Welcome 2025-2026 McCombs Applicants Welcome, all McCombs Class of 2028 hopefuls. Let's use this platform to know each other, exchange ideas, and discuss app strategies. Who all are applying? Let us know by commenting below. Follow the thread and bookmark this post. https://gmatclub.com/forum/download/file.php?id=71520 Applications for the Full-Time MBA program are accepted in three rounds, and the program enrolls annually every August. Applications must be submitted by 11:59 PM Central Time on the deadline date for each round. Round 1 Application Due: October 15, 2025 Decision Delivered: December 16, 2025 Round 2 Application Due: January 15, 2026 Decision Delivered: March 26, 2026 Round 3 Application Due: April 1, 2026 Decision Delivered: May 7, 2026 McCombs MBA Essays 2023-24 Essay 1 Imagine yourself at the completion of your MBA journey. Why was pursuing your MBA at Texas McCombs the right decision for your personal and professional growth? Reflect on how you made the most of your time in the program—academically, through hands-on learning opportunities, and within the McCombs community. Highlight how you contributed to the McCombs community and used its resources to grow both professionally and personally. (250 words) Essay 2 Reflect on a core value that defines you. Share a specific example of how it has guided your decisions and actions, and explain how it will shape your contributions and growth as a McCombs MBA student. Highlight how this value has influenced your leadership style and life path, and how it will shape your MBA experience. (250 words) Essay 3 Optional Please explain any gaps in work experience, choice of recommender, and/or academic performance issues that may help the admission committee in reviewing your application. (Limit: 250 words) McCombs Class Profile Class of '26 Average GPA 3.46 Average WE 6 Average GMAT 704 Average GRE 321 Average Age 29 McCombs Application Stats Class of '25 Applicants 1889 Accepted 716 Acceptance Rate 38% Enrolled 241 Yield Rate 65% McCombs Class Profile Class of '24 Avg. GPA 3.46 Avg. WE 71 Average GMAT 706 Median GMAT 710 Avg. GMAT Domestic 699 Avg. GMAT International 714 % GRE 30% Avg GRE Quant 162 Avg. GRE Verbal 161 Avg. Total GRE 323 McCombs Employment Data Class of '23 Employed at Graduation 81% Employed 3 Months 91% Average Salary $157,735 Average Bonus $32,915 Salary and Bonus $190,650

https://s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/ultramsgmedia/2026/3/104644/4bf8048d85e33879dbf767e3cf5d1bcc Is this adjusted for purchasing power or is it just a nominal conversion? LOL

Nominal metrics measure economic value using current market prices and exchange rates, reflecting raw, unadjusted numbers often used for global financial comparisons. Purchasing Power Parity (PPP) adjusts these figures to account for local cost of living and inflation, indicating what currency can actually buy, making it superior for measuring living standards

Pre-MBA usually schools doesnt convent to PPP, it's plain USD conversion

but it's from Europe, East Asia, ME that could be driving numbers

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https://s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/ultramsgmedia/2026/3/104644/3bf14ee6f47736a5a00ab15ba3d44e76 H1B Filings as a Data Source https://s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/ultramsgmedia/2026/3/104644/721f4bfbd72c05e0d6f2a7872648900d FAANG H1B Filings. FAANG equity grants don't adjust by city — you get the same RSUs in Austin as in SF. https://s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/ultramsgmedia/2026/3/104644/6029fe7a38e9e68dfe0422ae3767df0a IB/PE -IB is the one sector where NYC's pay premium is real . TXSE is the single biggest structural catalyst for Texas finance jobs in decades. Watch Dallas IB headcount and comp climb. Texas Stock Exchange opening in 2026