Admission process

What procedure must you follow in order to study at ESADE?

In order to start the admission process, you must fill in the online application form. Before the application can be dealt with, you must pay a processing fee of 135 €.  This fee will not be reimbursed under any circumstances. 

  • Four recent passport-size photos with your name printed clearly on the back.
     
  • A photocopy of your identity card or passport, if you are from a non-EU country.
     
  • A personal academic transcript for the following courses:

    If you are studying in Spain or in a spanish education system:

    . 3rd and 4th years of ESO, and 1st year of high school (exams taken between the ages of 14 and 17): qualifications obtained in each of the subjects and exam sittings (copy certified by the school or the original plus a photocopy).

    . 2nd year of high school: grades for the tests carried out to date (copy certified by the school or the original plus a photocopy).

    If you are studying abroad or following a foreign education system in Spain:

    You must present the grades from the last four years of the secondary studies you have completed to date (copy certified by the school or original plus a photocopy).

     
  • Official accreditation of the student’s knowledge of English (TOEFL, Cambridge, IELTS, Michigan...), if relevant.

It is very important that you send us this documentation as early as possible, since we cannot start assessing your application until it arrives.
We recommend that you attend an Open Day during the admission process: you can visit the campus, participate in a workshop with students from grades and talk to alumni. This will help you to be well informed when deciding where to study your career.

See how is the ESADE's own admissions test (in Spanish). If you are applying to the Bachelor of Business Administration-BBA you can also sit the SAT or ACT.
If the Admission Committee considers they need more information in order to process your application, you will be asked to attend a personal interview.
Approximately one month after all the necessary steps have been taken, the Committee will inform you of their decision.
  • Admission Tests took on January – results on January 25th
  • Admission Tests took on February– results on February 22nd
  • Admission Tests took on March – results on March 20th
If you have been accepted, you can apply for a grant from ESADE, external assistance or a loan from one of the financial institutions ESADE has signed agreements with.
ESADE receives many more applications than there are places available. Therefore, if you have been accepted and want to reserve your place, around three weeks after having received confirmation of your admission, you must pay 25% of the total course tuition fee.
If you pass the last year of high school as well as the university entrance requirements in June, you can enrol in the Bachelor's degree course at the start of July. At that time, you will have to pay the remaining 75% of the total course fee.



What do we take into account when deciding whether to accept a student at ESADE?

In order to check whether you meet ESADE's admission requirements, the Admission Committee will assess the following information on an individual basis:

  • Admission application form.
  • Academic record. The average grade our students are awarded for Baccalaureate is around 8 (0-10 scale).
  • The results of the ESADE admissions test, the SAT or the ACT.
  • English level.
  • Personal interview (if relevant).

When considering applicants for admission, all these elements are given equal consideration. The final decision depends on each candidate’s position in comparison with all the applicants after the global assessment, as well as the total number of places available.
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