GMAT and GRE Test

GMAT (Graduate Management Admission Test)

The GMAT is an international standardized test in English, used by universities and business schools worldwide for admissions to graduate and post-experience programs.

Bocconi University accepts scores from the current and previous editions of the exam, provided they are no more than five years old. Both test-centre and online formats are accepted.

For detailed information, please visit the official website: https://www.gmac.com

Score Submission and Minimum Requirements

A GMAT score is required for the selection process. Applicants must:

• Upload evidence of their GMAT score to the Apply2B application portal.
• Designate Bocconi Graduate School, MSc Programs as the official score recipient through their mba.com account.

If your official GMAT score is not yet available by the application deadline, you may still be considered for selection based on the score uploaded to your application.

Once your official GMAT score becomes available, you must send it to Bocconi University through your mba.com account. If your official score is not yet available, please contact the Admissions Office to agree on the appropriate timeline and procedure for submitting it.

Please note that if the official GMAT score received from GMAC is lower than the score considered during the selection process, admission and/or scholarship awards may be revoked. The Admissions Office reserves the right to verify submitted test scores at any stage of the admissions process, including after enrollment.

Minimum score required to be considered for admission:

• GMAT Exam: minimum 500 out of 800
• GMAT Focus Edition: minimum 485 out of 805

GRE (Graduate Record Examinations)

The GRE General Test and the Shorter GRE® measure verbal reasoning, quantitative reasoning, critical thinking, and analytical writing skills that are not related to any specific field of study.
Please note that the GRE General Test at Home is not accepted.

For the selection process, only the Verbal Reasoning and Quantitative Reasoning sections are taken into account. The Analytical Writing section is not required.

More information is available on the official website: https://www.gre.org

Score Submission and Minimum Requirements

For the purposes of admission, applicants may upload the Test Taker Score Report to the Apply2B portal, provided that it includes:

• The applicant’s full name and surname
• The Verbal Reasoning and Quantitative Reasoning section scores

Applicants are required to designate Bocconi University as the official recipient of their GRE scores by using the GRE DI Code: 1517, so that the Admissions Office can receive the official score report directly from ETS.

Minimum score required to be considered for admission:
A combined score from the Verbal and Quantitative sections is required. No minimum individual section score is set, but both must be present and valid.
 

Here's a list of score combinations that meet the minimum requirement for applying:

For international applicants, a 555 GMAT Score (or an official GRE equivalent to GMAT 555, with at least 150 in the quantitative and verbal sections) is compulsory to enroll in the IM Asia - DD Bocconi-Essec or the IM Concentration – DD ESSEC Luxury Management programs. However, candidates who already meet this requirement during the selection phase, will be preferred.

For further information, contact graduate.admissions@unibocconi.it