EXECUTIVE MBA Profiles Publish Date 11/05/09

Ohio State University

Fisher College of Business

Getting In

PROGRAM BASICS

Executive MBA

The Max M. Fisher College of Business

100 Gerlach Hall
2108 Neil Ave.
Columbus , Ohio 43210 United States

Status:

Public Institution

Length of program (months):

Classes meet:

Other

Three consecutive days p/month. Th,Fri,Sat

Tuition and fees for entire EMBA program:

Resident: $ 73,500
Non Resident: $ 73,500

Graduate business school is accredited by:

AACSB International

SCHOOL BASICS

Graduate business school enrollment:

Total: 979
Full-Time MBA: 311
Part-time MBA: 293
Executive MBA: 307
PhD Program: 68

Undergraduate business school enrollment:

3,904

Graduate degree programs:

Master of Accounting

Master of Human Resources

Other graduate degree programs:

Master in Buisness Logistics Engineering; Master of Business Operational Excellence

ADMISSIONS

Rolling admissions?

Yes

GMAT Required?

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

Academic transcript and professional skills reviewed before admission.

Middle 80% range of GMAT scores:

N/A

Is the TOEFL required for non-English speakers?

Yes

Minimum TOEFL required:

600

Application fee:

$ 60

Number of applications to the newest class:

Applicants accepted:

70 %

Admitted applicants enrolled:

87 %

Reapplicants from prior years:

0 %

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:

100 %

Admitted applicants who were interviewed:

100 %

CLASS PROFILE

EMBA students in newest entering class who are:

Female: 19 %
International: 13 %

Entering students are from the following regions:

Africa : 0 %
Asia: 10 %
Eastern Europe and Central Asia: 0 %
Latin America and the Caribbean: 0 %
Middle East: 0 %
North America: 88 %
Oceania : 0 %
Western Europe: 2 %
Dual citizenship: 0 %

Entering North American citizens are from the following regions:

West: 2 %
Midwest: 88 %
Southwest: 0 %
South: 0 %
Mid-Atlantic: 10 %
Northeast: 0 %
Possessions and territories: 0 %
Canada: 0 %

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

African American: 4 %
Asian American: 15 %
Hispanic or Latino American: 0 %
Multiethnic/Multiracial : 0 %
Native American: 0 %
White (Non-Hispanic): 75 %
Chose not to report: 2 %
Other: 4 %

Average months of work experience:

168

Middle 80% range work experience, months:

From: 80
To: 276

Average age:

Middle 80% age range:

From: 31
To: 47

Work background:

Have advanced degrees: 19 %
Work in the nonprofit sector: 21 %
Work at an organization with 100 or fewer employees: 4 %
Have title of president, CEO, or chairman: 6 %

EMBA students living within 45 miles of campus:

54 %

Average base salary for new EMBA entrant:

$ 129,427

Middle 80% base salary range:

Low: $ 62,500
High: $ 225,000

Students work in these functional categories:

Consulting: 2 %
Finance/Accounting: 16 %
General Management : 21 %
Human Resources: 2 %
Marketing/Sales: 13 %
Management Information Systems : 16 %
Operations/Logistics: 15 %
Other: 15 %

Students work in these industries:

Consulting: 6 %
Consumer Products: 13 %
Financial Services: 13 %
Government: 4 %
Manufacturing: 19 %
Media/Entertainment: 2 %
Non-Profit: 21 %
Petroleum/Energy: 4 %
Pharmaceutical/Biotechnology/Health Care: 2 %
Real Estate: 4 %
Technology: 4 %
Other: 8 %

Top organizations sending students:

The Ohio State University
American Signature Inc
USAF

FINANCIAL AID

EMBAs receiving financial aid through school:

33 %

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:

114

Full-time faculty:

Tenured: 60
Non-Tenured: 51

Adjunct/Visiting Faculty:

Tenured: 0
Non-Tenured: 3

Women on Faculty:

Tenured: 15
Non-Tenured: 14

Minority Faculty:

Tenured: 11
Non-Tenured: 14

International Faculty:

Tenured: 5
Non-Tenured: 11

Faculty with PhDs:

Tenured: 59
Non-Tenured: 42

Faculty who are also members of company boards of directors or advisors:

4 %

Faculty who have owned their own business:

3 %

STUDENT LIFE

Does the program include a mandatory international trip or project?

Yes

Description:

Students participate in a global immersion experience as a required part of the international business course curriculum by visiting organizations abroad to gain first hand knowledge of operations in the global marketplace.

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

Yes

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

Yes

Description:

On site executive level hotel rooms available for a reduced fee.

Do EMBAs have access to a health club or gym?

Yes

Special student/home/work/life initiatives:

Social activities are planned by a student representative (social director)on a regular basis for students, spouse/so during one of the evenings of the on-campus weeeknds. The program also plans various family and student activities.

