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We require an application fee from all applicants. Applications cannot be fully processed until the application fee is received. Application fees are not waived.* Your application fee varies depending on how many programs you have applied for, and your fee total can be found on the home page of your online application.

Application Fees

Applying to MEMBA and/or WEMBA - $175

*Note: Applicants who have been on active duty in the U.S. Military within the last three years are exempt from the application fee. Please email us if you fit this criterion.

Paying the Application Fee

You can pay your application fee two ways, online or by mail.

Online Credit Card Payment

(Visa, MasterCard and Discover -- Debit Cards are not accepted)

Mail Payments

Send a check or money order made payable to Goizueta Business School and list your name and date of birth. Please send your check to:

Emory University

Goizueta Business School

MBA Admissions

1300 Clifton Road, Suite W288

Atlanta, GA 30322

Applicants to Goizueta Business School’s Executive MBA may choose whether or not to submit the Graduate Management Admissions Test (GMAT), the Graduate Record Examination (GRE), or the Executive Assessment (EA). Because our programs are small by design, we are able to evaluate each applicant thoroughly and assess academic readiness through transcripts and application materials.

The Executive Assessment (EA) is accepted for candidates with 5 or more years of work experience. The EA is administered by the creators of the GMAT exam and is tailored to experienced professionals.

Executive Assessment Details

To apply without a GMAT, GRE, or EA test score, simply check the appropriate box in the test section of the online application form. The Goizueta Admissions Committee may ask an applicant to submit a standardized test after applying if needed.

A one- or two-page résumé containing your employment and education background must be uploaded to your application. The employment section on the résumé should include locations, titles, and dates, starting with your most recent job. The education section should include dates of attendance and degrees received.

We accept a scanned copy of your university transcripts for evaluative purposes. We do not accept records that you have downloaded for personal use. Acceptable documents must include the university/college name, your name, degree conferred with date (if applicable), grade point average and all courses with grades received. We require transcripts from all undergraduate and graduate institutions attended.

If you are admitted to the program, you will be required to submit official transcripts at the time of your enrollment deposit. Please plan ahead.

Please address the questions below and upload all essays, in order, as one pdf document. Essays should be written in 10- or 12-point, Arial font and double-spaced; please do not include the essay title on the page. You may attach your essays to your online application or you may email them as an attachment.

Executive MBA Applicant Essays

Answer all essays, following the directions indicated in the questions. NOTE: Applicants who apply to more than one MBA program will only complete the essay question requirement related to their first program preference.

Complete each of the following questions
  • What are your short-term and long-term career goals and how will Goizueta help you to reach those goals? Please limit your response to one page.
  • What is your most significant professional accomplishment? Describe your role in this accomplishment and how it helped shape your professional skills. Please limit your response to two pages.
  • Team skills are an important component of a successful Executive MBA experience. Share with us an experience that helped shape your team skills, what you learned from the experience, and how you have been able to incorporate these skills in your professional and/or personal life. Your response should be limited to one page.

Required Video Essay

Within the application, you will be provided with a question to answer. You will have 30 seconds to gather your thoughts and prepare your answer. You will then have up to 60 seconds to respond to the question. You will be permitted 3 attempts to record your video essay, however each opportunity could present a different question.

 

As part of the MBA application, we require two letters of recommendation. We prefer that these recommendations are professional in nature. Please be thoughtful when selecting your recommenders, and make sure that you choose at least one person who knows you well in your current position such as a direct supervisor, project manager, or client. Your recommender should be able to answer the following questions about you:

  • Please indicate to which group you are comparing this candidate (e.g., co-worker, MBA graduate, etc.)
  • What characteristics or attributes best describe the applicant?
  • In what area is the applicant most exceptional?
  • In what area(s) does the applicant need improvement? Describe the applicant's awareness of these areas and response to constructive feedback.
  • How would you describe the applicant's interpersonal skills and the impression they make in meetings, presentations, or other interactions? Is the applicant effective when working in a team?

As part of the online application, you will have the option of sending your recommendation requests in the form of an online survey. You may send the recommendation request through the online application at any time by entering their contact information, including their email address, and clicking the box that says, "Send to recommender." Goizueta Business School also accepts the GMAC Common Recommendation Form in lieu of our own recommendation form. Please enter your recommender information into our online application and advise your recommender to attach the GMAC recommendation as prompted without filling out our form.

Request Recommendation via Online Application

We look forward to meeting with you for your application interview. This may occur at any point in the application process, but your file will not be considered complete until the interview has taken place. Interviews are offered in person, or (for non-local candidates) via Skype or phone. Feel free to select a time from the link below, or call 404-727-2549, if your schedule requires an alternative time.

