London Business School runs 4 application rounds . Earlier rounds generally carry higher acceptance odds and earlier scholarship visibility.
| Round | Deadline |
|---|---|
| R1 | 5 October 2026 |
| R2 | 6 January 2027 |
| R3 | 8 March 2027 |
| R4 | 4 May 2027 |
Dates are confirmed against the school's official admissions page.
What we checked, and when. August 2027 intake — LBS has now PUBLISHED its application calendar (the cycle it calls "MiM2028"), and these are its own dates, read on the apply page 7 Sep 2026. This corrects the indicative September/November/January/March/June dates we showed until 5 Sep 2026, which were projected from earlier cycles while LBS's "Application calendar" tab was still empty — a reader flagged the gap and the school had filled it in the meantime. LBS numbers these Stage 1–4; each closes at 23:59 UK time on the day shown, and Admissions Committee decisions are emailed by 18:00 UK time. Stage 3 (8 March) is also the scholarship cut-off.
Frequently asked questions
What GMAT score does LBS require for the MiM?
LBS does not publish a minimum but typically expects scores in the 640–730 range, with an average around 690. The GMAT Focus Edition and GRE are both accepted. A strong score is one of several signals — academics, leadership, and the application essays carry significant weight alongside test results.
How much does the LBS MiM cost?
Tuition for the 2026–27 cycle is £52,950, plus a £6,000 reservation fee, a £2,000 commitment fee (both deducted from tuition), a £200 student association fee, and a £125 application fee. Living costs in London typically add £20,000–£25,000 per year. LBS offers a portfolio of merit and need-based scholarships.
When are the LBS MiM application deadlines?
For the August 2027 intake — the cycle LBS calls MiM2028 — the school publishes four staged deadlines: Stage 1 on Monday 5 October 2026, Stage 2 on Wednesday 6 January 2027, Stage 3 on Monday 8 March 2027 and Stage 4 on Tuesday 4 May 2027. Each closes at 23:59 UK time on the day itself, and Admissions Committee decisions are emailed by 18:00 UK time on the dates LBS lists: an interview decision about a month after each deadline, then a final decision roughly a month after that. Stage 3 (8 March) doubles as the scholarship cut-off, which makes it the firmest date in the calendar for anyone who needs funding — admission can continue past it while places remain, but scholarship consideration largely does not. Earlier stages are favoured for both places and funding.
Sources
- London Business School — Masters in Management, Fees, Financing & Scholarships. FEE CYCLE CHECKED 2026-09-13 (P25b, UK leg). Verbatim, and twice on the page: 'Tuition fees for the Masters in Management 2026 intake are GBP 52,950. Fees are exclusive of any programme related travel expenses.' No 2027 figure is published. The corpus figure is right and belongs to the 2026 intake — which is what the sibling london-business-school-mam profile already said and this one did not ↗ — London Business School
- London Business School — Masters in Management official page ↗ — London Business School
- LBS MiM — How to Apply. DEADLINES CHECKED 2026-09-07: the "Application calendar" tab, empty at our 2026-08-24 and 2026-09-01 reads, is now populated — "The deadlines for the MiM2028 (August 2027 intake) are:" Stage 1 Monday 5 October / interview decision Thursday 5 November / final decision Thursday 10 December; Stage 2 Wednesday 6 January / Thursday 4 February / Thursday 11 March; Stage 3 Monday 8 March / Thursday 8 April / Thursday 6 May; Stage 4 Tuesday 4 May / Thursday 20 May / Thursday 17 June. "Candidates should submit their application by 23:59 UK time on the day of their chosen deadline", and decisions "will be sent on the relevant deadline day by 18:00 UK time". Stage 2 interview shortlists may be invited to on-campus interview days that fast-track the final decision. Scholarship cut-off 8 March; application fee £125. ↗ — London Business School
- LBS MiM — Fees, Financing & Scholarships ↗ — London Business School
- LBS MiM — Career Impact ↗ — London Business School
- LBS MiM 2024 Employment Report (PDF) ↗ — London Business School
- Financial Times — Masters in Management 2025 ↗ — Financial Times
- QS Business Masters Rankings: Management 2026 ↗ — QS Quacquarelli Symonds
- London Business School — 'Proving your English language ability' (the school's own English-language information sheet, 1 page, sha256:a5903f673b1fd7c1, read 2026-09-05). ENGLISH EVIDENCE CHECKED 2026-09-05: a test is required 'unless you are a native speaker national of a majority English-speaking country as defined by the UK Visas & Immigration Office'; IELTS Academic 7.0 (6.5 per component), TOEFL 100 (20 Listening/Speaking, 19 Reading, 24 Writing), CAE 180, CPE 180, PTE 76, DET 135, within two years of the start date. Exemption is 'at the discretion of the Admissions Committee' on one of two grounds — at least two years 'working in a professional role in a majority English-speaking country', or a degree-level course that is 'full-time', 'undertaken entirely in English, in a majority English-speaking country' and 'has been completed no more than 5 years prior to the course start date'. The UKVI list is printed in full on the sheet: Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, The Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Canada, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Ireland, Jamaica, Malta, New Zealand, St Kitts and Nevis, St Lucia, St Vincent and the Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago, USA, UK. Two carve-outs: 'We will not be able to accept exchange years in a majority English-speaking country as valid evidence', and the Canadian exemption 'applies to native speakers nationals of Canada, but not to candidates that have completed their degree in Canada'. ↗ — London Business School