Admissions
Discover the admissions process for Esade undergraduate degrees and double degrees
What steps must you take to submit an application? Is the process different for each degree? Find the answers to these questions – and more – and remember that our admissions team is available to help you personally.
Admissions process for September 2025: You can now fill out your application online! The process will be open until June 2025, as long as there are places left.
Access: what is valued in the admission process
Esade is a private university with its own admissions process. Unlike public universities, none of the Esade degrees has minimum entry grades. To decide on your admission, we will assess your academic record, your exam grades, the details of your application, your admissions test and more. Ultimately, your grades are important and must meet the Esade level of excellence, but they are not the only factor to consider. However, you will have to meet some admission requirements to join the degree of your choice.
Esade is committed to offering equal opportunities to all candidates. Therefore, Esade does not discriminate against any candidate on the basis of race, colour, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national or ethnic origin, age, marital status, political belief, disability or any other factor which could interfere with candidates being evaluated on an equal basis in the admissions process of its programmes.
The admissions process step-by-step
Process for the following degrees: Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA), Bachelor in Law, Bachelor in Global Governance, Economics & Legal Order, Double Degree in Law + Global Governance, Economics & Legal Order, Double Degree in Business Administration + Global Governance, Economics & Legal Order and Double Degree in Business Administration and Law.
1. Complete the admissions application
- To begin the admissions process, you have to complete the online admissions application for the Esade undergraduate programme in which you’re interested.
- Before completing and forwarding your application, you have to pay the corresponding €150 application fee. Said fee is completely non-refundable.
- Important: Please read the admissions application instructions carefully before completing it.
- This document contains the information you need to complete the online application: how to register, how to save your information before sending it, etc.
- You are required to read this document before beginning the admissions process.
2. Sit the admissions test for your degree
You have to successfully pass an admissions test to be able to study at Esade. You have several options:
Esade admissions test
Once you submit your application form you will be able to choose the earliest date available. After choosing it, if you would like to change it, please contact admissions@esade.edu
Check here all the details of the test.
Other admissions tests
When applying for admission to any of our programmes, you can also sit the SAT (Scholarship Aptitude Test) or ACT: two internationally-recognised admissions tests used by the world’s most prestigious universities.
If you choose either of these options, please have your results sent directly to Esade Business/Law school using one of the following codes:
- ACT Code 6922
- SAT Designated institution code (DI) SAT 7073
All these admissions tests serve to measure your language skills, logic and basic mathematical skills acquired at school or elsewhere. They primarily test your ability to reason more than your memory.
Check here all the details of the SAT and the ACT.
3. Attach the required documents
When completing your online admissions application, you also have to upload the documents detailed below for us to be able to evaluate your application:
Photocopy of your Spanish ID document in JPEG format (Spanish applicants)
1 passport-size photo
Final academic transcript of previous 3 years:
- If you’re studying in Spain or in a Spanish-system school:
- 3rd and 4th-year of ESO and first-year of Bachillerato: final academic transcript - If studying abroad or in a foreign educational system in Spain:
- The final transcript of all your marks for the last 3 years of secondary education
Most recent grades of the current academic year: *
- If you’re studying in Spain or in a Spanish-system school:
- Second-year of Bachillerato: marks on any evaluations carried out until the date you submit your application apply to Esade for admission. - If studying abroad or in a foreign educational system in Spain:
- Final year of secondary education: marks on any evaluations carried out until the date you apply to Esade for admission
* Important: if by the time you start your application you still have not received your evaluations, you can still submit it and upload them later on our application platform. If admitted, you will be required to present the originals of all the documents (not scanned) that you presented (scanned) as part of the application.
Official accreditation of English level (TOEFL, Cambridge, IELTS, Michigan, etc.) if available.
Photo: characteristics and format
Please remember that your photo has to be in JPEG format and meet the following requirements:
- Size: 256 pixels tall by 192 pixels wide (19mm x 16mm).
- The photo has to be recent and in colour of your face.
- You have to be looking forward with a plain white background.
4. Admissions Committee
Esade Admissions Committee
After completing the corresponding admissions test and forwarding the required documents, the Esade Admissions Committee will examine all the information provided and assess your application.
