A typical Nova School of Business and Economics MiM cohort is around 69 students , drawn from 35 nationalities.
| Class size | 69 |
|---|---|
| Average age | 23 |
| International | 93% |
| Female | 50% |
| Average GMAT | 650 |
| Nationalities | 35 |
Frequently asked questions
How is the Nova SBE IMM different from Nova's other Master in Management?
Nova SBE offers two distinct degrees that are easy to confuse. The International Master's in Management (IMM) is the English-taught, internationally oriented programme covered on this page — it is the degree that appears in the Financial Times MiM ranking. Nova also runs a separate Portuguese-language Master in Management aimed at the local market, with a different cohort, calendar, and career outcomes. Applicants from outside Portugal almost always want the IMM.
Why did Nova SBE jump to 4th in the FT MiM 2025 ranking?
Nova's climb has been driven by strong reported salaries (US $123k weighted three-year), high employment rates (94% at three months), and gains on the FT's international experience and value-for-money sub-indices. The school's investment in the oceanfront Carcavelos campus (opened 2018), its CEMS membership, and the international composition of the IMM cohort (93% international, 35 nationalities) have compounded into a meaningful methodology-driven uplift.
What jobs do Nova SBE IMM graduates get?
Consulting (around a third of the cohort) and finance are the largest sectors, followed by technology, consumer goods, and marketing. Top recruiters include PwC, Deloitte, BCG, Microsoft, Accenture, Amazon, EY, KPMG, McKinsey, L'Oréal, Google, and Unilever. Around 50% of graduates take their first role abroad, and roughly 84% pursue careers with international scope.
How big is the IMM cohort?
The IMM is deliberately small — recent intakes have been around 69 students from 35 nationalities. The class is roughly 93% international and 50% female, which makes it one of the most evenly distributed cohorts in this directory.
Sources
- Nova SBE — International Master's in Management overview ↗ — Nova SBE
- Nova SBE IMM — Program structure ↗ — Nova SBE
- Nova SBE IMM — Fees (regular track €11,900 EU/EEA and €13,000 non-EU/EEA, plus the optional €249 donation; enrolment fee €1,250/€2,350 deducted from tuition; administrative costs €36.50, certificate €50, diploma €120; exchange +€3,000, double degree +€4,100, CEMS MIM +€8,750). INTAKE LABEL CHECKED, re-read at source 2026-09-03: Nova heads the schedule "Applicable for the 2026/2027 academic year" and adds that all fees are "subject to periodic review and may be adjusted as deemed necessary". No 2027/28 schedule is published, so this is the latest Nova publishes and it prices the year before the 2027 intake this profile's rounds admit to. Every figure is unchanged from the 2026-08-30 reading ↗ — Nova SBE
- Nova SBE — Masters admissions process ↗ — Nova SBE
- Financial Times — Masters in Management 2025 ↗ — Financial Times
- QS Business Masters Rankings: Management 2026 ↗ — QS Quacquarelli Symonds
- CEMS Global Alliance — Nova School of Business and Economics ↗ — CEMS