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Executive MBA Profile Publish Date 05/27/12

Seattle University

Seattle UniversityAlbers School of Business & Economics

  • Program Basics

      • Leadership Executive MBA; Health Leadership EMBA
      • Albers School of Business & Economics
      • 901 12th Ave
      • WA
      • Seattle, 98122, Washington
      • United States
      • Status:
        • Private
      • Length of program (months): 20

    • Classes meet:

        • Days
        • One weekend per month
        • Other

    • Tuition and fees for entire EMBA program:

      • Resident: $78,000.00
      • Non Resident: $78,000.00

    • Graduate business school is accredited by:

        • Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB)

  • SCHOOL BASICS

    • Graduate business school enrollment:

      • Total: 713
      • Part-Time MBA: 498
      • Executive MBA: 41
      • Undergraduate business school enrollment: 1,004
      • Other graduate degree programs: Master of Accounting, Master of Finance, Master of International Management/Business

  • ADMISSIONS

      • Rolling admissions? Yes
      • GMAT Required? Yes
      • Are applicants allowed to submit the GRE? Yes

    • GMAT score distribution (applicant pool):

      • 25th Percentile 440
      • 50th Percentile (median) 485
      • 90th Percentile 570
      • Average GMAT Score 494
      • 10th Percentile 430
      • 75th Percentile 560

    • GMAT score distribution (incoming class):

      • 75th Percentile 560
      • 25th Percentile 440
      • 90th Percentile 570
      • 50th Percentile (median) 485
      • Average GMAT Score 494
      • 10th Percentile 430
      • Is the TOEFL required for non-English speakers? Yes
      • Application fee: $55.00
      • Number of applications to the newest class: 53
      • Applicants accepted: 66 %
      • Admitted applicants enrolled: 86 %
      • 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: 100 %
      • Admitted applicants who were interviewed: 100 %

  • CLASS PROFILE

    • EMBA students in newest entering class who are:

      • Female: 48 %
      • International: 7 %

    • Entering students are from the following regions:

      • Europe: 7 %
      • North America: 93 %

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

      • West: 100 %

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

      • Asian American: 4 %
      • Native American: 4 %
      • White (Non-Hispanic): 92 %
      • Average months of work experience: 216

    • Middle 80% range work experience in months:

      • From: 120
      • To: 324
      • Average age: 42

    • Middle 80% age range:

      • From: 32
      • To: 51

    • Work background:

      • Have advanced degrees: 17 %
      • Work in the nonprofit sector: 0 %
      • Work at an organization with 100 or fewer employees: 10 %
      • Have title of president, CEO, or chairman: 0 %
      • EMBA students living within 45 miles of campus: 100 %

    • Students work in these functional categories:

      • Consulting: 3 %
      • Finance/Accounting 7 %
      • General Management : 45 %
      • Human Resources: 0 %
      • Marketing/Sales: 7 %
      • Management Information Systems : 7 %
      • Operations/Logistics: 21 %
      • Other: 10 %

    • Students work in these industries:

      • Consulting: 3 %
      • Consumer Products: 17 %
      • Financial Services: 10 %
      • Government: 7 %
      • Manufacturing: 7 %
      • Media/Entertainment: 0 %
      • Non-Profit: 0 %
      • Petroleum/Energy: 3 %
      • Pharmaceutical/Biotechnology/Health Care: 31 %
      • Real Estate: 0 %
      • Technology: 7 %
      • Other: 14 %

    • Top organizations sending students:

      • The Boeing Company
      • Expeditors International
      • Costco Wholesale
      • BECU
      • Microsoft Corporation

  • FINANCIAL AID

      • EMBAs receiving financial aid through school: 36 %
      • EMBA scholarships are awarded based on: Neither
      • 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: 112

    • Full-time faculty:

      • Tenured: 34
      • Non-Tenured: 28

    • Adjunct/Visiting Faculty:

      • Tenured: 3
      • Non-Tenured: 50

    • Women on Faculty:

      • Tenured: 10
      • Non-Tenured: 25

    • Minority Faculty:

      • Tenured: 10
      • Non-Tenured: 7

    • International Faculty:

      • Tenured: 1
      • Non-Tenured: 8

    • Faculty with PhDs:

      • Tenured: 36
      • Non-Tenured: 19

  • STUDENT LIFE

      • Does the program include a mandatory international trip or project? No
      • 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) 15

  • TEACHING/ACADEMICS

    • Teaching methods:

      • Case Study: 15 %
      • Distance Learning: 5 %
      • Experiential Learning: 25 %
      • Lectures: 15 %
      • Simulations: 10 %
      • Team Projects: 30 %
      • Faculty also teaching in full-time program: 74 %
      • Tenured/tenure-track EMBA faculty: 74 %
      • Average class size, core EMBA class: 23

    • Estimated hours per week in class and outside classwork:

      • Hours per week outside of class spent on classwork: 15
      • Last revision of core EMBA curriculum: 2011
      • Distance-learning EMBA via the Internet, videoconferencing, or some other medium? No
      • Joint degree programs: MBA/JD (Law)
      • Leading areas of study: Leadership, Strategy, Corporate Social Responsibility, Other, Health Care Administration
      • Description: Business Ethics

    • 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
        • Present final company-specific project results to relevant parties
      • Personal Leadership Legacy Plan
      • Significant recent changes to EMBA program: 2011

    • TECHNOLOGY

      • Technology improvements in the last three academic years: Mobile computer lab; 100 workstations for students; 24 netbook laptops, additional 12 batteries for swapping; Media Center with six walk-up desks with dual-screen iMacs; 4 advanced editing rooms with full audio equipment; one recording studio with separate control room for full A/V production; 48 seat classroom with multiple projectors, wireless mics and audio assist, smart podium; 3 classrooms with laptops and smart podium; Bloomberg Professional Service terminal
      • Amount spent: $84,032.00

  • B-SCHOOL ALUMNI

      • Living MBA alumni: 5,652
      • Active MBA alumni clubs: 0
      • Countries in which MBA clubs exist: 0
      • Living MBA alumni who gave in past year: 5
      • Mean gift from MBA alumni: $218.00
      • Median gift from MBA alumni: $50.00
      • Did school receive an individual gift in exess of $10 million in the past academic year? No
      • Business school endowment $29,264,677.00
      • 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://alumniweb.seattleu.edu
      • Does the B-School have an alumni networking Web site? Yes
      • Business school alumni networking site: http://www.seattleu.edu/albers/alumni/
      • 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: We have no policy regarding this issue.

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