The GMAT is not required for Glasgow's MSc Management. Entry is a 2:1 Honours degree (or non-UK equivalent) in any subject — it is open to graduates of any discipline, so no business background is needed — plus IELTS 6.5 overall with at least 6.0 in each component, or an accepted equivalent. On who is exempt, Glasgow's English language requirements page answers only the visa half of the question, and it answers it as a country rule: "you are exempt from the visa English language requirement if you are a national of a 'majority English-speaking' country as defined by the UKVI or hold a degree from a UKVI approved 'majority English-speaking' country". India, Pakistan, Nigeria and Bangladesh are not on the UKVI list, so an English-medium degree from those countries does not carry that exemption. Re-read on 6 September 2026, that page states no separate academic waiver for an English-taught degree — so if you are counting on one, confirm it with the Adam Smith Business School rather than assuming it, and confirm the current academic and English requirements on the school's own page.
Not required. Entry is a 2:1 Honours degree in any subject plus IELTS 6.5 with at least 6.0 in each component. Re-read 6 September 2026: Glasgow's English language requirements page answers only the visa half of the question, as a country rule, and states no separate academic waiver for an English-taught degree — so confirm one with the Adam Smith Business School rather than assuming it
| Test policy | Not required. Entry is a 2:1 Honours degree in any subject plus IELTS 6.5 with at least 6.0 in each component. Re-read 6 September 2026: Glasgow's English language requirements page answers only the visa half of the question, as a country rule, and states no separate academic waiver for an English-taught degree — so confirm one with the Adam Smith Business School rather than assuming it |
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| 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 Glasgow 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
Do you need a GMAT for Glasgow's MSc Management?
Sources
- University of Glasgow — Management MSc, Fees & funding. FEE CYCLE CHECKED 2026-09-13 (P25b, UK leg). Verbatim: 'Tuition fees for 2026-27 / MSc / Home & RUK Full-time fee: GBP 15,156 / International & EU Full-time fee: GBP 36,720.' The corpus figure is right and belongs to 2026-27. The page also dates the next cycle without pricing it — 'Application deadlines for 2027 entry will be published in due course. Please check back later' — so 2027 is unpublished rather than unread ↗ — University of Glasgow
- University of Glasgow — Management MSc ↗ — University of Glasgow
- University of Glasgow — English language requirements. ENGLISH EVIDENCE CHECKED 2026-09-06 (P33b, UK leg): the one exemption sentence on the page is 'Please note that you are exempt from the visa English language requirement if you are a national of a majority English-speaking country as defined by the UKVI or hold a degree from a UKVI approved majority English-speaking country' — a country rule, and one framed around the VISA requirement rather than the University's academic entry bar. NEGATIVE, stated as such: the page as read publishes no separate academic waiver for an English-taught degree and names no country individually, so nothing here can be read as Glasgow accepting an English-medium Indian, Pakistani, Nigerian or Bangladeshi degree. This profile previously framed the requirement as applying to 'non-native English speakers', which is not the rule Glasgow states. P33f RE-READ 2026-09-12: read again for one question only — does submitting a test result BELOW the course requirement remove an exemption the applicant would otherwise hold, as Bath states ('you will not be exempt')? This page publishes NO rule either way. Recorded as a dated SILENCE on that question, never as permission: a page that says nothing has not promised to ignore a weak score. ↗ — University of Glasgow