MBA

SEPTEMBER 2017
MAY 2019
BARCELONA

www.iese.edu/mba

DO YOU SEE
YOURSELF
HERE?
There is no typical MBA student. Youll join a cohort of students from
64 nationalities and diverse sectors, with a broad range of backgrounds
and aspirations. Every student is different, but each class has one thing in
common: the desire to make a positive and lasting impact on the world.

STUDENTS

STUDENT PROFILE

350+

INTERNATIONAL
STUDENTS

AVERAGE
AGE

WOMEN

AVERAGE
GMAT

81% 28.5 28% 690

PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE
PUBLIC SERVICES / NGO
3%

CONSULTING
11%

ENTREPRENEURSHIP
5%

FINANCE
23%
INDUSTRY
58%

YEARS OF EXPERIENCE
9+ YEARS
5%

2 YEARS
5%
3-4 YEARS
41%

5-6 YEARS
37%

Sean Porta (MBA 16) Canada

Adidas Group

37% 22%

18% 16%

4%

REST OF THE WORLD

MIDDLE EAST

ASIA

As we spread out to the far corners of the globe,

my greatest hope is that we never lose sight of our
ability to choose, and that we keep choosing to be
generous, selfless and altruistic: keep choosing an
attitude of service to others.

NORTH AMERICA

YEARS OF WORK EXPERIENCE

ON AVERAGE

SOUTH AMERICA

5
EUROPE

* Class of 2018 as of July

7-8 YEARS
12%

3%

GEOGRAPHIC ORIGIN OF STUDENTS

64

COUNTRIES
REPRESENTED

HOW FAR
DO YOU WANT
TO GO?
Todays world is interconnected. If you want to do international
business, you need a global mindset.
With campuses and alliances spanning five continents, IESE has a
unique global scope and reach. Our MBA delivers cross-cultural learning
experiences and focuses on general management, leadership and
decision making to drive your career as far as you want it to go.

5 REASONS TO CHOOSE THE IESE MBA

GLOBAL
NATURE
& SCOPE

GENERAL
MANAGEMENT
& ACTIONORIENTED

LEADERSHIP
DEVELOPMENT

BILINGUAL
EXPERIENCE

ENTREPRENEURIAL
MINDSET

This is a unique MBA. There is a combined

focus on leadership, values, academic rigor
and the interchange of ideas and perspectives
that is exclusive to IESE.
Kalina Bogdan (MBA 16) United States
Microsoft

A WORLD OF
CAREER
OPPORTUNITIES
TOTAL AVERAGE
SALARY (EUROS)

EMPLOYMENT

CAREER
CHANGERS

FULL-TIME EMPLOYMENT
3 MONTHS POST-GRADUATION*
*As per MBA CSEA reporting standards

105k 83%

FULL-TIME EMPLOYMENT
BY REGION

ON-CAMPUS
RECRUITERS

91% 500+

CAREER TREKS
2016-2017

TECH,
MEDIA &
TELECOM TREK
DUBLIN

6%

BANKING TREK, BUY-SIDE TREK, MARKETING TREK,

RETAIL TREK, SPORT BUSINESS TREK,
TECH, MEDIA & TELECOM TREK
LONDON

21%

31%
22%
STARTUP
TREK
BARCELONA

13%

MEXICO
TREK

7%

HEALTHCARE
TREK
SWITZERLAND

BRAZIL
TREK

MIDDLE
EAST TREK
STARTUP
TREK BERLIN

*Source: MBA 2015 Career Services Employment Report

Top Recruiting
Companies

HEALTHCARE
A.T. Kearney
7%
American Express
Amazon
CONSUMER
Anheuser-Busch InBev
GOODS & RETAIL
9%
Bain & Company
Citigroup
Google
OTHER
J.P. Morgan
14%
McKinsey & Company
Microsoft
Bank of America
Merrill Lynch
TECHNOLOGY
The Boston Consulting Group
19%
*Class of 2015

Career
Events

Employment
Sectors
CONSULTING
29%

Latin America
Career Fair
BARCELONA / OCTOBER

On Campus
Career Forums
BARCELONA /
OCTOBER & FEBRUARY

Asia Career Fair

LONDON / NOVEMBER

FINANCE
22%

Asia Career Summit

SINGAPORE / APRIL

Retail Career Fair

MILAN / FEBRUARY

A LIFETIME
OF IMPACT

APPLICATION

FINANCING

Checklist
Essays

IESE offers students several

options for financing their MBA
and provides ongoing support
throughout the process.

Official transcripts

Scholarships

GMAT/GRE

Banco Sabadell Global Loan

English test

U.S. Federal and Private Loans

Two letters of recommendation

Other private loans (e.g., Prodigy)

CV

Photo

It takes time, space and depth to build the foundations of a lifelong career.
At IESE, youll be stretched, pushed and challenged to master the essentials.
Youll hone your entrepreneurial skills. And youll be exposed to business
concepts in different sectors, markets and regions across five continents.
Give us 19 months. Well give you a lifetime of impact.

APPLICATION DEADLINES
For September 2017 enrollment

19 MONTHS
AUG SEPT

JUNE JULY AUG

1
BUILDING THE
RIGHT FOUNDATIONS

24 CORE COURSES

Round 2

Round 3

Last round

October 4
2016

January 5
2017

March 7
2017

April 18
2017

SEPT

MAY

2
SUMMER
INTERNSHIP

CUSTOMIZE YOUR
GLOBAL EXPERIENCE

GRADUATION

2 OPTIONS

70 ELECTIVES

Exchange Program Options:

Spend a term in one of our 31 partner
schools around the world

Corporate internship
anywhere in the world

Electives in Barcelona

Entrepreneurial
experience on campus

Overseas Modules: Study international

electives for 2 weeks in New York,
Shanghai, Sao Paulo and/or Nairobi
Exchange Program

BUSINESS SPANISH
PROGRAM

Round 1

BERKELEY

IAE

NYU

CEIBS

IPADE

RECANATI

CHICAGO

ISB

RSM

COLUMBIA

KEIO

TUCK

CORNELL

KELLOGG

UCLA

DARDEN

LBS

UNC

DUKE

MBS

WHARTON

GSIMA

MICHIGAN

YALE

HEC

MIT

YONSEI

HKU

NANYANG

HKUST

NUS

View of Barcelona from IESEs campus

MEET US
On Campus
We welcome you to visit us at any of our campuses in Barcelona, Madrid,
New York, Munich or Sao Paulo. You can also join us on our Open Days to
experience a day in the life of an MBA student. To organize a visit, please
contact us at mbainfo@iese.edu.

Around the World

The IESE team hosts events throughout the year at global venues. We
encourage you to attend one of our events to meet the IESE faculty and
alumni, and learn more about our top-ranked MBA.
www.iese.edu/mba-events

BARCELONA OPEN DAYS

OCTOBER

NOVEMBER

JANUARY

FEBRUARY

APRIL

MAY

2016

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My class was a melting pot of different skills and perspectives. Part of

the MBA challenge was driving forward as a team, reconciling diverse
ideas around common goals. We gained leadership and teamwork skills
that will serve us throughout our careers.
Andrea Hayem (MBA 16) El Salvador
Morgan Stanley

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