of applications received per programme was only 155. In addition, an average of 527 applications were received per business school in the RoE region. The average number of enrolled students across entire MBM portfolios among business schools in Europe was 605 and the average number of those enrolling in an individual programme was 169. France again produced the highest figures, with an average of 928 enrolments per school and 426 per programme, compared to averages of 152 per school and 56 per programme among institutions in RoE. In this light, year-on-year trends are best observed when looking at individual countries. In the UK, for example, application numbers to a business school’s entire portfolio of MBM programmes were up by 17 per cent between 2021 and 2022, while enrolled students increased by six per cent. In Spain, applications per school rose by 10 per cent and enrolled students swelled by 13 per cent. However, there were falls in the average number of students enrolling in individual programmes in both Spain and the UK. In the latter, this number dropped by five per cent, while in Spain it fell by 27 per cent, indicating that the greater overall numbers of applicants and enrolees observed were spread across a greater number of programme options. The reverse is true in France, where schools reported a slight fall in the number of programmes available between 2021 and 2022. This helps explain
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appreciation of the principles of responsible management, positive impact and lifelong learning. As part of the data compiled for the report’s latest iteration, 61 AMBA-accredited business schools provided data on MBM programmes on offer in the calendar year of 2022. Among these, 40 schools are based in Europe and 36 completed last year’s study with data for 2021. This allows figures to be compared directly between the same schools, year on year. A like-for-like analysis is the most accurate measurement of year-to-year trends, as it compares an identical set of schools that is not skewed by changes in the profile or participation of AMBA- accredited business schools. The number of programmes in this analysis, meanwhile, covers 129 programmes available in 2022, up from 123 programmes in 2021.
The annual AMBA Application and Enrolment Report examines the current state of the MBA market among the world’s leading providers. When supplying information on their MBA programmes each year, AMBA-accredited business schools also provide data on admissions to their portfolio of master’s in business management programmes (known as MBMs or MiMs). These postgraduate degrees are most often designed to provide a foundation for individuals starting a career in management and have been identified as a particular area of interest for members of the Business Graduates Association (BGA). One of the aims of BGA is to ensure graduates at all levels of business education commence their careers with a firm understanding and
THE PIPELINE OF FEMALE TALENT IN BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (ALL FIGURES FROM 2022)
Location
Proportion of women among enrolled students
Proportion of men among applicants
Proportion of men among enrolled students
Proportion of those citing ‘other’ among applicants
Proportion of women among applicants
Proportion of those citing ‘other’ among enrolled student s
France
49%
48%
49%
52%
3%
0
UK
50%
49%
50%
50%
0
1%
Spain
55%
62%
45%
38%
0
0
RoE
49%
51%
51%
48%
0
1%
Total
49%
49%
49%
51%
2%
0 (*due to rounding)
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