FAQ Admission Test - IE

What happens if I do not have any of these test scores?
In this case, you would have to take the IE University admission test. You can take the admission test in your nearest
IE International Office, on the IE University campus of Segovia, or at our head office in Madrid.
Undergraduate Studies of
We will require you to submit one of the following tests (at your convenience)
IE School of Communication
IE School of Psychology
IE School of Arts and Humanities
IE School of Architecture
IE Law School
IE Business School
IE School of Biology
IE University
Admission
Test
(Spanish or
English)
SAT Reasoning
Test known as
SAT I
ACT®
Or if you are from UK or any
other English speaking
country and you prefer
either the CAS Admissions
Tests (BMAT, ELAT, TSA,
UniTEST) or LNAT if you are
interested in LAW please
contact us at
university@ie.edu
What does the IE University test consist of?
The IE University admission test is similar to the SAT test. It mainly measures the basic verbal and mathematical abilities
that a student has acquired both in and out of the academic environment. It tests the ability to reason rather than
memorization, and it usually does not require special preparation.
This test consists of 5 different sections with a 10-15 minute time limit for each one: Attention, Verbal Reasoning,
Numeric Reasoning, Abstract Reasoning, and Spatial Ability. The questions are formatted so that only one of the
options is valid, and incorrect answers are penalized.
It is possible to take the IE University admissions test in Spanish or in English, depending on the language in which
you will be studying the Bachelor Degree regardless of your nationality.
You can take our Admissions test at our Segovia campus (Spain), our head office in Madrid (María de Molina, 13),
or in any of our 20 international offices worldwide.
When should I take this test?
You can take your admission test (SAT, ACT, CAS) before starting the IE University admission process, or you can start
the admission process and then take the IE University admissions test.
All information must be reviewed by the admissions committee before deciding if you will pass on to the personal
interview stage, and no file will be evaluated until each and every required part of our application is processed by our
admission staff; this includes the admission test.
All applicants with international admission assessment test preferences (SAT, ACT, CAS) must complete it as early as
possible, and long before their admission process begins at IE University. This helps to ensure the successful completion
of the application process so that a thorough evaluation may be done. We recommend that all potential students
take the SAT, ACT or CAS exams no later than the fall of their final year of secondary school. If expecting to enter IE
University in our fall semester of say 2010 (end of August), then it would be common to take these tests in the spring
or fall of 2009.
If you prefer to take the IE University admissions test, you will have to successfully complete it in one of our IE
International Offices, or at one of our IE university campuses in Segovia and Madrid (Spain).