diff --git a/apps/web/app/(ee)/api/partners/applications/analytics/route.ts b/apps/web/app/(ee)/api/partners/applications/analytics/route.ts
index 6473c6f05fe..29c91a911af 100644
--- a/apps/web/app/(ee)/api/partners/applications/analytics/route.ts
+++ b/apps/web/app/(ee)/api/partners/applications/analytics/route.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,10 @@ import {
 import { withWorkspace } from "@/lib/auth";
 import { sqlGranularityMap } from "@/lib/planetscale/granularity";
 import { prisma } from "@/lib/prisma";
-import { ApplicationEventAnalyticsQuery } from "@/lib/types";
+import {
+  ApplicationEventAnalyticsQuery,
+  ApplicationEventStages,
+} from "@/lib/types";
 import { TZDate, tz } from "@date-fns/tz";
 import { parseFilterValue } from "@dub/utils";
 import { Prisma } from "@prisma/client";
@@ -34,6 +37,16 @@ const aggregations = {
   },
 } as const;
 
+const STAGE_SORT_COLUMN: Record<
+  ApplicationEventStages,
+  "visitedAt" | "startedAt" | "submittedAt" | "approvedAt"
+> = {
+  visited: "visitedAt",
+  started: "startedAt",
+  submitted: "submittedAt",
+  approved: "approvedAt",
+};
+
 // GET /api/partners/applications/analytics
 export const GET = withWorkspace(async ({ workspace, searchParams }) => {
   const programId = getDefaultProgramIdOrThrow(workspace);
@@ -42,6 +55,7 @@ export const GET = withWorkspace(async ({ workspace, searchParams }) => {
     applicationEventAnalyticsQuerySchema.parse(searchParams);
 
   const {
+    event,
     groupBy,
     partnerId,
     country,
@@ -139,6 +153,7 @@ export const GET = withWorkspace(async ({ workspace, searchParams }) => {
     return byPartnerId({
       where,
       programId,
+      event,
     });
   }
 
@@ -157,14 +172,29 @@ export const GET = withWorkspace(async ({ workspace, searchParams }) => {
 async function byPartnerId({
   where,
   programId,
+  event,
 }: {
   where: Prisma.ProgramApplicationEventWhereInput;
   programId: string;
+  event?: ApplicationEventStages;
 }) {
+  const sortColumn = STAGE_SORT_COLUMN[event ?? "visited"];
+
   const events = await prisma.programApplicationEvent.groupBy({
     by: ["referredByPartnerId"],
-    where,
+    where: {
+      ...where,
+      referredByPartnerId: where.referredByPartnerId ?? {
+        not: null,
+      },
+    },
     ...aggregations,
+    orderBy: {
+      _count: {
+        [sortColumn]: "desc",
+      },
+    },
+    take: 100,
   });
 
   const partnerIds = events
@@ -194,24 +224,23 @@ async function byPartnerId({
         })
       : [];
 
-  const eventCountByPartnerId = new Map(
-    events.map(({ referredByPartnerId, _count }) => [
-      referredByPartnerId,
-      _count,
-    ]),
+  const partnersById = new Map(
+    partners.map((partner) => [partner.id, partner]),
   );
 
-  const results = partners
-    .map((partner) => {
-      const partnerEvents = eventCountByPartnerId.get(partner.id);
+  const results = events
+    .map(({ referredByPartnerId, _count }) => {
+      const partner = referredByPartnerId
+        ? partnersById.get(referredByPartnerId)
+        : undefined;
 
-      if (!partnerEvents) {
+      if (!partner) {
         return null;
       }
 
       return {
         partner,
-        ...formatCounts(partnerEvents),
+        ...formatCounts(_count),
       };
     })
     .filter((r): r is NonNullable<typeof r> => r !== null);
diff --git a/apps/web/app/app.dub.co/(dashboard)/[slug]/(ee)/program/analytics/applications/applications-partners-table.tsx b/apps/web/app/app.dub.co/(dashboard)/[slug]/(ee)/program/analytics/applications/applications-partners-table.tsx
index 47679dcf6cc..e579ba1ecf1 100644
--- a/apps/web/app/app.dub.co/(dashboard)/[slug]/(ee)/program/analytics/applications/applications-partners-table.tsx
+++ b/apps/web/app/app.dub.co/(dashboard)/[slug]/(ee)/program/analytics/applications/applications-partners-table.tsx
@@ -15,12 +15,14 @@ import { AnimatePresence, motion } from "motion/react";
 import { useCallback, useMemo, useState } from "react";
 import { PartnerAnalyticsFilterCell } from "../partner-analytics-filter-cell";
 import { useApplicationsAnalytics } from "./use-applications-analytics";
+import { useApplicationsAnalyticsQuery } from "./use-applications-analytics-query";
 
