IESE PhD. Who Are We Looking For?

Our doctoral candidates share a curiosity, a passion for research, and an appetite to go beyond the established, and to develop new ideas and paradigms, using rigorous quantitative and qualitative methods.

The profile of our students within IESE’s PhD in Management reflects a broad heterogeneity of backgrounds, experiences, interests, and nationalities. Our current cohort is comprised of 47 students from 25 different countries – a diversity that drives personal enrichment and cross-cultural perspectives across management disciplines.

Student Profile

29

being the average age

25

countries represented

710

average GMAT score

29

being the average age

25

countries represented

710

average GMAT score

+40

students

45%

female students

+90%

placement in academic careers

+40

students

45%

female students

+90%

placement in academic careers



What Are We Looking For?

Passion

Passion

Solid understanding

Solid understanding

Collaboration and independence

Collaboration and independence

Great communication skills

Great communication skills

Credentials and potential

Credentials and potential

International outlook

International outlook

Meet IESE PhD Students



Visiting Students

Post-graduate students registered in a similar PhD program at another university or business school may apply to IESE as visiting students.



Academic Placements

A PhD at IESE prepares you for a career at the world’s most prestigious educational institutions. Our graduates go on to careers all over the globe.