Consortium Application

Johnson joined The Consortium for Graduate Study in Management, an alliance of leading American business schools and some of our country’s top corporations, in 2009. The mission is to enhance diversity in business education and leadership by helping to reduce the serious underrepresentation of African Americans, Hispanic Americans, and Native Americans in both our member schools’ enrollments and the ranks of management. We believe this mission can be achieved by recruiting qualified U.S. citizens and U.S. permanent residents who can demonstrate a commitment to The Consortium’s mission and can best assist The Consortium in pursuing this mission.

We strongly recommend that eligible candidates apply for admission to Johnson by using The Consortium application. Applicants who apply using The Consortium application undergo the same evaluation process as applicants who apply directly to Johnson. Please refer to The Consortium’s application instructions before beginning your application.

Applying Through the Consortium Provides Four Key Benefits:

Consortium Membership: Consortium members gain many benefits, including access to more than 80 corporate partners, a mandatory Annual Orientation Program & Career Forum (OP) prior to beginning the MBA program, and access to nearly 12,000+ Consortium alumni across member schools. Please refer to the Membership Guidelines for more information.

The Consortium Fellowship: Last year, Consortium member schools offered more than 400 fellowships covering tuition and mandatory fees for two years of full-time study. Applicants who are admitted through The Consortium process and become Consortium members are considered for these prestigious fellowships. Individual schools may also award other merit-based scholarships and financial aid.

Common Application: You can apply to as many member schools as you desire using a single application form.

Tiered Application Fee: Using The Consortium common application significantly reduces your application fee costs versus applying to each Consortium member school individually. Additional information about application fees can be found here.

If you have questions about applying to Johnson through The Consortium, please email mba@johnson.cornell.edu

Consortium 2025-2026 Deadlines

Deposit Deadline: Candidates who accept their offer of admission must submit a non-refundable $1,500 enrollment deposit by January 23, 2026 for early action candidates or April 24, 2026 for traditional application candidates. A second deposit of $1,500 is required and should be made by June 5, 2026.

*Consortium candidates selected to receive the Park Fellowship will be required to submit a $4,500 enrollment deposit; $3,000 on the deposit deadline included in your office of admissions and a second deposit ($1,500) by June 5, 2026.

Consortium Super Day: Our Consortium Super Day is an immersive experience designed to further introduce you to our Cornell MBA program and community. In addition to completing your interview, you will have the opportunity to engage with our Consortium students and MBA Programs team. We want you to understand and experience first-hand what it means to be a student at Cornell.

Invitations to attend our Consortium Super Day are issued by invitation only and will be released on a rolling basis. Space is limited.