Program Basics

• • Vanderbilt Executive MBA / Americas MBA for Executives
  • Vanderbilt University
  • 401 21st Avenue South
  • Nashville, 37203, Tennessee
  • United States
  • Status:
    • Private
  • Length of program (months): 24

• Classes meet:

  • • Alternate weekends
    • Other

• Tuition and fees for entire EMBA program:

  • Resident: $98,602.00
  • Non Resident: $98,602.00

• Graduate business school is accredited by:

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

SCHOOL BASICS

• Graduate business school enrollment:

  • Total: 459
  • Full-Time MBA: 347
  • Executive MBA: 103
  • PhD Program: 9
• • Other graduate degree programs: Master of Accounting, Master of Finance

ADMISSIONS

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

• GMAT score distribution (applicant pool):

  • Average GMAT Score 590
  • 50th Percentile (median) 590

• GMAT score distribution (incoming class):

  • 10th Percentile 490
  • 90th Percentile 680
• • Is the TOEFL required for non-English speakers? No
  • Application fee: $150.00
  • Number of applications to the newest class: 80
  • Applicants accepted: 73 %
  • Admitted applicants enrolled: 94 %
  • 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: 29 %
  • International: 7 %

• Entering students are from the following regions:

  • Asia: 2 %
  • North America: 93 %
  • Dual citizenship: 5 %

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

  • Midwest: 2 %
  • Southwest: 2 %
  • South: 96 %

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

  • African American: 9 %
  • Asian American: 13 %
  • Multiethnic/Multiracial : 2 %
  • White (Non-Hispanic): 76 %
• • Average months of work experience: 145

• Middle 80% range work experience in months:

  • From: 72
  • To: 252
• • Average age: 36

• Middle 80% age range:

  • From: 28
  • To: 48

• Work background:

  • Have advanced degrees: 25 %
  • Work in the nonprofit sector: 9 %
  • Work at an organization with 100 or fewer employees: 18 %
  • Have title of president, CEO, or chairman: 0 %
• • EMBA students living within 45 miles of campus: 75 %
  • Average base salary for new EMBA entrant: $107,409.00

• Middle 80% base salary range:

  • Low: $62,000.00
  • High: $180,000.00

• Students work in these functional categories:

  • Consulting: 4 %
  • Finance/Accounting 20 %
  • General Management : 18 %
  • Human Resources: 2 %
  • Marketing/Sales: 18 %
  • Management Information Systems : 16 %
  • Operations/Logistics: 22 %

• Students work in these industries:

  • Consulting: 4 %
  • Consumer Products: 6 %
  • Financial Services: 15 %
  • Government: 0 %
  • Manufacturing: 29 %
  • Non-Profit: 9 %
  • Pharmaceutical/Biotechnology/Health Care: 26 %
  • Technology: 11 %

• Top organizations sending students:

  • Schneider Electric
  • Gaylord Entertainment
  • Bridgestone
  • Nissan
  • HCA

FINANCIAL AID

• • EMBA scholarships are awarded based on: Other
  • Full-tuition scholarships awarded in past 12 months: 1
  • Does the school offer a guaranteed loan to EMBAs, regardless of nationality? Only to domestic students

FACULTY

• • Faculty employed by the B-school: 42

• Full-time faculty:

  • Tenured: 30
  • Non-Tenured: 12

• Women on Faculty:

  • Tenured: 4
  • Non-Tenured: 1

• Faculty with PhDs:

  • Tenured: 30
  • Non-Tenured: 12

STUDENT LIFE

• • Does the program include a mandatory international trip or project? Yes
  • Description: 2 year, 1-week residency including 10-12 corporate visits and cultural activities. Or, Americas sequence has 10-day residencies one of which is in the U.S.
  • Does the school offer pre-program orientation for all EMBA participants? Yes
  • Does the school offer temporary housing/accommodations for EMBA participants? No
  • Description: Hotel room and board on year 1 and 2 residencies, not on regular on-campus class weekends
  • Do EMBAs have access to a health club or gym? Yes
  • Special student/home/work/life initiatives: Administration of Hermann Brian Dominance Instrument (HBDI) for partners as part of Partner Day activities
  • How far away from a major airport are most EMBA classes held? (miles) 9

