Four hundred students, fifty-two nationalities, and a 40% international share — HEC runs one of the larger cohorts at the top of the FT table, and its shape is the product of three entry routes feeding one class: the international degree track most readers of this page will use, the BCE concours for French prépa students, and the AST route for French candidates who already hold a first degree. Average age at entry is 23, female representation 48%, and pre-programme experience is usually internships rather than jobs — the 0–2 year band is the norm across European MiMs, and our class profile decoded explains what these published numbers do and do not tell you. Academic backgrounds skew to economics, engineering and business, with sizeable minorities from political science, law and the humanities.
A typical HEC Paris MiM cohort is around 400 students , drawn from 52 nationalities.
| Class size | 400 |
|---|---|
| Average age | 23 |
| International | 40% |
| Female | 48% |
| Average GMAT | 690 |
| Nationalities | 52 |
Frequently asked questions
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Sources
- HEC Paris — Master in Management (Grande École) official page ↗ — HEC Paris
- HEC Paris — MiM Admissions (Sept-2027 calendar NOW PUBLISHED: four rounds, R1 7 Oct 2026 · R2 26 Nov 2026 · R3 17 Feb 2027 · R4 26 Apr 2027, each 12:00 noon CET/CEST; the earlier five-round Oct–May pattern no longer applies) ↗ — HEC Paris
- HEC Paris — MiM Fees & Financing (re-read at source 2026-09-03; the page now prices the 2027/2028 M1 intake, which is the intake its published four-round calendar admits to. Schedule as published: M1 2027/2028 academic fees EUR 26,500 + student service fees EUR 1,950 + administrative fees EUR 1,000 = EUR 29,450; M2 2028/2029 identical, EUR 29,450; 'Total Program Cost' EUR 58,900. A third row prices 'M2 post Gap Year (2029/2030)' at EUR 2,950 — service and administrative fees only, no academic fee — so the gap-year route adds EUR 2,950 rather than a full year of tuition. Also published: EUR 170 non-refundable application fee; EUR 5,000 non-refundable seat-confirmation deposit, deducted from total tuition; an International Student Surcharge of 'EUR 2,000 additional to tuition fees', from which 'Domestic students and students from the European Union, and associated countries of the Erasmus+ scheme, are exempt'; living costs 'approximately EUR 1,500/month in 2026, covering housing, food, compulsory insurances (health and civil liability), sports and leisure'. The page does NOT mention the CVEC. This figure supersedes the EUR 57,700 read on 2026-07-05, which priced the 2026-27 cohort — a cycle this profile's own deadlines no longer admit to) ↗ — HEC Paris
- Financial Times — Masters in Management 2025 ↗ — Financial Times
- QS Business Masters Rankings: Management 2026 ↗ — QS Quacquarelli Symonds
- CEMS Global Alliance — HEC Paris (founding member) ↗ — CEMS