University in France
Montpellier, Occitanie, France
University profile
MBS (Montpellier Business School, branded MBS School of Business) is a grande école de management founded in 1897 by the Montpellier chamber of commerce and industry as the ESC Montpellier. It operates as a non-profit association under the 1901 law and holds the French state qualification of Établissement d'Enseignement Supérieur Privé d'Intérêt Général (EESPIG), which means there are no shareholders and all resources serve its higher-education mission. Its governance brings together the chambers of commerce of Hérault and Occitanie, the Occitanie Region, Montpellier Méditerranée Métropole, the alumni association and partner companies.
The main campus is at 2300 avenue des Moulins in Montpellier, served by tram line 3 and bus line 7. A Paris campus at 98 rue Didot, in the 14th arrondissement, opened in 2024 and hosts the work-study MSc programmes in Supply Chain & Achats and Marketing & Business Development, as well as an Executive Mastère. From the 2027 intake MBS plans to move to a new eco-campus in the Cambacérès eco-district, close to the Sud de France TGV station and the airport, designed for 5,000 students.
Teaching is organised in programmes rather than faculties. The Bachelor of International Business Administration (BIBA) is a three-year degree with the state visa and the grade de Licence. The Programme Grande École (PGE, Master in Management) awards a visa Bac+5 and the grade de Master. The Masters of Science (continuous or work-study, taught in English or French) lead to the DESSMO diploma, and the executive offer includes the Executive MBA, Executive Mastère, DBA and Digital DBA. Research and teaching are carried out in six departments: Finance & Accounting; Individuals & Organisations; Operations, Information & Decision; Languages, Cultures & Communication; Marketing, Sales & Brand; and Strategy & Entrepreneurship.
Sustainability, diversity and inclusion run through the curriculum and research. The school was the first higher-education institution to receive the AFNOR Diversity label and holds the DD&RS label. The MBS Entrepreneurship Center and its 1.618 incubator support student and alumni start-ups, and the Learning Center offers a library, a coworking space and a Bloomberg terminal. More than 20 student associations cover sport, arts, media, solidarity, sustainability and business, and the Challenge ECRICOME sports event is among their flagship activities.
MBS reports more than 1,200 international students on campus from about 80 countries, over 150 partnerships with universities in 50 countries and a Bienvenue en France level 2 label from Campus France. It holds the AACSB, EQUIS and AMBA accreditations (AMBA for the Programme Grande École and Executive MBA), is a member of the Conférence des Grandes Écoles and the CDEFM, and is a signatory of the Erasmus+ Charter and the PRME. The school does not operate its own residences; students use a partner housing platform and city services.
MBS is a private non-profit school and sets its own tuition. For a 2026 entry, the Bachelor costs EUR 9,990 (first year), EUR 11,000 (second year) and EUR 12,000 (third year), with the fee guaranteed for the whole course; the Programme Grande École costs EUR 15,000 (PGE1), EUR 16,500 (PGE2) and EUR 16,500 (PGE3); for 2027 entry, MSc tuition is EUR 17,400 (one year) and EUR 27,500 (two years). There are no administrative extras, and the year abroad carries no additional tuition. Students on work-study contracts (alternance) pay no tuition. Tuition can be paid in instalments.
Individual scholarships of EUR 1,000 to EUR 2,000 may be awarded to international applicants, deducted from tuition, subject to availability and to admission results. MSc applicants are all eligible for a scholarship of up to EUR 2,000.
For students with serious financial difficulty and excellent academic results. Shortlisted candidates are interviewed by a team of social workers. It covers 70% of tuition for the year. Download the application file from the financing page.
Funded with Société Générale - Banque Courtois: awards of EUR 2,500 each to the best-ranked students admitted to the first year of the Programme Grande École and the Bachelor through ECRICOME and Parcoursup, on academic merit alone. Application details are given in the first weeks of term.
