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. Climbing three spots in the rankings to No. 22, Ivey nevertheless fared poorly when measured against the averages for all surveyed schools, beating the average on only three of the 11 questions. Since 2001, Ivey lost ground on nine of the 11 measures, including teaching quality, the caliber of students, and time devoted to studies.
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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