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ESADE Business School campus

ESADE Business School

Av. de Pedralbes, 60, 62
08034 Barcelona, Spain

esade.edu/mba
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Key facts

Full-Time MBA

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Class profile

Class size
186
Applications
517
Average GMAT (old exam)
670
GMAT range (old exam)
600-770
Average age
29
Work experience
5.7 years on average
Women
39%
International students
95%
Rolling admissions
No

Application deadlines

  • Round 1Jan 12, 2023Passed
  • Round 2Feb 10, 2023Passed
  • Round 3Mar 16, 2023Passed
  • Round 4Apr 20, 2023Passed
  • Round 5May 18, 2023Passed
  • Round 6Jun 22, 2023Passed

Rankings

Financial Times
#34

Cost and jobs

Median base salary
$89,000
Median salary with bonus
$140,686
Employed after graduation
93%

Essay questions

Personal essays (Each question is limited to 2000 characters including spaces, 30 lines approximately.) 2000 characters is only approximately 20 lines, around 300 words for each essay. 1.  Which aspects have you improved on during your academic and professional career so far? Which tools or values have helped you achieve this? 2.  How will your background, values and non work-related activities enhance the experience of other ESADE MBA students and add to the diverse culture we strive for at ESADE? (Note: The goal of this essay is to get a sense of who you are, rather than what you have accomplished) 3.  What are your motivations in pursuing a full-time MBA at this point in your life? Describe your mid-term and long-term visions for your post-MBA career path. What is it about ESADE you think will help you reach your goals? 4.  Complete two of the following four questions or statements (1000 characters per response)
a.  I am most proud of…
b.  People may be surprised to learn that I…
c.  What has your biggest challenge been and what did it help you learn about yourself?
d.  Which historical figure do you most identify with and why?

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

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

667Average GMAT (old exam)
3.31Average GPA
4.5Years of work before applying
27Average age when applying
Members
400500600700800 2.02.53.03.54.0 GPAGMAT

Work before the MBA

  • Other20%
  • Consulting17%
  • High Tech15%
  • Financial Services13%
  • Manufacturing9%
  • Advertising / Marketing5%

College major

  • Engineering50%
  • Business Administration25%
  • Economics7%
  • Other6%
  • Social Sciences5%
  • Sciences3%

Home country

  • India43%
  • United States15%
  • Brazil5%
  • Germany3%
  • Canada3%
  • United Kingdom2%
  • Japan2%
  • Spain2%

Recent member profiles

Applied 2020No result posted
Round
2
GPA
3.16
Age
29
Gender
Male
From
Arlington, VA, United States
Major
Business Administration
Work
Other, 60 months
Goal after the MBA
Consulting
Applied 2020No result posted
Round
Not Sure
GPA
3.7
Age
36
Gender
Female
From
Івано-Франківськ, Ukraine
Major
Economics
Work
Advertising / Marketing, 120 months
Goal after the MBA
Advertising / Marketing
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
2
GPA
3.7
Age
30
Gender
Male
From
São Paulo, Brazil
Major
Engineering
Work
Consumer Products, 48 months
Goal after the MBA
Consumer Products
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
7
GMAT (old exam)
650
GPA
3.5
Age
30
Gender
Male
From
New Delhi, India
Major
Engineering
Work
Other, 70 months
Goal after the MBA
Entrepreneurship
Applied 2020No result posted
Round
Later
GPA
3.5
Age
32
Gender
Female
From
Milan, Italy
Major
Engineering
Work
Healthcare / Biotech, 48 months
Goal after the MBA
Healthcare / Biotech
Applied 2020No result posted
Round
6
GPA
3.52
Age
29
Gender
Male
From
Tulcán, Ecuador
Major
Economics
Work
Non-Profit, 48 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
GMAT (old exam)
670
GPA
3
Age
29
Gender
Female
From
Denver, CO, United States
Major
Business Administration
Work
High Tech, 2 months
Goal after the MBA
High Tech
Applied 2020Accepted
Round
1
GMAT (old exam)
690
GPA
3.6
Age
34
Gender
Male
From
Tacoma, MN, United States
Major
Engineering
Work
Other, 60 months
Goal after the MBA
Manufacturing
Applied 2020No result posted
Round
Not Sure
GPA
3.7
Age
28
Gender
Male
From
Denver, CO, United States
Major
Social Sciences
Work
Other, 30 months
Goal after the MBA
Other
Applied 2020No result posted
Round
4
GPA
4
Age
33
Gender
Male
From
Barcelona, Spain
Major
Business Administration
Work
Consumer Products, 90 months
Goal after the MBA
Consumer Products
Applied 2020No result posted
Round
Not Sure
GMAT (old exam)
670
GPA
2.7
Age
36
Gender
Male
From
Lima, Peru
Major
Engineering
Work
High Tech, 90 months
Goal after the MBA
High Tech
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