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Executive MBA Profile Publish Date 05/27/12

University of Denver

Daniels College of Business

  • Program Basics

      • Daniels College of Business
      • 2101 S. University Blvd.
      • Suite 335
      • Denver, 80208, Colorado
      • United States
      • Status:
        • Private
      • Length of program (months): 18

    • Classes meet:

        • Other

    • Tuition and fees for entire EMBA program:

      • Resident: $74,700.00
      • Non Resident: $74,700.00

    • Graduate business school is accredited by:

        • Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB)

  • SCHOOL BASICS

    • Graduate business school enrollment:

      • Total: 980
      • Full-Time MBA: 173
      • Part-Time MBA: 148
      • Executive MBA: 95
      • PhD Program: 0
      • Undergraduate business school enrollment: 1,220
      • Other graduate degree programs: Master of Accounting, Master of Finance, Other, Master of Marketing, Master of International Management/Business

  • ADMISSIONS

      • Rolling admissions? Yes
      • GMAT Required? No
      • Are applicants allowed to submit the GRE? Yes
      • If applicants are not required to take the GMAT, how are EMBA applicants' quantitative abilities checked before enrollment? Review of undergraduate record, Interview, Recommendation letters
      • Is the TOEFL required for non-English speakers? Yes
      • Application fee: $100.00
      • Number of applications to the newest class: 54
      • Applicants accepted: 89 %
      • Admitted applicants enrolled: 65 %
      • 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: 23 %
      • International: 0 %

    • Entering students are from the following regions:

      • Africa: 0 %
      • Asia: 0 %
      • Europe: 0 %
      • North America: 100 %
      • Oceania: 0 %
      • Latin America and the Caribbean: 0 %
      • Dual citizenship: 0 %

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

      • West: 0 %
      • Midwest: 0 %
      • Southwest: 100 %
      • South: 0 %
      • Mid-Atlantic: 0 %
      • Northeast: 0 %
      • Possessions and territories: 0 %

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

      • African American: 10 %
      • Asian American: 10 %
      • Hispanic or Latino American: 10 %
      • Multiethnic/Multiracial : 0 %
      • White (Non-Hispanic): 70 %
      • Chose not to report: 0 %
      • Other: 0 %
      • Average months of work experience: 198

    • Middle 80% range work experience in months:

      • From: 120
      • To: 276
      • Average age: 40

    • Middle 80% age range:

      • From: 33
      • To: 46

    • Work background:

      • Have advanced degrees: 27 %
      • Work in the nonprofit sector: 3 %
      • Work at an organization with 100 or fewer employees: 40 %
      • Have title of president, CEO, or chairman: 3 %
      • EMBA students living within 45 miles of campus: 90 %
      • Average base salary for new EMBA entrant: $99,140.00

    • Middle 80% base salary range:

      • Low: $67,000.00
      • High: $140,000.00

    • Students work in these functional categories:

      • Consulting: 6 %
      • Finance/Accounting 7 %
      • General Management : 23 %
      • Human Resources: 7 %
      • Marketing/Sales: 17 %
      • Management Information Systems : 13 %
      • Operations/Logistics: 20 %
      • Other: 7 %

    • Students work in these industries:

      • Consulting: 10 %
      • Consumer Products: 10 %
      • Financial Services: 17 %
      • Government: 10 %
      • Manufacturing: 3 %
      • Media/Entertainment: 0 %
      • Non-Profit: 3 %
      • Petroleum/Energy: 3 %
      • Pharmaceutical/Biotechnology/Health Care: 0 %
      • Real Estate: 3 %
      • Technology: 23 %
      • Other: 7 %

    • Top organizations sending students:

      • CenturyLink
      • Cricket Wireless
      • Oppenheimer Funds
      • Wells Fargo
      • Applied Control Equipment

  • FINANCIAL AID

      • EMBAs receiving financial aid through school: 11 %
      • EMBA scholarships are awarded based on: Merit, Need
      • 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: 133

    • Full-time faculty:

      • Tenured: 42
      • Non-Tenured: 55

    • Adjunct/Visiting Faculty:

      • Tenured: 0
      • Non-Tenured: 36

    • Women on Faculty:

      • Tenured: 6
      • Non-Tenured: 62

    • Minority Faculty:

      • Tenured: 3
      • Non-Tenured: 11

    • International Faculty:

      • Tenured: 0
      • Non-Tenured: 3

    • Faculty with PhDs:

      • Tenured: 42
      • Non-Tenured: 42

  • STUDENT LIFE

      • Does the program include a mandatory international trip or project? Yes
      • Description:  Primary research is conducted by the students relative to "real" business opportunities associated with their program-long feasibility studies.  The intent of the feasibility study is to launch a viable product or service as part of the EMBA program. 
      • 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
      • Special student/home/work/life initiatives: Executive Wellness, partner with Kaiser Permanente to offer free Biometric health screens, Healthier class-day food options, Spouses invited on travel seminar and to experience some course content, Executive Coaching, Individual Development Plan
      • How far away from a major airport are most EMBA classes held? (miles) 30

  • TEACHING/ACADEMICS

    • Teaching methods:

      • Case Study: 20 %
      • Distance Learning: 5 %
      • Experiential Learning: 15 %
      • Lectures: 15 %
      • Simulations: 10 %
      • Team Projects: 30 %
      • Other: 5 %
      • Faculty also teaching in full-time program: 36 %
      • Tenured/tenure-track EMBA faculty: 29 %
      • Average class size, core EMBA class: 31
      • Average class size, EMBA electives: 0

    • New electives added in past 12 months:

      • Electives are not part of the EMBA program

    • Estimated hours per week in class and outside classwork:

      • Hours per week in class: 8
      • Hours per week outside of class spent on classwork: 25
      • Last revision of core EMBA curriculum: 2010
      • Distance-learning EMBA via the Internet, videoconferencing, or some other medium? No
      • Leading areas of study: Entrepreneurship, Finance, Leadership, Strategy, Corporate Social Responsibility

    • 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
        • Present final company-specific project results to relevant parties
        • Other
      • Team Sail Experience, International Travel Seminar, Social Capital Project, Case Competition
      • Significant recent changes to EMBA program: 2010

    • TECHNOLOGY

      • Technology improvements in the last three academic years: Upgraded computer lab using state-of-the-art client software. Upgraded classroom technology; added event monitors; new wireless "N" access points; new data switch; additional portable projectors; new and replacement computers; added RoomView Software allowing monitoring of technology within the classroom as well as emergency shutdown of technology using remote access during critical incidents; added panic buttons to alarms in campus safety.
      • Amount spent: $340,000.00

  • B-SCHOOL ALUMNI

      • Living MBA alumni: 10,383
      • Did school receive an individual gift in exess of $10 million in the past academic year? No
      • Business school endowment $88,591,000.00
      • 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://alumni.du.edu/s/1150/start.aspx
      • Does the B-School have an alumni networking Web site? Yes
      • Business school alumni networking site: http://www.daniels.du.edu/alumni/
      • 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: Daniels EMBA students and alumni are eligible to use all of our career services without restriction.

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