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University of Groningen – Faculty of Economics and Business MiM GMAT Score

MSc Business Administration · Groningen, Netherlands

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

The MSc Business Administration does not require a GMAT or GRE — admission is based on the fit and grades of a relevant academic bachelor's (in business administration, economics, international business, econometrics or a closely related field), with a pre-master's route of 30–45 ECTS for applicants from adjacent backgrounds. English proficiency is required (IELTS Academic 6.5 overall, or TOEFL iBT 90). This test-free admission is a notable contrast to the GMAT/GRE-heavy French and UK MiMs.

Not required. Admission is based on the fit and grades of a relevant academic bachelor's — business administration, economics, international business, econometrics or a closely related field — with a 30-45 ECTS pre-master's route for adjacent backgrounds, plus IELTS Academic 6.5 or TOEFL iBT 90

Test policyNot required. Admission is based on the fit and grades of a relevant academic bachelor's — business administration, economics, international business, econometrics or a closely related field — with a 30-45 ECTS pre-master's route for adjacent backgrounds, plus IELTS Academic 6.5 or TOEFL iBT 90
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 Groningen – Faculty of Economics and Business 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 the University of Groningen MSc Business Administration require a GMAT or GRE?
No. The MSc Business Administration does not require a GMAT or GRE. Admission is based on a relevant academic bachelor's (in business administration, economics, international business, econometrics or a closely related field) and your grades, with a pre-master's route of 30–45 ECTS for applicants from adjacent backgrounds. You still need to meet the English-language requirement (IELTS Academic 6.5 overall, or TOEFL iBT 90).
Is the University of Groningen MSc Business Administration ranked?
The University of Groningen does not appear in the Financial Times Masters in Management ranking, nor in the QS Business Masters in Management table — so there is no FT-weighted salary or QS Management position to cite for this specific programme. The University is, however, a long-established research university that places well in general subject rankings (such as QS Business & Management Studies), and its Faculty of Economics and Business holds the AACSB and EQUIS accreditations. Because it is not in the FT table, applicants comparing on FT standing should weigh that against its accreditation, low EU fee and test-free admission.

Sources

  • University of Groningen — MSc Business Administration (re-confirmed: 15 Oct 2026 deadline for BOTH the Feb-2027 and Sep-2027 intakes, same date for EU/EEA and non-EU/EEA) ↗ — University of Groningen
  • University of Groningen — MSc BA (Strategic Innovation Management): tuition fees ↗ — University of Groningen
  • University of Groningen — MSc BA: entry requirements ↗ — University of Groningen
  • University of Groningen — MSc BA: application procedure & deadlines ↗ — University of Groningen
  • University of Groningen — FEB EQUIS accreditation ↗ — University of Groningen
  • University of Groningen — Master's language requirements and exemptions (the university's central page; its own 'Last modified' read 04 August 2026). ENGLISH EVIDENCE CHECKED 2026-09-06 (P33c, Dutch leg), and this is the narrowest rule the leg found. The university-wide exemptions are, verbatim: 'you are a native speaker and have completed a full secondary education in the USA, UK, Ireland, New Zealand, Australia and Canada (only when taught fully in English)'; 'you will obtain/ have obtained a full-time Bachelor's degree (at least 3 years) in the USA, UK, Ireland, New Zealand, Australia and Canada (only when taught fully in English)'; 'you have obtained a VWO diploma including English as a subject'; 'you have obtained an EB diploma including English as a medium of instruction (only if L1 and L2)'. There is no medium-of-instruction route: an English-taught degree from outside those six countries exempts nobody. The page then lists faculty-specific additions, and the split matters here — the ONE extra route the Faculty of Economics and Business publishes, which is the faculty that runs this programme, is 'you completed and passed the English-language Pre-MSc programme from the Faculty of Economics and Business', while the Faculty of Law at the same university adds a twenty-entry country list (USA, UK, Ireland, New Zealand, Canada 'English-speaking regions only', Australia, Antigua, Barbuda, The Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, Liberia, Malta, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Sierra Leone, Trinidad, Tobago). India, Pakistan, Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya and Bangladesh reach no route on either list. FEB thresholds read from the same page: IELTS Academic overall 6.5 (min. 6.0 Speaking, 6.5 Writing), TOEFL iBT 90 (min. 20 Speaking, 24 Writing) or 4 on the post-January-2026 scale (min. 4 Speaking, 5 Writing), Cambridge C1/C2 176, LanguageCert Academic 70, Pearson PTE Academic 66; IELTS, LanguageCert, PTE and TOEFL certificates 'are only valid for 2 years' while Cambridge certificates 'do not have limited validity'. IELTS Online, IELTS One Skill Retake and TOEFL MyBest Scores are not accepted ↗ — University of Groningen

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