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Executive MBA Profile Publish Date 05/27/12

Auburn University

College of Business

  • Program Basics

      • Executive MBA Program
      • Auburn University College of Business
      • 415 W. Magnolia Avenue
      • Suite 503
      • Auburn, 36830, Alabama
      • United States
      • Status:
        • Public
      • Length of program (months): 21

    • Classes meet:

        • Occasional week-long sessions
        • Via the Internet (unscheduled)

    • Tuition and fees for entire EMBA program:

      • Resident: $53,580.00
      • Non Resident: $53,580.00

    • Graduate business school is accredited by:

        • Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB)
        • Other
      • SACS

  • SCHOOL BASICS

    • Graduate business school enrollment:

      • Total: 578
      • Full-Time MBA: 68
      • Part-Time MBA: 333
      • Executive MBA: 116
      • PhD Program: 28
      • Undergraduate business school enrollment: 3,230
      • Other graduate degree programs: Master of Accounting, Other

  • ADMISSIONS

      • Rolling admissions? No
      • GMAT Required? No
      • If applicants are not required to take the GMAT, how are EMBA applicants' quantitative abilities checked before enrollment? Undergraduate degree, work experience, recommendation letters, personal statement, and interview.

    • GMAT score distribution (applicant pool):

      • Average GMAT Score NA
      • 10th Percentile NA
      • 25th Percentile NA
      • 50th Percentile (median) NA
      • 75th Percentile NA
      • 90th Percentile NA

    • GMAT score distribution (incoming class):

      • Average GMAT Score NA
      • 10th Percentile NA
      • 25th Percentile NA
      • 50th Percentile (median) NA
      • 75th Percentile NA
      • 90th Percentile NA
      • Is the TOEFL required for non-English speakers? Yes
      • Application fee: $50.00
      • Number of applications to the newest class: 98
      • Applicants accepted: 72 %
      • Admitted applicants enrolled: 59 %
      • Applicants wait-listed during the last admissions cycle: 27
      • Wait-listed applicants admitted for the semester to which they applied: 0
      • Applicant interviews are: Required
      • Applicants (admitted and denied) who were interviewed: 100 %
      • Admitted applicants who were interviewed: 100 %

  • CLASS PROFILE

    • EMBA students in newest entering class who are:

      • Female: 19 %
      • International: 9 %

    • Entering students are from the following regions:

      • Asia: 3 %
      • Europe: 3 %
      • North America: 92 %
      • Latin America and the Caribbean: 2 %

    • Entering U.S. citizens are from the following regions:

      • West: 4 %
      • Midwest: 6 %
      • Southwest: 2 %
      • South: 79 %
      • Mid-Atlantic: 7 %
      • Northeast: 2 %

    • U.S. students in newest entering class who are:

      • African American: 6 %
      • Asian American: 2 %
      • Hispanic or Latino American: 2 %
      • White (Non-Hispanic): 90 %
      • Average months of work experience: 189

    • Middle 80% range work experience in months:

      • From: 120
      • To: 283
      • Average age: 39

    • Middle 80% age range:

      • From: 33
      • To: 46

    • Work background:

      • Have advanced degrees: 9 %
      • Work in the nonprofit sector: 16 %
      • Have title of president, CEO, or chairman: 5 %
      • EMBA students living within 45 miles of campus: 2 %

    • Students work in these functional categories:

      • Consulting: 3 %
      • Finance/Accounting 19 %
      • General Management : 33 %
      • Marketing/Sales: 24 %
      • Management Information Systems : 3 %
      • Operations/Logistics: 18 %

    • Students work in these industries:

      • Consulting: 7 %
      • Consumer Products: 10 %
      • Financial Services: 9 %
      • Government: 10 %
      • Manufacturing: 9 %
      • Media/Entertainment: 5 %
      • Non-Profit: 5 %
      • Petroleum/Energy: 2 %
      • Pharmaceutical/Biotechnology/Health Care: 13 %
      • Real Estate: 2 %
      • Technology: 9 %
      • Other: 19 %

    • Top organizations sending students:

      • U.S. Armed Services
      • Booz Allen Hamilton
      • Wells Fargo
      • Regions Bank
      • Dell, Inc.

