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Executive MBA Admissions

Start Your Journey

Your Executive MBA experience begins with your first interaction with our Admissions Team. We know that you have options when it comes to your education and our goal is to ensure you have all the right resources to decide if William & Mary's program is the right fit for you.

Our highly attentive recruitment team is available to answer questions, coordinate a visit to campus, and can connect you with alumni, faculty or Executive Partners to learn more about the program.

Completed applications are reviewed by the Executive MBA Program Admissions Committee and candidates are typically notified of their admissions decision within two weeks.

William & Mary is pleased to waive the application fee for anyone who has served honorably in the armed forces of the United States or anyone who has completed a full term of service in the Peace Corps, Teach for America or AmeriCorps.

Typical Executive MBA Class Profile

  • 38

    Average Age

  • 21 %

    Graduate Degrees

  • $ 123 thousand

    Average Incoming Salary

  • 16 years

    Average Work Experience

  • 15 years

    Average Managerial Experience

PTMBA Application Deadlines and Requirements

Our priority is to set up our Executive MBA students for success - throughout the application process, inside the classroom and well beyond graduation as you embark on the next phase of your career

The Admissions Committee will evaluate the following elements of your application which indicate your potential success in the program:

  • Future managerial and leadership potential communicated through personal statements, professional experience, and letters of recommendation.
  • Your ability to thrive in a rigorous academic environment as evidenced by your past academic transcripts.
  • Communication skills demonstrated through written application materials and Admissions interview.
  • Community engagement/leadership
Application Deadlines

application deadlines
Round 1

August 1

  • $100 application fee waiver
  • Eligible to apply for the Executive MBA Charter Scholarship
  • An accelerated admission decision
Round 2

October 1

  • $100 application fee waiver
Round 3

December 1

  • Applications accepted if space is available for the cohort
Application Process
  1. Complete Executive MBA application online. Application components include:
    • 2 essays
    • Contact information for two professional recommendations
    • Current resume
    • To expedite the application review process, applicants must submit an unofficial transcript. Note: unofficial transcripts will not appear as "complete" on the checklist until a candidate has submitted official reports at the time of enrollment. Please disregard this checklist status.
      Once admitted, you will be required to provide an official transcript from your degree-granting institution(s). Upon receipt of the official transcript, the status will be updated in the application checklist. Official transcripts can be submitted electronically to Toni Sturdivant at [[m|toni.sturdivant]] via your institution's electronic vendor and using secure portals. A transcript sent directly by the applicant will not be accepted as official. Hard copy official transcripts can be sent directly from your academic institution or forwarded in a sealed envelope from you to the following  address:
      William & Mary
      EMBA Admissions - Toni Sturdivant
      Raymond A. Mason School of Business
      P.O.Box 8795
      Williamsburg, VA 23187
  2. Complete an admissions interview. Admissions interviews are by invitation only. You will be contacted by the Executive MBA Admissions Office to schedule an interview if you are selected by the Admissions Committee.
Eligibility & Requirements
  • All students admitted to graduate programs at the Raymond A. Mason School of Business must have a conferred bachelor's degree from an accredited institution prior to matriculation.
  • Minimum of seven years of professional experience preferred, with increasing levels of responsibility across your career.
  • Official transcripts from all higher educational institutions attended.
  • Online applications
  • Personal interview

Contact Amanda Barth at [[m|amanda.barth]] or 757-221-2944 for more information.

Why we don't require GMAT or GRE

GMAT or GRE scores are always accepted and will be considered by the admissions committee in the decision-making process if received. However, in William & Mary's Executive MBA program, we believe that standardized test scores are not the only predictors of success - and certainly not for our executive level students who have multi-dimensional applications that point to many success indicators. Therefore, we do not require a GMAT or GRE score in order to apply.

Giovanni Donatelli

Giovanni Donatelli '15

"William & Mary's EMBA program is quite possibly one of the best decisions of my life. It has given me the knowledge to better run my company and has opened a valuable network of professionals that I would never be able to connect with if it weren't for this program."

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