The purpose of the Graduate Management Education (GME) Admissions Reporting Standards is to aid in creating trust, educating junior colleagues or those new to GME admissions, and standardizing reporting so candidates can accurately compare programs.
Responding to requests for renewed leadership in setting industry standards, GMAC convened a new Task Force in January 2019 to develop updated GME Admissions Reporting Standards. A draft was released in June 2019 at the GMAC Annual Conference, and during the fall of 2019 and early 2020, feedback was gathered from schools through webinars, meetings, surveys, and one-on-one discussions. The Standards were revised based on this input, adopted, and published in July 2020. A recommendation of the 2019 GME Admissions Reporting Standards Task Force was that the Standards released in 2020 be reviewed every two years to ensure they remain relevant to changes in the industry. As the steward of the Standards, GMAC has followed this recommendation, convening new Task Forces in 2022 and 2025 to review and release updated standards.
2025 Task Force Committee Members
The 2025 Task Force released the most current version of the GME Admissions Reporting Standards in January 2026. GMAC extends its sincerest gratitude to the Task Force for the many hours of work they invested in revising the Standards and for making themselves available for conferences, webinars, and virtual calls to address member questions:
- Danielle Richie: Indiana University - Kelley School of Business (co-chair)
- Nita Swinsick: Georgetown University - McDonough School of Business (co-chair)
- Amber Walsh: Yale University - Yale School of Management
- Chris Healy: The University of Manchester - Alliance Manchester Business School
- Clare Norton: Columbia University - Columbia Business School
- Jessica Lunce: Southern Methodist University - Cox School of Business
- Lawrence Mur’ray: Dartmouth College - Tuck School of Business
- Melissa Lightell: Tulane University - Freeman School of Business
- Eric Chambers: Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC)
- Sabrina White: Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC)
Access the GME Admissions Reporting Standards
How to Request a 2025/2026 Badge
The GME Admissions Reporting Standards adoption badge can be used for inclusion on your programs’ marketing materials and website as a way to indicate adherence to the Standards. Participating programs will also have the adoption badge placed on their page in Program Finder on mba.com.
If your institution has program(s) in compliance with the current Standards, you may request an updated 2025/2026 badge by emailing datastandards@gmac.com.
View a sample of institutions who have adopted the Standards.