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IESE Business School

Avenida Pearson, 21
08034 Barcelona Spain

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Key facts

Full-Time MBA

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Class profile

Class size
370+
GMAT range
545 to 715 on GMAT Focus (range of admitted scores); old GMAT 580 to 750
Average age
29
Work experience
5.4 years on average
Women
38%
International students
89%
Rolling admissions
No

Application deadlines

  • Round 1Sep 23, 2026Passed
  • Round 2Jan 7, 202768 days left
  • Round 3Mar 9, 2027129 days left
  • Round 4May 6, 2027187 days left

Rankings

Bloomberg Businessweek
#5 in Europe and the Middle East (2026-27)
Financial Times
#4 worldwide (2026)

Cost and jobs

Tuition and cost
€117,000 total program fee for the September 2027 intake (€10,000 commitment fee, €48,500 in year 1, €58,500 in year 2)
Employed after graduation
80% employed within 3 months of graduation (Class of 2025)

Essay questions

Applicants to the Class of 2029 (starting September 2027) write the required essays in the online application form, then record a Kira video essay, which IESE sends within 24 hours of submission and which must be done within 48 hours. A GMAT or GRE score and one letter of recommendation are required.

Sources: Checked Oct 29, 2026 on iese.edu: MBA class profile (IESE publishes a GMAT range, not a median), Class of 2029 deadlines, essays and fees, Class of 2025 employment report. Rankings: Bloomberg Businessweek 2026-27, Financial Times MBA 2026. The Executive MBA tab still shows numbers from 2023. Other programs' deadlines checked Oct 30, 2026: Global Executive MBA.

What members who applied here reported

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

685Average GMAT (old exam)
3.32Average GPA
4.6Years of work before applying
27Average age when applying
Members
400500600700800 2.02.53.03.54.0 GPAGMAT

Work before the MBA

  • Other21%
  • Consulting18%
  • Financial Services16%
  • High Tech13%
  • Manufacturing7%
  • Sales / Business Development4%

College major

  • Engineering54%
  • Business Administration20%
  • Economics9%
  • Other6%
  • Social Sciences5%
  • Sciences4%

Home country

  • India43%
  • United States16%
  • Brazil4%
  • Spain3%
  • Canada2%
  • Germany2%
  • United Kingdom2%
  • Japan2%

Recent member profiles

Applied 2020No result posted
Round
Not Sure
GPA
4
Age
28
Gender
Female
From
Madrid, Spain
Major
Business Administration
Work
Sales / Business Development, 56 months
Goal after the MBA
Consulting
Applied 2020No result posted
Round
2
GMAT (old exam)
690
GPA
3.4
Age
31
Gender
Male
From
Johannesburg, South Africa
Major
Economics
Work
Other, 72 months
Goal after the MBA
Other
Applied 2020No result posted
Round
1
GMAT (old exam)
680
GPA
3.7
Age
30
Gender
Female
From
San Francisco, CA, United States
Major
Business Administration
Work
Consulting, 72 months
Goal after the MBA
High Tech
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
4
Age
31
Gender
Male
From
Amman, Jordan
Major
Engineering
Work
Manufacturing, 50 months
Goal after the MBA
Consulting
Applied 2020No result posted
Round
Not Sure
GPA
1
Age
32
Gender
Male
From
Barcelona, Spain
Major
Engineering
Work
High Tech, 70 months
Goal after the MBA
High Tech
Applied 2020No result posted
Round
1
GMAT (old exam)
570
GPA
3.5
Age
31
Gender
Male
From
Hyderabad, India
Major
Other
Work
Other, 90 months
Goal after the MBA
Financial Services
Applied 2020No result posted
Round
Later
GPA
3.5
Age
31
Gender
Male
From
São Paulo, Brazil
Major
Social Sciences
Work
Consulting, 70 months
Goal after the MBA
Consulting
Applied 2020No result posted
Round
2
GMAT (old exam)
710
GPA
3.4
Age
34
Gender
Male
From
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Major
Engineering
Work
Other, 84 months
Goal after the MBA
Consulting
Applied 2020No result posted
Round
3
GMAT (old exam)
740
GPA
3.6
Age
32
Gender
Male
From
Atlanta, GA, United States
Major
Other
Work
Manufacturing, 72 months
Goal after the MBA
Financial Services
Applied 2020No result posted
Round
Not Sure
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
3
GMAT (old exam)
720
GPA
3.5
Age
32
Gender
Male
From
Manchester, CT, United States
Major
Engineering
Work
Consulting, 84 months
Goal after the MBA
Consulting
Applied 2020No result posted
Round
Not Sure
GPA
3.6
Age
30
Gender
Male
From
Zagreb, Croatia
Major
Economics
Work
Financial Services, 60 months
Goal after the MBA
Financial Services
Applied 2020No result posted
Round
2
GMAT (old exam)
640
GPA
3.6
Age
31
Gender
Male
From
Mexico City, Mexico
Major
Economics
Work
Consulting, 75 months
Goal after the MBA
Manufacturing
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