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Executive MBA Profile Publish Date 05/27/12

Villanova University

School of Business

  • Program Basics

      • Villanova School of Business
      • 800 Lancaster Avenue
      • PA
      • Villanova, 19085, Pennsylvania
      • United States
      • Status:
        • Private
      • Length of program (months): 21

    • Classes meet:

        • Alternate weekends

    • Tuition and fees for entire EMBA program:

      • Resident: $92,000.00
      • Non Resident: $92,000.00

    • Graduate business school is accredited by:

        • Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB)

  • SCHOOL BASICS

    • Graduate business school enrollment:

      • Total: 693
      • Part-Time MBA: 551
      • Executive MBA: 53
      • Undergraduate business school enrollment: 1,757
      • Other graduate degree programs: Master of Accounting, Master of Finance, Other

  • ADMISSIONS

      • Rolling admissions? No
      • 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? Quantitative skills are evaluated through the interview process, evaluation of prior work experience, and review of official transcripts from undergraduate and any graduate institutions (cumulative GPA and performance in business-specific classes).
      • Is the TOEFL required for non-English speakers? Yes
      • Application fee: $50.00
      • Applicant interviews are: Required
      • Admitted applicants who were interviewed: 100 %

  • CLASS PROFILE

    • EMBA students in newest entering class who are:

      • Female: 19 %
      • International: 10 %

    • Entering students are from the following regions:

      • Africa: 3 %
      • Asia: 0 %
      • Europe: 0 %
      • North America: 91 %
      • Oceania: 0 %
      • Latin America and the Caribbean: 6 %
      • Dual citizenship: 0 %

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

      • West: 0 %
      • Midwest: 0 %
      • Southwest: 0 %
      • South: 3 %
      • Mid-Atlantic: 78 %
      • Northeast: 19 %
      • Possessions and territories: 0 %

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

      • African American: 3 %
      • Asian American: 0 %
      • Hispanic or Latino American: 3 %
      • Multiethnic/Multiracial : 0 %
      • Native American: 0 %
      • White (Non-Hispanic): 87 %
      • Chose not to report: 7 %
      • Other: 0 %
      • Average months of work experience: 155

    • Middle 80% range work experience in months:

      • From: 60
      • To: 288
      • Average age: 35

    • Middle 80% age range:

      • From: 27
      • To: 46

    • Work background:

      • Have advanced degrees: 13 %
      • Work in the nonprofit sector: 10 %
      • Work at an organization with 100 or fewer employees: 3 %
      • Have title of president, CEO, or chairman: 3 %
      • EMBA students living within 45 miles of campus: 81 %
      • Average base salary for new EMBA entrant: $115,500.00

    • Middle 80% base salary range:

      • Low: $75,000.00
      • High: $150,000.00

    • Students work in these functional categories:

      • Consulting: 6 %
      • Finance/Accounting 16 %
      • General Management : 6 %
      • Human Resources: 6 %
      • Marketing/Sales: 20 %
      • Management Information Systems : 3 %
      • Operations/Logistics: 36 %
      • Other: 7 %

    • Students work in these industries:

      • Consulting: 6 %
      • Consumer Products: 13 %
      • Financial Services: 10 %
      • Government: 3 %
      • Manufacturing: 26 %
      • Media/Entertainment: 0 %
      • Non-Profit: 3 %
      • Petroleum/Energy: 13 %
      • Pharmaceutical/Biotechnology/Health Care: 10 %
      • Real Estate: 6 %
      • Technology: 6 %
      • Other: 4 %

    • Top organizations sending students:

      • Johnson & Johnson
      • Boeing
      • Aramark
      • The Hershey Company
      • The Campbell Soup Company

  • FINANCIAL AID

      • EMBAs receiving financial aid through school: 47 %
      • 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: 172

    • Full-time faculty:

      • Tenured: 72
      • Non-Tenured: 30

    • Adjunct/Visiting Faculty:

      • Tenured: 0
      • Non-Tenured: 70

    • Women on Faculty:

      • Tenured: 16
      • Non-Tenured: 29

    • Minority Faculty:

      • Tenured: 9
      • Non-Tenured: 14

    • International Faculty:

      • Tenured: 4
      • Non-Tenured: 8

    • Faculty with PhDs:

      • Tenured: 70
      • Non-Tenured: 37

  • STUDENT LIFE

      • Does the program include a mandatory international trip or project? Yes
      • Description: Each student is required to travel and participate in a 10-day learning experience within emerging economies.
      • Does the school offer pre-program orientation for all EMBA participants? Yes
      • Does the school offer temporary housing/accommodations for EMBA participants? Yes
      • Description: Full accommodations at the Villanova Conference Center, including private guest room & all meals
      • Do EMBAs have access to a health club or gym? Yes
      • Special student/home/work/life initiatives: The EMBA program staff continually increases its on-site & off-site student support, including securing tutors, mentors/additional coaches; scheduled down-time to exercise, do work, & relax with classmates; and organizing family nights and holiday parties
      • How far away from a major airport are most EMBA classes held? (miles) 20

  • TEACHING/ACADEMICS

    • Teaching methods:

      • Case Study: 30 %
      • Distance Learning: 0 %
      • Experiential Learning: 5 %
      • Lectures: 20 %
      • Simulations: 5 %
      • Team Projects: 30 %
      • Other: 10 %
      • Tenured/tenure-track EMBA faculty: 56 %
      • Average class size, core EMBA class: 27

    • Estimated hours per week in class and outside classwork:

      • Hours per week in class: 8
      • Hours per week outside of class spent on classwork: 20
      • Last revision of core EMBA curriculum: 2004
      • Distance-learning EMBA via the Internet, videoconferencing, or some other medium? No
      • Leading areas of study: Finance, Leadership, Strategy, General Management, Other
      • Description: Systems Thinking

    • Graduation Requirements:

        • Students must have attended a minimum number of classes
        • Students must have earned a pre-determined GPA/Letter grade average
      • Significant recent changes to EMBA program: 2004

    • TECHNOLOGY

      • Technology improvements in the last three academic years: Enhanced classrooms in Bartley Hall: new projection systems and cameras, new podium and Sympodium systems, remotely managed recording systems, video conferencing capabilities, and automated lecture capture capability. The campus wireless network covers 90% of campus buildings and open spaces. VU Mobile, Villanova University’s official iPhone app, continues to be popular and has been downloaded 2,000 times by people representing 16 different countries.

  • B-SCHOOL ALUMNI

      • Living MBA alumni: 4,010
      • Active MBA alumni clubs: 1
      • Countries in which MBA clubs exist: 1
      • 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.villanova.edu/vpaa/careers/resources/mentoring.htm
      • Does the B-School have an alumni networking Web site? Yes
      • Business school alumni networking site: http://www.linkedin.com/company/villanova-university
      • 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: No restrictions

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