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Executive MBA Profile Publish Date 05/27/12

Universiteit Nyenrode

Nyenrode Business Universiteit

  • Program Basics

      • Nyenrode Business Universiteit
      • Straatweg 25
      • BREUKELEN, 3621 BG
      • Netherlands
      • Status:
        • Private
      • Length of program (months): 21

    • Classes meet:

        • Other

    • Tuition and fees for entire EMBA program:

      • Resident: $62,950.00
      • Non Resident: $62,950.00

    • Graduate business school is accredited by:

        • Association of MBAs (AMBA)
        • EQUIS
        • European Foundation for Mgt. Development (EFMD)

  • SCHOOL BASICS

    • Graduate business school enrollment:

      • Total: 3,400
      • Full-Time MBA: 35
      • Part-Time MBA: 33
      • Executive MBA: 273
      • PhD Program: 63
      • Undergraduate business school enrollment: 925
      • Other graduate degree programs: Master of Accounting, Master of Finance, Other, Master of International Management/Business

  • ADMISSIONS

      • Rolling admissions? Yes
      • GMAT Required? No
      • Are applicants allowed to submit the GRE? No
      • If applicants are not required to take the GMAT, how are EMBA applicants' quantitative abilities checked before enrollment? The Nyenrode admissions test is offered as an alternative to GMAT, testing intellectual abilities and characteristics

    • GMAT score distribution (incoming class):

      • Average GMAT Score 546
      • 50th Percentile (median) 540
      • Is the TOEFL required for non-English speakers? Yes
      • Application fee: $115.00
      • Number of applications to the newest class: 47
      • Applicants accepted: 79 %
      • Admitted applicants enrolled: 70 %
      • Applicant interviews are: By invitation only
      • 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: 45 %
      • International: 18 %

    • Entering students are from the following regions:

      • Europe: 91 %
      • Latin America and the Caribbean: 9 %
      • Average months of work experience: 104

    • Middle 80% range work experience in months:

      • From: 36
      • To: 192
      • Average age: 33

    • Middle 80% age range:

      • From: 27
      • To: 40

    • Work background:

      • Have advanced degrees: 42 %
      • Work in the nonprofit sector: 3 %
      • Work at an organization with 100 or fewer employees: 15 %
      • EMBA students living within 45 miles of campus: 55 %
      • Average base salary for new EMBA entrant: $111,300.00

    • Middle 80% base salary range:

      • Low: $53,000.00
      • High: $198,800.00

    • Students work in these functional categories:

      • Finance/Accounting 27 %
      • General Management : 8 %
      • Human Resources: 4 %
      • Marketing/Sales: 38 %
      • Operations/Logistics: 19 %
      • Other: 4 %

    • Students work in these industries:

      • Consulting: 6 %
      • Consumer Products: 9 %
      • Financial Services: 12 %
      • Government: 3 %
      • Manufacturing: 9 %
      • Non-Profit: 3 %
      • Pharmaceutical/Biotechnology/Health Care: 9 %
      • Technology: 25 %
      • Other: 24 %

    • Top organizations sending students:

      • ING Bank NV
      • ABN AMRO Bank NV
      • CapGemini
      • Philips
      • Rabobank BV

  • FINANCIAL AID

      • EMBAs receiving financial aid through school: 32 %
      • EMBA scholarships are awarded based on: Merit
      • Full-tuition scholarships awarded in past 12 months: 1
      • Does the school offer a guaranteed loan to EMBAs, regardless of nationality? No

  • FACULTY

      • Faculty employed by the B-school: 133

    • Full-time faculty:

      • Tenured: 18
      • Non-Tenured: 26

    • Adjunct/Visiting Faculty:

      • Tenured: 46
      • Non-Tenured: 43

    • Women on Faculty:

      • Tenured: 17
      • Non-Tenured: 15

    • International Faculty:

      • Tenured: 8
      • Non-Tenured: 8

    • Faculty with PhDs:

      • Tenured: 26
      • Non-Tenured: 64

  • STUDENT LIFE

      • Does the program include a mandatory international trip or project? Yes
      • Description: ZStudy moduel at a business school in the US and a module at Stellenbosch (South Africa)
      • 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
      • Do EMBAs have access to a health club or gym? Yes
      • How far away from a major airport are most EMBA classes held? (miles) 21

  • TEACHING/ACADEMICS

    • Teaching methods:

      • Case Study: 20 %
      • Experiential Learning: 10 %
      • Lectures: 35 %
      • Simulations: 10 %
      • Team Projects: 25 %
      • Faculty also teaching in full-time program: 60 %
      • Average class size, core EMBA class: 33
      • Elective courses: 0

    • New electives added in past 12 months:

      • electives are not offered in the program
      • all courses are mandatory to be completed
      • for a student to be eligible to graduate

    • Estimated hours per week in class and outside classwork:

      • Hours per week in class: 45
      • Hours per week outside of class spent on classwork: 20
      • Last revision of core EMBA curriculum: 2011
      • Distance-learning EMBA via the Internet, videoconferencing, or some other medium? No
      • Leading areas of study: Entrepreneurship, Leadership, Strategy, Organizational Behavior, Corporate Social Responsibility

    • 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
      • Complete all courses and acheiver an average grade of "6.00"to the degree requirements.
      • Significant recent changes to EMBA program: 2011

  • B-SCHOOL ALUMNI

      • Living MBA alumni: 1,080
      • Active MBA alumni clubs: 45
      • Countries in which MBA clubs exist: 14
      • 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
      • University alumni networking site: http://www.vcv.org
      • Does the B-School have an alumni networking Web site? Yes
      • Business school alumni networking site: http://www.vcv.org
      • 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

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