Program Basics

• • Executive MBA Programme
  • London Business School
  • Regent's Park
  • London, NW1 4SA
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain
  • Status:
    • Public
  • Length of program (months): 20

• Classes meet:

  • • Alternate weekends
    • Occasional week-long sessions

• Tuition and fees for entire EMBA program:

  • Resident: $90,707.00
  • Non Resident: $90,707.00

• Graduate business school is accredited by:

  • • Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB)
    • Association of MBAs (AMBA)
    • EQUIS
    • European Foundation for Mgt. Development (EFMD)

SCHOOL BASICS

• Graduate business school enrollment:

  • Total: 2,072
  • Full-Time MBA: 805
  • Executive MBA: 728
  • PhD Program: 73
• • Other graduate degree programs: Master of Finance, Other

ADMISSIONS

• • Rolling admissions? Yes
  • GMAT Required? Yes
  • Are applicants allowed to submit the GRE? No

• GMAT score distribution (incoming class):

  • 10th Percentile 600
  • 50th Percentile (median) 650
  • 90th Percentile 720
  • Average GMAT Score 648
• • Is the TOEFL required for non-English speakers? Yes
  • Application fee: $251.00
  • Applicant interviews are: Required
  • Admitted applicants who were interviewed: 100 %

CLASS PROFILE

• EMBA students in newest entering class who are:

  • Female: 15 %
  • International: 92 %

• Entering students are from the following regions:

  • Africa: 6 %
  • Asia: 29 %
  • Europe: 52 %
  • North America: 6 %
  • Oceania: 5 %
  • Latin America and the Caribbean: 2 %
  • Dual citizenship: 14 %
• • Average months of work experience: 128

• Middle 80% range work experience in months:

  • From: 72
  • To: 192
• • Average age: 34

• Middle 80% age range:

  • From: 29
  • To: 39

• Students work in these functional categories:

  • Consulting: 15 %
  • Finance/Accounting 12 %
  • General Management : 38 %
  • Human Resources: 2 %
  • Marketing/Sales: 19 %
  • Management Information Systems : 5 %
  • Operations/Logistics: 5 %
  • Other: 4 %

• Students work in these industries:

  • Consulting: 4 %
  • Consumer Products: 11 %
  • Financial Services: 25 %
  • Government: 0 %
  • Manufacturing: 10 %
  • Media/Entertainment: 3 %
  • Non-Profit: 2 %
  • Petroleum/Energy: 12 %
  • Pharmaceutical/Biotechnology/Health Care: 3 %
  • Real Estate: 0 %
  • Technology: 22 %
  • Other: 8 %

FINANCIAL AID

• • EMBA scholarships are awarded based on: Merit
  • 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: 135

• Full-time faculty:

  • Tenured: 53
  • Non-Tenured: 45

• Adjunct/Visiting Faculty:

  • Tenured: 0
  • Non-Tenured: 37

• Women on Faculty:

  • Tenured: 8
  • Non-Tenured: 18

• International Faculty:

  • Tenured: 40
  • Non-Tenured: 60

• Faculty with PhDs:

  • Tenured: 53
  • Non-Tenured: 65

STUDENT LIFE

• • Does the program include a mandatory international trip or project? Yes
  • 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
  • How far away from a major airport are most EMBA classes held? (miles) 17

TEACHING/ACADEMICS

• Teaching methods:

  • Case Study: 35 %
  • Distance Learning: 0 %
  • Experiential Learning: 5 %
  • Lectures: 35 %
  • Simulations: 5 %
  • Team Projects: 10 %
  • Other: 10 %
• • Faculty also teaching in full-time program: 100 %
  • Average class size, core EMBA class: 75
  • Average class size, EMBA electives: 60
  • Elective courses: 68

• New electives added in past 12 months:

  • Communications
  • Innovating Business Models, Products & Services
  • Analysis for Marketing, Planning & Decision Making

• Estimated hours per week in class and outside classwork:

