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Full-Time MBA Profile Publish Date 05/27/12

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

  • Program Basics

  • SCHOOL BASICS

    • Graduate business school enrollment:

      • Total: 130
      • Full-Time MBA: 87
      • Part-Time MBA: 43
      • Executive MBA: 0
      • PhD Program: 0
      • Other graduate degree programs:
        • Other
      • Master of Business Administration in Aviation Management

  • PROGRAM COSTS

    • Total direct costs (tuition and required fees) of the entire MBA program:

      • Resident: $40,000.00
      • Nonresident: $40,000.00
      • Recommended annual budget (Resident): $28,288.00
      • Recommended annual budget (Nonresident): $28,288.00

  • PROGRAM LENGTH

      • Full-time program (months): 18

  • ADMISSIONS

    • Application Deadlines

      • Semester: Spring 2012
      • Deadline: Nov 1, 2011
      • Semester: Summer 2012
      • Deadline: Mar 1, 2012
      • Semester: Fall 2012
      • Deadline: Jul 1, 2012
      • Semester: Spring 2013
      • Deadline: Nov 1, 2012
      • Does the program have rolling admissions? Yes
      • Is proficiency in English required for admission? Yes
      • Is a minimum score on an English language proficiency test required? Yes

    • Which English language proficiency tests are accepted?

        • IELTS
        • TOEFL Internet Based Test
        • TOEFL Paper-based Test
      • Minimum paper-based TOEFL score required for MBAs: 550

    • Relative Importance of Application Elements:

      • GMAT Score: Very Important
      • Resume/Work Experience: Important
      • Application Essays: Considered
      • Interviews: Considered
      • Recommendations: Important
      • Undergraduate Transcripts: Very Important

  • APPLICANTS

      • Applications (admitted and denied) to the newest class: 84
      • Applicants who were accepted to the most recent class: 55 %
      • Admitted applicants who enrolled in the newest class: 70 %
      • Applicant interviews are: Recommended

  • CLASS PROFILE

    • Full-time students in newest entering class (2010-2011) that are:

      • Female: 27 %
      • International: 18 %

    • Students from following regions:

      • Africa: 6 %
      • Asia: 6 %
      • Europe: 3 %
      • North America: 82 %
      • Latin America and the Caribbean: 3 %
      • Oceania: 0 %
      • Dual citizenship: 0 %

    • Percentage of U.S. students in newest entering class that are:

      • African American: 8 %
      • Asian American: 12 %
      • Hispanic or Latino American: 15 %
      • Multiethnic/Multiracial: 0 %
      • Native American: 0 %
      • White (Non-Hispanic): 54 %
      • Chose not to report: 12 %
      • Other: 0 %

    • Percentage of U.S. students in newest entering class who are from the following regions:

      • Northeast: 12 %
      • Mid-Atlantic: 12 %
      • South: 54 %
      • Southwest: 8 %
      • Midwest: 8 %
      • West: 8 %
      • Possessions and territories: 4 %

  • FINANCIAL AID

      • Full-time MBAs apply for financial aid through: Central financial aid office at the university
      • Full-time MBAs who applied for financial aid for the current academic year: 72 %
      • Full-time MBAs receiving financial aid in the current academic year: 63 %
      • Mean MBA financial aid package for the current academic year: $19,591.00
      • Median MBA financial aid package for the current academic year: $20,500.00
      • On what basis are scholarships awarded?
        • a combination of need and merit
      • How does an applicant apply for scholarship consideration? As part of the admissions application
      • Mean scholarship awarded to full-time MBAs in the previous academic year: $6,520.00
      • Percentage of first-year students receiving financial aid who receive at least the same amount in their second year of study: 100 %
      • Does the school offer a guaranteed loan to all MBAs regardeless of nationality? No
      • Mean outstanding debt among the most recent graduates from the full-time MBA program: $8,893.00

  • GMAT

      • Are applicants required to take the GMAT? Yes
      • Are applicants allowed to submit the GRE? Yes

    • GMAT score distribution (applicant pool):

      • 50th Percentile (median) 440
      • Average GMAT Score 526

    • GMAT score distribution (incoming class):

