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Executive MBA Profile Publish Date 05/27/12

Rice University

Jones Graduate School of Business

  • Program Basics

      • Jesse H. Jones Graduate School of Business
      • 6100 Main Street
      • MS 531
      • Houston, 77005, Texas
      • United States
      • Status:
        • Private
      • Length of program (months): 22

    • Classes meet:

        • Alternate weekends

    • Tuition and fees for entire EMBA program:

      • Resident: $99,000.00
      • Non Resident: $99,000.00

    • Graduate business school is accredited by:

        • Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB)

  • SCHOOL BASICS

    • Graduate business school enrollment:

      • Total: 643
      • Full-Time MBA: 222
      • Part-Time MBA: 251
      • Executive MBA: 150
      • PhD Program: 20

  • ADMISSIONS

      • Rolling admissions? Yes
      • If applicants are not required to take the GMAT, how are EMBA applicants' quantitative abilities checked before enrollment? Applicants with advanced degrees or significant work/leadership experience are exempt from the GMAT
      • Is the TOEFL required for non-English speakers? Yes
      • Application fee: $125.00
      • Number of applications to the newest class: 115
      • Applicants accepted: 95 %
      • Admitted applicants enrolled: 84 %
      • Applicants wait-listed during the last admissions cycle: 0
      • Wait-listed applicants admitted for the semester to which they applied: 0
      • Applicant interviews are: By invitation only
      • 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: 30 %

    • Entering students are from the following regions:

      • Africa: 3 %
      • Asia: 12 %
      • Europe: 3 %
      • North America: 70 %
      • Latin America and the Caribbean: 3 %
      • Dual citizenship: 8 %

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

      • Southwest: 99 %
      • South: 1 %

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

      • African American: 12 %
      • Asian American: 40 %
      • Hispanic or Latino American: 10 %
      • White (Non-Hispanic): 32 %
      • Chose not to report: 7 %
      • Average months of work experience: 163

    • Middle 80% range work experience in months:

      • From: 96
      • To: 276
      • Average age: 37

    • Middle 80% age range:

      • From: 30
      • To: 46

    • Work background:

      • Have advanced degrees: 44 %
      • Have title of president, CEO, or chairman: 5 %
      • EMBA students living within 45 miles of campus: 50 %
      • Average base salary for new EMBA entrant: $132,363.00

    • Middle 80% base salary range:

      • Low: $88,500.00
      • High: $180,000.00

    • Students work in these functional categories:

      • Consulting: 8 %
      • Finance/Accounting 15 %
      • General Management : 20 %
      • Human Resources: 4 %
      • Marketing/Sales: 11 %
      • Management Information Systems : 7 %
      • Operations/Logistics: 13 %
      • Other: 22 %

    • Students work in these industries:

      • Consulting: 4 %
      • Consumer Products: 1 %
      • Financial Services: 3 %
      • Government: 2 %
      • Manufacturing: 5 %
      • Non-Profit: 2 %
      • Petroleum/Energy: 57 %
      • Pharmaceutical/Biotechnology/Health Care: 10 %
      • Real Estate: 2 %
      • Technology: 5 %
      • Other: 7 %

  • FINANCIAL AID

      • EMBAs receiving financial aid through school: 25 %
      • Does the school offer a guaranteed loan to EMBAs, regardless of nationality? No

  • FACULTY

      • Faculty employed by the B-school: 119

    • Full-time faculty:

      • Tenured: 39
      • Non-Tenured: 18

    • Adjunct/Visiting Faculty:

      • Non-Tenured: 62

    • Women on Faculty:

      • Tenured: 7
      • Non-Tenured: 16

    • Minority Faculty:

      • Tenured: 14
      • Non-Tenured: 11

    • International Faculty:

      • Tenured: 10
      • Non-Tenured: 4

    • Faculty with PhDs:

      • Tenured: 39
      • Non-Tenured: 31

  • STUDENT LIFE

      • Does the school offer pre-program orientation for all EMBA participants? Yes
      • Does the school offer temporary housing/accommodations for EMBA participants? Yes
      • Description: Housing offered at an area hotel
      • Do EMBAs have access to a health club or gym? Yes
      • Special student/home/work/life initiatives: Spouse and Partner panels and events
      • How far away from a major airport are most EMBA classes held? (miles) 12

  • TEACHING/ACADEMICS

    • Teaching methods:

      • Case Study: 40 %
      • Experiential Learning: 10 %
      • Lectures: 30 %
      • Team Projects: 20 %
      • Faculty also teaching in full-time program: 100 %
      • Average class size, core EMBA class: 46
      • Average class size, EMBA electives: 27
      • Elective courses: 21

    • New electives added in past 12 months:

      • Corporate Governance and Financial Reporting

    • Estimated hours per week in class and outside classwork:

      • Hours per week outside of class spent on classwork: 20
      • Last revision of core EMBA curriculum: 2006
      • Distance-learning EMBA via the Internet, videoconferencing, or some other medium? No
      • Leading areas of study: Entrepreneurship, Finance, Leadership, Marketing, Strategy

    • 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
        • Other
      • Capstone project for selected non-profit organizations
      • Significant recent changes to EMBA program: 2006

    • TECHNOLOGY

      • Technology improvements in the last three academic years: Installation of Flatbridge, a CRM program for tracking interactions with Jones School constituents. Installation of Digital Media displays in all common areas. Upgrade of AV equipment and wiring in classrooms, Upgrade of audio equipment and projectors in the auditorium and largest common area. Purchase of collaboration software for faculty, staff and students. Network server for data backup and storage of faculty research.

  • B-SCHOOL ALUMNI

      • Living MBA alumni: 4,500
      • Active MBA alumni clubs: 8
      • Countries in which MBA clubs exist: 5
      • Living MBA alumni who gave in past year: 23
      • Mean gift from MBA alumni: $395.00
      • Median gift from MBA alumni: $150.00
      • Did school receive an individual gift in exess of $10 million in the past academic year? No
      • Business school endowment $221,953,395.00
      • 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.rice.edu/
      • Does the B-School have an alumni networking Web site? Yes
      • Business school alumni networking site: http://business.rice.edu/Alumni_Resources.aspx
      • 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

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