The GMAT and GRE are not required for Exeter's MSc Management — the course page lists no standardised-test requirement, so there is no minimum score or admitted-student average to quote. The academic gate is a UK 2:1 (upper second-class honours) degree or international equivalent, in any discipline — a notch above the 2:2 some British conversion master's accept, reflecting Exeter's Russell Group standing. English proficiency must be evidenced — applicants whose first language is not English need an accepted qualification at Exeter's 'Profile B1' IELTS level; confirm the exact band on Exeter's own English-language requirements page. No work experience is required, which makes this a genuine pre-experience MiM for fresh graduates — if you are mapping test-optional routes, see our guide to a MiM in Europe without the GMAT and the GMAT-waiver explainer.
Not required, and no score or admitted average is published. The gate is a UK 2:1 or international equivalent in any discipline, a notch above the 2:2 some British conversion master's accept, plus English at Exeter's 'Profile B1' level. No work experience is required
| Test policy | Not required, and no score or admitted average is published. The gate is a UK 2:1 or international equivalent in any discipline, a notch above the 2:2 some British conversion master's accept, plus English at Exeter's 'Profile B1' level. No work experience is required |
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| GPA | A UK 2:1 (upper second-class honours) degree or international equivalent, in any discipline — the programme is designed for graduates who did not study business at undergraduate level. No GMAT/GRE. |
| Work experience | Not required — a conversion master open to graduates of any discipline, including those with no business background; an optional placement year builds work experience in |
| MiMs we track admitting without a required GMAT/GRE | 75 of 118 |
A GMAT or GRE is not required to apply to the University of Exeter MiM — it is one of the 75 of 118 Master's in Management we track (about 64%) that admit without a required test. 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
Does Exeter require the GMAT or work experience for the MSc Management?
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- University of Exeter — MSc Management (course page: 9 months full-time September–June, or 12 months full-time September–September, at the Streatham Campus, Exeter; September 2026 entry; 180 credits — compulsory modules Accounting for International Managers (15), Business Analytics and Research Skills (15), Organisational Management and Leadership (15), Global Career Management (15), Strategic Marketing and Management in a Sustainable World (30), Sustainable Business Challenges (30) and Business Project (30), plus 30 credits of optional modules; entry 2:1 with honours or equivalent in any discipline, designed for those who have not studied business and management; IELTS Profile B1; fees 2026/27 UK £18,600 / international £31,000; optional 'with Industrial Experience' two-year variant adding a 60-credit Business School Industrial Experience placement, second-year fee UK £3,720 / international £6,200; graduate employers listed include Deloitte, KPMG, PwC, Accenture, EY, Nike, Mercedes-Benz and UBS; the University of Exeter is a Russell Group member). URL CORRECTED AND FIGURES REPRODUCED 2026-09-09. Two things settled by that re-read. (1) THE URL HAD MOVED: /study/postgraduate/courses/business/management/ now returns a 301 to /masters-degrees/msc-management/, and this profile's website link and both source URLs were still on the old path — a redirect a reader would have followed silently and a canonical link the site was not publishing. (2) THE PAGE WAS NEVER UNREADABLE: it was on the site's client-side-rendering blocklist, and a plain
curl --compressedwith a browser user agent returns HTTP 200 and ~46 KB of readable text at the new path. Every figure above reproduced exactly on it — 'UK fees per year: 18,600 full-time', 'International fees per year: £ 31,000 full-time', 'With Industrial Experience (second year): £3,720 full-time' and '£6,200 full-time', all under the heading 'Fees 2026/27 entry'; 'A 2:1 with honours or equivalent in any discipline'; 'The required IELTS test scores for this course fall under Profile B1'. ONE INTERNAL CONTRADICTION ON EXETER'S OWN PAGE, recorded rather than resolved: the page now opens 'Please note: This page is for 2027 entry. Click here for 2026 entry', while its own summary block still reads 'Entry year 2026', its fee block is headed 'Fees 2026/27 entry', and its apply widget offers 'Apply for Jan 2026 entry' and 'Apply for Sept 2026 entry'. So the fees quoted here are the ones Exeter labels 2026/27 and are NOT restated as 2027/28 figures; a 2027-entry applicant should expect a rise Exeter has not yet published. The January entry point is likewise recorded as something the apply widget offers for 2026 and not asserted for the current cycle ↗ — University of Exeter - University of Exeter Business School — triple-accredited business school (AMBA, AACSB, EQUIS) ↗ — University of Exeter