HISTORICAL EMBA DATA
BEHIND THE RANKINGS:
To better gauge student sentiment over the years, BusinessWeek tracked the answers given by students at each of our Top 25 Executive MBA programs to key questions in our 2001, 2003, and 2005 surveys. Tumbling out of the top ten for the first time, No. 11-ranked Duke came in below par on eight of the 11 questions when compared with the averages for all surveyed schools. One of the few above-average showings was on the question concerning the caliber of classmates. Since 2001, Duke has made advances in a few areas -- for example, students now study nearly three hours more a week than they did just two years ago. But overall student satisfaction numbers are down significantly, and only half as many grads say their professors frequently give them new problem-solving approaches.
1. Percentage of grads who said their EMBA experience exceeded their expectations of what a good program should be:
2005 Average: 67.8%
2. Percentage of grads who said they believe their program was very important to their career development and advancement:
2005 Average: 77.9%
3. Percentage of students who rated as excellent their instructors' ability to draw on students' knowledge and experience:
2005 Average: 77.9%
4. Percentage of students who rated teaching quality as excellent:
2005 Average: 63.9%
5. Percentage of grads who said the material they learned was very useful to their work:
2005 Average: 64.7%
6. Percentage of grads who said they were frequently given new ways of thinking or approaching problems:
2005 Average: 56%
7. Percentage of students who said the caliber of classmates greatly enhanced the learning process:
2005 Average: 72.9%
8. Percentage of students who described their schools as "very responsive" in providing help with logistical matters, such as travel, room, board, etc.:
2005 Average: 77.9%
9. Percentage of grads who said their program was very well organized:
2005 Average: 71.6%
10. Percentage of students without access to career services who wanted such access:
2005 Average: 79.5%
11. Average number of hours per week, outside of class, spent on class work:
2005 Average: 54.7
Data: BusinessWeek/Cambria Consulting Inc. surveys of graduating Executive MBA students.
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