IESE Business School – University of Navarra

IESE Business School offers programs for all stages of one’s career, starting with our Master in Management for recent undergraduates all the way to executive programs for C-suite professionals. We have been ranked by the Financial Times as the #3 MBA program in the world. Global mindset, a general management approach, and a people-centered vision, combined with integrity, excellence, and a spirit of service, form the foundation of our core values. We strive to embody and live by these values both on and off campus. We hold high expectations for our students and alumni, encouraging them to leave a positive impact on the world and to approach every decision with ethics and integrity.

Our Full Time MBA can be completed in 15 or 19 months and is mostly based in Barcelona, with international modules in Hyderabad, Mexico City, Nairobi, New York, São Paulo, and Shenzhen & Hong Kong., and an optional exchange program in other top business schools around the world. Students who decide to pursue the 19-month track will have to do a summer internship or participate in the Summer Entrepreneurship Experience at the end of the first year. Students that opt for the 15-month track will, instead of the internship, stay on campus doing summer classes.

Our Career Development Center will support students in their job search journey for the internship and for post-MBA opportunities. 95% of our students have at least one job offer 3 months after graduation. 33% of graduates go into Consulting, 21% go into Finance, 18% go into Tech and the remaining go into a broad variety of sectors (such as Retail, Healthcare, Consumer Goods, Energy, etc). Check out our latest Employment Report.

Our students are on average 29 years old, have 6 years of work experience (minimum 3 years) and varied professional backgrounds (Class Profile). Our international students account for 85% of the cohort and we have around 57 nationalities represented on campus. The diversity in the classroom is leveraged by the case method, used in nearly 100% of the classes. We take a General Management approach, with students choosing the focus they want in the 2nd year with the electives and concentration in International Business, Finance, Tech, Data Analytics & Digital Business, Entrepreneurship & Innovation, and Sustainability & Responsible Business.

Although based in Barcelona, our program is 100% taught in English and we request a minimum TOEFL of 100 or 7 in the IELTS. The GMAT (or GRE) is mandatory, and although we don’t have a minimum score for this exam, we encourage candidates to reach as close as possible (and even better above) to our 680 average, given the high competitiveness of our candidate pool.

The combination of our highly diverse class, the case method and strong values sets us apart from any other school in the market. Reach out if you want to know more! Our Admissions team is highly approachable and available to help you on this transformative journey.