WHU requires a test score for the Master in Management — accepted tests are the GMAT (minimum 555), GRE (minimum 158Q/158V), and the GTEBS/TM-WISO (minimum 102). Applicants may submit an application without a score, but any offer issued will be conditional until a qualifying result is received, so the test is effectively required before enrolment. WHU does not publish a class average.
WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management does not publish a GMAT range.
| MiMs we track admitting without a required GMAT/GRE | 75 of 118 |
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Across the MiMs we track, 75 of 118 (about 64%) admit without a required GMAT or GRE — confirm WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management's current test policy on its official admissions page. 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 WHU Master in Management?
From the forums
Self-reported posts from applicants and students on public forums — useful colour, but anecdotal and unverified. Not official school data.
Three admits in one thread reported GMAT scores of 670, 710 and 650 for the September 2017 intake — suggesting a competitive band of roughly 650–710.
Sources
- WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management — Master in Management (programme page). OUTBOUND ROUTE REPAIRED 2026-09-12 (P16b): this profile's websiteURL was the bare host https://www.whu.edu, which 307s to https://www.whu.edu/de/ — WHU negotiates to German, so an English-language catalogue was sending its readers to a German homepage. The English programme page answers 200 with ~33 KB and names the Master in Management 45 times; it is now the link. Two related record corrections made the same day: the standing note that whu.edu 'timed out 5/5' no longer reproduces, and https://www.whu.edu/en/programmes/master-programmes/master-in-management/ is a 404 — the live path is /en/programs/… with one m ↗ — WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management
- WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management — Master in Management. NO-X CHECKED 2026-09-05 against the application & admissions page: the required-documents checklist is a one-page English CV, bachelor transcript, passport or national ID, an English test (TOEFL or IELTS), a quantitative test (GMAT/GRE/GTEBS), a practical-experience document and the high-school diploma with transcript — no essay, no motivation letter and no recommendation letter is named, and the word "letter" appears on that page only for the employer's practical-experience certificate and the letter of admission. The claim reproduces. Two nuances worth carrying: WHU does ask you to write once, inside the Kira round ("One will be written, with seven minutes to respond—aim for around 180 words"), and international experience is "not a formal requirement for this program, but it is highly recommended". 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. ↗ — WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management
- WHU – Master in Management application & admissions ↗ — WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management
- WHU – Master of Science programs fees & financing ↗ — WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management
- Financial Times — Masters in Management 2025 ↗ — Financial Times
- QS Business Masters Rankings: Management 2026 ↗ — QS Quacquarelli Symonds
- WHU – Master in Management Career Entry Report (Class 2020–2024) ↗ — WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management
- WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management — Master in Management: Application & Admissions. ENGLISH EVIDENCE CHECKED 2026-09-05: 'IELTS Academic: min. 7.5'; 'TOEFL iBT: min. 100 (classic scoring system, code: 0682) or min. 5.5 (new format, valid from January 2026)'; WHU does 'not accept alternative tests such as Duolingo English Test or TOEIC'. The waiver reads in full: 'Not required if your undergraduate or secondary education was completed entirely in English. In that case, please submit proof (e.g., IB diploma, certificate of medium of instruction).' NEGATIVE RECORDED: no majority-English-speaking-country condition appears anywhere on the page. ↗ — WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management