INSEAD, a contraction of Institut Européen d’Administration des Affaires (European Institute of Business Administration), is a non-profit business school that has campuses in Fontainebleau (France), Singapore, Abu Dhabi, and San Francisco. It is a graduate-only business school that provides a full-time Master of Business Administration, executive MBA (EMBA), Master of Finance, Ph.D. in management, a Master in Management, Business Foundations Post-Graduate degrees, and a variety of executive education programs. INSEAD is among the top 20 universities that produced most of the world’s ultra-high-net worth individuals.
Why study at this school?
The biggest advantage of pursuing your postgraduate business degree from INSEAD is its global reach. Especially for a course like Supply Chain Management, gaining global insight is particularly important. Secondly, the accelerated program that takes only a year also means that you can return to the workforce sooner than later.
What are the career prospects after graduation?
With almost 300 on-campus recruiters, 92% of INSEAD graduates were employed within 3 months of course completion in 2021. The median salary of the 2021 batch was $113,800 p.a. The top employers included McKinsey & Company, Bain & Company, Boston Consulting Group, Amazon, Accenture, Roland Berger, Deloitte, and Microsoft, to name a few.
Eligibility
- A 4-year undergraduate degree
- Minimum 3 years of work experience, although, on average, applicants to INSEAD have 5-7 years of work experience, minimum.
- A GMAT score of 640 or above
- Proof of English Proficiency (IELTS/ TOEFL/ PTE)
Admission process & Fees
For the August 2023 intake (graduating in July 2024), the four rounds of application deadlines are in September 2022, November 2022, January 2023, and March 2023. You will have to submit the completed online application along with the supporting documents and the official transcripts. Once this is uploaded, you will receive a link to complete 4 video interviews. This, however, does not replace the interview with the alumni, if shortlisted.
You must also select your campus carefully in your application as it is next to impossible to change, once admitted.
Including living costs, an INSEAD MBA costs around $135,000.
Scholarship options
Considering the tuition fees and the cost of living, INSEAD provides numerous scholarship options for its students. Each of them has a specific eligibility criteria. The scholarship applications are different from that the admission applications. The following are some of the merit-based scholarships:
INSEAD Groupe Galeries Lafayette Endowed Scholarship for Women
INSEAD Judith Connelly Delouvrier Endowed Scholarship
INSEAD Aleph Scholarship
INSEAD Belgian Alumni and Council Scholarship
INSEAD Diversity and Inclusion
INSEAD Hinrich Foundation Scholarship (July Class only)
INSEAD Indeed Endowed Scholarship
INSEAD Leopoldo del Pino Scholarship
INSEAD L’Oreal Scholarship
INSEAD Sasakawa Young Leaders Fellowship Fund (Sylff)
INSEAD Syngenta Endowed Scholarship(s) for Emerging Country Leadership
The INSEAD Africa Scholarship Group
INSEAD Middle East Scholarship Group
INSEAD Social Entrepreneurship Scholarship Group
In addition, the school also has a need-based scholarship system in place. Read more, here.