At this time of year, many MBA applicants are curious about trends in application volume – wondering if this admissions cycle will be more competitive or less competitive than last year. While the schools themselves rarely release figures mid-season, we thought we’d check in with a brief update on GMAT test registration volume – as this often serves as a rough proxy for the number of applications that business schools are receiving. Here are the world-wide figures through the first 10 months of 2007 (and the same period of 2006):
GMAT Registrations (first 10 months of 2007): 227,166
GMAT Registrations (first 10 months of 2006): 202,338
As our readers can see, this year’s volume is tracking 12.27% ahead of 2006, which likely means a slightly expanding applicant pool for the 2007-08 admissions cycle. These figures also match what we’ve been hearing from the admissions representatives at leading schools, in terms of R1 application volume. For those interested in learning more, please visit the GMAC.org web site for extensive details on test taker volume, registrations and more.
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