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View scholarships for Montpellier Business School →Admission to the first year of the three-year Bachelor of International Business Administration is by competitive entrance exam, only through Parcoursup. There is no pre-selection on file, no required baccalauréat series or option, no minimum average, and no cover letter or documents are requested. The two tests are the free online MBS English Test (coefficient 20) and a 25-minute personality interview (coefficient 30), held on the Montpellier campus or remotely for candidates abroad or overseas. No minimum English level applies except for the English-taught track, which requires 85/160 on the MBS English Test. Exam fee: EUR 60 (EUR 30 for scholarship holders). Candidates must prove they hold the baccalauréat before 30 September of the entry year; 270 places were offered for 2026. Direct entry is also possible in the second year (Bac+1, 60 ECTS) and third year (Bac+2, 120 ECTS, with prior study including at least one core management subject), with English minimums by track (bilingual second year: TOEIC 600, TOEFL 60, IELTS 5.0, Duolingo 85, MBS English Test 65; English-taught: TOEIC 700, TOEFL 75, IELTS 5.5, Duolingo 90, MBS English Test 85). A Parcoursup complementary phase and a January intake (first year) also exist.
The international competition is open to candidates holding or completing a baccalauréat equivalent (first year), 60 ECTS (second year) or 120 ECTS (third year, validated by MBS's equivalence commission). Applications are made online with a CV, copy of the highest diploma and transcripts for the last three years (sworn translation into English or French if in another language), passport or identity card, photo and English or French score if available; application fee EUR 90. Non-native French speakers choosing the bilingual track provide a DALF, DELF or TCF score at B2 or take the free MBS French test; the work-study route requires C1 and an interview with the Career Center, and international candidates for it must have at least one year of residence in France. The English test accepts MBS English Test, IELTS, TOEFL, TOEIC, Duolingo or Cambridge, not older than two years. The interview is a recorded video interview on motivation for studying in France, the choice of MBS and the coherence of the study project.
First-year entry (PGE1) is through the ECRICOME Prépas ECG/ECT, Littéraires and Scientifiques competitions for preparatory-class students (285 places for ECG/ECT in 2026). Second-year entry (PGE2) is through the MBS Bac+3 competition for candidates with 180 ECTS, or 120 ECTS with three years of professional experience, 60 ECTS with six years, or a French baccalauréat with nine years. It consists of an English test (minimum TOEIC 750, TOEFL iBT 80, IELTS 6, Duolingo 95, MBS English Test 90) and a recorded personality interview; competition fee EUR 60. Applications for 2026 ran from 1 November 2025 to 17 August 2026. The international PGE2 competition applies the same English minimum (MBS English Test 95), requires French at B2 (continuous bilingual track) or C1 (work-study) through DALF, DELF or TCF unless the free MBS test is taken, and costs EUR 90 to apply. International applications open on 1 November 2026, with closing dates of 19 May 2027 for applicants in India and Africa, 20 June 2027 for other applicants needing a visa, and 18 August 2027 for those not needing a visa. Admitted students must show proof of the qualifying diploma by 31 October. Every PGE student completes an academic mobility, except work-study entrants into PGE2.
Continuous MSc programmes (100% English) admit holders of a Bac+3 (two-year route, 180 ECTS) or Bac+4 (one-year route, 240 ECTS); no business background is necessarily required. Work-study MSc programmes (French or bilingual) admit Bac+3 holders or Bac+2 with three years of professional experience; for the MSc Management de la Banque, the file includes a French CV and cover letter, diploma, three years of transcripts and passport, and the selection is an interview by video conference (application fee EUR 60). Non-EU/EEA students need a long-stay student visa, with MBS supporting housing, visa, health insurance and banking procedures after admission. Work-study from the first year requires at least one year of residence in France. Applicants from outside France apply directly through MBS rather than through Parcoursup or eCandidat.
The DBA and Digital DBA are executive doctorates with their own selection; contact the DBA team through the MBS website.
Housing is arranged through the partner platform Studapart (10% reduction on booking fees, priority files with partner residences) and the intergenerational housing and Bedycasa home-stay options; the school does not provide residences.
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