Admissions

• To begin the admissions process, you have to complete the online admissions application for the Esade undergraduate programme in which you’re interested.
• Before completing and forwarding your application, you have to pay the corresponding €135 application fee. Said fee is completely non-refundable.
• Important: Please read the admissions application instructions carefully before completing it. 
• This document contains the information you need to complete the online application: how to register, how to save your information before sending it, etc.
• You are required to read this document before beginning the admissions process.

You have to successfully pass an admissions test to be able to study at Esade. You have several options:
 
Esade admissions test
Once you submit your application form you will be able to choose the earliest date available. After choosing it, if you would like to change it, please contact admissions@esade.edu
 
Check here all the details of the test.
 
Other admissions tests
When applying for admission to any of our programmes, you can also sit the SAT (Scholarship Aptitude Test) or ACT: two internationally-recognised admissions tests used by the world’s most prestigious universities.

If you choose either of these options, please have your results sent directly to Esade Business/Law school using one of the following codes:

• ACT Code 6922
• SAT Designated institution code (DI) SAT 7073 

 
All these admissions tests serve to measure your language skills, logic and basic mathematical skills acquired at school or elsewhere. They primarily test your ability to reason more than your memory.
 
Check here all the details of the SAT and the ACT.

When completing your online admissions application, you also have to upload the documents detailed below for us to be able to evaluate your application:
 
Photocopy of your Spanish ID document in JPEG format (Spanish applicants)
 
1 passport-size photo
 
Final academic transcript of previous 3 years:

1. If you’re studying in Spain or in a Spanish-system school:
   - 3rd and 4th-year of ESO and first-year of Bachillerato: final academic transcript
2. If studying abroad or in a foreign educational system in Spain:
   - The final transcript of all your marks for the last 3 years of secondary education

 
Most recent grades of the current academic year: *

1. If you’re studying in Spain or in a Spanish-system school:
   - Second-year of Bachillerato: marks on any evaluations carried out until the date you submit your application apply to Esade for admission.
2. If studying abroad or in a foreign educational system in Spain:
   - Final year of secondary education: marks on any evaluations carried out until the date you apply to Esade for admission

* Important: if by the time you start your application you still have not received your evaluations, you can still submit it and upload them later on our application platform. If admitted, you will be required to present the originals of all the documents (not scanned) that you presented (scanned) as part of the application.
 
Official accreditation of English level (TOEFL, Cambridge, IELTS, Michigan, etc.) if available.
 
Photo: characteristics and format
Please remember that your photo has to be in JPEG format and meet the following requirements:

• Size: 256 pixels tall by 192 pixels wide (19mm x 16mm).
• The photo has to be recent and in colour of your face.
• You have to be looking forward with a plain white background.

After submitting your application and all your documents, you may be shortlisted for an interview, which is a mandatory requirement for your admission.

After taking the admissions test, candidates may be asked to solve a challenge via video, upon request of the Admissions Committee. More details about the challenge and the video will be sent to those candidates if this extra step in their application process was mandatory.

Esade Admissions Committee

After completing the corresponding admissions test and forwarding the required documents, the Esade Admissions Committee will examine all the information provided and assess your application.  
 
What criteria do we use to determine if we accept your application to study at Esade?  
 
We’re looking for students who are intellectually inquisitive and curious, with initiative and an entrepreneurial spirit; they want to learn and work in an international, diverse and plural setting; they are motivated and want to develop their full potential; they are collaborative and enjoy teamwork; and they are responsible leaders who are socially committed.
 
To determine if candidates meet Esade’s admission requirements, the Admissions Committee will analyse the following for each individual applicant:

• Admissions application
• Academic transcript
• Results from the Esade or SAT/ACT admissions test
• Results from the English language test
• Video assessment (if needed)
• Personal interview

All of these have equal weight when determining the results of the admissions process. The final decision to admit students will depend on each candidate’s individual, overall evaluation compared to that of all the candidates and depending on the number of spaces available.

Esade receives many more applications for its undergraduate degree programmes than there are places available. That’s why it’s important to reserve your place when your application has been accepted.
 
When to book your place
Approximately three weeks after receiving notification that you have been admitted, though this will depend on the moment during the year in which you’re admitted.
 
Fee to reserve your place
25% of the total course tuition fee. (Check the tuition fee of your chosen programme)
 
Scholarships and Loans
Remember that Esade has an excellent programme of scholarships plus loan agreements with leading financial institutions. Check the scholarships and loans pages of this website for further details.

Enrolment and tuition for Esade undergraduate programmes
June

• 2nd-year A-levels/baccalaureate 100% approved
• University entrance exam (PAU) successfully passed

July
If you’ve been admitted to Esade, have successfully passed the second-year of A-levels/baccalaureate (or its equivalent in your respective educational system) and have passed the university entrance exam in June, you will have to enrol in the corresponding Esade undergraduate programme.

As you will have already paid 25% of the tuition fee for your degree when reserving your spot at the end of June, you will have to pay the remaining 75% to be able to finalise your enrolment.

When to do it: Early July

Cost: 75% of tuition (Consult tuition fees for your programme here)

Scholarships and student loans: Remember that Esade has an excellent scholarship programme as well as financing agreements with leading banking institutions. Details are available in the corresponding section on this website. Find out more and apply for your scholarship or loan: 58% of our students can complete their studies thanks to scholarships or favourable loans.