GPA or GMAT/GRE

On this page, you will find information about the GPA or GMAT/GRE test requirement for the PhD programme.

Our website is currently being updated, the programme portfolio and admission criteria for 2025 will be published by the end of September.

This page applies to application to the PhD programme in English. Applicants applying to studies in English must prove their aptitude to be eligible to apply. Check below to which Admission Group you belong to determine which requirements apply to you.

Admission Group 1: Master's degree obtained in Finland, the EU/EEA or at a Hanken Partner University

Applicants applying to studies in English with a qualifying degree obtained in an EU/EEA country or a Hanken Partner University must fulfill the following requirements: 

  • The GPA in the qualifying degree must be at least a 3.0 (Finnish Grading Scale) or Grade B (US Grading Scale). 
    • You can check if your GPA meets the requirement by using the WES World Education Systems online grading scale conversion tool. 
    • You need to calculate and report your GPA in the online application using the grading scale referred to in your Diploma Supplement.
    • If the applicant does not submit an official certificate where the GPA is clearly stated, Hanken will verify that the GPA calculated by the applicant is correct. Hanken reserves the right to decide whether the applicant fulfills the GPA requirement or not. 
  • If you have not yet graduated at the time of applying, you must calculate the GPA for the qualifying degree for the courses which are included in the transcript of records submitted in the application and, if possible, submit an official certificate where the GPA in question is clearly stated. 
    • You must fulfil the GPA requirement both when applying and when graduating.
  • If the GPA in your qualifying degree does not meet the set requirements, you must take a GMAT/GRE test and obtain the minimum test score requirements as listed below under Group 2.

The United Kingdom belongs to group 2, regardless of when you have completed your degree in the country in question.

 

Admissions Group 2: Master's degree obtained outside of the EU/EEA 

If you do not hold a degree obtained within the EU/EEA or at a Hanken Partner University, or if your GPA is too low, you can apply based on a GMAT/GRE test score. Applicants who belong to Group 2 must score one the test results:

  • GMAT™ Exam (10th Edition) or GMAT™ Online exam with a minimum overall test score of 600,
  • GMAT™ Exam (Focus Edition) with a minimum overall score of 555, or
  • GRE™ Exam or GRE® General Test at home with a minimum score of 158 in the Quantitative reasoning section. 

 

What is GMAT or GRA?

  • The GMAT (Graduate Management Admission Test) or GRE (Revised) General Test (Graduate Record Examination) are tests designed to measure the skills shown to help graduate business students succeed in a challenging curriculum.
  • I Finland Fulbright Center arranges the GRE test and SwanIT Oy (LGF) arranges the GMAT test.
  • The last date to take a GMAT/GRE test is the same date as the application deadline. A GMAT/GRE test score is valid for five (5) years and must be valid during the whole application period. 
  • Send the official test result from the test organizer directly to Hanken before the application deadline.
  • To have the test result sent directly to us, indicate Hanken's code when you make the request: 
    • GMAT: NRC-QZ-38
    • GRE: 8433

Indicative result

  • The indicative GMAT/GRE threshold set by Hanken is 600 in GMAT or 158 in the quantitative part of the GRE test.
  • If an applicant with a lower score shows considerable evidence of their propensity to conduct doctoral studies and research, they may be considered for admission. The tests consist of different parts, and only some of them are included in the total score.
  • Note that Hanken reserves the right to assess all parts included in the official test results made available to it directly from the test organizers. 
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