  • FINANCIAL AID

      • Full-tuition scholarships awarded in past 12 months: 0
      • Does the school offer a guaranteed loan to EMBAs, regardless of nationality? No

  • FACULTY

      • Faculty employed by the B-school: 118

    • Full-time faculty:

      • Tenured: 75
      • Non-Tenured: 16

    • Adjunct/Visiting Faculty:

      • Tenured: 1
      • Non-Tenured: 26

    • Women on Faculty:

      • Tenured: 9
      • Non-Tenured: 17

    • Minority Faculty:

      • Tenured: 4
      • Non-Tenured: 8

    • Faculty with PhDs:

      • Tenured: 55
      • Non-Tenured: 18

  • STUDENT LIFE

      • Does the program include a mandatory international trip or project? Yes
      • Description: 10 day study abroad trip to various countries.
      • Does the school offer pre-program orientation for all EMBA participants? Yes
      • Does the school offer temporary housing/accommodations for EMBA participants? Yes
      • Description: Campus hotel housing provided for the residencies is included as an integral part of the overall fee.
      • Do EMBAs have access to a health club or gym? Yes
      • How far away from a major airport are most EMBA classes held? (miles) 90

  • TEACHING/ACADEMICS

    • Teaching methods:

      • Case Study: 30 %
      • Distance Learning: 20 %
      • Experiential Learning: 10 %
      • Lectures: 20 %
      • Simulations: 10 %
      • Team Projects: 10 %
      • Faculty also teaching in full-time program: 48 %
      • Tenured/tenure-track EMBA faculty: 90 %
      • Average class size, core EMBA class: 50
      • Average class size, EMBA electives: 15
      • Elective courses: 21

    • New electives added in past 12 months:

      • Risk
      • Moral Foundations of Capitalism
      • Contract Law & Negotiations for MBAs & Entrepreneurs

    • Estimated hours per week in class and outside classwork:

      • Hours per week in class: 7
      • Hours per week outside of class spent on classwork: 8
      • Last revision of core EMBA curriculum: 2008
      • Distance-learning EMBA via the Internet, videoconferencing, or some other medium? Yes
      • Describe distance learning EMBA: Includes 5 on-campus residencies, intl. study, & distance learning. During the residencies, the bulk of one course is delivered in the classroom setting. The distance component is delivered on DVD which can be downloaded to a computer of iPad for viewing. An on-line learning platform enables students to work with team members, ask questions, hold discussions, submit homework, download course materials, & stay in touch with the program. Pre-program orientation is provided for all students.
      • Joint degree programs: MBA/MSIE (Industrial Engineering), MBA/MSIM (Information Management)
      • Leading areas of study: Finance, International Business, Technology, Health Care Administration

    • Graduation Requirements:

        • Students must have attended a minimum number of classes
        • Students must have earned a pre-determined GPA/Letter grade average
        • Class participation accounts for some percentage of students' grades
        • Other
      • Tuition must be paid in full.
      • Significant recent changes to EMBA program: 2008

    • TECHNOLOGY

      • Technology improvements in the last three academic years: In the past three years, the College of Business has replaced classroom and lab PCs; built a state-of-the-art trading/investment lab complete with digital signage displaying market indices, financial information, and news feeds; purchased teleconferencing equipment, interactive whiteboards, and a career services management system for the Office of Professional & Career Development; purchased two flight simulators for the flight education program; replaced servers and enhanced back-up systems.

  • B-SCHOOL ALUMNI

      • Living MBA alumni: 2,868
      • Active MBA alumni clubs: 0
      • Countries in which MBA clubs exist: 0
      • Living MBA alumni who gave in past year: 5
      • Mean gift from MBA alumni: $221.00
      • Median gift from MBA alumni: $100.00
      • Did school receive an individual gift in exess of $10 million in the past academic year? No
      • Business school endowment $35,912,633.00
      • Does the main university offer career placement services for alumni? Yes
      • Does the main university have an alumni networking Web site? Yes
      • University alumni networking site: http://www.aualum.org/aoc/
      • Does the B-School have an alumni networking Web site? No
      • Does the B-school offer career services for alumni? Yes
      • Do current MBA students have access to an alumni database? No

  • CAREER SERVICES

      • Do EMBAs have access to career services? Yes
      • Does the school allow its EMBA students to interview on campus with corporate recruiters targeting executives for full-time jobs? Yes
      • School's policy regarding recruiters targeting EMBAs: We do not monitor nor limit the access of recruiters to our EMBA students.

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