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Executive MBA Profile Publish Date 05/27/12

Rochester Institute of Technology

Saunders College of Business

  • Program Basics

      • E. Philip Saunders
      • 108 Lomb Memorial Dr.
      • Rochester Institute of Technology
      • Rochester, 14623, New York
      • United States
      • Status:
        • Private
      • Length of program (months): 15

    • Classes meet:

        • Alternate weekends

    • Tuition and fees for entire EMBA program:

      • Resident: $58,000.00
      • Non Resident: $58,000.00

    • Graduate business school is accredited by:

        • Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB)

  • SCHOOL BASICS

    • Graduate business school enrollment:

      • Total: 105
      • Full-Time MBA: 70
      • Part-Time MBA: 17
      • Executive MBA: 18
      • Undergraduate business school enrollment: 762
      • Other graduate degree programs: Master of Finance, Other

  • 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? Compleltion of online statistical review course.
      • Is the TOEFL required for non-English speakers? Yes
      • Application fee: $1,000.00
      • Number of applications to the newest class: 26
      • Applicants accepted: 85 %
      • Admitted applicants enrolled: 81 %
      • Applicants wait-listed during the last admissions cycle: 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: 30 %
      • International: 0 %

    • Entering students are from the following regions:

      • North America: 100 %

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

      • Northeast: 100 %

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

      • African American: 20 %
      • White (Non-Hispanic): 80 %
      • Average months of work experience: 131

    • Middle 80% range work experience in months:

      • From: 74
      • To: 121

    • Work background:

      • Have advanced degrees: 11 %
      • Work in the nonprofit sector: 5 %
      • Work at an organization with 100 or fewer employees: 11 %
      • Have title of president, CEO, or chairman: 5 %
      • EMBA students living within 45 miles of campus: 80 %

    • Students work in these functional categories:

      • Consulting: 5 %
      • Finance/Accounting 11 %
      • Marketing/Sales: 22 %
      • Management Information Systems : 5 %
      • Operations/Logistics: 5 %
      • Other: 52 %

    • Students work in these industries:

      • Consumer Products: 11 %
      • Financial Services: 11 %
      • Government: 5 %
      • Non-Profit: 11 %
      • Pharmaceutical/Biotechnology/Health Care: 5 %
      • Technology: 33 %
      • Other: 24 %

    • Top organizations sending students:

      • Excellus
      • Alstrom Transportation
      • ITT

  • FINANCIAL AID

      • EMBAs receiving financial aid through school: 90 %
      • EMBA scholarships are awarded based on: Merit, Other
      • 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: 81

    • Full-time faculty:

      • Tenured: 21
      • Non-Tenured: 60

    • Adjunct/Visiting Faculty:

      • Tenured: O
      • Non-Tenured: 38

    • Women on Faculty:

      • Tenured: 3
      • Non-Tenured: 12

    • Minority Faculty:

      • Tenured: 3
      • Non-Tenured: 6

    • International Faculty:

      • Tenured: 2
      • Non-Tenured: 10

    • Faculty with PhDs:

      • Tenured: 21
      • Non-Tenured: 19

  • STUDENT LIFE

      • Does the program include a mandatory international trip or project? Yes
      • Description: 10 day trip to China
      • Does the school offer pre-program orientation for all EMBA participants? Yes
      • Does the school offer temporary housing/accommodations for EMBA participants? Yes
      • Description: RIT Inn and Conference Center (hotel rooms)
      • Do EMBAs have access to a health club or gym? Yes
      • How far away from a major airport are most EMBA classes held? (miles) 4

  • TEACHING/ACADEMICS

    • Teaching methods:

      • Case Study: 35 %
      • Lectures: 40 %
      • Simulations: 5 %
      • Team Projects: 20 %
      • Faculty also teaching in full-time program: 90 %
      • Tenured/tenure-track EMBA faculty: 60 %
      • Average class size, core EMBA class: 22
      • Elective courses: 0

    • Estimated hours per week in class and outside classwork:

      • Hours per week in class: 8
      • Hours per week outside of class spent on classwork: 16
      • Last revision of core EMBA curriculum: 2006
      • Distance-learning EMBA via the Internet, videoconferencing, or some other medium? Yes
      • Describe distance learning EMBA: Our online EMBA program follows the same basic curriculum as our on-campus EMBA program. However, the online program admits students four times a year.
      • Leading areas of study: International Business, Leadership, Strategy, Consulting, Manufacturing and Technology Management

    • Graduation Requirements:

        • Students must have earned a pre-determined GPA/Letter grade average
        • Present final company-specific project results to relevant parties
      • Significant recent changes to EMBA program: 2006

    • TECHNOLOGY

      • Technology improvements in the last three academic years: Student Lab, Sever, Other
      • Amount spent: $265,060.00

  • B-SCHOOL ALUMNI

      • Living MBA alumni: 4,987
      • Active MBA alumni clubs: 0
      • Countries in which MBA clubs exist: 0
      • Living MBA alumni who gave in past year: 10
      • Mean gift from MBA alumni: $1,069.00
      • Median gift from MBA alumni: $50.00
      • Did school receive an individual gift in exess of $10 million in the past academic year? No
      • 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.rit.edu/alumni/onlinecommunity
      • Does the B-School have an alumni networking Web site? No
      • 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

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