A typical Goethe University Frankfurt MiM cohort is around 42 students .
| Class size | 42 |
|---|---|
| International | 80% |
Frequently asked questions
Is the Goethe M.Sc. Management Science taught in English, and is it really a Master in Management?
Yes on both counts. The programme — formerly called International Management — is taught in English, with students permitted to take up to 24 ECTS (about four modules) in German if they wish. Despite the 'Management Science' name it is a flexible general-management master, not a narrowly quantitative one: aside from a single management module and an ethics module there are no mandatory courses, and you build the 120-ECTS degree from electives, two seminars and a thesis across four concentration fields — Finance, Accounting, Information Management and Marketing Analytics. It sits in the same Master-in-Management family as the other European programmes we profile.
Do you need the GMAT for the Goethe M.Sc. Management Science?
No. Goethe treats the GMAT and GRE as optional — a strong score can help a competitive application but is not a mandatory criterion, and the school publishes no admitted-student average, so there is no range to quote. What you do need is a bachelor's in economics or business administration (or a related degree with at least 90 ECTS of economics/management/business content) and proof of English: TOEFL iBT 95, IELTS 7.0, Cambridge C1 or UNIcert level 3, each under five years old. Admission is competitive — the cohort is capped near 42 — so treat a good GMAT/GRE as a way to strengthen a borderline file.
What makes Goethe University Frankfurt distinctive for a management master?
Two things: it is tuition-free, and it sits in Frankfurt — continental Europe's banking capital and the home of the European Central Bank and the Deutsche Bundesbank. The Faculty of Economics and Business is built around finance and economics (its Finance concentration alone spans roughly 15 chairs), so a student aiming at banking, asset management, consulting or corporate finance studies in the city where those employers are concentrated, with the elective freedom to weight the degree heavily toward Finance. The cohort is small (about 42), roughly 80% international and academically selective, so it is a focused, globally-mixed class rather than a large lecture programme.
When is the Goethe M.Sc. Management Science application deadline?
Goethe runs one autumn (winter-semester) intake, with the application window opening around 15 January and closing around 15 May each year. There is no separate EU / non-EU deadline, but applicants from China, Vietnam and India also need an APS certificate, which takes time, so they should start early. The school notifies its strongest applicants within four to six weeks and the rest in July. Because the cohort is small and selective, apply early in the window, and confirm the exact current-cycle dates on Goethe's own admissions page.
Sources
- Goethe University Frankfurt — M.Sc. Management Science (programme overview: English-taught, four semesters, ~80% international, cohort limited to ~42) ↗ — Goethe University Frankfurt, Faculty of Economics and Business
- Goethe University Frankfurt — M.Sc. Management Science: Application (degree requirements, English thresholds, GMAT/GRE optional, APS, 15 Jan–15 May window, autumn intake) ↗ — Goethe University Frankfurt, Faculty of Economics and Business
- Goethe University Frankfurt — M.Sc. Management Science: Programme content (120 ECTS structure; Accounting / Finance / Information Management / Marketing Analytics concentrations; up to 24 ECTS in German) ↗ — Goethe University Frankfurt, Faculty of Economics and Business
- Goethe University Frankfurt — M.Sc. Management Science: FAQ (no tuition fees for EU and non-EU master's students; ~€334 per-semester contribution incl. transit pass) ↗ — Goethe University Frankfurt, Faculty of Economics and Business
- Goethe University Frankfurt — Wikipedia (founded 1914, public research university in Frankfurt am Main, ~42,000 students, finance-and-economics focus) — corroborating context ↗ — Wikipedia