Full-time MBA by the Numbers
$151k+
Average starting salary
(Class of 2024)
#22
Best Full-Time MBA Program per U.S. News & World Report, 2025.
93k
Graduates comprise a powerful MBA Alumni network
Program Highlights
Seattle’s premier full-time MBA program offers a rigorous curriculum, dedicated career support and an extensive network to take your career to the next level. Test optional applications are available. As a full-time MBA student, you will:
- Experience a cutting-edge curriculum to prepare you for the future of business
- Learn from some of the top minds in the business community
- Be welcomed into a tight-knit community of students, leaders, and alumni with a strong commitment to inclusion and belonging
- Gain access to all that Seattle and the Pacific Northwest has to offer
Across every program, Foster integrates AI into coursework, projects, and research. Read more about AI at Foster.
Key Dates & Admissions
The application for Autumn 2026 admissions is now open.
Round 1
Deadline: October 1, 2025 (11:59pm PST)
Round 2**
Deadline: January 6, 2026** (11:59pm PDT)
Round 3
Deadline: March 24, 2026 (11:59pm PDT)
** Final deadline for international applicants.
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World-Class Faculty
Professor Koski is the Associate Dean for Academic and Faculty Affairs. She teaches finance, and is among the most decorated Foster faculty, having won the PACCAR Award for Teaching Excellence three times.
Professor Forehand is the Associate Dean of Master’s Programs and teaches Consumer Marketing and Brand Strategy. He is an eight-time winner of MBA Elective Professor of the Year.
Professor Bond teaches economics. He is an expert in dividend and payout policy and co-editor of the Journal of Finance.
Faculty Research
Think Big Before You Think Small: Two Foster Scholars on Why Ideas Matter
In business research, many discoveries are born in data, through models, regressions, and carefully controlled experiments. But University of Washington Foster School of Business Professors Robert W. Palmatier and Suresh... Read more
Betting on Knowledge: When More Information Doesn’t Mean Better Decisions
You walk into a casino. Next to the roulette wheel, a digital display shows the last 20 numbers that have come up. Red, black, 17, 22, 35—the history is all... Read more
New Research: When Politics Hits Your Portfolio
Once upon a time, a stock was just a stock. Just a few decades ago, investors bought Exxon stock for its dividends, Microsoft stock for its growth, and Coca-Cola stock... Read more
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