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

E.M. Lyon Business School

  • Program Basics

      • International MBA
      • EMLYON Business School
      • 23, Avenue Guy de Collongue
      • Ecully, 69134
      • France
      • Program Web site: http://www.em-lyon.com
      • Status: Other
      • Program e-mail address: imba@em-lyon.com
      • Graduate business school is accredited by:
        • Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB)
        • Other
        • Association of MBAs (AMBA)
        • EQUIS
        • European Foundation for Mgt. Development (EFMD)

  • SCHOOL BASICS

    • Graduate business school enrollment:

      • Total: 2,800
      • Full-Time MBA: 30
      • Executive MBA: 93
      • PhD Program: 22
      • Other graduate degree programs:
        • Master of Finance
        • Other
        • Master of Technology
        • Master of Marketing
        • Master of International Management/Business
      • Specialised Master in International Purchasing Management; Specialised Master in Entrepreneurship; Specialised Master in International Business Strategy for Lawyers; Specialised Master in Marketing of Service Activities; Specialised Master in International Business Development; Specialised Master in Food Industry and Biotech Management; Specialised Master in in Management Consulting; Specialised Master in Quantitative Finance.

  • PROGRAM COSTS

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

      • Resident: $49,319.00
      • Nonresident: $49,319.00
      • Recommended annual budget (Resident): $16,500.00
      • Recommended annual budget (Nonresident): $16,500.00

  • PROGRAM LENGTH

      • Full-time program (months): 12

  • ADMISSIONS

    • Application Deadlines

      • Semester: Winter 2011
      • Deadline: Dec 6, 2011
      • Semester: Spring 2012
      • Deadline: Feb 28, 2012
      • Semester: Spring 2012
      • Deadline: Jun 15, 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: 580

    • Relative Importance of Application Elements:

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

  • APPLICANTS

      • Applications (admitted and denied) to the newest class: 232
      • Applicants who were accepted to the most recent class: 27 %
      • Admitted applicants who enrolled in the newest class: 48 %
      • Applicants wait-listed during the last admissions cycle: 8
      • Wait-listed applicants admitted for the semester to which they applied: 3
      • Applicant interviews are: Required
      • Applicants (admitted and denied) who were interviewed: 63 %
      • Admitted applicants who were interviewed: 100 %

  • APPLICANT POOL

      • International applications received: 85 %
      • Applications from women received: 34 %

  • CLASS PROFILE

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

      • Female: 30 %
      • International: 78 %

    • Students from following regions:

      • Africa: 10 %
      • Asia: 12 %
      • Europe: 12 %
      • North America: 10 %
      • Mean months of work experience of newest entering class: 72

  • FINANCIAL AID

      • Full-time MBAs apply for financial aid through: Dedicated financial aid office at the B-school
      • Full-time MBAs who applied for financial aid for the current academic year: 55 %
      • Full-time MBAs receiving financial aid in the current academic year: 43 %
      • 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: $9,600.00
      • Does the school offer a guaranteed loan to all MBAs regardeless of nationality? No

  • GMAT

      • Are applicants required to take the GMAT? Yes
      • Are applicants allowed to submit the GRE? No

    • GMAT score distribution (applicant pool):

      • 50th Percentile (median) 660
      • 25th Percentile 600
      • 10th Percentile 550
      • 75th Percentile 720
      • Average GMAT Score 659
      • 90th Percentile 755

    • GMAT score distribution (incoming class):

      • 10th Percentile 550
      • 25th Percentile 590
      • 50th Percentile (median) 630
      • 90th Percentile 720
      • 75th Percentile 690
      • Average GMAT Score 637

  • CLASS OFFERINGS

      • Average number of students in a full-time MBA core class: 30
      • Average number of students in a full-time MBA elective class: 15
      • Elective courses available to full-time MBA students: 24

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

        • Finance
        • Entrepreneurship
        • Marketing
        • Leadership
        • Strategy
        • International Business
      • Does the school offer an accelerated full-time MBA program? No

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

        • Finance
        • Entrepreneurship
        • Marketing
        • Leadership
        • International Business

  • FACULTY

      • Faculty employed by the B-school: 108

    • Full-time faculty:

      • Tenured: 40
      • Non-Tenured: 68

    • Adjunct/Visiting Faculty:

      • Tenured: 6
      • Non-Tenured: 20

    • Women on Faculty:

      • Tenured: 10
      • Non-Tenured: 22

    • International Faculty:

      • Tenured: 25
      • Non-Tenured: 30

    • Faculty with PhDs:

      • Tenured: 40
      • Non-Tenured: 66

  • TEACHING/ACADEMICS

    • Teaching methods used:

      • Case Study: 15 %
      • Distance Learning: 5 %
      • Experiential Learning: 25 %
      • Lectures: 25 %
      • Simulations: 5 %
      • Team Projects: 25 %

    • Requirements for graduation:

        • Students must write a complete business plan
        • Students must complete a company-specific project and present results to relevant parties
        • Students must have attended a minimum number of classes

  • TECHNOLOGY

      • Technology improvements in the last three academic years: Learning Lab (Laboratory for research and experimentation dedicated to innovation in pedagogy).
      • Amount spent: $400,000.00

  • B-SCHOOL ALUMNI

      • Living MBA alumni: 2,782
      • Active MBA alumni clubs: 40
      • Countries in which MBA clubs exist: 33
      • 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.emlyonforever.com
      • Does the B-School have an alumni networking Web site? Yes
      • Business school alumni networking site: http://www.emlyonforever.com
      • Does the B-SCHOOL offer career services for alumni? Yes
      • Do current MBA students have access to an alumni database? Yes

  • CAREER SERVICES

      • Graduates seeking full-time professional MBA employment: 70 %
      • Graduates not seeking employment: 20 %
      • Graduates for whom you have no information regarding employment: 10 %

    • Primary source of job offer:

      • School-facilitated activities: 65 %
      • Graduate-facilitated activities: 35 %

    • Job Offers for 2011 graduates

      • Accepted first job offer by graduation: 71 %
      • Accepted first job offer in three months following graduation: 24 %
      • Accepted first job offer more than 3 months after graduation: 5 %

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

      • Mean base salary: $99,850.00
      • Median base salary: $96,500.00

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

      • Consulting: 16 %
      • Finance/Accounting: 8 %
      • General Management: 28 %
      • Marketing/Sales: 28 %
      • Management Information Systems: 4 %
      • Other: 16 %

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

      • Africa: 0 %
      • Asia: 10 %
      • Europe: 75 %
      • North America: 5 %
      • Latin America and the Caribbean: 10 %

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