INSEAD Profile
Our INSEAD profile will supply you with the basic information you need when considering applying to INSEAD. Our Admission Consultants are happy to help you decide if INSEAD is the right school for you.
Application Deadlines
| Application Periods: | Application Deadline | Interview Decision Notification | Notification from board: |
| Round 1 | October 3, 2012 | November 9, 2012 | December 21, 2012 |
| Round 2 | December 5, 2012 | January 18, 2013 | March 1, 2013 |
| Round 3 | March 13, 2013 | April 19, 2013 | May 31, 2013 |
Application Questions
Job Description Essays
1. Briefly summarise your current (or most recent) job, including the nature of work, major responsibilities, and, where relevant, employees under your supervision, size of budget, clients/ products and results achieved. (250 words maximum)
2. Please give a full description of your career since graduating from university. If you were to remain with your present employer, what would be your next step in terms of position? (250 words)
3. If you are currently not working, what are you doing and what do you plan to do until you start the MBA programme if applicable? (250 words maximum)
Essays
1. Give a candid description of yourself, stressing the personal characteristics you feel to be your strengths and weaknesses and the main factors, which have influenced your personal development, giving examples when necessary. (600 words maximum)
2. Describe what you believe to be your two most substantial accomplishments to date (if possible specify one personal and one professional), explaining why you view them as such. (400 words maximum)
3. Describe a situation taken from your personal or professional life where you failed. Discuss what you learned. (400 words maximum)
4. a) Discuss your short and long term career goals. (300 words maximum) and b) How will studying at INSEAD help you achieve your vision? (250 words maximum
5. Please choose one of the following two essay topics
a) Have you ever experienced culture shock? What insights did you gain? (250 words maximum),
b) Describe the ways in which a foreigner in your country might experience culture shock. (250 words maximum)
6. (Optional) Is there anything that you have not mentioned in the above essays that you would like the Admissions Committee to know? (350 words maximum)
7. (Reapplicant) In case of reapplication, please provide an update on any new aspects of your professional, international, academic or personal profile that would not have been included in your previous application. Please also explain your motivation for re-applying to INSEAD. (400 words maximum)
Admissions
Full-time Class of 2011
| Total Enrollment: | 1,008 |
| Applications: | Not Published |
| Percent Admitted: | Not Published |
| Yield: | Not Published |
| GMAT Average: | 704 |
| GMAT Score Range: | 660-750 |
| Average Age | 29 |
| Average GRE Q | Not Published |
| Average GRE V | Not Published |
| Average GPA | Not Published |
Pre-MBA Career
| Industry: | Percent: | Corporate Sectors: | 47% |
| Consulting: | 26% | Finance: | 22% |
| Public Sector/Non-Profit: | 5% |
Post-MBA Career (Class of 2011)
| Industry: | Percent: | Median Base Salary: |
| Construction | 2% | €95,000 |
| Consumer & Luxury Goods | 26% | €79,600 |
| Corporate Services | 4.5% | €111,600 |
| Energy/Petroleum | 7% | €69,900 |
| Healthcare | 8% | €76,000 |
| High-Tech/Telecommunications | 23% | €80,000 |
| Manufacturing | 10% | €84,000 |
| Media/Entertainment | 3.5% | €79,600 |
| Primary Industries | 7% | €83,200 |
| Travel/Leisure Services | 2.5% | €74,900 |
Career Hiring
| Class of | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 |
| Accepted Offer by Graduation | 64% | 80% | N/A |
| Accepted Offer 3 months out | 86% | 93% | 92% |
| Median Base Salary | N/A | €85,000 | €84,500 |
| Median Signing Bonus | N/A | N/A | €17,000 |
| Female | 33% |
| International | 93% |
Region
| Africa | 4% |
| Asia | 32% |
| Europe | 41% |
| North America | 15% |
| Latin America and the Caribbean | 6% |
| 2ceania | 1% |
| Dual Citizenship | 18% |
Experience
| Mean Work Experience | 65 months |
| Mean Age | 29 |
Enrollment
| Total | 1,200 |
| Full-Time MBA | 1,006 |
| Executive MBA | 105 |
| PhD Program | 69 |
School Ranking
| Business Week | 1 (non-US) |
Program Costs
| Resident | $71,718.00 |
| Nonresident | $71,718.00 |
| Recommended Annual Budget (Resident) | $102,062.00 |
| Recommended Annual Budget (Nonresident) | $102,062.00 |
Alumni
| Total Living Alumni | 20,012 |
Dual Degrees
| MBA/MA (John Hopkins University - International Studies) |
| MBA/JD (Sorbonne Law) |
| Other |
