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Executive MBA Profile Publish Date 05/27/12

University of Rochester

Simon Graduate School of Business

  • Program Basics

      • Executive MBA Program
      • Simon School of Business
      • 204 Schlegel Hall
      • RC Box 270107
      • Rochester, 146270107, New York
      • United States
      • Status:
        • Private
      • Length of program (months): 22

    • Classes meet:

        • Alternate weekends
        • Days

    • Tuition and fees for entire EMBA program:

      • Resident: $86,500.00
      • Non Resident: $86,500.00

    • Graduate business school is accredited by:

        • Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB)

  • SCHOOL BASICS

    • Graduate business school enrollment:

      • Total: 866
      • Full-Time MBA: 284
      • Part-Time MBA: 122
      • Executive MBA: 120
      • PhD Program: 39
      • Undergraduate business school enrollment: 0
      • Other graduate degree programs: Master of Accounting, Master of Finance, Other, Master of Marketing

  • ADMISSIONS

      • Rolling admissions? Yes
      • GMAT Required? No
      • Are applicants allowed to submit the GRE? No
      • If applicants are not required to take the GMAT, how are EMBA applicants' quantitative abilities checked before enrollment? Academic Transcripts and Self Assessments
      • Is the TOEFL required for non-English speakers? No
      • Application fee: $0.00
      • Number of applications to the newest class: 47
      • Applicants accepted: 96 %
      • Admitted applicants enrolled: 93 %
      • 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: 98 %
      • Admitted applicants who were interviewed: 100 %

  • CLASS PROFILE

    • EMBA students in newest entering class who are:

      • Female: 29 %
      • International: 12 %

    • Entering students are from the following regions:

      • Asia: 2 %
      • Europe: 5 %
      • North America: 89 %
      • Oceania: 2 %
      • Latin America and the Caribbean: 2 %

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

      • Northeast: 100 %

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

      • African American: 9 %
      • Asian American: 10 %
      • Hispanic or Latino American: 3 %
      • Multiethnic/Multiracial : 3 %
      • Native American: 3 %
      • White (Non-Hispanic): 62 %
      • Chose not to report: 10 %
      • Average months of work experience: 151

    • Middle 80% range work experience in months:

      • From: 51
      • To: 255
      • Average age: 37

    • Middle 80% age range:

      • From: 29
      • To: 47

    • Work background:

      • Have advanced degrees: 38 %
      • Work in the nonprofit sector: 33 %
      • Have title of president, CEO, or chairman: 0 %
      • EMBA students living within 45 miles of campus: 86 %

    • Students work in these functional categories:

      • Consulting: 3 %
      • Finance/Accounting 8 %
      • General Management : 40 %
      • Human Resources: 0 %
      • Marketing/Sales: 5 %
      • Management Information Systems : 3 %
      • Operations/Logistics: 19 %
      • Other: 22 %

    • Students work in these industries:

      • Consulting: 3 %
      • Consumer Products: 0 %
      • Financial Services: 5 %
      • Government: 3 %
      • Manufacturing: 16 %
      • Media/Entertainment: 5 %
      • Non-Profit: 35 %
      • Petroleum/Energy: 0 %
      • Pharmaceutical/Biotechnology/Health Care: 11 %
      • Real Estate: 0 %
      • Technology: 17 %
      • Other: 5 %

    • Top organizations sending students:

      • University of Rochester
      • Xerox Corporation
      • Eastman Kodak
      • M&T Bank
      • Welch Allyn

  • FINANCIAL AID

      • EMBAs receiving financial aid through school: 24 %
      • EMBA scholarships are awarded based on: Merit
      • Full-tuition scholarships awarded in past 12 months: 2
      • Does the school offer a guaranteed loan to EMBAs, regardless of nationality? No

  • FACULTY

      • Faculty employed by the B-school: 79

    • Full-time faculty:

      • Tenured: 23
      • Non-Tenured: 35

    • Adjunct/Visiting Faculty:

      • Tenured: 2
      • Non-Tenured: 17

    • Women on Faculty:

      • Tenured: 3
      • Non-Tenured: 8

    • Minority Faculty:

      • Tenured: 3
      • Non-Tenured: 4

    • International Faculty:

      • Tenured: 4
      • Non-Tenured: 13

    • Faculty with PhDs:

      • Tenured: 24
      • Non-Tenured: 32

  • STUDENT LIFE

      • Does the program include a mandatory international trip or project? Yes
      • Description: Trip to Switzerland; company visits and lectures
      • 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
      • How far away from a major airport are most EMBA classes held? (miles) 3

  • TEACHING/ACADEMICS

    • Teaching methods:

      • Case Study: 20 %
      • Lectures: 50 %
      • Team Projects: 30 %
      • Faculty also teaching in full-time program: 100 %
      • Tenured/tenure-track EMBA faculty: 69 %
      • Average class size, core EMBA class: 45
      • Average class size, EMBA electives: 50
      • Elective courses: 4

    • New electives added in past 12 months:

      • Leadership

    • Estimated hours per week in class and outside classwork:

      • Hours per week in class: 6
      • Hours per week outside of class spent on classwork: 25
      • Last revision of core EMBA curriculum: 2007
      • Distance-learning EMBA via the Internet, videoconferencing, or some other medium? No
      • Leading areas of study: Accounting, Finance, Marketing, Strategy, General Management

    • 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
        • Write a complete business plan
      • Significant recent changes to EMBA program: 2007

    • TECHNOLOGY

      • Technology improvements in the last three academic years: Addition of Blackboard, student portal software for class information; Simon Works, software to assist Business School Students with Job Placements; Bloomberg Service for Market Research and Company Analysis; Trade Simulation Software for classroom student; Salesforce.com; customer relation management software for admission, student and alumni tracking.
      • Amount spent: $300,000.00

  • B-SCHOOL ALUMNI

      • Living MBA alumni: 10,977
      • Active MBA alumni clubs: 19
      • Countries in which MBA clubs exist: 9
      • Living MBA alumni who gave in past year: 12
      • Mean gift from MBA alumni: $1,027.00
      • Median gift from MBA alumni: $100.00
      • Did school receive an individual gift in exess of $10 million in the past academic year? No
      • Business school endowment $82,000,000.00
      • 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: https://alumniportal.ur.rochester.edu
      • Does the B-School have an alumni networking Web site? Yes
      • Business school alumni networking site: https://alumniportal.ur.rochester.edu
      • 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? No
      • School's policy regarding recruiters targeting EMBAs: If there is a recrutier or position of interest to a specific student, he or she can request an interview

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