Making your application for the MBA
Entry to the Lancaster MBA is very competitive. The programme begins in October. You are advised to apply before the end of May as places on the programme are limited. You should also note any particular deadlines applying to scholarships.You can apply online or by post.
If you wish to apply by post, you can download the application and reference form, or contact us and ask for a form to be sent to you.
As part of your application, you have to nominate two referees who can comment on your suitability for the programme. The referees should be people who are able to comment on your academic ability and your professional experience.
Please include with your application an official copy of your degree transcript.
Please send completed applications with relevant enclosures to:
Postgraduate Admissions Office
Graduate Management School
Lancaster University Management School
LA1 4YX
UK
Selection process
Applicants from within the UK
We require all UK-based applicants who meet our admissions criteria to attend for interview at Lancaster. This also enables you to meet faculty members and current students, hear more about the programme, and tour the Management School and University. There are also opportunities to meet faculty at the various UK-based MBA Fairs.
Applicants from outside the UK
We aim to interview all suitable applicants who are based outside the UK, either face-to-face or by telephone. You may find it helpful, in advance, to consult the University's agent in your home country or to attend a recruitment fair locally.
Offers of places
We will inform you of the decision on your application once we have received and evaluated all supporting documents, test scores and interview feedback. Incomplete applications will not be evaluated. If we offer you a place, we ask that you respond within in three weeks of receiving a formal offer letter and that you pay a £1500 deposit. If this is impossible you should contact us with details of when you will be able to make a decision. An offer is only valid while there are places available on the programme.
Information and advice from former students
You can consult former Lancaster MBA students and get their inside view of life on the Lancaster MBA or take a look at some of our MBA alumni profiles, in which they talk about their experience on the Lancaster MBA.
