Utrecht's MSc International Management does not require a GMAT or GRE — the admission page lists no standardised admission test. Instead, the bar is the prior degree: you need a research-university bachelor in Economics or Economics and Business Economics, with demonstrable knowledge of microeconomics, macroeconomics, mathematics, corporate finance and econometrics or advanced statistics. In other words, the selection filter is a genuinely quantitative economics foundation rather than a test score — which can be a harder gate than the GMAT for a non-economics graduate, and an easier one for a strong economics BSc. If you are mapping test-free routes into a MiM, see our MiM without the GMAT guide and treat Utrecht as no-GMAT-but-economics-gated. You must also evidence English at Utrecht's EMI-experienced level — IELTS Academic 6.5 (6.0 in each part) or TOEFL iBT 93 — and submit a motivation statement. Always confirm the current requirements on Utrecht's admission page, since they are set per cycle.
Not required, and the selection filter is a quantitative economics foundation instead: a research-university bachelor in Economics or Economics and Business Economics, with demonstrable knowledge of microeconomics, macroeconomics, mathematics, corporate finance and econometrics or advanced statistics — a harder gate than the GMAT for a non-economics graduate, and an easier one for a strong economics BSc. English is IELTS Academic 6.5 or TOEFL iBT 93, plus a motivation statement
| Test policy | Not required, and the selection filter is a quantitative economics foundation instead: a research-university bachelor in Economics or Economics and Business Economics, with demonstrable knowledge of microeconomics, macroeconomics, mathematics, corporate finance and econometrics or advanced statistics — a harder gate than the GMAT for a non-economics graduate, and an easier one for a strong economics BSc. English is IELTS Academic 6.5 or TOEFL iBT 93, plus a motivation statement |
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| GPA | Direct admission requires a research-university bachelor's in Economics or Economics and Business Economics, with demonstrable knowledge of microeconomics, macroeconomics, mathematics, corporate finance and econometrics or advanced statistics. This is an economics-grounded master, not an open-to-any-discipline conversion course — applicants without that quantitative economics background will not qualify for direct entry. |
| Work experience | Not required — a genuine pre-experience master aimed at recent graduates of economics and business economics. |
| MiMs we track admitting without a required GMAT/GRE | 75 of 118 |
A GMAT or GRE is not required to apply to the Utrecht University 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 Utrecht's MSc International Management require the GMAT or work experience?
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- Utrecht University — International Management: degree from a non-Dutch university (deadlines read verbatim: "Application deadline for scholarship candidates 1 February", "Non-EU passport holders 1 April", "EU passport holders 1 June"; "Applications open 1 October". Published as recurring annual deadlines with no cycle year attached) ↗ — Utrecht University
- Utrecht University — International Management master's programme overview (a one-year, full-time, English-taught master leading to the degree of Master of Science in International Economics and Business, taught at Utrecht University School of Economics within the Faculty of Law, Economics and Governance; September start; 2026/27 tuition €2,694 for EU/EEA students and €21,342 for non-EU/EEA students; focus on effective and ethical international management, international economics, strategy and corporate social responsibility) ↗ — Utrecht University
- Utrecht University — International Management study programme (compulsory courses including Empirical Economics, Topics in Corporate Finance, International Strategic Management, Multinational Organisation, Multinational Corporate Finance, Frontiers of International Management research project, Global Business and Society and Professional Skills; two period-3 electives with at least one of Mergers and Acquisitions or Competitive Strategy; a compulsory master's thesis in periods 3–4, optionally combined with an external-research internship) ↗ — Utrecht University
- Utrecht University — International Management admission for a degree from a non-Dutch university (entry requires a BSc of a research university in Economics or Economics and Business Economics, preferably with some specialisation in International Management, with demonstrable knowledge of microeconomics, mathematics, macroeconomics, corporate finance and econometrics or advanced statistics; a motivation statement; deadlines 1 February for scholarship candidates, 1 April for non-EU passport holders and 1 June for EU passport holders; no standardised admission test listed) ↗ — Utrecht University
- Utrecht University — English language requirements, EMI-experienced level (minimum IELTS Academic overall band 6.5 with 6.0 in each part, or TOEFL iBT total 93 old or new scale, or Cambridge C1 Advanced 176 / C2 Proficiency 180; IELTS and TOEFL 'cannot be more than 2 years old'; IELTS Online and IELTS One Skill Retake not accepted). ENGLISH EVIDENCE CHECKED 2026-09-06 (P33c, Dutch leg), and Utrecht publishes the widest exemption of any Dutch school read. Verbatim: 'You are exempt from the English language requirements for EMI-experienced Master's programmes if: You hold a fully English-taught Bachelor's or Master's degree from a country in the European Union or one of the following: Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Aruba, Australia, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, Botswana, Cameroon (English speaking), Canada (French-speaking and English-speaking), Curaçao, Dominica, Falklands, Gambia, Ghana, Gibraltar, Grenada, Guyana, Iceland, Ireland, Jamaica, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Liechtenstein, Malawi, Malta, Mauritius, Namibia, New Zealand, Nigeria, Norway, Papua New Guinea, Puerto Rico, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, South Africa, St. Maarten (Dutch part only), Suriname, Swaziland, Switzerland, Tanzania, Trinidad and Tobago, Uganda, United Kingdom, United States, Zambia or Zimbabwe.' Read as an absence, because it is the one that decides most of this site's audience: India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Malaysia and the Philippines appear nowhere on that list. Proof — 'a certified copy of your diploma and transcript from the degree that exempts you' — is due only on conditional admission. Note also that the EMI level is set per programme, and this profile's requirement is the EMI-experienced one. 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. ↗ — Utrecht University
- QS World University Rankings 2026 — Utrecht University placed 103rd worldwide (up from 105th in 2025) ↗ — QS Quacquarelli Symonds
- Utrecht University — International Management: tuition fees and financial support. INTAKE LABEL CHECKED, read at source 2026-09-03: the page publishes exactly two academic years and no more — 2025-2026 statutory €2,601 and institutional €20,605; 2026-2027 statutory €2,694 and institutional €21,342. There is NO 2027-2028 fee, so 2026/27 is the latest Utrecht publishes and it prices the year before the September 2027 intake this profile's deadlines admit to. Both stored figures are confirmed unchanged; what this reading adds is the year-on-year step (+3.6% statutory, +3.6% institutional) and the fact that the next year is unpublished ↗ — Utrecht University