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Drexel University
College of Business and Administration
1999 Executive MBA Profile
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1999 classes begin
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9 / 13 / 1999
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Final application deadline
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8 / 15 / 1999
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Current
total enrollment
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70
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Applications received
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40
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Applications accepted
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75%
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Accepted applicants enrolled (yield)
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90%
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Female students
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41%
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Minority students
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16%
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International students
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9%
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Note: For the purposes of this survey, minority students are defined as African-American, Hispanic-American, and Native-American students from the U.S. Asian Americans are not included.
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Total revenues generated by EMBA program in 1998-99
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$1,160,000
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Total tuition cost
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$41,000
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Mean GMAT
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584
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Median GMAT
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570
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Range
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[min.]
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480
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[max.]
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720
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Mean GPA
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3.10
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Median GPA
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3.20
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Range
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[min.]
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2.51
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[max.]
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4.00
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Average years of work experience
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14
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Range of work experience (years)
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[min.]
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7
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[max.]
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30
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Average salary for manager in program
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$112,000
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Salary range for manager in program
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[min.]
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$38,000
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[max.]
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$450,000
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Students with advanced degrees
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23%
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Students from nonprofit sector
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16%
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Students from an organization
of 100 or fewer employees
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16%
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Students with title of president,
CEO, or chairman
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5%
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Attending executives who live or work
within 45 miles of school
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80%
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Year program was founded
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1997
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Executive MBAs to be graduated in 1999
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26
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Executive MBAs graduated in 1994
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N/A
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Approximate number of
degrees awarded since founding
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50
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Required core courses/
percent of total coursework
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17 / 85%
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Courses considered electives/
percent of total coursework
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3 / 15%
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International content
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8%
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Entrepreneurial content
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5%
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E-commerce content
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3%
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Significant changes since 1997
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Underwent the first round of curriculum revisions. Reduced the number of courses, introduced four credit courses, and reduced the total course load from 72 to 68 credits. The next round of revisions will be designed to integrate functional areas more fully.
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Special trips or projects outside of country
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A 10-12 day trip is lead by a faculty member. It includes numerous business, academic, and cultural visits.
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Distance-learning opportunities via Internet, videoconferencing, or other medium
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Distance or Web based learning content
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3%
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Group work done via the Internet
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20%
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Contact the school for more information.
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Programs for the spouses of Executive MBA candidates
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Welcome Dinner, Holiday Luncheon, Drexel Basketball game and reception, optional attendance on the International trip
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Program
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N/A
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Country
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Partner
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Partnerships with domestic Executive MBA programs / corporate providers
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Du Pont
Conrail
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Top five organizations that sent the most participants to Executive MBA Program in last five years
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Conrail
DuPont
Nutrition Management Services
MCP/Hahnemann University
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Faculty / Teaching Methods
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Same faculty as full-time MBA program
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90%
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Adjunct faculty
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5%
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Other
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5%
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Full-time Executive MBA faculty with at least 5 years full-time corporate experience
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40%
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Case study
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35%
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Lecture
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47%
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Distance learning
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3%
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Total hours in class
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642
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Total hours of work outside of class
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1300
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When and how often classes meet
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On alternate weekends
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