IESE Business School

The top sectors where IESE MBA graduates work after graduation are Consulting, Finance, Diversified Industries. The percentage of graduates working in these and other industries are given below:

Function-Wise Employment Details are given below:

As per the employment report for MBA 2023, IESE Business School placement rate is 94%. In other words, 94% of MBA graduates secured a job offer within 3 months after graduation. It has been noted that there were 400+ recruiting companies involved with hiring the IESE MBA graduates. 66% is the percentage of source of opportunities from IESE Career Development Center and IESE Network.

IESE Business School offers programs like MBA, MIM, Global Executive MBA, Executive MBA, Master in Research in Management, and PhD in Management. Additionally, IESE offers some Executive Education programs that range from short programs focused on skill, industry, to longer-format programs with a general management approach. Note, that IESE Business School does not UG level programs. But, the University of Navarra, to which IESE belong offers around 50 UG degrees in a wide range of subjects.

IESE Master in Management (MIM) degree is designed for students who have just completed or are about to complete, an undergraduate degree are aiming to launch their business careers. The typical MBA candidate of IESE will have 5-6 years of work experience. The duration of an MBA programme is 15 months or 19 months, whereas, the duration of MIM programme is 11 months.

According to a few unofficial sources, the average salary for MBA graduates is €99,500 (Around INR 88 L), with salaries ranging from €45,000 - €194,800. As per the employment report, 94% IESE MBAs land a job within 3 months and more opt for careers in Consultancy. 21% of the graduates opted for full-time jobs in Finance and 16% opt for Corporate and Management roles. Amazon, Bain & Company, McKinsey & Company and the Boston Consulting Group were some of the firms that hired the most MBA graduates last year.

IESE Business School was founded in the year 1958. Since then, it has been at the forefront of education and leadership development. The business school is located in Barcelona, Spain. In total, the campuses of IESE are located in 5 cities of the world; Barcelona, Madrid, Munich, New York, and São Paulo. Some key facts in the context of IESE's history are given below: 

• In the year 1964, MBA programme was launched.
• Then, in the year 1991, Madrid campus was opened and in 2007, New York campus was opened
• Later, in 2015, Munich campus was launched

The famous names included in the list of IESE Business School notable alumni are Joan Clos (Former Mayor of Barcelona), Cristina Garmendia (Former Minister of Science and Innovation by the Spanish Government), Manuel Guillen (Businessman, lawyer, and activist investor), Ibukun Awosika (Chairman, First Bank of Nigeria, Ana Maiques (CEO, Neoelectrics), etc.

As per some of the unofficial sources, IESE Business School acceptance rate is between 25% - 26%. This means that the school quite selective at the time of granting admission. So, to get into IESE, the applicants must have good grades in their previous academic studies. Apart from this, the applicants must aim to meet all the entry requirements. For instance, make sure to have an undergraduate degree to get into MBA and MIM program. Also, submit the application materials as required.