M.B.A. Applications Rise This Year at Most Programs

Two-thirds of full-time M.B.A. programs received more applications in 2009 than in the previous year, according to a report released today by the Graduate Management Admission Council. The biggest growth was in one-year, full-time programs, with 69 percent reporting increases. More than half of the part-time and executive M.B.A. programs were down or unchanged this year.