Cornell Johnson MBA

The short answer is: we simply don’t know and won’t until you apply. If you look at the profile of our admitted students, read our student blogs and see yourself at Johnson, then please apply!

Our goal is to select individuals who will not only succeed in our MBA program, but will go on to make a real and lasting impact on their organizations and the world around them. We also endeavor to create classes of individuals with diverse backgrounds and experiences so that each becomes a vital part of a culture in which learning is an intensely shared process. So while a strong undergraduate record, high scores on the GMAT, and success in jobs are all important considerations, we also look for demonstrations of leadership, the ability to work with others, and other traits and experiences that contribute to individual success and collaborative learning and work.

Each year, we admit a small number of individuals who come straight out of an undergraduate program. Since we want all of our students to succeed in their MBA program and beyond, we try to identify those individuals who will hold their own in an environment where most of their peers have some job experience.

Yes. Our Career Management Center is highly regarded as one of the best in the world. They maintain and continue to grow the list of companies that recruit at Johnson. Our goal is not only to help you get an internship and then a job, but to ensure that you leave here with the skills to successfully search for positions throughout your career. At Johnson, you’ll frequently find students critiquing each others’ resumes, putting each other through mock interviews, and offering encouragement and support. Our alumni are also very engaged in helping students prepare for interviews.

Johnson has over $1.5 million in merit-based scholarship funds to award each year to new students. We provide partial scholarships to a substantial percentage of our students. Merit scholarships are awarded without regard to citizenship. If a student is selected to receive a scholarship it will be included in their admission decision notification. Approximately 35 percent of Johnson students receive some scholarship assistance. Merit Scholarship recipients are selected by an Admissions Scholarship Committee. The same criteria are used to determine merit as are used to evaluate applicants for admission: demonstrated leadership and interpersonal skills, prior academic performance, exam scores, the range and depth of work experience, writing skills, extracurricular and community involvement, recommendations, previous achievements, focus, and goals.

Johnson offers a loan program to admitted international students without a co-signer and who have no adverse credit in the U.S. to cover the cost of tuition. There are U.S. loan programs available that allow you to borrow to cover the full cost of the program but require a credit worthy U.S. or permanent resident co-signer. For more information please visit our international student website at International Loans.