      • Average GMAT Score 680
      • 50th Percentile (median) 710

  • CLASS OFFERINGS

      • Average number of students in a full-time MBA core class: 17
      • Average number of students in a full-time MBA elective class: 15
      • Elective courses available to full-time MBA students: 11

    • Concentrations and specializations offered to full-time MBA students:

        • Finance
        • Human Resource Management
      • Airline Management, Airport Management, Aviation Systems Management
      • Does the school offer an accelerated full-time MBA program? Yes

    • The school believes that its leading areas of study for full-time MBA students are:

        • Finance

  • FACULTY

      • Faculty employed by the B-school: 43

    • Full-time faculty:

      • Tenured: 12
      • Non-Tenured: 4

    • Faculty with PhDs:

      • Tenured: 8
      • Non-Tenured: 0

  • TEACHING/ACADEMICS

    • Teaching methods used:

      • Case Study: 20 %
      • Distance Learning: 10 %
      • Experiential Learning: 10 %
      • Lectures: 20 %
      • Simulations: 10 %
      • Team Projects: 30 %
      • Other: 0 %

    • Requirements for graduation:

        • Students must have attended a minimum number of classes

  • TECHNOLOGY

      • Technology improvements in the last three academic years: Adobe CS5 Suite and Eviews Software; 70" LCD TV
      • Amount spent: $23,000.00

  • B-SCHOOL ALUMNI

      • Living MBA alumni: 961
      • Active MBA alumni clubs: 0
      • Countries in which MBA clubs exist: 0
      • Living MBA alumni who gave in past year: 5 %
      • Mean gift from MBA alumni: $135.00
      • Median gift from MBA alumni: $99.00
      • Did school receive an individual gift in excess of $10 million in the past academic year? No
      • Business School endowment: $412,172.00
      • 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.eraualumni.org/s/867/splash.aspx
      • Does the B-School have an alumni networking Web site? No
      • Does the B-SCHOOL offer career services for alumni? No
      • Do current MBA students have access to an alumni database? Yes

  • CAREER SERVICES

      • Graduates seeking full-time professional MBA employment: 15 %
      • Graduates not seeking employment: 6 %
      • Graduates for whom you have no information regarding employment: 47 %

    • Primary source of job offer:

      • School-facilitated activities: 5 %
      • Graduate-facilitated activities: 3 %
      • No information provided by graduate: 92 %

    • Job Offers for 2011 graduates

      • Received first job offer by graduation: 5 %
      • Received first job offer in three months following graduation: 0 %
      • Received first job offer more than 3 months after graduation: 3 %
      • Did not report having received a job offer: 92 %
      • Accepted first job offer by graduation: 0 %
      • Accepted first job offer in three months following graduation: 5 %
      • Accepted first job offer more than 3 months after graduation: 2 %
      • Did not report having accepted a job offer: 92 %

    • Top recruiting organizations most recent academic year:

      • United 1
      • Boeing 1
      • Rockwell Collins 2
      • US Airways 1
      • Rolls-Royce 1
      • Job-accepting graduates who received a signing bonus: 33 %

    • Base salary, signing bonuses and other compensation for most recent employed graduates:

      • Mean base salary: $59,000.00
      • Median base salary: $62,000.00
      • Mean signing bonus: $3,833.00
      • Median signing bonus: $3,500.00
      • Mean other guaranteed compensation: $3,000.00

    • Graduating students who accepted jobs in the following functional areas:

      • Consulting: 8 %
      • Finance/Accounting: 33 %
      • Marketing/Sales: 8 %
      • Operations/Logistics: 16 %
      • Other: 33 %

    • Graduating students who accepted jobs in the following industries:

      • Consulting: 8 %
      • Manufacturing: 25 %
      • Other: 66 %

    • Graduates who accepted full-time jobs in the following regions:

      • North America: 100 %

    • Top recruiting organizations for internships, most recent academic year:

      • US Airways 1
      • Lufthansa Technik Component Services 1
      • Signature Flight Support 3
      • Southwest Airlines 3
      • United Continental Holdings Inc 4
      • NEXA Advisors 3
      • TBI US Operations 1
      • CIT Aerospace 1
      • Walt Disney World 1
      • Internships awarded that are paid: 94 %
      • Average internship length in weeks: 12

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