No GMAT, no GRE, and no subject condition — the entry requirement is stated in one line: "A bachelor degree with a 2:1 (hons) in any subject."¹ That makes it a full conversion programme, and unlike St Andrews, which requires a degree in a subject other than business, Leeds attaches no condition either way. English is IELTS 6.5 overall with no less than 6.0 in any component, and applicants who fall short are routed to a six- or ten-week Language for Business pre-sessional, on campus or online, rather than turned away.¹ Leeds also states that applicants who have not yet sat an approved English test may apply before taking one.¹ Read this next to MiM in Europe without the GMAT and the MiM without a business degree.
Not required, and no subject condition either: the entry requirement is stated in one line, 'A bachelor degree with a 2:1 (hons) in any subject.' English is IELTS 6.5 with no less than 6.0 in any component, and applicants who fall short are routed to a six- or ten-week Language for Business pre-sessional rather than turned away — Leeds also lets you apply before sitting an approved test
| Test policy | Not required, and no subject condition either: the entry requirement is stated in one line, 'A bachelor degree with a 2:1 (hons) in any subject.' English is IELTS 6.5 with no less than 6.0 in any component, and applicants who fall short are routed to a six- or ten-week Language for Business pre-sessional rather than turned away — Leeds also lets you apply before sitting an approved test |
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| GPA | A bachelor degree with a 2:1 (hons) in any subject — Leeds states no subject condition, so a non-business degree is not a disadvantage. No GMAT or GRE. IELTS 6.5 overall with no component below 6.0, with six- and ten-week pre-sessional English routes for applicants who fall short. |
| Work experience | Not a described step. Neither the entry requirements nor the application document list mentions work experience or gives it any weight. |
| 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 Leeds 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 the Leeds Management MSc?
Sources
- University of Leeds — Management MSc, course page. RE-READ AT SOURCE 2026-09-09 · FEE CYCLE CHECKED · ROUTE CORRECTED. This page was on the site's client-side-rendering blocklist and should never have been: a plain
curl --compressedwith a browser user agent returns HTTP 200 and ~21 KB of readable text with every section server-rendered. Read this cycle, verbatim: 'Year of entry 2027'; 'Start date September 2027'; 'Delivery type On campus'; 'Duration 12 Months (Full time)'; 'Entry requirements A bachelor degree with a 2:1 (hons) in any subject'; 'English language requirements IELTS 6.5 overall, with no less than 6.0 in any component'; 'UK fees £18,700 (Total)'; 'International fees £33,700 (Total)'; 'Contact masters@lubs.leeds.ac.uk'. Compulsory modules with credits — Accounting and Finance for Managers 15, Strategic Management 15, Management in Practice 15, Operations and Supply Chain Management 15, Behaviour in Organisations 15, Research Design and Analysis 15, CSR Ethics and Sustainability 15, Dissertation 45 — plus 'Optional modules are themed into pathways. You will select two modules (30 credits total) from one pathway. You will take one 15 credit module in semester one, and one 15 credit module in semester two', across six pathways: Entrepreneurship and Enterprise, Organisational Behaviour, Management Decision Making, Digital, Human Influence, and Strategy and Governance. Application documents: 'a copy of your degree certificate and transcript, or a partial transcript if you're still studying', 'contact details for two academic references', 'a personal statement', 'an up-to-date CV', 'your approved English Language test* (if applicable)', 'a letter of sponsorship, if you need one', with 'Applicants who have not yet completed an approved English language test may apply for a Masters course prior to taking a test' and 'We recommend that international students apply as early as possible to ensure that they have time to apply for their visa'. Pre-sessional routes named: 'Language for Business (6 weeks)' and 'Language for Business (10 weeks)', on campus or online. Careers: 'Top 10 most targeted for 10+ years by the UK's leading employers — The Graduate Market 2026, High Fliers Research'; named graduate destinations include 'Analyst, PwC India', 'Auditor, Deloitte', 'Project Manager, Moore Global', 'Project Coordinator, Huawei Technologies', 'Supplier Quality Development Manager, British America Tobacco' and 'Business Support Manager, NHS'; a 'Global Industry Programme' described as fully online. TWO NEGATIVES RECORDED: the page publishes NO application deadline of any kind for this course — no rounds, no stages, no cut-off — and it serves ONLY the 2027 entry cycle; a?year=2026request returns the identical 2027 document, so the 2026/27 figures this profile previously carried (£32,750 international / £18,000 UK, read 2026-07-05) can no longer be re-checked at source and are quoted here as our own dated read rather than as a live figure. ↗ — University of Leeds - Leeds University Business School — Rankings ↗ — University of Leeds