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Executive MBA Profile Publish Date 05/27/12

University of Hawaii

The University of Hawaii

  • Program Basics

      • Shidler College of Business
      • 2404 Maile Way
      • Room A301
      • Honolulu, 96822, Hawaii
      • United States
      • Status:
        • Public
      • Length of program (months): 22

    • Classes meet:

        • Alternate weekends
        • Evenings

    • Tuition and fees for entire EMBA program:

      • Resident: $40,000.00
      • Non Resident: $40,000.00

    • Graduate business school is accredited by:

        • Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB)

  • SCHOOL BASICS

    • Graduate business school enrollment:

      • Total: 491
      • Full-Time MBA: 60
      • Part-Time MBA: 104
      • Executive MBA: 33
      • PhD Program: 30
      • Undergraduate business school enrollment: 885
      • Other graduate degree programs: Master of Accounting, Other, Master of Human Resources

  • ADMISSIONS

      • Rolling admissions? Yes
      • GMAT Required? Yes
      • Are applicants allowed to submit the GRE? No
      • Is the TOEFL required for non-English speakers? Yes
      • Application fee: $70.00
      • Number of applications to the newest class: 60
      • Applicant interviews are: Required

  • CLASS PROFILE

    • EMBA students in newest entering class who are:

      • Female: 60 %
      • International: 10 %

    • Entering students are from the following regions:

      • Africa: 5 %
      • Asia: 5 %

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

      • West: 100 %

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

      • Chose not to report: 100 %
      • Average months of work experience: 156
      • Average age: 34

  • FINANCIAL AID

      • EMBA scholarships are awarded based on: Merit, Need

  • FACULTY

      • Faculty employed by the B-school: 84

    • Full-time faculty:

      • Tenured: 44
      • Non-Tenured: 13

    • Adjunct/Visiting Faculty:

      • Tenured: 0
      • Non-Tenured: 27

    • Women on Faculty:

      • Tenured: 7
      • Non-Tenured: 7

    • Minority Faculty:

      • Tenured: 10
      • Non-Tenured: 2

    • International Faculty:

      • Tenured: 4
      • Non-Tenured: 6

    • Faculty with PhDs:

      • Tenured: 44
      • Non-Tenured: 16

  • STUDENT LIFE

      • Does the school offer pre-program orientation for all EMBA participants? Yes
      • Does the school offer temporary housing/accommodations for EMBA participants? No
      • Do EMBAs have access to a health club or gym? Yes

  • TEACHING/ACADEMICS

      • Distance-learning EMBA via the Internet, videoconferencing, or some other medium? Yes
      • Describe distance learning EMBA: Executive Neighbor Island MBA. Hybrid 22 month program with a combination of online courses and 16 Saturday sessions on the main campus.

    • TECHNOLOGY

      • Technology improvements in the last three academic years: purchased 100 new computers for student use. Renovated classroom to allow for interactive distance learning
      • Amount spent: $150,000.00

  • B-SCHOOL ALUMNI

      • Living MBA alumni: 4,966
      • Active MBA alumni clubs: 0
      • Countries in which MBA clubs exist: 0
      • Living MBA alumni who gave in past year: 4
      • Mean gift from MBA alumni: $530.00
      • Median gift from MBA alumni: $50.00
      • Did school receive an individual gift in exess of $10 million in the past academic year? No
      • Business school endowment $24,136,085.00
      • 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://uhalumni.org
      • 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

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