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CEMS Statistics Booklet 2026-2027

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2026 / 2027

Leading Business Schools across 6 continents

+21000

+1300

Multi-lingual students from over 75 nationalities

Alumni of 115 nationalities working in over 75 countries

Students by Nationality by School Term 1

Students by Nationality by School Term 2

Students by Nationality

Alphabetical Order

Descending Order

Students by Gender by School

CEMS Cohort 2026–2027

Students enrolled 95 Nationalities represented

1,377

Top languages spoken besides English

German

Spanish

French

Italian

CEMS Graduates — Snapshot

+1,200

Graduates in the 2024/2025 class

98% employed or continuing their studies

95% have worked outside of their home country

76% work for multinational companies

CEMS Graduates — Main Sectors of Activity

CEMS Graduates — Main Functional Areas

41% hold consulting-related roles in their company

14% hold marketing/communication-related roles in their company

10% hold finance-related roles in their company

N.B. These statistics describe what a graduate's job consists of (given any sector)

CEMS Alumni — Global Network

Alumni worldwide

22,884

108 Nationalities represented

+75 Countries with CEMS Alumni

97% are employed or continuing their studies

49% are currently working outside of their home country

CEMS Alumni — The Global Experience

83% have worked abroad — on average for 5 years, across 2–3 different countries

51% have worked for a CEMS Corporate Partner

98% would recommend the CEMS experience to others

CEMS Alumni — Main Sectors of Activity

CEMS Alumni — Main Functional Areas

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02 Statistics on Students

1,378 students · 95 nationalities · 91 languages

Diversity Across Schools

Distinct nationalities represented across the CEMS network of schools Top Represented Nationalities

Most schools show near-equal shares of

Statistics on students

2.1 CEMS Students by Nationality by School – Term 1

For each corresponding school, clicking the link will show you a table with the number of students from each nationality.

Aalto University School of Business (AALTO)

Bocconi University (UB)

Copenhagen Business School (CBS)

Cornell SC Johnson College of Business (COR)

CorvinusUniversityofBudapest(CUB)

ESADE Business School (ESADE)

Escola de Administração de Empresas de São Paulo-FGV (EAESP)

HEC Paris (HEC)

HKUST Business School (HKUST)

IndianInstituteofManagementCalcutta(IIMC)

Ivey Business School (IVEY)

Keio University (KEIO)

Koç University Graduate School of Business (KOC)

Korea University Business School (KUBS)

LouvainSchoolofManagement(LSM)

National University of Singapore (NUS)

Norwegian School of Economics (NHH)

Nova School of Business and Economics (NOVA)

PragueUniversityofEconomicsandBusiness(VSE)

Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University (RSM)

SGH Warsaw School of Economics (SGH)

Stockholm School of Economics (SSE)

The American University in Cairo School of Business (AUC)

The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)

The University of Sydney Business School (USYD)

Tsinghua University School of Economics and Management (TSEM)

UCD Michael Smurfit Graduate Business School (UCD)

Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez (UAI)

Universidad de los Andes School of Management (UASM)

University of Cape Town Graduate School of Business (UCT)

University of Cologne (UoC)

University of St.Gallen (HSG)

WU (Vienna University of Economics and Business) (WU)

Student Nationalities by School — Term 1

Student Nationalities by School — Term

1

Cornell SC Johnson College of Business (COR)

Student Nationalities by School — Term 1

Corvinus University of Budapest (CUB)

Student Nationalities by School — Term 1

Student Nationalities by School — Term

1

students

IIMCalcutta (IIMC)

Student Nationalities by School — Term 1

Keio University (KEIO)

Student Nationalities by School — Term

1

University Business School (KUBS)

Student Nationalities by School — Term

1

Student Nationalities by School — Term 1

NOVASchoolofBusinessandEconomics (NOVA)

Student Nationalities by School — Term 1

Rotterdam School of Management (Erasmus) (RSM)

Student Nationalities by School — Term 1

Student Nationalities by School — Term 1

The London School of Economics (LSE)

Student Nationalities by School — Term 1

University of Sydney Business School (USYD)

Tsinghua University SEM (TSEM)

Student Nationalities by School — Term 1

UCD Michael Smurfit Business School (UCD)

Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez (UAI)

Student Nationalities by School — Term 1

Universidad de los Andes (UASM)

Student Nationalities by School — Term

1

Student Nationalities by School — Term 1

Statistics on students

2.2 CEMS Students by Nationality by School – Term 2

For each corresponding school, clicking the link will show you a table with the number of students from each nationality.