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

TEACHING/ACADEMICS

Teaching methods:

Case Study: 23 %
Distance Learning: 20 %
Experiential Learning: 10 %
Lectures: 15 %
Simulations: 5 %
Team Projects: 25 %
Other: 2 %

Faculty also teaching in full-time program:

86 %

Tenured/tenure-track EMBA faculty:

71 %

Faculty with at least five years of full-time corporate experience:

22 %

Average class size, core EMBA class:

Average class size, EMBA electives:

Elective courses:

132

New electives past year:

Brand Management for Service Excellence

Estimated hours per week in class and outside classwork:

Hours per week in class: 6
Hours per week outside of class spent on classwork: 20

Last revision of core EMBA curriculum:

2007

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

Description:

N/A

Group work done via the Internet:

75 %

Graduation Requirements:

Students must have attended a minimum number of classes

Students must have earned a pre-determined GPA/letter grade average

Write a complete business plan

Other:

Students must participate in a required international experience as part of their international business course.

Domestic partnerships or in-house EMBA programs:

N/A

In-house EMBA programs provided for companies:

Recent changes to EMBA program:

Launched Professional Development and Business Development course in 2007. Shifted the month of travel for the required international experience.

TECHNOLOGY

Technology improvements in the last three academic years:

Implemented student web portal w/ course planning capabilities; upgraded enterprise messaging w/spam filtering solution; redesigned computer labs w/ group areas; implemented network admission control; added redundant SAN; enhanced classrooms w/ annotation monitor, touch panel room controls & improved projection equipment; implemented lecture capture system; expanded video conference plant to high definition w/ people and content & expanded IP recording; implemented web conferencing system.

Amount spent:

$ 7,543,391

Alumni Affairs & Careers

B-SCHOOL ALUMNI

Living MBA alumni:

10,697

Active MBA alumni clubs:

Countries in which MBA clubs exist:

Living MBA alumni who gave in past year:

6 %

Mean gift from MBA alumni:

$ 553

Median gift from MBA alumni:

$ 75

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

Business school endowment

$ 95,385,021

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.osu.edu/alumni

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

Yes

Business school alumni networking site:

http://www.fisheralumni.org/olc/membersonly/osf/network

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

What is the school's policy concerning recruiters targeting EMBA students for full-time jobs?

Determined on a case by case basis determined by students needs.

SCHOOL COMMENTS

Additional school comments:

EMBA students select 2 electives and 1 integrative course. These courses can be new courses developed exclusively for the EMBA program where students have expressed a strong interest or students can select from an existing Fisher course.

Graduate Comments

EMBA at the Ohio State University was, by far, the most rewarding experience in my educational and professional life. It helped me in catapulting my career forward, and enabled me to become an effective leader in my company, as well as in the community.

The program ensured that the cohort was sheltered from the large bureaucracy of Ohio State. The flowers in the salads for lunch were a bit over the top, but everything was very smoothly orchestrated.

The Fisher MBA has the perfect recipe for success: great faculty, modern infrastructure, highly talented students, convenient schedule, affordable fees. Just about everything about the program is phenomenal.

I have no complaints about the day-to-day experience. It was great. The EMBA staff was helpful, the ambiance was right, and everything was perfect.

Overall, the Fisher EMBA program at OSU exceeded my expectations for quality of the faculty (especially their ability to weave together theory and practical applications) and the well-integrated curriculum that supports a holistic executive approach across the various business disciplines. I couldn't believe how quickly the hours on campus flew by&so engrossed was I in the discussions and lectures. On top of everything else, the staff, instructors and my classmates made the whole experience fun!

We spent more time than I thought necessary on the fundamentals of economics, statistics, and accounting. However, I had an undergrad degree in business so it may have been more meaningful for those who did not.

Fisher met my business and personal goals. The program is extremely unique. It's world class in the three areas I was interested in (strategy, finance, and marketing), yet, with the program design, I was able to still coach my daughter's soccer and hockey teams. I looked at all the major programs (and could have gone there) but Fisher was the perfect fit.

Instructors know they are dealing with professionals who had many years of practical work experience. Most of the teaching materials are extremely practical and current, and most instructors were able to facilitate class discussions and have students learn as much from each others as from the instructors. Professors were very accessible to us, and some professors held extra class sessions to review concepts and answer questions.

We needed more time to share examples and best practices. There was so much talent that I could never seem to get enough of input from my peers.

Perhaps a few more guest lectures that would draw on current business issues being faced by a company related to a particular course.

The staff at Fisher was exceptional. They were very helpful and always highly organized. The international trip was very well planned and provided me with the opportunity to visit and analyze companies that were located in China. I am in manufacturing, and having the ability to tour and visit my direct competition was worth the cost of the program.

The program could have benefited from additional integration across courses throughout the program.

Brilliant instructors with genuine enthusiasm to teach, and especially teach professionals. Most of them fed on the experience of the students for an even more enriching experience.

Strengths: Combination of real-world executive experience and academic knowledge. Weaknesses: A few instructors were good, but not used to teaching EMBA students vs. MBA or undergrads. The program could have used better quality e-business offerings and more ethics curriculum.

Strengths: Most professors were highly capable of applying lectures and discussions to every-day business, and were cognizant of balancing lecture and discussion time. Weaknesses: Some required too much reading or busy work, and some did not leverage the experience of class members in class.