As we discussed in a previous blog post, business schools value diversity along every dimension and go to great lengths to make their programs welcoming to all, including LGBTQIA+ applicants and students. The top 25 MBA programs in the United States all have LGBTQIA+ student clubs, and many of them also have diversity admissions events or events designed specifically for LGBTQIA+ prospective students.
As you research business schools, it is a good idea to attend events for any school of interest to you. We also recommend talking to students as part of your MBA program research whenever possible. The leaders of LGBTQIA+ clubs are often listed on the clubs’ websites and can tell you not only about their clubs, but also more about their schools. In addition, more than 60 of the top business schools have partnered with Reaching Out MBA (ROMBA), which this year offered a two-day conference in Los Angeles in September aimed at LGBTQIA+ candidates applying to MBA programs.
To help you with your research, we at Stratus present the following list of LGBTQIA+ clubs and admissions events at 25 top US MBA programs:
Berkeley Haas
Carnegie Mellon Tepper
- Out&Allied
- Diversity Weekend (November 8–9, 2024)
Chicago Booth
Columbia Business School
Cornell Johnson
- Johnson Diversity Hosting Weekend (October 25–26, 2024)
- Out for Business
Dartmouth Tuck
- Tuck Diversity Conference (September 20–22, 2024)
- Tuck Pride
Duke Fuqua
Georgetown McDonough
Harvard Business School
- LGBTQ+ Visit Day
- PRIDE
Indiana Kelley
Michigan Ross
MIT Sloan
Northwestern Kellogg
NYU Stern
Rice Jones
Stanford GSB
Texas McCombs
UCLA Anderson
UNC Kenan-Flagler
USC Marshall
UVA Darden
UW Foster
Vanderbilt Owen
Wharton
Yale School of Management
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