502 new students have accepted our offer of admission to join the Institute in September, which is up 21.2% compared to 2024. This is made up of: 

• 34 doctoral students —  up 6% compared to 2024
• 165 disciplinary MA students  — up 16% compared to 2024
• 305 International and Development Studies (MINT) students — up 27%  compared to 2024

With 2104 candidates for the 2025-2026 academic year, up 32.3% from 2024-25, this is the highest number of candidates in the history of the Institute. The number of applicants to our competitive doctoral programmes was 602, which is nearly double that of 2024-2025. 

The Geneva Graduate Institute is proud to be a centre of academic excellence and policy dialogue, dedicated to advancing knowledge and understanding of global affairs, all the while defending academic freedom. Those numbers attest to the importance of our role and mission in times when higher education and academic freedom are increasingly under threat.

– Marie-Laure Salles, Director