  • Hours per week in class: 15
  • Hours per week outside of class spent on classwork: 30
• • Last revision of core EMBA curriculum: 2009
  • Distance-learning EMBA via the Internet, videoconferencing, or some other medium? No
  • Leading areas of study: Entrepreneurship, Finance, International Business, Strategy, General Management

• Graduation Requirements:

  • • Students must have attended a minimum number of classes
    • Class participation accounts for some percentage of students' grades
    • Present final company-specific project results to relevant parties
    • Other
  • Minimum number of electives completed plus one international assignment
• • Significant recent changes to EMBA program: 2009

B-SCHOOL ALUMNI

• • Living MBA alumni: 9,924
  • Active MBA alumni clubs: 86
  • Countries in which MBA clubs exist: 43
  • Did school receive an individual gift in exess of $10 million in the past academic year? No
  • Does the main university offer career placement services for alumni? Yes
  • Does the main university have an alumni networking Web site? Yes
  • Does the B-School have an alumni networking Web site? Yes
  • Business school alumni networking site: http://www.london.edu/ourcommunity/alumni.html
  • Does the B-school offer career services for alumni? Yes
  • Do current MBA students have access to an alumni database? Yes

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

• • -I wish I had more time to attend the evening activities or social gatherings, which was difficult to do during modules because of the heavy workload.
    
    -It has been an outstanding learning experience for me, in particular, coming from a professional background that differs greatly from the ones of my classmates.
    
    -The whole experience exceeded my expectations by far. However, certain events (with guest speakers) could have been organized in a way that took into account commuters' presence on campus and somehow made it easier for them to attend.
    
    -Career services on campus tends to cater to the full-time MBAs. We have different needs and different levels of experience, and hence need stronger career support and better coaches.
    
    -I would like to see better networking opportunities because the class has limited time on campus and better use of online resources, such as reading/learning materials.
    
    -I needed more guidance in building the curriculum, especially when it came to the choice of electives. It would be better to have suggested curricula depending on the career path one would like to pursuit. This would help us avoid choosing exams that are too specific or not in tune with one's aspirations.
    
    -As I mentioned earlier, the EMBA is a great experience, which taught me a lot about what I value and where my career should go. A great deal of people changed careers, despite not intending to and ultimately this will benefit them in terms of satisfaction in my mind. That and the network you build, to me, is the value of an EMBA.
    
    -I was amazed at how the cross-fertilization of ideas coming from participants was used in many courses to deliver main messages.
    
    -This was just a great experience!! I had brilliant international assignments. I loved my study group, and we learned a lot from working together. There were also great faculty, interesting practical assignments that allowed you to really test what you learned, and a great choice of electives.
    
    -I think about 20 percent of the class didn't bring much [to the discussions]. Tougher recruitment would help.
    
    -Because I was commuting to the school from outside London, it was difficult to engage fully in the extracurricular opportunities, which would have been some of the best opportunities to network across the programs.
    
    -The weight given to class participation tweaked the overall results and shaped student behaviors negatively toward speaking up for nothing.
    
    -The management report at the end of the program was challenging and very difficult to fit into the work schedule. A more flexible approach would have been helpful, but the school has reacted and made changes to this part of the program for the classes to come.
    
    -The school has been developing its own identity outside of the U.S. business schools by predominately focusing on the international nature of its program - classmates of different nationalities, working in multiple countries, speaking four to five languages, and the international focus of the elective content. As the program matures, I expect LBS to be in an extremely strong position in the future.
    
    -I became pregnant and had a baby while participating in the EMBA program, and the school was incredibly supportive and helped me make sure I completed the program.
    
    -Instead of having only career services, the school could also have some training/mentoring for entrepreneurs or family businesses.
    
    -My program at London Business School was extremely challenging to me as someone who had never formally taken business studies in a university. I enrolled in the MBA to fill some significant gaps in knowledge that I knew I had and that I knew would prevent me from achieving professional goals. I filled many of these gaps, and I feel significantly more confident in the business environment as a result. I still have work to do on the subjects that i found particularly challenging, such as finance, but I have a strong foundation from which to continue my learning. I am very pleased with the education I received and I know that I will look back at my time at London Business School as a turning point in my career development and professional life.