UCD Michael Smurfit Graduate Business School MBA
Program Info
Type of Courses available:
Full-time MBA (1 year full-time)
Executive MBA (2 years part-time, midweek)
Modular Executive MBA ( 2 years with flexible learning)
Accreditation: AMBA, EQUIS, AMBA
Rankings:
Financial Times
- Our Executive MBA is ranked 72nd in the world
- Our Executive Education Open Enrolment programme is ranked 43rd in the world
- Our Masters in International Management is ranked 3rd in the world
- Our MSc Finance is ranked 42nd in the world
- The school is ranked 28th in the Financial Times' ranking of leading European Business Schools
Economist Intelligence Unit
- Our Full-Time MBA is ranked 67th in the global rankings
- Our Executive MBA is ranked 57th in the global rankings
QS World University Rankings
- Our MSc in Supply Chain Management is ranked 13th globally
- Our MSc in Finance is ranked 35th globally
- Our MSc in Management is ranked 34th globally
- Our MSc in Marketing is ranked 28th globally
- Our MSc in Business Analytics is ranked 27th globally
- Our Full Time MBA programme is ranked 37th in Europe
- Our Executive MBA programme is ranked 46th globally
Student body
2021/22 Class Profile Full-time MBA
Average GMAT: 646
Average age: 31
Work experience: 8 years
27% female, 73% male
12% domestic, 88% international.
2021/22 EMBA Class Profile
Average EA: 151 Average GMAT: 583 Average student age: 35 Average work experience: 13 years 35% female, 65% male83% domestic, 17% international.
2021/22 Modular EMBA Class Profile
Average EA: 151 Average GMAT: 606 Average student age: 38 Average work experience: 15 years 43% female, 57% male89% domestic, 11% international.
Admissions criteria
- A university degree*
- A minimum of three years’ quality professional experience (excluding summer placements, part-time or temporary work experience).
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A valid score on the Graduate Management Admissions Test (GMAT)
Full-Time MBA: preferred minimum score of 600. Please note that we look at applications on a holistic basis, and a high GMAT score does not guarantee admission. The average GMAT for our current MBA class is 646. If you have any questions in regards to your application we recommend that you contact the MBA Admissions team.
Executive MBA: GMAT score of 520 or above required. GMAC Executive Assessment (EA): EA score of 149 and above required. More information on the EA available here. Please note the EA is accepted for EMBA applicants only. The current average EA score for our EMBA class is 151/200.For both the MBA full-time and EMBA, apart from meeting the minimum overall GMAT/EA score, candidates must also do reasonably well in the quantitative component of this test.
Alternatively to the above, candidates for both the full-time and EMBA can submit a valid GRE Test Score. Indicative equivalencies are available through GRE
NB: Please note that scholarship competitions may require earlier submission of a GMAT score, which may vary from those noted above. View our Scholarships page for more details.
- All applicants are required to demonstrate a high level of competence in English language. If English is not your first language you must present with the minimum standard in a recognised English language test, as outlined below. The exception to this rule is if you have completed your primary degree or an entire third level qualification through English, in a majority English speaking country.**
An average IELTS score of 7.0 over all components and a minimum of 6.5 in each band on the Academic Version.
OR
A minimum score of 100 is required in the Internet based TOEFL (iTB) with minimum score 24 in Writing, and minimum score 20 in Reading, Listening and Speaking components.
For all proficiency tests the results must normally have been issued within two years prior to the start of your programme.
Through our rigorous selection process we endeavour to manage expectations so that the candidate’s aspirations for the programme and career objectives are aligned with what the programme can deliver.
*If you do not hold a university degree equivalent to NFQ Level 8 please contact Admissions for further advice on the non-standard admissions process.
**List of majority English speaking countries:
Australia, New Zealand, USA, Canada, UK, Ireland, Antigua and Barbuda, The Bahamas, Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, Jamaica, St Kitts and Nevis, St Lucia, St Vincent and the Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago, Belize, Guyana.
Costs
Full-time MBA: € 35,000
Exec MBA: €17,500 pa
Contacts
Address: UCD Smurfit Graduate Business School, Carysfort Avenue, Blackrock, Co. Dublin,
Ireland
Telephone: +353 1 716 8862
Fax: +353 1 716 8981
Email: mba@ucd.ie
Website: www.smurfitschool.ie/mba