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Master of Business Administration
MBAOverview
Our mission is to create ideas that deepen and advance our understanding of management and, with those ideas, to develop innovative, principled, and insightful leaders who change the world.
As a member of the Stanford Graduate School of Business community, students are expected to:
Engage intellectually. Demonstrate curiosity, question your assumptions, develop new insights, seek out diverse perspectives, and learn continuously about business and the world.
Strive for something great. Pursue meaningful goals, persevere through setbacks, and aim to achieve a better future through a substantial and sustainable impact on the world.
Respect others. Assume the best intentions, model empathy, and value differences. Act toward others with compassion and goodwill.
Act with integrity. Be honest, open, and fair. Deliver on your commitments and adhere to the highest principles.
Own your actions. Consider the consequences of your actions and take responsibility for the intended and unintended results.
Requirements
To earn an MBA, a student entering the 2025-2026 academic year must be in good academic standing and fulfill the following list of requirements:
Successfully complete (with passing grades) 90 units of academic credit at Stanford University
At least 70 must represent GSB units taken for a letter grade;
At least 80 units must be completed at the GSB (no more than 10 non-GSB units); and
At least 80 units must be completed for a letter grade (not on a Pass/Fail, +/U, or CR/NC basis; no more than 10 pass/fail units)
Successfully complete (grade of LP or better, or +, when applicable) all Core Curriculum Requirements in the first year including:
Four Leadership Foundations Requirements
Five Analytic Foundations Requirements
At least 15 units of Management Foundations Requirements with courses from a minimum of three of the five categories.
Achieve a cumulative grade point average (GPA) for all GSB courses, not less than 2.65.
Complete an approved Global Experience by the start of the Winter Quarter of the second year of the program.
Complete the Engaging with Differences Requirement (EDR) by the start of the Winter Quarter of the second year of the program.
Enroll for six quarters, excluding summer, of full-tuition study at the GSB.
Students are expected to complete these requirements according to the timeline stated above and in six consecutive quarters, excluding summer. A different timeline requires approval from the MBA Program and is unlikely to be granted except for students who have received approval for a leave of absence, childbirth accommodation, or a joint or dual degree. Students who do not meet the requirements according to the timeline stated above and do not have approval from the MBA Program for a different timeline, are disqualified and subject to immediate dismissal.