Aalto University School of Business (AALTO)

Bocconi University (UB)

Copenhagen Business School (CBS)

Cornell SC Johnson College of Business (COR)

Corvinus University of Budapest (CUB)

ESADE Business School (ESADE)

Escola de Administração de Empresas de São Paulo-FGV (EAESP)

HEC Paris (HEC)

HKUST Business School (HKUST)

Indian Institute of Management Calcutta (IIMC)

Ivey Business School (IVEY)

Keio University (KEIO)

Koç University Graduate School of Business (KOC)

Korea University Business School (KUBS)

Louvain School of Management (LSM)

National University of Singapore (NUS)

Norwegian School of Economics (NHH)

Nova School of Business and Economics (NOVA)

Prague University of Economics and Business (VSE)

Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University (RSM)

SGH Warsaw School of Economics (SGH)

Stockholm School of Economics (SSE)

The American University in Cairo School of Business (AUC)

The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)

The University of Sydney Business School (USYD)

Tsinghua University School of Economics and Management (TSEM)

UCD Michael Smurfit Graduate Business School (UCD)

Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez (UAI)

Universidad de los Andes School of Management (UASM)

University of Cape Town Graduate School of Business (UCT)

University of Cologne (UoC)

University of St.Gallen (HSG)

WU (Vienna University of Economics and Business) (WU)

Student Nationalities by School — Term 2

Student Nationalities by School — Term 2

Cornell SC Johnson College of Business (COR)

Student Nationalities by School — Term

2

ESADEBusinessSchool (ESADE)

Student Nationalities by School — Term 2

Student Nationalities by School — Term

2

IIMCalcutta (IIMC)

Student Nationalities by School — Term 2

Keio University (KEIO)

Student Nationalities by School — Term

2

Student Nationalities by School — Term 2

Student Nationalities by School — Term 2

Student Nationalities by School — Term 2

Rotterdam School of Management (Erasmus) (RSM)

Student Nationalities by School — Term 2

Student Nationalities by School — Term 2

The London School of Economics (LSE)

American University in Cairo (AUC)

Student Nationalities by School — Term 2

Tsinghua University SEM (TSEM)
students

Student Nationalities by School — Term 2

Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez (UAI)

Student Nationalities by School — Term

2

Student Nationalities by School — Term

2

UniversityofSt.Gallen (HSG)

Student Nationalities by School — Term 2

Vienna Univ. of Econ. & Business (WU)

Students by Nationality

1,378 Students

95 Nationalities

91 Languages

On the following slides, find the nationalities of our students ranked by:

Alphabetical Order

Every nationality listed A–Z, with a breakdown by first and second nationality

Descending Order

The same data ranked from most to least represented nationality

Students by Nationality — Alphabetical Order (1/2)

Students by Nationality — Alphabetical

Order (2/2)

Students

by Nationality — Descending Order (1/2)

STATISTICS ON STUDENTS

Students by Nationality — Descending Order (2/2)

Students by Gender by School

✓ CEMS promotes gender

equality

Across the CEMS network, most schools show near-equal shares of male and female students reflecting the alliance's long-standing commitment to gender balance in its cohorts.

Gender Balance by School (1/2)

Gender Balance by School (2/2)

Graduate Statistics

+1,200 graduates from the 2024/2025 class

employed or continuing their studies

have worked outside of their home country

for multinational companies

CEMS Graduates — Main Sectors of Activity

CEMS Graduates — Main Functional Areas

41% hold consulting-related roles in their company

14% hold marketing/communication-related roles in their company

10% hold finance-related roles in their company

N.B. These statistics describe what a graduate's job consists of (given any sector)

Alumni Statistics

22,884 alumni of over 108 nationalities, working in +75 countries 97%

employed or continuing their studies

currently working outside their home country

98%

Would recommend the CEMS experience to others

Have worked abroad and on average for 5 years outside their home country in 2-3 different countries

Have worked for a CEMS Corporate Partner

CEMS Alumni — Main Sectors of Activity

CEMS Alumni — Main Functional Areas

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