TEACHING/ACADEMICS

• Teaching methods:

  • Case Study: 25 %
  • Experiential Learning: 10 %
  • Lectures: 25 %
  • Simulations: 5 %
  • Team Projects: 35 %
• • Faculty also teaching in full-time program: 85 %
  • Tenured/tenure-track EMBA faculty: 74 %
  • Average class size, core EMBA class: 55
  • Elective courses: 0

• New electives added in past 12 months:

  • Year 2 elective to take Americas MBA sequence
  • wich includes 9 classes/28 credits

• Estimated hours per week in class and outside classwork:

  • Hours per week in class: 5
  • Hours per week outside of class spent on classwork: 17
• • Last revision of core EMBA curriculum: 2006
  • Distance-learning EMBA via the Internet, videoconferencing, or some other medium? No
  • Describe distance learning EMBA: Not as part of our 100% residential curriculum. Distance learning is use for optional reviews and group assignments.
  • Leading areas of study: Finance, International Business, Leadership, Strategy, Organizational Behavior

• 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
    • Write a complete business plan
    • Present final company-specific project results to relevant parties
    • Other
  • A personal Capstone assignment and a group Strategic plan
• • Significant recent changes to EMBA program: 2006

• TECHNOLOGY

  • Technology improvements in the last three academic years: LCD panels installed in all study spaces, a virtual desktop service providing access to all necessary course software from any platform, two classrooms completely remodeled and upgraded, lifecycle replacement of all computers for faculty, staff and classrooms, digital signage installed in public spaces, lecture capture and synchronous learning platforms, upgrade to learning management system, upgrade of email and calendar systems.

B-SCHOOL ALUMNI

• • Living MBA alumni: 7,818
  • Active MBA alumni clubs: 15
  • Countries in which MBA clubs exist: 1
  • Living MBA alumni who gave in past year: 21
  • Mean gift from MBA alumni: $844.00
  • Median gift from MBA alumni: $200.00
  • Did school receive an individual gift in exess of $10 million in the past academic year? No
  • Business school endowment $250,000,000.00
  • 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.vuconnect.com
  • Does the B-School have an alumni networking Web site? Yes
  • Business school alumni networking site: http://www.vuconnect.com
  • 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
  • School's policy regarding recruiters targeting EMBAs: Students cannot be 50% or more corporate sponsored.

SCHOOL COMMENTS

• • Additional school comments: Our Americas MBA for Executives is new and unique. Students admitted are part of the Executive MBA class in year one. In year tow, they become part of a combined cohort in lock-step curriculum with 3 partner schools, Brazil, Canada and Mexico. They still graduate as members of their original class.

• • -I am a huge supporter of Vanderbilt's EMBA program. I joined the alumni circle, and I am an annual donor. I have made business connections in my new city, New York, as a result of my experience in Nashville. I attend Vanderbilt's alumni functions in New York to maintain my connection with the school.
    
    -As someone looking for career advancement with no company sponsorship, I believe more effort to introduce students to executive recruiters and direct career placement services would be most beneficial. However, it is understandable that many companies would not invest in their employees' educations if they believed the school was going to expose them to outside opportunities.
    
    -Several of the faculty could have been timelier in providing responses/feedback. The fact that students were balancing family, work, and academics was lost on a couple of the professors.
    
    -A few classes were more focused on lecture, which was unusual for the program and not engaging for the students.
    
    -I had an excellent experience and miss the program very much. It has opened doors for me that would never have been possible without it.
    
    -Overall, I would participate had I the choice to make again. I made contact with many with whom I will have life-long contact. I know that years down the road, many of these individuals will go out of their way to help me.
    
    -The school should add more elective course options.
    
    -It was a great experience. I got a promotion and will have payback in less than two years.
    
    -The school should provide more access to job recruiters.
    
    -Administrative guidance throughout the process could be enhanced. Social gatherings could be more regular. Support from my company and expected outcomes, pathways, and benefits of the advanced education should be planned and discussed.
    
    -There should be more diverse case studies and analysis.