What criteria do we use to determine if we accept your application to study at Esade?
We’re looking for students who are intellectually inquisitive and curious, with initiative and an entrepreneurial spirit; they want to learn and work in an international, diverse and plural setting; they are motivated and want to develop their full potential; they are collaborative and enjoy teamwork; and they are responsible leaders who are socially committed.
To determine if candidates meet Esade’s admission requirements, the Admissions Committee will analyse the following for each individual applicant:
- Admissions application
- Academic transcript
- Results from the Esade or SAT/ACT admissions test
- Results from the English language test
- Personal interview (if required)
All of these have equal weight when determining the results of the admissions process. The final decision to admit students will depend on each candidate’s individual, overall evaluation compared to that of all the candidates and depending on the number of spaces available.
Personal interview
In some cases, the Admissions Committee may require additional information from candidates. If this is your case, the committee will request a personal interview.
5. Reserve your place
Esade receives many more applications for its undergraduate degree programmes than there are places available. That’s why it’s important to reserve your place when your application has been accepted.
When to book your place
Approximately three weeks after receiving notification that you have been admitted, though this will depend on the moment during the year in which you’re admitted.
Fee to reserve your place
25% of the total course tuition fee. (Check the tuition fee of your chosen programme)
Scholarships and Loans
Remember that Esade has an excellent programme of scholarships plus loan agreements with leading financial institutions. Check the scholarships and loans pages of this website for further details.
6. Pay your tuition
Enrolment and tuition for Esade undergraduate programmes
June
- 2nd-year A-levels/baccalaureate 100% approved
- University entrance exam (PAU) successfully passed
July
If you’ve been admitted to Esade, have successfully passed the second-year of A-levels/baccalaureate (or its equivalent in your respective educational system) and have passed the university entrance exam in June, you will have to enrol in the corresponding Esade undergraduate programme.
As you will have already paid 25% of the tuition fee for your degree when reserving your spot at the end of June, you will have to pay the remaining 75% to be able to finalise your enrolment.
When to do it: Early July
Cost: 75% of tuition (Consult tuition fees for your programme here)
Scholarships and student loans: Remember that Esade has an excellent scholarship programme as well as financing agreements with leading banking institutions. Details are available in the corresponding section on this website. Find out more and apply for your scholarship or loan: 58% of our students can complete their studies thanks to scholarships or favourable loans.
Process for Bachelor in Transformational Leadership and Social Impact
1. Complete the admissions application
- To begin the admissions process, you have to complete the online admissions application for the Esade undergraduate programme in which you’re interested.
- Before completing and forwarding your application, you have to pay the corresponding €150 application fee. Said fee is completely non-refundable.
- Important: Please read the admissions application instructions carefully before completing it.
- This document contains the information you need to complete the online application: how to register, how to save your information before sending it, etc.
- You are required to read this document before beginning the admissions process.
2. Sit the admissions test for your degree
You have to successfully pass an admissions test to be able to study at Esade. You have several options:
Esade admissions test
Once you submit your application form you will be able to choose the earliest date available. After choosing it, if you would like to change it, please contact admissions@esade.edu
Check here all the details of the test.
Other admissions tests
When applying for admission to any of our programmes, you can also sit the SAT (Scholarship Aptitude Test) or ACT: two internationally-recognised admissions tests used by the world’s most prestigious universities.
If you choose either of these options, please have your results sent directly to Esade Business/Law school using one of the following codes:
- ACT Code 6922
- SAT Designated institution code (DI) SAT 7073
All these admissions tests serve to measure your language skills, logic and basic mathematical skills acquired at school or elsewhere. They primarily test your ability to reason more than your memory.
Check here all the details of the SAT and the ACT.
