔	✗	✔	✓	✔	✗	✓	✔
34	St. John's University-New York	✔	✓	✔	✓	✓	✓	✓	✔
35	Texas Tech University	✔	✔	✔	✓	✓	✓	✓	✔
36	University of Delaware	✔	✓	✔	✔	✔	✓	✓	✔
37	Creighton University	✔	✓	✔	✔	✔	✗	✓	✔
38	George Washington University	✔	✓	✔	✔	✔	✗	✓	✔
39	North Carolina State University at Raleigh	✔	✓	✔	✔	✓	✗	✓	✔
40	Santa Clara University	✔	✓	✔	✔	✔	✗	✓	✔
41	University of Massachusetts-Lowell	✔	✗	✔	✔	✔	✗	✓	✔
42	University of New Hampshire-Main Campus	✓	✓	✔	✔	✔	✗	✓	✔
43	William & Mary	✔	✓	✔	✔	✔	✗	✓	✓
44	Colorado State University-Fort Collins	✔	✓	✔	✓	✓	✗	✗	✔
45	Florida International University	✔	✓	✔	✔	✗	✓	✔	✔
46	Florida State University	✔	✓	✔	✔	✗	✗	✔	✔
47	University of Miami	✔	✓	✔	✓	✔	✓	✓	✔
48	West Virginia University	✔	✔	✔	✔	✗	✗	✓	✓
49	University of Louisville	✔	✓	✔	✔	✓	✓	✓	✔
50	Virginia Commonwealth University	✔	✓	✔	✓	✓	✔	✓	✔

✔: Required △: Considered but not Required ✔: Recommended ✗: Neither Required nor Recommended

HS GPA: High School or Secondary School GPA
HS Rank: High School or Secondary School Rank
HS Record: High School or Secondary School Record
Prep. Program: Completion of College Preparatory Program
Rec.: Recommendations
Comp.: Formal demonstration of competencies (e.g., portfolios, certificates of mastery, assessment instruments)

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