INSEAD PhD students are some of the brightest in the world in terms of their intellect and creativity, with an unparalleled dedication to becoming future scholars in business academia.
All INSEAD PhD students have a strong educational background with an impressive range of schools attended, degrees obtained, and test scores achieved. Our students have a proven academic record with solid GPAs from well reputed universities.
Though our students hail from all corners of the globe, the current PhD student population are comprised of 69 students from 32 different countries, making INSEAD perhaps the most international PhD programme in the world. All of our students possess a high level of fluency in both written and oral English, though few can count it as their native language.
In addition, the average GMAT score of the most recent PhD intake is over 730. Quantitative GRE scores of 800 are also common. The average age of our incoming students for 2010 is 27, though there is a broad range within the classes. Close to 35% of our students are women. The diversity inherent in our programme affords our students unparalleled opportunities for learning and growth, both as future academics and individuals.
Moreover, INSEAD PhD students have the unique combination of intellect, creativity, motivation and drive needed to master research as a craft, coupled with a shared goal to become the next generation of thought leaders and professors in top educational institutions worldwide.