3. Attach the required documents
When completing your online admissions application, you also have to upload the documents detailed below for us to be able to evaluate your application:
Photocopy of your Spanish ID document in JPEG format (Spanish applicants)
1 passport-size photo
Final academic transcript of previous 3 years:
- If you’re studying in Spain or in a Spanish-system school:
- 3rd and 4th-year of ESO and first-year of Bachillerato: final academic transcript - If studying abroad or in a foreign educational system in Spain:
- The final transcript of all your marks for the last 3 years of secondary education
Most recent grades of the current academic year: *
- If you’re studying in Spain or in a Spanish-system school:
- Second-year of Bachillerato: marks on any evaluations carried out until the date you submit your application apply to Esade for admission. - If studying abroad or in a foreign educational system in Spain:
- Final year of secondary education: marks on any evaluations carried out until the date you apply to Esade for admission
* Important: if by the time you start your application you still have not received your evaluations, you can still submit it and upload them later on our application platform. If admitted, you will be required to present the originals of all the documents (not scanned) that you presented (scanned) as part of the application.
Official accreditation of English level (TOEFL, Cambridge, IELTS, Michigan, etc.) if available.
Photo: characteristics and format
Please remember that your photo has to be in JPEG format and meet the following requirements:
- Size: 256 pixels tall by 192 pixels wide (19mm x 16mm).
- The photo has to be recent and in colour of your face.
- You have to be looking forward with a plain white background.
4. Personal Interview (compulsory)
After submitting your application and all your documents, you may be shortlisted for an interview, which is a mandatory requirement for your admission.
5. Admissions Committee
Esade Admissions Committee
After completing the corresponding admissions test and forwarding the required documents, the Esade Admissions Committee will examine all the information provided and assess your application.
What criteria do we use to determine if we accept your application to study at Esade?
We’re looking for students who are intellectually inquisitive and curious, with initiative and an entrepreneurial spirit; they want to learn and work in an international, diverse and plural setting; they are motivated and want to develop their full potential; they are collaborative and enjoy teamwork; and they are responsible leaders who are socially committed.
To determine if candidates meet Esade’s admission requirements, the Admissions Committee will analyse the following for each individual applicant:
- Admissions application
- Academic transcript
- Results from the Esade or SAT/ACT admissions test
- Results from the English language test
- Video assessment (if needed)
- Personal interview
All of these have equal weight when determining the results of the admissions process. The final decision to admit students will depend on each candidate’s individual, overall evaluation compared to that of all the candidates and depending on the number of spaces available.
6. Reserve your place
Esade receives many more applications for its undergraduate degree programmes than there are places available. That’s why it’s important to reserve your place when your application has been accepted.
When to book your place
Approximately three weeks after receiving notification that you have been admitted, though this will depend on the moment during the year in which you’re admitted.
Fee to reserve your place
25% of the total course tuition fee. (Check the tuition fee of your chosen programme)
Scholarships and Loans
Remember that Esade has an excellent programme of scholarships plus loan agreements with leading financial institutions. Check the scholarships and loans pages of this website for further details.
7. Pay your tuition
Enrolment and tuition for Esade undergraduate programmes
June
- 2nd-year A-levels/baccalaureate 100% approved
- University entrance exam (PAU) successfully passed
July
If you’ve been admitted to Esade, have successfully passed the second-year of A-levels/baccalaureate (or its equivalent in your respective educational system) and have passed the university entrance exam in June, you will have to enrol in the corresponding Esade undergraduate programme.
As you will have already paid 25% of the tuition fee for your degree when reserving your spot at the end of June, you will have to pay the remaining 75% to be able to finalise your enrolment.
When to do it: Early July
Cost: 75% of tuition (Consult tuition fees for your programme here)
Scholarships and student loans: Remember that Esade has an excellent scholarship programme as well as financing agreements with leading banking institutions. Details are available in the corresponding section on this website. Find out more and apply for your scholarship or loan: 58% of our students can complete their studies thanks to scholarships or favourable loans.
International students
Students from other countries must also complete their visa application and have their qualifications officially recognised.
Status of your admissions application
Have you filled in the online admissions application form and paid the corresponding registration fee? If so, you will have received an email with your username and a password. Please keep them safe, because they will allow you to check the status of your admissions application whenever you want.
Please remember: If you have any questions about your application status, about how to enrol once you’ve been accepted, or about any other admissions-related subject, please don’t hesitate to contact us.
