EXECUTIVE MBA Profiles Publish Date 11/05/09

University of London

London Business School

Getting In

PROGRAM BASICS

Executive MBA programme

London Business School

London Business School
Regent's Park
London , United Kingdom

Status:

Public Institution

Length of program (months):

Classes meet:

Alternate weekends

Occasional week-long sessions

Tuition and fees for entire EMBA program:

Resident: $ 78,228
Non Resident: $ 78,228

Graduate business school is accredited by:

AACSB International

Association of MBAs (AMBA)

European Foundation for Mgt. Development (EFMD)

EQUIS

SCHOOL BASICS

Graduate business school enrollment:

Total: 1,832
Full-Time MBA: 721
Executive MBA: 622
PhD Program: 62

Graduate degree programs:

Master of Finance

Other graduate degree programs:

Sloan Fellowship; Masters in Management

ADMISSIONS

Rolling admissions?

Yes

GMAT Required?

Yes

If applicants are not required to take the GMAT, how are EMBA applicants' quantitative abilities checked before enrollment?

N/A

Average GMAT:

651

Middle 80% range of GMAT scores:

From: 600
To: 680

Is the TOEFL required for non-English speakers?

Yes

Minimum TOEFL required:

650

Application fee:

$ 197

Number of applications to the newest class:

222

Applicants accepted:

35 %

Admitted applicants enrolled:

82 %

Applicants wait-listed during the last admissions cycle:

Wait-listed applicants admitted for the semester to which they applied:

Applicant interviews are:

Required

Applicants (admitted and denied) who were interviewed:

61 %

Admitted applicants who were interviewed:

100 %

CLASS PROFILE

EMBA students in newest entering class who are:

Female: 27 %
International: 71 %

Entering students are from the following regions:

Africa : 6 %
Asia: 13 %
Eastern Europe and Central Asia: 6 %
Latin America and the Caribbean: 1 %
Middle East: 1 %
North America: 4 %
Oceania : 1 %
Western Europe: 57 %
Dual citizenship: 11 %

Entering North American citizens are from the following regions:

N/A

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

N/A

Average months of work experience:

120

Middle 80% range work experience, months:

From: 84
To: 180

Average age:

Middle 80% age range:

From: 29
To: 38

Work background:

Have advanced degrees: 48 %
Work in the nonprofit sector: 5 %
Work at an organization with 100 or fewer employees: 13 %
Have title of president, CEO, or chairman: 6 %

EMBA students living within 45 miles of campus:

53 %

Average base salary for new EMBA entrant:

$ 122,128

Middle 80% base salary range:

Low: $ 70,143
High: $ 165,640

Students work in these functional categories:

Consulting: 11 %
Finance/Accounting: 20 %
General Management : 25 %
Human Resources: 0 %
Marketing/Sales: 13 %
Management Information Systems : 2 %
Operations/Logistics: 4 %
Other: 25 %

Students work in these industries:

Consulting: 6 %
Consumer Products: 5 %
Financial Services: 28 %
Government: 0 %
Manufacturing: 11 %
Media/Entertainment: 3 %
Non-Profit: 5 %
Petroleum/Energy: 9 %
Pharmaceutical/Biotechnology/Health Care: 3 %
Real Estate: 0 %
Technology: 16 %
Other: 14 %

Top organizations sending students:

Accenture
Barclays
BAT (British American Tobacco)
Sony
Vodafone

FINANCIAL AID

EMBAs receiving financial aid through school:

11 %

Full-tuition scholarships awarded in past 12 months:

Does the school offer a guaranteed loan to EMBAs, regardless of nationality?

Academics & Lifestyle

FACULTY

Faculty employed by the B-school:

142

Full-time faculty:

Tenured: 49
Non-Tenured: 50

Adjunct/Visiting Faculty:

Tenured: 0
Non-Tenured: 33

Women on Faculty:

Tenured: 5
Non-Tenured: 19

Minority Faculty:

Tenured: 0
Non-Tenured: 0

International Faculty:

Tenured: 37
Non-Tenured: 47

Faculty with PhDs:

Tenured: 49
Non-Tenured: 48

STUDENT LIFE

Does the program include a mandatory international trip or project?

Yes

Description:

Destinations for selection by EMBA students include Ukraine, South Africa, India, China to undertake a consulting project.

Does the school offer pre-program orientation for all EMBA participants?

Yes

Does the school offer temporary housing/accommodations for EMBA participants?

Do EMBAs have access to a health club or gym?

Yes

Special student/home/work/life initiatives:

Mentoring programme; student counsellor; annual employer's event

How far away from a major airport are most EMBA classes held? (miles)

TEACHING/ACADEMICS

Teaching methods:

Case Study: 40 %
Distance Learning: 0 %
Experiential Learning: 0 %
Lectures: 40 %
Simulations: 5 %
Team Projects: 5 %
Other: 10 %

Faculty also teaching in full-time program:

100 %

Tenured/tenure-track EMBA faculty:

100 %

Average class size, core EMBA class:

Average class size, EMBA electives:

Elective courses:

New electives past year:

Behavioural Economics and Decision Making
Entrepreneurship in Emerging Markets

Estimated hours per week in class and outside classwork:

Hours per week in class: 15
Hours per week outside of class spent on classwork: 30

Last revision of core EMBA curriculum:

2009

Distance-learning EMBA via the Internet, videoconferencing, or some other medium?

