GMAT: European Schools in the focus, Germany and Russia new sources of talent

The Graduate Management Admission Council – the controlling organisation of the GMAT – will publish its latest “European Geographic Trends Report” in February. Key findings are: New sources of talent in Europe are emerging in Germany and Russia. Posting three years of significant growth, Germany remained the largest European group in the GMAT pipeline, ahead of France. Russians became the third-largest group in Europe to take the GMAT exam, passing the British for the first time.

The United States remains the top destination for business school students, but GMAT trends indicate that European business schools are drawing more students from both within and outside the continent. “For the testing year ending June 30, 2010, European schools received more than 85,000 GMAT scores, an increase of 90 percent from five years prior. The total number of GMAT scores sent worldwide increased by only 30 percent over the same five-year period,” reports the Council.

Britain, France, the Netherlands, and Spain remain the top European destinations, receiving about 80 percent of the GMAT scores sent. But schools in five other countries – Germany, Switzerland, Sweden, Italy, and Greece – each received more than 1,000 score reports from prospective students. A majority of the GMAT scores sent to European business schools came from non-European examinees, especially from Indian and Chinese citizens.

Just 37 percent of scores from European test takers were sent to US schools, the first year the proportion fell below 40 per cent. A decade ago, more than 60 per cent of scores from European test takers went to US schools.

Because European programs attract a mix of international talent, they offer students an opportunity to study in a truly global classroom. In addition, more European programs are gaining international accreditation and climbing the global rankings. The Graduate Management Admission Council knows from GMAC survey research that rankings serve as a leading information source for students who seek to identify quality programmes abroad.  Finally, because many European schools offer one-year programs, they may be especially attractive to students motivated to get the most they can for their money and time.

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