Admission to the Master in Finance

Students holding at minimum one of the following degrees can apply to the Master in Finance:

To apply for admission in Year 1, applicants must hold either:

• A 3-year Bachelor’s degree (equivalent to 180 ECTS credits)
• An ECTS credit equivalence attestation with at least 180 ECTS credits obtained in a State-recognized Master's degree

To apply for admission in Year 2, applicants must hold either:

• A 4-year Bachelor's degree (equivalent to 240 ECTS credits)
• Have validated the first year of a State-recognized Master Degree
• An ECTS credit equivalence attestation with at least 240 ECTS credits obtained in a State-recognized Master's degree

You can apply while being enrolled in the last year of the degree that makes you eligible for this program.

Create an account or go to your dashboard to start your application file.

Applications for the 2025-2026 academic year are open from October 1, 2024 to June 2025:
(subject to availability)

• Round 2: from December, 3, 2024 to February, 17, 2025 at 11:59 p.m. (Paris time)
• Round 3: from February 18, 2025 to April 7, 2025 at 11:59 p.m. (Paris time)
• Round 4: from April 8, 2025 to May 19, 2025 at 11:59 p.m. (Paris time)
• Round 5: from May 20, 2025 to June 30, 2025 at 11:59 p.m. (Paris time)

Mandatory documents - all the documents provided need to be in English or French (except passport and identity card):

• A resume / CV
• A copy of an official and valid identity card or passport
• A certified copy of all degrees obtained in a higher education institution (in English or French)
• A proof of enrollment certificate for applicants currently enrolled in higher education
• A certified copy of your transcripts from the first year of your undergraduate education until now
• An official management aptitude test score of under 5 years
• An official and valid English proficiency test: TOEFL, TOEIC, IELTS, Cambridge
  Native speakers are exempted from providing an English test score upon presentation of proof (passport or identity card from an English-speaking country).

Optional documents:

• Recommendation letters (professionnal or academic)
• A letter of motivation

Once your online application file is complete and checked by the Admissions team, you will be invited to take the digital tests. The online test lasts about one hour and will be entirely in English.

If you apply for Year 1 of the program, the test will be comprised of:

• Motivation questions in video format

If you apply for Year 2 of the program, the test will be comprised of:

• Motivation questions in video format
• Motivation questions in written format
• A multiple choice questionnaire

The admissions decision is confirmed by an official Admissions committee. Please be advised that the Admissions committee holds the exclusive rights regarding the final decision and that its decisions cannot be appealed.

Following the Admissions Committee, four decisions are possible:

• Admitted
• Non admitted
• Non admitted requalified: For applicants in Year 2: the Admissions Committee has declared that the application does not meet the requirements for an admission in Year 2 but offers an admission in Year 1of the program. This can happen if a student's background is strong but not complete enough in some mandatory contents of the program, to help them build up their strengths and to ensure their success.
• Waitlisted: When a program is at capacity, the Admissions committee is unable to make an admissions offer but can propose a place on a waitlist. The waitlist does not guarantee a place in the program

An email is sent to applicants as soon as the admissions results are available on the makersboard.

You will then have 10 calendar days after receiving your admissions results to confirm your admission by completing your enrollment form and paying the non-refundable enrollment deposit of €4,500.

The acceptance rate for MSc in Finance (former format of the Master in Finance) for the 2024 intake was 37.3% (admitted students on applicants).

The application fee for the 2025 intake is €120, payable directly by credit card through the online application system.

• Students with a French CROUS scholarship are exempted from the application fee if they provide the “Notification d ’attribution definitive de bourse” final notice of allocation of this grant for the current academic year.
• High Level Athletes are also exempted of the application fee if they provide a sport resume validated by the director of the Sports department. If this is your case, please contact Mr.ROMEZY: romezy@em-lyon.com.

• You can apply for multiple programs at the same time, but you can only do so once per year.
• You cannot apply for Year 1 and Year 2 at the same time for the same program.

The Disability Unit can provide customized support in strict compliance with confidentiality, and can:

• Take into account your specific needs and make sure that your years at emlyon business school go as smoothly as possible, and that you are integrated to the student life
• Provide specific arrangements and resolve your access issues via the implementation of an individualized pedagogical follow-up
• Act as the interface with all other school departments
• Guide you through your administrative and pedagogical procedures
• In case we are unable to provide the specific arrangements you may need, we can follow through with external partners to find solutions to level out your disability

You will find the welcome guide and all the information on how we welcome and support our students and participants with disabilities here

Download the Welcome Guide Disability

Our team is available at the following email address: handicap@em-lyon.com