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IMD Business School

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Contact our general manager with any questions. Profile updated: March 5, 2024.

School Data

Annual Tuition: CHF97,500

Annual Tuition Non-Resident: CHF97,500

Acceptance Rate: 34%

Full-Time Enrollment: 87

Average GPA: 3.5

Median GMAT: 680

Median GRE: 3.5

International: 98%

Female: 36%

Male: 64%

Average Age: 29

Application Deadlines: Round 1 - January 15, 2024 | Round 2 - February 15, 2024 | Round 3 - April 15, 2024 | Round 4 - September 15, 2024

The IMD Business School based in Lausanne, Switzerland on Lake Geneva, calls their MBA a one-year leadership development program that aims to transform students’ careers. For those who want to stay local post-grad, top companies based in Switzerland that typically hire MBAs include Nestlé, Johnson & Johnson, McKinsey & Company, and BCG.

MBA Dean Omar Toulan is confident that the program will develop leaders who challenge what is and inspire what could be while transforming organizations and contributing to society. The idea, he says, is to do it through reflective and responsible leadership.

“Reflective and Responsible Leadership means that we don’t create leaders; we help develop skills & the ability to make tough/difficult decisions and communicate them. Today’s challenging environment places even more importance on the value of effective leadership. Addressing this challenge is at the core of IMD’s mission and our aim to foster the development of reflective and responsible leaders,” says Dean Toulan.

 

Global Rankings 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
Poets&Quants 5 4 5 4 6
Financial Times 11 11 10 5 10
The Economist 9 9 8 7 12
BusinessWeek 1 1 5 7 5
Forbes 1 1 1 2 2

Compensation Statistics of IMD MBAs

Compensation 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017
Median Salary $ 114,720 $ 120,000 $ 113,000 $ 127,249 $ 112,949
Median Sign-On Bonus $ 25,162 $ 36,926 $ 28,123 $ 28,329 $ 23,588

 

Industry Choices of IMD MBAs

Industry Sector 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017
Consulting 39% 12% 27% 23% 22%
Consumer Products 4% 4% 3% 16% 5%
Financial Services 10% 8% 9% 5% 7%
Manufacturing 13% 18% 21% 24% 22%
Technology/Media 8% 17% 14% 12% 23%
Nonprofit 4% 2% 2%
Pharmaceutical/Healthcare 11% 29% 15% 5% 15%
Chemicals/Energy 3% 6% 5% 7% 2%
Other 4% 3% 2% 4%
Real Estate 2%
Transportation & Logistics 2%
Retail 1% 6%
Government 3% 1%

Where IMD MBAs Went To Work

Top Hiring Firms
Boston Consulting Group
Amazon
Bain & Company
Danaher
McKinsey & Company
ZS
Lilly
Arthur D Little
Credit Suisse
Deloitte

Contact Information

Location:
IMD MBA Office
Chemin de Bellerive 32, PO Box 915
1001 Lausanne, Switzerland
Admissions Office:
+41 21 618 0298