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University of Rochester
Simon Graduate School of Business
1999 Executive MBA Profile
Address: Executive Development Program
204 Schlegel Hall
Rochester, NY 14627
E-Mail: edp@simon.rochester.edu
Website: www.ssb.rochester.edu/programs/html/execprog.html


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Statistics

1999 classes begin 9 / 13 / 1999 Final application deadline 7 / 1 / 1999 Current
total enrollment
125

Applications received N/A Applications accepted N/A Accepted applicants enrolled (yield) N/A

Female students 30% Minority students 25% International students 3%

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.

Total revenues generated by EMBA program in 1998-99 N/A Total tuition cost $60,800



Mean GMAT N/A Median GMAT N/A Range [min.] N/A  [max.] N/A 

Mean GPA 3.2 Median GPA 3.3 Range [min.] 2.8 [max.] 4.00



Average years of work experience 14 Range of work experience (years) [min.] 6 [max.] 32

Average salary for manager in program $75,000 Salary range for manager in program [min.] $50,000 [max.] $350,000



Students with advanced degrees 45% Students from nonprofit sector 20%

Students from an organization
of 100 or fewer employees
15% Students with title of president,
CEO, or chairman
1%

Attending executives who live or work
within 45 miles of school
85% Year program was founded 1966

Executive MBAs to be graduated in 1999 140 Executive MBAs graduated in 1994 82

Approximate number of
degrees awarded since founding
1400


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Coursework

Required core courses/
percent of total coursework
17 / 100% Courses considered electives/
percent of total coursework
0 / 0%

International content 25% Entrepreneurial content N/A E-commerce content 5%

Significant changes since 1997

Inclusion of "super team" work with European executives during their nine week stay in Rochester.

More revised marketing

Special trips or projects outside of country
Voluntary

The school runs a European speakers series

Distance-learning opportunities via Internet, videoconferencing, or other medium

Distance or Web based learning content N/A Group work done via the Internet N/A

N/A

Programs for the spouses of Executive MBA candidates

Stress management


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International Programs

Program Rochester-Bern Executive MBA Country Switzerland Partner University of Bern Institute for Financial Mgmt


Program Rochester-Nijenrode Executive MBA Country The Netherlands Partner Nijenrode University


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Partnerships

Partnerships with domestic Executive MBA programs / corporate providers N/A


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Top Corporate Customers

Top five organizations that sent the most participants to Executive MBA Program in last five years Xerox
Kodak
University of Rochester
Carrier
Bausch and Lomb


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Faculty / Teaching Methods

Faculty profile
Same faculty as full-time MBA program 100% Adjunct faculty 0% Other 0%
Full-time Executive MBA faculty with at least 5 years full-time corporate experience 15%

Teaching methods
Case study 15% Lecture 85% Distance learning 0%
Other 0%

Class schedule
Total hours in class 450 Total hours of work outside of class 1800
When and how often classes meet On alternate weekends


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