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Executive MBA Profile Publish Date 05/27/12

Wichita State

  • Program Basics

      • W. Frank Barton School of Business
      • 1845 Fairmount
      • KS
      • Wichita, 67260, Kansas
      • United States
      • Status:
        • Public
      • Length of program (months): 20

    • Classes meet:

        • Alternate weekends

    • Tuition and fees for entire EMBA program:

      • Resident: $35,075.00
      • Non Resident: $35,075.00

    • Graduate business school is accredited by:

        • Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB)

  • SCHOOL BASICS

    • Graduate business school enrollment:

      • Total: 218
      • Part-Time MBA: 196
      • Executive MBA: 22
      • Undergraduate business school enrollment: 1,866
      • Other graduate degree programs: Master of Accounting, Other

  • ADMISSIONS

      • Rolling admissions? Yes
      • GMAT Required? No
      • Are applicants allowed to submit the GRE? No
      • Is the TOEFL required for non-English speakers? Yes
      • Application fee: $575.00
      • 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

  • CLASS PROFILE

    • Top organizations sending students:

      • Raytheon Aircraft
      • Spirit Aerosystems
      • Boeing
      • Cessna
      • Cox Communications

  • FINANCIAL AID

      • EMBAs receiving financial aid through school: 0 %
      • Full-tuition scholarships awarded in past 12 months: 0
      • Does the school offer a guaranteed loan to EMBAs, regardless of nationality? Yes
      • Maximum loan amount: $20,500.00

  • FACULTY

      • Faculty employed by the B-school: 76

    • Full-time faculty:

      • Tenured: 34
      • Non-Tenured: 21

    • Adjunct/Visiting Faculty:

      • Tenured: 0
      • Non-Tenured: 21

    • Women on Faculty:

      • Tenured: 5
      • Non-Tenured: 15

    • Minority Faculty:

      • Tenured: 10
      • Non-Tenured: 5

    • International Faculty:

      • Tenured: 0
      • Non-Tenured: 1

    • Faculty with PhDs:

      • Tenured: 36
      • Non-Tenured: 16

  • STUDENT LIFE

      • Does the program include a mandatory international trip or project? Yes
      • Description: China Business Trip
      • 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) 15

  • TEACHING/ACADEMICS

    • Teaching methods:

      • Case Study: 20 %
      • Distance Learning: 0 %
      • Experiential Learning: 10 %
      • Lectures: 50 %
      • Simulations: 5 %
      • Team Projects: 15 %
      • Other: 0 %
      • Faculty also teaching in full-time program: 95 %
      • Tenured/tenure-track EMBA faculty: 90 %
      • Average class size, core EMBA class: 21
      • Average class size, EMBA electives: 0
      • Elective courses: 0

    • Estimated hours per week in class and outside classwork:

      • Hours per week in class: 8
      • Hours per week outside of class spent on classwork: 15
      • Last revision of core EMBA curriculum: 2010
      • Distance-learning EMBA via the Internet, videoconferencing, or some other medium? No
      • Leading areas of study: Accounting, Finance, International Business, Strategy, General Management

    • Graduation Requirements:

        • 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
      • Significant recent changes to EMBA program: 2010

    • TECHNOLOGY

      • Technology improvements in the last three academic years: New classroom and lab computers. Over 75% of the computer projectors have been replaced with newer units. New labs created for testing purposes and workspace created for students to do group work and practice presentations. Faster internet, better WIFI coverage, more secure surfing, etc.
      • Amount spent: $100,000.00

  • B-SCHOOL ALUMNI

      • Living MBA alumni: 2,800
      • Active MBA alumni clubs: 1
      • Countries in which MBA clubs exist: 1
      • Living MBA alumni who gave in past year: 13
      • Mean gift from MBA alumni: $275.00
      • Median gift from MBA alumni: $60.00
      • Did school receive an individual gift in exess of $10 million in the past academic year? No
      • Business school endowment $224,445,521.00
      • Does the main university offer career placement services for alumni? No
      • Does the main university have an alumni networking Web site? Yes
      • University alumni networking site: http://www.wichita.edu/thisis/offices/alumni/
      • 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? 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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