Description:

Group work done via the Internet:

0 %

Graduation Requirements:

Students must have attended a minimum number of classes

Class participation accounts for some percentage of students' grades

Present final, company-specific project results to relevant parties

Other:

Minimum number of elective courses; one international assignment; management report.

Additional EMBA Programs:
EMBA programs run in another country:

Dubai-London Executive MBA -UAE
EMBA-Global Americas and Europe - USA with partner Columbia Business School
EMBA-Global Asia - China and USA with partners Columbia Business School and Hong Kong University Business School

Domestic partnerships or in-house EMBA programs:

N/A

In-house EMBA programs provided for companies:

Recent changes to EMBA program:

One week elective exchange programme introduced with partner institutions. Capstone introduced to review the journey the students have made and helps them towards their future career path. New international assignment destination added - Argentina.

TECHNOLOGY

Technology improvements in the last three academic years:

The campus has a new dedicated student centre that has significantly increased study space, improved access to IT support and print/copy/scanner stations, video-conferencing, and the latest high-speed wireless network access. Our recently re-designed website incorporates multiple underlying applications that ease the user’s experience whether it be searching and applying for a program, or registering for an event in London, NYC, Hong Kong or Dubai. The portal continues to evolve and underpins all line of business systems for teaching and research for the entire school community.

Amount spent:

$ 5,460,000

Alumni Affairs & Careers

B-SCHOOL ALUMNI

Living MBA alumni:

7,050

Active MBA alumni clubs:

Countries in which MBA clubs exist:

Living MBA alumni who gave in past year:

15 %

Mean gift from MBA alumni:

$ 3,434

Median gift from MBA alumni:

$ 401

Did school receive an individual gift in excess of $10 million in the past academic year?

Business school endowment

$ 24,084,087

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:

Password protected area of http://www.london.edu

Does the B-School have an alumni networking Web site?

Yes

Business school alumni networking site:

Password protected area of http://www.london.edu

Do current MBA students have access to an alumni database?

Yes

CAREER SERVICES

Does the school offer EMBA students access to the career services office?

Yes

Does the school allow its EMBA students to interview on campus with corporate recruiters targeting executives for full-time jobs?

Yes

SCHOOL COMMENTS

Additional school comments:

N/A

Graduate Comments

Professors were excellent, alumni network fantastic and alumni willing to speak to me, facilities good and classmates brilliant. Exposure to diverse backgrounds, nationalities and cultures; unparalleled.

The booking procedures of rooms at the school were very poor. I was often kept on waiting lists for weeks, and only contacted the day before notifying me of an available room. In the end, I just stopped trying to book at the school.

The elective schedule for commuting students can be improved. There was not quite enough selection that suited commuting EMBA's (e.g. modular or block week classes).

Amazing program, really well thought out generally but as class reps there were certain things the School could improve on such as elective offerings formats for those 20% of students commuting from abroad, more availability of accommodation (not enough of it although quality is good), push exchange partner schools to provide information on exchanges earlier than they currently do and maybe merge some elective program into core courses as content was a little light.

I loved being at London Business School - the networking opportunities, and the close bond with 75 other people on my program were really important to me. Where else could I discuss possible business plans to set up a mobile phone banking network in Africa or a solar power plant in India, or a turnaround business opportunity in London, all within the same class? There was a HUGE choice of electives to take outside of the course subjects.

London Business School was not straightforward in explaining the differences between the September and January intake. The January one is a shorter, offers less class choice, offbeat with school life, does not give access to all international exchanges and as other drawback the September intake does not have. The school is not very flexible with student request, slow to adapt when things go wrong. After graduation learning opportunities are very limited compared to other programs at Insead, Chicago, Columbia. You do not get access to Career Services once you graduate. It is a great program but those hidden flaws left me with a bitter taste.

Quality was unequal, some very great professor and a few subpar. Some ""stars"" at the school don't even teach and only publish research, that is a shame.

Have more days on campus with full time students or when events are organized.

Have a more flexible policy on courses (I could only take 8 max and could not even buy an additional one ! Full time MBA get 12) you can only audit a limited amount of electives (usually 3-4 classes are available). An MBA is a once in a lifetime opportunity and LBS should understand that and give the ability to students who want to learn more to do so and not limit them because of "rules" behind which it hides.

EMBA is a great alternative to full time MBA especially if you're a little "senior". LBS has a very good program but to much effort is being put on the more expensive Global EMBA with Columbia and too little on the original EMBA.

The faculty has been top-notch. I've attended both Berkeley and Stanford before coming to LBS and at each of those schools there was a mix between instructors who were effective and those who were not. At LBS the overwhelming majority of instructors have been experienced, engaging, and had their own cutting-edge research to apply within class. This has been consistent across all programs---from finance to entrepreneurship to marketing to strategy.

More effort to make the EMBAs feel a part of the school, by making activities available in the evenings. Too many activities were focused around or only available to the full-time students. More consultation with students on new programs added to the school (e.g. MiM program).

Smaller class sizes during the first year. My stream had 75 people. Although professors did an excellent job of managing class discussion, smaller class sizes would have facilitated more consistent class participation.

The facilities could use modernizing in certain areas, but I never had a problem getting necessary resources (computers, meeting rooms, etc.) and the program office is truly excellent (very attentive and responsive).

EMBAs are really great program where you get to know your class amazingly well - and they are great! London Business School has a mandatory international assignment, I went to South Africa, and that was an amazing real-life experience. I really recommend EMBA for experienced professionals, it gives you great awareness of so many things.