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European School of Madrid

The Madrid campus of the European School of Economics, a private business school offering Bachelor, Master and MBA programmes. Not a K-12 international school.


Fees, annual
EUR 6k–35k

The European School of Madrid at ese.ac.uk is the Madrid campus of the European School of Economics, a private business school founded by Elio D'Anna with locations in London, Milan, Florence, Rome and Madrid. Bachelor, Master and MBA programmes only, not a K-12 international school.

Programmes include a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, MSc, MBA and short courses, taught in English with internships across the ESE network. Annual tuition runs roughly EUR 10,700 for the BSc up to EUR 24,000 for the MBA, with a one-off registration fee around EUR 1,100. Students can transfer between any of the five ESE campuses during their degree.

ESE has drawn external scrutiny over the years, including unpaid-debt lawsuits and queries about its accreditation status in some jurisdictions. UK accreditation and Spanish learning-provider registration are in place. Best fit for international students wanting a small, mobile English-language business school across Europe, not for families researching primary or secondary education in Madrid.


Annual fees

Year level Age Fee
Gap Year/Short Course - Tuition €6,400
BSc Business Administration - Tuition (Madrid) €22,000
MSc Business Management - Tuition (Madrid) €28,000
MBA Entrepreneurship & Leadership - Tuition (Madrid) €35,000

One-time fees

Item Age Fee
Gap Year/Short Course - Registration €600
Internship (optional) €1,000
MSc Business Management - Dissertation Fee £2,000
MBA Entrepreneurship & Leadership - Dissertation £2,000
BSc Business Administration - Registration £2,500
MBA Entrepreneurship & Leadership - Registration £3,500
MSc Business Management - Registration £3,500

Leadership

Elio D’Anna


C. de Antonio Maura, 12, Bajo Izquierda, Retiro, 28014 Madrid, Spain

School website