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IESE Business School MiM GMAT Score & Requirements

Master in Management (MiM) · Madrid, Spain · FT #16

Verified against official sources · last checked September 2026 · see sources

IESE requires an aptitude score for the Master in Management but is flexible about which one — it accepts the GMAT, the GRE, or its own IESE admissions test. There is no published class-average GMAT; for reference, IESE lists an admitted range of roughly 545–715 on the GMAT Focus edition (580–750 on the classic GMAT). No work experience is required, as the MiM is a pre-experience degree.

IESE Business School does not publish a GMAT range.

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MiMs we track admitting without a required GMAT/GRE 75 of 118

Across the MiMs we track, 75 of 118 (about 64%) admit without a required GMAT or GRE — confirm IESE Business School's current test policy on its official admissions page. See every European MiM you can apply to without a GMAT on our MiM without the GMAT shortlist, or read how GMAT waivers work.

Most European MiM programs, including this one, accept the GRE and often the GMAT Focus Edition or a school-specific test as alternatives, and weigh the whole application — academics, internships, essays, and interview — rather than the score alone.

Frequently asked questions

Do I need work experience or the GMAT for the IESE MiM?
No work experience is required — the MiM is a pre-experience degree for recent graduates and final-year students. Applicants submit an aptitude score; IESE accepts the GMAT, the GRE, or its own IESE admissions test, alongside transcripts and a recommendation letter. On English, the phrase is IESE's own: its programme page says "non-native English speakers must submit English exam (TOEFL 100 or IELTS 7.0 or Cambridge Proficiency)", and the admissions page adds PTE Academic 68. Re-read on 13 September 2026, neither page publishes an exemption — no country list, no degree-taught-in-English clause — so if you fall inside that description, plan on sitting a test.
What GMAT score do you need for the IESE Master in Management?
IESE does not publish a class-average GMAT, and you are not obliged to take the GMAT specifically — the GRE and IESE's own admissions test are accepted alternatives. For reference, IESE has cited an admitted range of roughly 545–715 on the GMAT Focus edition (580–750 on the classic GMAT). As a pre-experience programme it weighs academics, the aptitude score and fit together rather than a single cut-off.

Sources

  • IESE Business School — Master in Management (MiM) overview. Re-read 2026-09-13 (P33b). The programme FAQ states the English rule in IESE's own words, verbatim: 'All candidates must have an official University degree, provide the official transcripts, and submit a recommendation letter. Additionally, non-native English speakers must submit English exam (TOEFL 100 or IELTS 7.0 or Cambridge Proficiency).' Note the two pages list different test sets — this one omits the PTE Academic 68 that the admissions page carries — and neither publishes an exemption. The page's own fact strip has also rolled to the next cycle: 'Length 11 months', 'Start date September 2027', 'Fees €55,500', 'Average age 23 years'. And a rule for most of this site's readers that was on neither this profile nor any post, verbatim: 'For candidates without an EU Passport, you must submit your application before the 1st of May due to the Spanish immigration policy.' ↗ — IESE Business School
  • IESE Business School — MiM admissions, fees & rounds. ENGLISH EVIDENCE CHECKED 2026-09-13 (P33b) and the page ROLLED CYCLE between reads. The English requirement is listed among "Documents required" with no qualifier at all — verbatim: 'English test: TOEFL 100 | IELTS 7.0 | Proficiency | PTE academic 68, TOEFL iBT and IELTS Academic' — and the word 'exempt' and the word 'waiver' appear nowhere on the page. The 'non-native English speakers' framing this profile uses is IESE's OWN, from the programme page's FAQ (source 1), so it is a reproduction rather than a correction; what is NOT published anywhere on either page is an exemption route, which is why the essays post's 'unless you qualify for an exemption' was removed in the same pass. Read against the 2026-08-31 read, three things changed: tuition €52,000 → '€55,500*' under '*Tuition Fee applicable for September 2027 intake -Class of 2028-'; the September instalment €42,000 → '1st Tuition Installment €45,500 September 2027'; and the calendar, which on 08-31 was still the closed September 2026 set, now reads 'Admissions rounds MiM-28 Round 1 October 2, 2026 · Round 2 November 6, 2026 · Round 3 December 11, 2026 · Round 4 January 15, 2027 · Round 5 February 22, 2027 · Round 6 March 26, 2027 · Round 7 May 2, 2027 · Round 8 June 4, 2027' — eight rounds, not ten. Unchanged: the €120 application fee and the €10,000 non-refundable commitment fee deducted from the total. Also published: 'Travel and accommodation expenses for the Overseas Module and for the London Banking Week are not included in the MiM tuition fees' ↗ — IESE Business School
  • IESE Business School — MiM programme structure ↗ — IESE Business School
  • IESE Business School — MiM class profile ↗ — IESE Business School
  • Financial Times — Masters in Management 2025 ↗ — Financial Times
  • QS Business Masters Rankings: Management 2026 ↗ — QS Quacquarelli Symonds
  • IESE Business School — MiM career impact & employment report ↗ — IESE Business School

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