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Executive MBA Profile Publish Date 05/27/12

Mercer University

Stetson School of Business & Economics

  • Program Basics

      • Executive MBA
      • Eugene W. Stetson School of Business and Economics
      • 3001 Mercer University Drive
      • GA
      • Atlanta, 30341, Georgia
      • United States
      • Status:
        • Private
      • Length of program (months): 16

    • Classes meet:

        • Alternate weekends

    • Tuition and fees for entire EMBA program:

      • Resident: $51,750.00
      • Non Resident: $51,750.00

    • Graduate business school is accredited by:

        • Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB)

  • SCHOOL BASICS

    • Graduate business school enrollment:

      • Total: 307
      • Full-Time MBA: 25
      • Part-Time MBA: 155
      • Executive MBA: 54
      • Undergraduate business school enrollment: 176
      • Other graduate degree programs: Master of Accounting

  • ADMISSIONS

      • Rolling admissions? Yes
      • GMAT Required? No
      • If applicants are not required to take the GMAT, how are EMBA applicants' quantitative abilities checked before enrollment? In-house math assessment.
      • Is the TOEFL required for non-English speakers? Yes
      • Application fee: $50.00
      • Number of applications to the newest class: 27
      • Applicants accepted: 70 %
      • Admitted applicants enrolled: 74 %
      • Applicants wait-listed during the last admissions cycle: 0
      • 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: 28 %
      • International: 7 %

    • Entering students are from the following regions:

      • Asia: 7 %
      • North America: 93 %

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

      • South: 100 %

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

      • African American: 48 %
      • White (Non-Hispanic): 41 %
      • Chose not to report: 11 %
      • Average months of work experience: 150

    • Middle 80% range work experience in months:

      • From: 228
      • To: 48
      • Average age: 40

    • Middle 80% age range:

      • From: 48
      • To: 31
      • EMBA students living within 45 miles of campus: 100 %

  • FINANCIAL AID

      • EMBAs receiving financial aid through school: 56 %
      • EMBA scholarships are awarded based on: Neither
      • 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: 22

    • Full-time faculty:

      • Tenured: 11
      • Non-Tenured: 11

    • Adjunct/Visiting Faculty:

      • Non-Tenured: 2

    • Women on Faculty:

      • Tenured: 5
      • Non-Tenured: 3

    • Minority Faculty:

      • Tenured: 1
      • Non-Tenured: 3

    • International Faculty:

      • Tenured: 0
      • Non-Tenured: 0

    • Faculty with PhDs:

      • Tenured: 10
      • Non-Tenured: 9

  • STUDENT LIFE

      • Does the program include a mandatory international trip or project? Yes
      • Description: Ten day travel to Asia
      • Does the school offer pre-program orientation for all EMBA participants? Yes
      • Does the school offer temporary housing/accommodations for EMBA participants? Yes
      • Description: Hotel at first-of-semester retreats
      • Do EMBAs have access to a health club or gym? Yes
      • How far away from a major airport are most EMBA classes held? (miles) 20

  • TEACHING/ACADEMICS

    • Teaching methods:

      • Case Study: 30 %
      • Experiential Learning: 25 %
      • Lectures: 20 %
      • Simulations: 10 %
      • Team Projects: 10 %
      • Other: 5 %
      • Faculty also teaching in full-time program: 100 %
      • Tenured/tenure-track EMBA faculty: 90 %
      • Average class size, core EMBA class: 14
      • Average class size, EMBA electives: 14

    • Estimated hours per week in class and outside classwork:

      • Hours per week in class: 6
      • Hours per week outside of class spent on classwork: 12
      • Last revision of core EMBA curriculum: 2009
      • Distance-learning EMBA via the Internet, videoconferencing, or some other medium? No
      • Leading areas of study: International Business, Leadership, Marketing, General Management, Corporate Social Responsibility

    • 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
      • Simulation in Capstone course
      • Significant recent changes to EMBA program: 2009

    • TECHNOLOGY

      • Technology improvements in the last three academic years: Conversion to new student information system.
      • Amount spent: $3,000.00

  • B-SCHOOL ALUMNI

      • Living MBA alumni: 3,929
      • Active MBA alumni clubs: 1
      • Countries in which MBA clubs exist: 1
      • Living MBA alumni who gave in past year: 4
      • Mean gift from MBA alumni: $275.00
      • Median gift from MBA alumni: $75.00
      • 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? No
      • 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

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