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IE Business School

María de Molina, 31 Bis.
28006 Madrid, Spain

imba.ie.edu
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Key facts

Full-Time MBA

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Class profile

Class size
518
Applications
1,671
Average GMAT (old exam)
680
GMAT range (old exam)
600-750
Average age
30
Work experience
6 years on average
Women
30%
International students
93%
Rolling admissions
Yes

Application deadlines

  • DeadlinesRolling

Rankings

Financial Times
#40

Cost and jobs

Median base salary
$101,000
Median salary with bonus
$135,422
Employed after graduation
93%

Essay questions

Write between 400 and 600 words per essay (in .pdf, . doc or. docx, font size 11, line spacing 1.5). Remember that all the essays must be in one single file, with the question(s) being answered indicated in its header. In this second part of the section More about You you have the chance to show us in a freer, more personalized way characteristics of the way you think and work, which will help us analyse your candidacy in more depth.


Essay 1: If you had the opportunity, what actions would you demand of the United Nations Secretary General and why?


Essay 2: Describe the situation with the greatest ethical complexity that you have faced in your professional or academic life, and how your input helped resolve it.


Essay 3: Describe a time when you took a great risk. What was the outcome?


Essay 4: Cite at least one example of when your leadership had an impact on or changed a certain situation, and justify how an IE Masters Degree program would help you to strengthen or improve this competence.


Essay 5: Describe the most outstanding leader you have worked with. Indicate some aspects of the way you work that are similar to the way this leader works and others that are different.


Essay 6: You have just participated in an important meeting with your superior. How will you ensure that every part of the instructions you received will properly reach all subordinates, suppliers and clients, located in different parts of the world?


Essay 7: Do you think that the lifestyle of the inhabitants of your town or city reflects behavior that is in line with the concept of sustainable development? In your opinion, what should be improved?


Essay 8: What do you believe are the greatest challenges facing the sector or industry you would like to specialize in at IE? What role do you hope to be able to play in this sector or industry in the medium term?


Essay 9: Show us an activity you enjoy doing. Tell us how you think it contributes to your personal and professional development


Essay 10: How do you imagine social interaction within 10 years, taking into consideration the impact of technology on human relations?


Essay 11: If all of the worlds cultural heritage (sports, music, fashion, architecture, literature, painting, etc) was contained in a time capsule, what would you include to demonstrate the legacy of your country?


Essay 12: How do you envision the city of the future?

These numbers were last updated in 2023. GMAT scores here are from the old 200 to 800 exam, which ended in early 2024. Check the school's own website for this year's numbers.

What members who applied here reported

752 Beat The GMAT members shared their profile when they applied to IE between 2011 and 2020. Their GMAT scores are from the old 200 to 800 exam.

678Average GMAT (old exam)
3.3Average GPA
4.7Years of work before applying
27Average age when applying
Members
400500600700800 2.02.53.03.54.0 GPAGMAT

Work before the MBA

  • Other18%
  • Financial Services17%
  • High Tech16%
  • Consulting15%
  • Manufacturing7%
  • Sales / Business Development6%

College major

  • Engineering48%
  • Business Administration23%
  • Economics10%
  • Other6%
  • Sciences5%
  • Social Sciences5%

Home country

  • India39%
  • United States20%
  • United Kingdom3%
  • Germany3%
  • Canada2%
  • Brazil2%
  • Mexico2%
  • South Africa2%

Recent member profiles

Applied 2020No result posted
Round
Not Sure
GMAT (old exam)
640
GPA
3.72
Age
29
Gender
Male
From
New York, NY, United States
Major
Business Administration
Work
Consulting, 46 months
Goal after the MBA
High Tech
Applied 2020No result posted
Round
Not Sure
GPA
3.46
Age
35
Gender
Male
From
Nonthaburi, Thailand
Major
Engineering
Work
Consulting, 120 months
Goal after the MBA
Consulting
Applied 2020No result posted
Round
Not Sure
GMAT (old exam)
690
GPA
2.4
Age
26
Gender
Male
From
Sao Paulo, Brazil
Major
Engineering
Work
Consulting, 3 months
Goal after the MBA
Consulting
Applied 2020No result posted
Round
Not Sure
GPA
4
Age
28
Gender
Female
From
delhi, India
Major
Engineering
Work
Consulting, 48 months
Goal after the MBA
Consulting
Applied 2020No result posted
Round
Not Sure
GPA
2.6
Age
35
Gender
Male
From
Qateef, Saudi Arabia
Major
Business Administration
Work
Manufacturing, 30 months
Goal after the MBA
Consulting
Applied 2020No result posted
Round
1
GPA
3.7
Age
27
Gender
Male
From
Kiev, Ukraine
Major
Economics
Work
Consulting, 44 months
Goal after the MBA
Entrepreneurship
Applied 2020No result posted
Round
Not Sure
GMAT (old exam)
700
GPA
4
Gender
Female
From
test, Antarctica
Major
Economics
Work
Consulting, 20 months
Goal after the MBA
Consulting
Applied 2020No result posted
Round
Later
GPA
3.3
Age
25
Gender
Female
From
Moscow, Russian Federation
Major
Social Sciences
Work
Other, 12 months
Goal after the MBA
Other
Applied 2020No result posted
Round
Later
GPA
3.5
Age
32
Gender
Male
From
Johannesburg, South Africa
Major
Sciences
Work
Consumer Products, 65 months
Goal after the MBA
Consulting
Applied 2020No result posted
Round
Not Sure
GPA
3.6
Age
34
Gender
Male
From
Jerusalem, Israel
Major
Business Administration
Work
Other, 72 months
Goal after the MBA
Consulting
Applied 2020No result posted
Round
Later
GPA
3
Age
31
Gender
Male
From
Visakhaptnam, India
Major
Engineering
Work
Other, 36 months
Goal after the MBA
Consulting
Applied 2020No result posted
Round
Not Sure
GPA
3.5
Age
29
Gender
Male
From
Johannesburg, South Africa
Major
Engineering
Work
Manufacturing, 35 months
Goal after the MBA
Manufacturing
Applied 2020No result posted
Round
Not Sure
GPA
3.5
Age
28
Gender
Male
From
Muncih, Germany
Major
Business Administration
Work
Sales / Business Development, 30 months
Goal after the MBA
Consumer Products
Applied 2020No result posted
Round
Not Sure
GPA
3.3
Age
30
Gender
Female
From
Barcelona, Spain
Major
Social Sciences
Work
Advertising / Marketing, 68 months
Goal after the MBA
Other
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