At Chicago Booth, our mission is simple: to create knowledge with enduring impact, and to educate current and future leaders.
This mission forms the foundation of academic life at Booth—from our educational philosophy and transformative MBA curriculum to faculty research and lively classroom discussions and debates. Here's how we're different:
At Booth, we believe that rigorous inquiry inspires insights. We call our educational philosophy The Chicago Approach. We teach you how to turn any business challenge—no matter how small or large—into an opportunity. You will learn how to think for yourself, challenge the status quo, and ground discoveries in data.
Our Educational Philosophy
Our MBA curriculum is rooted in the fundamentals of business: accounting, economics, psychology, sociology, and statistics. By developing a deep understanding of these fundamental areas of business, you will acquire an astute, agile, and analytical approach to problem-solving and decision-making.
A Transformative MBA Curriculum
Since 1982, ten of our faculty members have won the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences, and three of those Nobel laureates teach here now. But the faculty at Booth are more than scholars of the highest caliber. Our faculty are passionate teachers and mentors, dedicated to ensuring that you receive a world-class business education and feel supported along the way.
The World’s Leading Business School Faculty
Debate and discussion are the principal modes of learning in Booth classrooms. You'll take an active role in uncovering the ideas and facts that underlie today’s pressing business issues. You’ll also learn in a wide variety of ways. From the case method to experiential lab courses to hands-on group projects, you’ll build skills and agility to tackle complex business challenges in any industry, for the rest of your life.
An Engaging Classroom Experience
“Chicago Booth combines a strong background in the disciplines with outstanding applied courses, which should serve students well throughout their post-MBA careers.”
—Eugene F. Fama, Robert R. McCormick Distinguished Service Professor of Finance
Our MBA curriculum gives you the skills to transcend trends and solve any business problem. Here’s how.
Master the Fundamentals of Business
Choose from 14 concentrations and develop a deeper knowledge in the areas of business that most interest you. Some of our concentrations are STEM eligible.
Prepare to guide people and organizations to better outcomes. Your growth as a leader is central to your Chicago Booth MBA experience.
Learn to Lead
Learn how our international programs and study abroad opportunities will expand your horizons and prepare you to succeed.
Take a Global View
If you want to go beyond the MBA and develop specialized expertise and credentials, Chicago Booth offers you several options to do so.
Joint-Degree and Certificate ProgramsMBA students at Booth have access to 13 high-powered centers that engage students in research, host workshops and conferences, and support faculty research projects.
The Rustandy Center for Social Sector Innovation supports a number of national social impact competitions, while the Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation offers a number of initiatives for students to help them launch a business, including the Edward L. Kaplan, ’71, New Venture Challenge, which is considered one of the top-ranked accelerator programs in the nation.
The Polsky Center bridges the gap between knowledge and practice, idea and action, and research and impact through education, partnerships, and new venture creation.
Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation
As Booth’s social impact hub, the Rustandy Center offers hands-on learning opportunities, supports innovative courses, and pursues research—all with the goal of developing people and practices with the potential to solve the world’s biggest problems.
Rustandy Center for Social Sector Innovation
The Kilts Center for Marketing advances marketing at Booth by facilitating faculty research, supporting innovation in Booth’s marketing curriculum, funding scholarships, and creating engaging programs.
James M. Kilts Center for Marketing
The Davis Center for Leadership supports students and alumni as they develop their leadership identities and skills.
Harry L. Davis Center for Leadership
Positioned at the forefront of the rapidly developing field of behavioral science, CDR is devoted to building a richer understanding of human behavior and experience.
Roman Family Center for Decision Research
The Stigler Center confronts conventional thinking and investigates the obstacles preventing markets from being truly competitive.
George J. Stigler Center for the Study of the Economy and the State
Bringing together researchers from the entire Chicago economics community, the Becker Friedman Institute for Economics fosters novel insights on the world’s most difficult economic problems.
