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It reports whether application trends show growth, flat patterns, or declines, highlighting differences between domestic and international applicants and across applicant groups such as women and underrepresented populations. 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Domestic application increases did not offset declines seen in international applications.","Answer",{"name":115,"@type":110,"acceptedAnswer":116},"What summary metrics are compared between 2024 and 2025 for the U.S. profile?",{"text":117,"@type":113},"The survey compares median total applications, median total applications per seat, median acceptance rate, median class size, and mean percentages for female, military, and first-generation applicants, using 2024 and 2025 sample sizes.",{"name":119,"@type":110,"acceptedAnswer":120},"Are medians and means both used, and what is the reasoning?",{"text":121,"@type":113},"Yes. 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We used medians for measures that had larger and potentially non-normal distributions, whereas means were used for percentages with smaller and more normal distributions.  \nApplication Trends Survey 2025 | Regional Profile-Americas 2  \nUnited States Full-Time Two-Year MBA  \nMore than half of U.S. full-time two-year MBA programs reported increases in applications in 2025.  \nRelative Year-to-Year Change in Applications to U.S. Full-Time Two-Year MBA Programs, 2021-2025  \nYear-to-Year Change in Appliccations  \nGrowth  Flat  Decline  \n100%  \n75%  \n50%  \n25%  \n0%  \n38%  \n5%  \n56%  \n2021 2022 2023 2024 2025  \nSummary statistics  \n2024  \nn=82  \n2025  \nn=78  \n\n| Median total applications | 443 | 412 |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Median total applications per seat | 7 | 9 |\n| Median acceptance rate | 35% | 38% |\n| Median class size | 72 | 61 |\n| Mean percentage female applicants | 35% | 37% |\n| Mean percentage military applicants | 10% | 10% |\n| Mean percentage first-generation applicants | 20% | 20% |\n\nRelative year-to-year  \nchange in applications Growth Flat Decline  \n\n| Total | 56% | 5% | 38% |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Domestic | 49% | 4% | 46% |\n| International | 57% | 3% | 40% |\n| Women | 65% | 1% | 33% |\n| Underrepresented populations | 55% | 15% | 30% |\n\nNote: Medians and means are both used to measure centers of distributions. We used medians for measures that had larger and potentially non-normal distributions, whereas means were used for percentages with smaller and more normal distributions.  \nApplication Trends Survey 2025 | Regional Profile-Americas 3  \nUnited States Full-Time One-Year MBA  \nAbout half of U.S. full-time one-year MBA programs reported application growth in 2025.  \nRelative Year-to-Year Change in Applications to U.S. Full-Time One-Year MBA Programs, 2021-2025  \nYear-to-Year Change in Appliccations  \n Growth  Flat  Decline  \n*  \n2021 2022 2023 2024 2025  \nNote: In 2022, there were 29 responses from U.S. full-time one-year MBA programs, and caution is warranted when drawing conclusions from samples where the total is less than 30.  \n2024 2025  \nSummary statistics n=36 n=47  \n\n| Median total applications | 134 | 150 |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Median total applications per seat | 3 | 4 |\n| Median acceptance rate | 55% | 48% |\n| Median class size | 40 | 40 |\n| Mean percentage female applicants | 36% | 41% |\n| Mean percentage military applicants | 4% | 9% |\n| Mean percentage first-generation applicants | 15% | 25% |\n\nRelative year-to-year  \nchange in applications Growth Flat Decline  \n\n| Total | 51% | 9% | ","cbCaitosNLIC3rSt","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaitosNLIC3rSt","pdf",4216803,17,"English","# United States Overview\n## 2025 Relative Year-to-Year Change\n## Summary Statistics (2024 vs 2025)\n# United States Full-Time Two-Year MBA\n## Relative Year-to-Year Change\n## Summary Statistics (2024 vs 2025)\n# United States Full-Time One-Year MBA\n## Relative Year-to-Year Change\n## Summary Statistics (2024 vs 2025)\n# United States Online MBA\n## Relative Year-to-Year Change\n## Summary Statistics (2024 vs 2025)\n# United States Executive MBA","[{\"question\":\"How did U.S. programs’ applications change in 2025 overall?\",\"answer\":\"In 2025, U.S. programs were about as likely to report application increases as declines. 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