Schedule Your Interview

If you are re-applying within two years of your original application, you are required to submit the information below. If more than two years have passed since your last application, you must complete all parts of the admission application.

  • Online application and $175 re-application fee
  • Updated résumé
  • A new or updated recommendation
  • Interview - It is not necessary for re-applicants who have completed an interview within the last year to interview again, but we strongly encourage you to do so.
  • Video Essay

Re-Applicant Essays

Applicants who have applied to Goizueta Business School in the past are required to answer the following questions:

  1. Define your short-term post-MBA career goals. How are your professional strengths, past experience, and personal attributes aligned with these goals? (300 word limit)
  2. Explain how you have improved your candidacy for Goizueta Business School's MBA since your last application. (250 word limit)

100 Years of Taking Care of Business

  • Emory College is established in Oxford, Georgia

    1836
    The school is named in honor of John Emory, a Methodist bishop who helped found New York University, Dickinson College and Wesleyan University.
  • The U.S. Civil War Begins

    1861
    Emory closes its doors, and as the war makes its way to Georgia in 1863, the school is transformed into a hospital, and later, a headquarters for the Union Army.
  • Pharmacist John Pemberton invents Coca-Cola

    1886
    Pemberton’s experiment began in Columbus, Georgia in an effort to treat his chronic chest pain—caused by a saber wound to the chest during the Civil War’s Battle of Columbus. He would sell the rights to Coca-Cola’s formula soon after.
  • Coca-Cola president donates land for Emory University

    1914
    Then president Asa Griggs Candler donated the land that would provide a home for Emory University's Druid Hills campus.
  • Emory’s business school is founded

    1919
    Now known as Goizueta Business School, the School of Business Administration was founded after the dean of Emory College, Howard Odum, recommended the Board of Trustees create a “school of economics and business administration.” The school offers courses in economics, accounting, and business law.
  • Enrollment hits 145 students

    1925
    The school also employs one faculty member, one full-time assistant and five staff members.
  • Roberto Críspulo Goizueta Cantera is born

    1931
    Roberto Goizueta, namesake of the school, was born in Havana, Cuba.
  • School of Business earns national recognition

    1949
    The school was admitted to the American Association of Collegiate Schools of Business.
  • Roberto Goizueta graduates from Yale

    1953
    Roberto Goizueta graduated from Yale University with a degree in Chemical Engineering.
  • Emory launches the Full-Time MBA

    1954
    Dean Gordon Siefkin introduces the MBA program.
  • Emory secures MBA accreditation

    1961
    Accreditation was conferred by the American Association of Collegiate Schools of Business.
  • Business School hosts the 1st Intercollegiate Games

    1964
    A nation-wide competition in which teams from the country’s best business schools are selected to participate in a variety of games using computer simulations. Now 35, Roberto Goizueta moves to Atlanta to become Vice President of Technical Research and Development at the Coca-Cola Company. He is, and remains, the youngest person to hold this position at the company.
  • Dean James Hund promotes civil rights

    1966
    At the height of the Civil Rights Movement, Dean James Hund invites activists and economists to speak on campus in an effort to promote the contributions of African American entrepreneurs to the South’s economy.
  • Emory introduces the Executive MBA

    1979
    This was the only degree program of its kind in the South. Roberto Goizueta is named President of the Coca-Cola Company.
  • The Coca-Cola Company launches Diet Coke

    1982
  • Emory launches its One-Year MBA

    1983
  • Emory launches its Evening MBA

    1992
  • Emory’s School of Business is renamed

    1994
    The school was renamed Goizueta Business School in honor of Roberto Goizueta.
  • Atlanta plays host to the XXVI Olympics

    1996
    Atlanta was honored to host the world's largest sporting event. Roberto Goizueta, in his role as CEO of The Coca-Cola Company, is instrumental in bringing the games to the Peach State.
  • Roberto Goizueta passes away, aged 65

    1997
    His family continues to guide and support the school to this day.
  • Goizueta Business School joins the CGSM

    2001
    The Consortium for Graduate Studies in Management is one of the nation’s largest MBA diversity networks. Goizueta is the only CGSM member with a One-Year MBA offering.
  • Goizueta establishes PhD and Modular Executive MBA

    2002
  • The Goizueta Foundation Center opens its doors

    2005
    The Goizueta Foundation Center for Research and Doctoral Education features a collection of art including original works by Andy Warhol, Pablo Picasso and Salvador Dalí and is “gold” certified by the LEED green building program.
  • Erika James is named Dean

    2014
    James is the first woman, and African-American, to lead the school.
  • Goizueta Business School launches the MSBA

    2017
    The Master of Science in Business Analytics is Goizueta's 8th degree program. The MSBA connects the world of big data with better business insights.
  • Goizueta celebrates its 100th anniversary

