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Full-Time MBA Global Online MBA Weekend MBA Executive MBA
Summary
Starts September Starts September and January Starts January Starts January
£73,000 (2025 entry) £53,500 (September 2025) and £50,500 (January 2025) £61,000 (2025 entry) £76,500 (2025 entry)
One year 21, 24 or 32 months 23 months 23 months

Our Full-Time MBA is an intensive, one-year collaborative programme that will enable exceptional business professionals to become visionary leaders.

Our part-time Global Online MBA is delivered in an online format, focusing on engagement and technology to deliver a practical curriculum.

Our part-time Weekend MBA allows you to accelerate and develop your career, balancing studying at Imperial in London at the weekend with a demanding job.

Our 23-month, part-time Executive MBA programme is designed for senior professionals who want to unlock opportunities through the power of innovative thinking.

Entry requirements

Minimum work experience: 3 years

If you have less than three years of work experience, you may be considered for admission if you can demonstrate excellent career progression and academic achievement.

Minimum work experience: 3 years

 

Minimum work experience: 3 years

Minimum work experience: 10 years

Average work experience: 7 years

Average work experience: 11 years

Average work experience: 7 years

Average work experience: 15 years

Academic requirement: at least a UK Second Class Honours or the international equivalent, or an acceptable professional qualification

Academic requirement: at least a UK Second Class Honours or the international equivalent, or an acceptable professional qualification

Academic requirement: at least a UK Second Class Honours or the international equivalent, or an acceptable professional qualification

Academic requirement: at least a UK Second Class Honours or the international equivalent, or an acceptable professional qualification

You are required to have a valid GMAT or GRE score as part of your application for the Full-Time MBA.

We recommend a GMAT score of 600+, or in the 55th percentile or higher in the GMAT Focus Edition. If you are taking the GRE, we recommend a minimum score of 156 in the verbal, and 158 in the quantitative sections.

GMAT is not a compulsory requirement for admission to this programme.

However, if you have already sat or intend to take GMAT, you are welcome to submit your results as a good score overall can add weight to your application – particularly if you feel that your degree performance does not reflect your academic potential.

GMAT is not a compulsory requirement for admission to this programme.

However, if you have already sat or intend to take GMAT, you are welcome to submit your results as a good score overall can add weight to your application – particularly if you feel that your degree performance does not reflect your academic potential.

GMAT is not a compulsory requirement for admission to this programme.

However, if you have already sat or intend to take GMAT, you are welcome to submit your results as a good score overall can add weight to your application – particularly if you feel that your degree performance does not reflect your academic potential.

Best suited for

The Full-Time MBA appeals to professionals who:

  • are able to take a year away from work
  • want a London-based programme and wish to relocate
  • study best in an intensive learning environment
  • are motivated by regular interaction with faculty and peers

The Global Online MBA appeals to professionals who:

  • don’t wish to relocate
  • prefer to manage their own study schedule
  • want to study around their personal and professional commitments
  • are highly motivated to work independently and in groups from a distance

The Weekend MBA appeals to professionals who:

  • want to balance a demanding job with studying
  • want to study in London without having to relocate
  • want to apply their learning immediately to their work
  • are motivated to complete independent study but also want regular interaction with faculty and peers

The Executive MBA appeals to senior professionals who:

  • are located in London or within commuting distance
  • have a supportive employer who will allow them to attend lectures on Fridays and Saturdays once a month during year one, and intermittently during year two
  • want to apply their learning immediately to their work
  • are motivated to complete independent study but also want regular interaction with faculty and peers
Time on campus

On the Full-Time MBA you will undertake your studies at our South Kensington Campus in London. A normal working day is from 9.00 - 18.00.

The majority of learning will take place online via The Hub, with time on campus for induction week and Capstone. You can also choose up to two campus electives. A typical week requires a minimum of 20-25 hours of study time.

On the Weekend MBA you will attend lectures at our campus in South Kensington, London on Friday, Saturday and Sunday morning approximately once a month. You will be required to take 32 – 46 days out of the office in a 23 month period, depending on the electives chosen.

On the Executive MBA you will have three sessions at our campus in South Kensington in London every four weeks, taking place on Friday and Saturday. Electives are offered on campus in weekday and long weekend formats, as well as online.

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“At Imperial College Business School, MBA students are trained and encouraged to think like an entrepreneur, challenging the status quo by always looking for a better solution to long-standing problems. Imperial has helped me tremendously as it is a school that promotes science and technology, encouraging business students to support and lead the commercialisation effort and solve global problems through science and technology. ”
Ivy Chen
Full-Time MBA 2022
Director, Farro Capital
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Company sponsorship

Gaining support from your employer is an essential step in your  MBA  journey. Whether you are asking for financial support, flexible working patterns or time off, a well-researched business case will show your employer that you are serious about it.

We’ve designed a range of resources to support you, and your employer through this process.