 const PAGE_SIZE = 10;
 
 export function ApplicationsPartnersTable() {
   const { pagination, setPagination } = usePagination(PAGE_SIZE);
   const { queryParams, searchParams } = useRouterStuff();
+  const { stage } = useApplicationsAnalyticsQuery();
 
   const [stagedPartnerIds, setStagedPartnerIds] = useState<string[] | null>(
     null,
@@ -74,10 +76,20 @@ export function ApplicationsPartnersTable() {
 
   const { data, error, isLoading } = useApplicationsAnalytics({
     groupBy: "partnerId",
+    event: stage,
   });
 
+  const paginatedData = useMemo(
+    () =>
+      data?.slice(
+        (pagination.pageIndex - 1) * pagination.pageSize,
+        pagination.pageIndex * pagination.pageSize,
+      ),
+    [data, pagination],
+  );
+
   const { table, ...tableProps } = useTable({
-    data: data ?? [],
+    data: paginatedData ?? [],
     columns: [
       {
         id: "partner",
@@ -121,6 +133,7 @@ export function ApplicationsPartnersTable() {
     ],
     pagination,
     onPaginationChange: setPagination,
+    sortBy: stage,
     thClassName: "border-l-0",
     tdClassName: "border-l-0",
     rowCount: data?.length ?? 0,
diff --git a/apps/web/app/app.dub.co/(dashboard)/[slug]/(ee)/program/analytics/applications/use-applications-analytics-filters.tsx b/apps/web/app/app.dub.co/(dashboard)/[slug]/(ee)/program/analytics/applications/use-applications-analytics-filters.tsx
index 9308b17f39f..a2fda294425 100644
--- a/apps/web/app/app.dub.co/(dashboard)/[slug]/(ee)/program/analytics/applications/use-applications-analytics-filters.tsx
+++ b/apps/web/app/app.dub.co/(dashboard)/[slug]/(ee)/program/analytics/applications/use-applications-analytics-filters.tsx
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ export function useApplicationAnalyticsFilters() {
 
   const { data: partners } = useApplicationsAnalytics({
     groupBy: "partnerId",
+    event: stage,
     exclude: ["partnerId"],
     enabled: tab === "applications",
   });
diff --git a/apps/web/app/app.dub.co/(dashboard)/[slug]/(ee)/program/analytics/applications/use-applications-analytics.ts b/apps/web/app/app.dub.co/(dashboard)/[slug]/(ee)/program/analytics/applications/use-applications-analytics.ts
index 9c2c16ca898..ef255bb8da9 100644
--- a/apps/web/app/app.dub.co/(dashboard)/[slug]/(ee)/program/analytics/applications/use-applications-analytics.ts
+++ b/apps/web/app/app.dub.co/(dashboard)/[slug]/(ee)/program/analytics/applications/use-applications-analytics.ts
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ export function useApplicationsAnalytics<
       exclude: [
         "pageTab",
         "applicationEvent",
+        "event",
         "view",
         "sortBy",
         "sortOrder",
@@ -84,6 +85,7 @@ export function useApplicationsAnalyticsCount(
       exclude: [
         "pageTab",
         "applicationEvent",
+        "event",
         "view",
         "sortBy",
         "sortOrder",
diff --git a/apps/web/lib/application-events/schema.ts b/apps/web/lib/application-events/schema.ts
index c7924badb85..07a618227d7 100644
--- a/apps/web/lib/application-events/schema.ts
+++ b/apps/web/lib/application-events/schema.ts
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ export const applicationEventSchema = z.object({
 
 // Application analytics
 export const applicationEventAnalyticsQuerySchema = sharedFilterSchema.extend({
+  event: z.enum(APPLICATION_EVENT_STAGES).optional(),
   groupBy: z
     .enum(["count", "timeseries", "partnerId", "referralSource", "country"])
     .default("count"),