    2019
    Goizueta commits to continue sparking passion that ignites meaningful change.
  • Goizueta Business School launches the Master of Finance

    2022
    The Master of Finance is added to Goizueta's portfolio of graduate degree programs. The new specialized master's program develops highly analytical and technology proficient finance professionals.
  • Goizueta Business School Launches Two Specialized Masters Degrees

    2024
    Goizueta diversifies its portfolio of graduate degree programs by adding a Master in Management for recent graduates with liberal arts and science degrees and a Master in Business for Veterans tailored to U.S. military and veterans transitioning to a civilian career.
Opportunity Abounds

Goizueta Global

Goizueta’s global strategy is designed to be flexible in order to adapt to new opportunities and a changing geopolitical and higher education landscape. Meant to serve as a framework for Goizueta’s global engagement, the strategy outlines initiatives designed to equip students to meet the opportunities and challenges of an increasingly interconnected world, empower faculty to lead and influence global scholarship and research, and position Goizueta as a school known for its global impact.

Step out of the classroom and into the world. Faculty-led, weeklong global study trips punctuates the global perspective emphasized throughout the Goizueta curriculum. During your Global Experiential Module (GEM), you will explore a current topic within the context of an international setting and engage in company visits, meetings with business and government leaders, and cultural activities that provide a vantage point unattainable from the classroom.

One-Year MBA

Most One-Year MBA students will spend time in Denmark in August as part of the The Happiness Blueprint: Life Design for the Modern MBA, in which they will explore how to create a life where career success and personal well-being thrive together. They can then choose to participate in a second Global Experiential Module with the location determined by student interest.

In addition to the Denmark GEM, students in the Global MBA will spend their spring break in Mexico City. They will learn with classmates from around the world directly from Mexican professors and business leaders, gaining first-hand insight into the country’s economic, cultural, and social landscape. They will also explore industries driving Mexico’s growth—from technology and healthcare to entertainment and media—and see how global forces intersect with local innovation.

Students in the Real Estate MBA will participate in a global immersion experience that gives them a firsthand understanding of how markets, capital flows, and development strategies vary across international contexts. Through direct engagement with industry leaders and exposure to global best practices, students gain insight into the forces shaping real estate worldwide.

Two-Year MBA

Two-Year MBA students may choose between two Global Experiential Module options that take place in May: exploring how to create a life where career success and personal well-being thrive together in Denmark or exploring an innovative Asian economy in Japan.

Explore the Happiness Blueprint GEM

25 Things to Do in Atlanta

  1. Enjoy nature in the middle of the city at the Atlanta Botanical Garden.
  2. Head to Ponce City Market and Krog Street Market for the best food hall fare.
  3. Be ready to answer What’ll ya have? at the Varsity.
  4. Visit the home of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
  5. Swim with whale sharks at Georgia Aquarium.
  6. Sample some hard-to-find Coke varieties on the World of Coke tour.
  7. Catch a game at Truist Park, Mercedes-Benz Stadium, and State Farm Arena.
  8. See a show at the Fabulous Fox Theatre.
  9. People watch at the Little Five Points Halloween Parade.
  10. Find your alma mater at the College Football Hall of Fame.
  11. Stroll the Atlanta Beltline. Or bike it. Or skate it.
  12. March with stormtroopers at the DragonCon parade.
  13. Tour permanent collections and visiting exhibits at the High Museum of Art
  14. Hooray for Y’allywood! Tour studios and locations from major TV & film productions like Black Panther, The Avengers, Stranger Things, & more.
  15. Visit former President Jimmy Carter’s oval office.
  16. Throw a frisbee at Piedmont Park.
  17. Celebrate Y’all Means All at Atlanta Pride.
  18. Shoot the ‘Hooch  (go tubing, rafting, or kayaking down the Chattahoochee River).
  19. Run the Peachtree Road Race. The T-shirts are collector's items!
  20. Explore authentic cuisine from around the world along Buford Highway.
  21. Explore Emory’s campus with a Clue Town scavenger hunt!
  22. Drive fast - really fast – at the Porsche Experience Center.
  23. See original and rare Jim Henson Muppets the Center for Puppetry Arts.
  24. Land a Boeing 737 at the Delta Flight Museum Simulator.
  25. Ride the ferris wheel at SkyView Atlanta.

And when you’re ready to explore, the Blue Ridge Mountains are calling and Georgia beaches await you.

  • Best in the U.S. Full-Time MBA

    Businessweek, 2025-2026
  • Mean Salary Increase

    Upon Graduation (Class of 2025)
  • MBA for ROI

    Among top-25 MBAs (Bloomberg)

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