Instituto de Estudios Superiores de la Empresa MBA
The Instituto de Estudios Superiores de la Empresa, in Barcelona, is one of the best MBAs in the world, outside the United States. Its strategic position, in Europe, offers unique opportunities to its students, as well as the opportunity to network with professionals from all over the world. This year they will attend MBA fairs so you can learn more about the program!
Founded in the middle of the 20th century, IESE launched the first two-year MBA in Europe, which is why it has a long history that consolidates this program as one of the most important in the world. With Campus in Madrid, Munich, New York and São Paulo, IESE gives you the possibility of learning in different parts of the world, exposing you to various business cases in different sectors, markets and regions. It has 5 major differentiators: Unique Global Reach; Disruptive Leadership; Integral Administration Perspective; Entrepreneurship at the Center; and Polyglot Business – given its location in Spain.
One of the most important features of this program is that, at the beginning of your second year, you can take an exchange quarter. Where? From Columbia, Yale, Wharton, to Melbourne and London Business School. In addition, you have the possibility of taking two-week courses in one of its Campuses outside of Barcelona, and take between 130 different electives that will give the ideal flexible touch to your MBA. At the end of the program, you will solve a business case that can range from entering a new market, with a real company, to creating an ideal business model for a family business.
Here is a breakdown of the most important information about this MBA:
Location | Barcelona, Spain |
Size of generation / promotion 2021 | 350 |
Percentage of admitted | About 26% * |
Percentage of Latin Americans admitted | twenty% |
Average age | 29 years |
Average work experience | 5 years |
International students (as% of generation) | 85% |
% of women | 30% |
Average GMAT Score | 681 |
GRE Average | No information |
Major Industries | Manufacturing Finance Consulting |
* IESE does not indicate the percentage of acceptance, but it is estimated at this percentage. (Poets and Quants, 2019)
For the 2020-2021 admissions process, there is the following information
Deadlines: Early Round Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 |
September 1, 2020 October 6, 2020 January 5, 2021 March 10, 2021 May 4, 2021 |
Required exams | TOEFL, Academic IELTS or Pearson Test of English, Cambridge Certificate of Proficiency GMAT or GRE |
Essay questions | If you have a motto in your life, what would it be and why? Give examples (300 words) Describe your short- and medium-term post-MBA goals. How will IESE help you achieve them? (300 words) |
Recommendation letters? | Yes, 1 |
Application cost | USD 200 |