IE University

IE Business School

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  • AVG. GMAT SCORE
    680
  • Program Cost
    $58,896
    $ $ $ $ $
Contact Information
Madrid, , Spain
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Recognized as one of the world’s top business schools, IE Business School, with its central Madrid campus, boasts students from more than 80 countries in its Master, Doctorate, and Executive Education programs and a faculty of more than 400 professors. IE Business School shapes leaders who promote innovation and change in organizations, equipping directors with an entrepreneurial mindset that generates employment, wealth, and social wellbeing. IE students use innovative online and presential learning formats, including the IE Communities platform where they exchange knowledge and experiences with 40,000 IE graduates that currently hold management positions in some 100 countries. In fact, IE is among the most international educational institutions in the world. This is no accident: the School strives to reflect the reality of the world through a diverse student body and faculty. IE Business School was founded by entrepreneurs, and so the entrepreneurial vein runs deep at IE, where business creation is seen as an engine for growth, value generation, employment, and social well-being. This focus on entrepreneurship results in around 10 percent of business school graduates going on to set up new ventures when they leave IE. To facilitate this, the School has a wide range of modules and processes, including the Venture Lab, which supports business plan development and enables participants to pitch their ideas to business angels and venture capitalists. At IE, there is the belief that individuals not only have the power to shape and influence the times we live in, but we are also morally obliged to make a positive contribution to the world around us. This is why we inculcate our students with a strong sense of social responsibility and an understanding of how to apply it to their careers. In addition to an entrepreneurship spirit and international focus, IE Business School has a deep commitment to society. The term Corporate Social Responsibility sometimes divides the business world, with some executives still insisting that a company’s only obligation is to its shareholders. IE is at the other end of the ethical spectrum, seeing social responsibility not as a PR tool but something much more. Business leaders cannot avoid the responsibility of managing the social and environmental impacts of a company’s activities. For this reason, IE students are exposed to key concepts such as social innovation, design thinking, base of pyramid markets, social entrepreneurship, right-hand left-hand thinking, and chaordic approaches.

Quick Stats

  • Yield
    71%
  • Selectivity
    55%

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About IE University

Admissions: Can I get in?

Post-Grad Work Experience
  • Average 84
  • Median 72
  • Middle 80% 48 to 108
Admissions Selectivity
55% IE Business School 71% Average Across All Schools
680 Average GMAT Score
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Total Applications
  • Applied
  • Accepted
  • Accepted Apps Enrolled
100% 282
55% 55.0
71% 71.0
100 Minimum TOEFL Score
English Proficiency Required: Yes
Minimum English Proficiency Score: No
Pre-MBA Careers
Consulting
14% 14
Finance / Accounting
9% 9
Manufacturing
21% 21
Technology
21% 21
Consumer Products
10% 10
Media / Entertainment
6% 6
Non-Profit
5% 5
Other
5% 5
Pharma / Health Care
4% 4
Government
3% 3
Petroleum / Energy
2% 2
Real Estate
0% 0
$80,000 Applicant Average Base Salary
Top 5 Feeder Companies
  • Johnson & Johnson
  • JP Morgan
  • Airbus
  • SHEIL
  • Nokia

Tuition: Can I get in?

Resident
$ $ $ $ $
$58,896
Total Program Cost
  • Opportunity Cost $100,000
Non-Resident
$ $ $ $ $
$53,896
Total Program Cost
  • Opportunity Cost $100,000
$15,000 Average Scholarship Amount
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Financial Aid
  • Apply for Aid
  • Receive Aid
Students applying for financial aid
45% 45
42% 42
Types of Aid Distributed
Institutional Scholarships
75% 75
Loans (private and government)
15% 15
Assistanships
10% 10
Basic scholarships awarded
  • A Combination Of Need And Merit
Loans
  • Loan guarantee policy
  • Max loan guarantee per year
  • Average post-graduation debt

Academics: What will I learn?

Faculty
  • Faculty from Full-Time program
  • Part-Time Faculty
  • Faculty with at least 5 years corporate experience
95% 95
40% 40
80% 80
Students in Core Classes
30 IE Business School 37 Average Across All Schools
Teaching Methods
  • Chat Rooms
  • E-mail
  • Online forums
  • Textbooks
  • Videoconferencing
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Concentrations and Specializations
  • Finance
  • General Management
Top Areas of Study
  • Corporate Social Responsibility
  • Entrepreneurship
  • General Management
  • International Business
  • Leadership
Joint Degree Programs
Requirements for Graduation
  • Students are required to be fluent in more than one language by graduation
  • Students must have attended a minimum number of classes
  • Students must have earned a pre-determined GPA/Letter grade average
  • Students must write a complete business plan
Program Logistics
  • Credits required for graduation 60
  • Program length (in months) 15
  • Average # of months to complete program 15
  • Six-Year completion rate 98%
  • Max time allowed to complete 15
  • Time limit for online courses Yes
  • Separate Full-Time MBA Yes
Time Classes Offered
  • Via the Internet (unscheduled)
Technology Improvements
  • Software The most important software agreements in terms of volume are that held with Microsoft and Google for IE students, which guarantees 100% coverage of IE Business School IT/IS systems and the updating of the latest commercial version of the different products under contract. This agreement is renewed on an annual basis Google Apps provide technology on Campus for all IE Students and Alumni; Microsoft is the base for all IE staff applications. CRM for Enrollment Management. – Over last year IE

Students: Who are my classmates?

31 Average age of student
Ethnicity of Students
Not Reported
0% 0
Student Citizenship
Europe Free Trade Zone
36% 36
Asia
12% 12
North America
12% 12
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Activities
Active Professional Clubs
  • Biotech/Health care
  • Business Ethics
  • Business Law
  • Consulting
  • Corporate Social Responsibility/NetImpact
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Environmental
  • E-business
  • Finance
  • High Tech
  • Human Resources
  • Information Technology
  • Investment Banking
  • Manufacturing
  • Marketing
  • Media & Entertainment
  • New Media
  • Nonprofit
  • VC/ Private Equity
Active Networking Clubs
  • Gay/Lesbian/Bisexual
  • Hispanic Student Organization
  • International Club
  • Partners/Family
  • Volunteer
  • Wine
  • Women in MBA

Alumni: How strong is my network?

38,654 Living MBA Alumni 56 Countries where alumni clubs exist
183 Active alumni clubs
31 Participating in gift donations No Individual alumni gift in excess of $10 Million in the last 12 months

Employer data includes graduates and current students.