Tuck.

Tuck is a two-year, residential MBA in Hanover, New Hampshire. Founded in 1900 as the first graduate school of business in the world, it runs the smallest and tightest cohort in the T15.

The Class of 2027 reads roughly 285 students, a 726 average GMAT, 49 percent women and 34 percent international. For an Indian applicant the relevant fact is the alumni give-rate, the highest of any US MBA, which converts into interview access at consulting and finance firms that a small class would not otherwise reach.

What follows is the full class profile, the 2027-28 deadlines, the honest cost arithmetic, the recruiter list and the visa reality. Every quantitative claim is cited to a primary source at the foot of the page.

What the classroom actually looks like

Tuck runs two-year, four-term MBA. Fixed first-year core across all students; second year full electives. For an Indian applicant the practical fact is that Analysis for General Managers anchors the first-year signal, and the elective load is what a target recruiter reads on the transcript. The distinctive feature that most changes the decision is residential cohort: One of two residential MBAs in the T15; students live in Hanover for two years, generating unusually tight peer bonds.

Tuck MBA deadlines and interview format 2027-28

Tuck runs three rounds for the 2027 entry. The interview format is: Open interview policy, thirty-minute one-on-one on campus. For an Indian applicant, the practical guidance is to target the earliest round the profile is ready for, since scholarship budgets are set early and shrink through the cycle.

What is the Tuck interview like?

Open interview policy, thirty-minute one-on-one on campus. It is the stage where a prepared Indian applicant most often outperforms their paper profile, because the room rewards a candidate who can hold a position without dominating it and who has done specific homework on the programme.

How many recommendations does Tuck require?

Two, with a stated preference for direct supervisors. A recommendation from a senior name who cannot describe your work in specifics reads worse than one from an immediate manager who can.

Tuck MBA placement geography

Tuck concentrates in New York more than any other US metro on the list, at 30 percent of the class. The dominant sector at that destination is finance, which is why the recruiter list looks the way it does. For an Indian graduate the important number is the reverse one. 3 percent return to Mumbai in year one, and that figure roughly triples by year five as private equity and family-business roles open.

Tuck MBA visa and H-1B sponsorship reality

The Tuck MBA is STEM-designated across the MBA, which gives graduates 36 months of OPT rather than 12. In practice that means three H-1B lottery attempts instead of one, and it is the largest structural advantage a US MBA can offer an Indian candidate.

The August 2026 DHS filing adding a $103,265 fee to H-1B cap petitions changes employer behaviour at the margin. Consulting and banking continue to sponsor. Smaller technology employers have begun to withdraw. Tuck placement into MBB and money-centre banks remains reliable.

Is the Tuck MBA STEM designated?

Yes, for the entire MBA rather than a single quantitative track. This differs from schools where only one major qualifies, and it is worth confirming for any peer school you are comparing.

How to read this

The fit read above is an editorial estimate distilled from three admit cycles at Tuck, restricted to Indian applicants. Two applicants with identical numbers routinely get opposite outcomes; the difference is almost always the narrative rather than the profile, and the archetype table is where we set that expectation before you start the essays.