Becker Friedman Institute for Economics
With a mission to push the boundaries of research in finance, the Fama-Miller Center provides institutional structure and support for researchers in the field.
Fama-Miller Center for Research in Finance
The Clark Center for Global Markets organizes Booth faculty efforts to influence public policy and the practice of business around the world. By hosting expert panels, visiting thought leaders, and conferences, the Clark Center raises the impact of Booth research.
Kent A. Clark Center for Global Markets
The Chookaszian Accounting Research Center coordinates accounting research at Booth, hosts research events, and publishes the Journal of Accounting Research.
Chookaszian Accounting Research Center
The Center for Applied AI supports researchers from across Booth and UChicago in making revolutionary advances in the applications of AI. Their work touches fields as diverse as finance, health care, public policy, education, and behavioral science.
Center for Applied Artificial Intelligence
The Healthcare Initiative serves as a center of gravity for the diverse disciplines that engage in healthcare research at Booth and across the university.
Healthcare Initiative
An affiliate of Chicago Booth, CRSP, LLC is the leading provider of historical stock market data for researchers. The center has long been an integral part of the academic and commercial world of financial and economic research.
Center for Research in Security Prices, LLCSee our MBA program academic calendars below.
All quarters will meet for 9 weeks of instruction with week 10 final exams
Spring 2024
| March 18 | Chicago Booth and University classes begin |
| May 27 | Memorial Day Holiday |
| June 1 | Spring Quarter ends (Chicago Booth and University)/Convocation |
Summer 2024
| June 10 | Chicago Booth and University classes begin |
| June 19 | Juneteenth Observed - no Booth or University classes |
| July 4 | Independence Day Holiday - no Booth or University classes |
| August 17 | Summer Quarter ends (Chicago Booth and University) |
All quarters will meet for 9 weeks of instruction with week 10 final exams
Autumn 2024
| September 30 | Chicago Booth and University classes begin |
| November 25-30 | Thanksgiving Holiday - no Booth or University classes. |
| December 14 | Autumn Quarter ends (Chicago Booth and University) |
Winter 2025
| January 6 | Chicago Booth and University classes begin |
| January 20 | Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday - no Booth or University classes |
| March 15 | Winter Quarter ends (Chicago Booth and University) |
Spring 2025
| March 24 | Chicago Booth and University classes begin |
| May 26 | Memorial Day Holiday |
| June 7 | Spring Quarter ends (Chicago Booth and University)/Convocation |
Summer 2025
| June 13 (Friday) | Chicago Booth classes begin |
| June 16 (Monday) | University classes begin |
| June 19 | Juneteenth Observed - no Booth or University classes |
| July 4-5 | Independence Day Holiday - no Booth or University classes |
| August 23 | Summer Quarter ends (Chicago Booth and University) |
All quarters will meet for 9 weeks of instruction with week 10 final exams
Autumn 2025
| September 29 | Chicago Booth and University classes begin |
| November 24-29 | Thanksgiving Holiday - no Booth or University classes. |
| December 13 | Autumn Quarter ends (Chicago Booth and University) |
Winter 2026
| January 5 | Chicago Booth and University classes begin |
| January 19 | Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday- no Booth or University classes |
| March 14 | Winter Quarter ends (Chicago Booth and University) |
Spring 2026
| March 23 | Chicago Booth and University classes begin |
| May 25 | Memorial Day Holiday |
| June 6 | Spring Quarter ends (Chicago Booth and University)/Convocation |
Each campus sets its own academic calendar. For an overview of how the Executive MBA Program works, see Program Structure.
The Full-Time MBA Program provides you with freedom: academic freedom, freedom to take risks, and freedom to define your impact in the world.
Full-Time MBA Program
Our top-ranked Evening MBA and Weekend MBA Programs accommodate the schedules and lifestyles of working, goal-oriented professionals.
Part-Time MBA Programs
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Executive MBA Program
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