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Suffolk University
Frank Sawyer School of Management
1999 Executive MBA Profile
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1999 classes begin
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10 / 2 / 1999
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Final application deadline
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8 / 31 / 1999
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Current
total enrollment
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120
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Applications received
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95
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Applications accepted
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90%
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Accepted applicants enrolled (yield)
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96%
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Female students
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35%
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Minority students
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8%
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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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$2,174,000
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Total tuition cost
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$36,240
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Mean GMAT
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550
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Median GMAT
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N/A
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Range
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[min.]
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400
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[max.]
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710
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Mean GPA
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3.00
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Median GPA
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N/A
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Range
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[min.]
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2.40
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[max.]
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4.00
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Average years of work experience
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12
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Range of work experience (years)
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[min.]
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5
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[max.]
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25
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Average salary for manager in program
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$67,000
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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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$250,000
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Students with advanced degrees
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16%
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Students from nonprofit sector
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3%
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Students from an organization
of 100 or fewer employees
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15%
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Students with title of president,
CEO, or chairman
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2%
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Attending executives who live or work
within 45 miles of school
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90%
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Year program was founded
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1975
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Executive MBAs to be graduated in 1999
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60
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Executive MBAs graduated in 1994
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62
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Approximate number of
degrees awarded since founding
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1400
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Required core courses/
percent of total coursework
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8 / 50%
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Courses considered electives/
percent of total coursework
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8 / 50%
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International content
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50%
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Entrepreneurial content
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20%
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E-commerce content
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15%
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Significant changes since 1997
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The curriculum changed from 18 courses to 16 courses. Core courses went from 10 to five intergrated courses. Core courses can be waived with prior satisfacory business course work. Electives went from five to eight courses. Three required courses remained. Program went from 24 months to 21 months to complete.
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Special trips or projects outside of country
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The school's International Seminar is an elective three credit course that includes a week in Europe or South America.
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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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N/A
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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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None
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Program
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International Seminar
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Country
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Spain
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Partner
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IESE
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Partnerships with domestic Executive MBA programs / corporate providers
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The Washington Campus
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Top five organizations that sent the most participants to Executive MBA Program in last five years
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Bell Atlantic
Fidelity Investments
State Street Bank & Trust Co.
Scudder-Kemper
GE
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Faculty / Teaching Methods
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Same faculty as full-time MBA program
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60%
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Adjunct faculty
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40%
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Other
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0%
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Full-time Executive MBA faculty with at least 5 years full-time corporate experience
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24%
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Case study
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45%
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Lecture
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25%
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Distance learning
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0%
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Total hours in class
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640
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Total hours of work outside of class
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1170
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When and how often classes meet
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Every Saturday -- 44 Saturdays per year, 8:30am to 4:45pm
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