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Executive MBA Profile Publish Date 05/27/12

Santa Clara University

Leavey School of Business

  • Program Basics

      • Leavey School of Business
      • 500 El Camino Real
      • Lucas 116
      • Santa Clara, 95050, California
      • United States
      • Status:
        • Private
      • Length of program (months): 17

    • Classes meet:

        • Alternate weekends
        • Days

    • Tuition and fees for entire EMBA program:

      • Resident: $96,800.00
      • Non Resident: $96,800.00

    • Graduate business school is accredited by:

        • Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB)

  • SCHOOL BASICS

    • Graduate business school enrollment:

      • Total: 961
      • Full-Time MBA: 183
      • Part-Time MBA: 735
      • Executive MBA: 43
      • PhD Program: 0
      • Undergraduate business school enrollment: 1,423
      • Other graduate degree programs: Master of Electronic Commerce/Information Systems

  • ADMISSIONS

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

    • GMAT score distribution (applicant pool):

      • 75th Percentile 660
      • 25th Percentile 490
      • 50th Percentile (median) 570
      • 10th Percentile 430
      • Average GMAT Score 560
      • 90th Percentile 760

    • GMAT score distribution (incoming class):

      • Average GMAT Score 600
      • 10th Percentile 610
      • 50th Percentile (median) 670
      • 75th Percentile 710
      • 25th Percentile 630
      • 90th Percentile 760
      • Is the TOEFL required for non-English speakers? Yes
      • Application fee: $75.00
      • Number of applications to the newest class: 32
      • Applicants accepted: 84 %
      • Admitted applicants enrolled: 75 %
      • 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: 17 %
      • International: 0 %

    • Entering students are from the following regions:

      • Africa: 0 %
      • Asia: 11 %
      • Europe: 8 %
      • North America: 81 %
      • Oceania: 0 %
      • Latin America and the Caribbean: 0 %
      • Dual citizenship: 0 %

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

      • West: 50 %
      • Midwest: 38 %
      • Southwest: 0 %
      • South: 12 %
      • Mid-Atlantic: 0 %
      • Northeast: 0 %
      • Possessions and territories: 0 %

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

      • African American: 0 %
      • Asian American: 10 %
      • Hispanic or Latino American: 0 %
      • Multiethnic/Multiracial : 0 %
      • Native American: 0 %
      • White (Non-Hispanic): 90 %
      • Chose not to report: 0 %
      • Other: 0 %
      • Average months of work experience: 159

    • Middle 80% range work experience in months:

      • From: 84
      • To: 252
      • Average age: 37

    • Middle 80% age range:

      • From: 30
      • To: 42

    • Work background:

      • Have advanced degrees: 29 %
      • Work in the nonprofit sector: 0 %
      • Work at an organization with 100 or fewer employees: 19 %
      • Have title of president, CEO, or chairman: 9 %
      • EMBA students living within 45 miles of campus: 95 %

    • Students work in these functional categories:

      • Consulting: 10 %
      • Finance/Accounting 10 %
      • General Management : 19 %
      • Human Resources: 0 %
      • Marketing/Sales: 3 %
      • Management Information Systems : 0 %
      • Operations/Logistics: 48 %
      • Other: 10 %

    • Students work in these industries:

      • Consulting: 5 %
      • Consumer Products: 5 %
      • Financial Services: 0 %
      • Government: 0 %
      • Manufacturing: 0 %
      • Media/Entertainment: 43 %
      • Non-Profit: 0 %
      • Petroleum/Energy: 0 %
      • Pharmaceutical/Biotechnology/Health Care: 10 %
      • Real Estate: 0 %
      • Technology: 23 %
      • Other: 14 %

    • Top organizations sending students:

      • Cisco Systems
      • Oracle
      • Intel

  • FINANCIAL AID

      • EMBAs receiving financial aid through school: 50 %
      • EMBA scholarships are awarded based on: Merit, Need
      • 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: 268

    • Full-time faculty:

      • Tenured: 58
      • Non-Tenured: 109

    • Adjunct/Visiting Faculty:

      • Tenured: 0
      • Non-Tenured: 94

    • Women on Faculty:

      • Tenured: 40
      • Non-Tenured: 65

    • Minority Faculty:

      • Tenured: 55
      • Non-Tenured: 80

    • International Faculty:

      • Tenured: 0
      • Non-Tenured: 10

    • Faculty with PhDs:

      • Tenured: 88
      • Non-Tenured: 180

  • STUDENT LIFE

      • Does the program include a mandatory international trip or project? Yes
      • Description: Beijing/Shanghai China Corporate Immersion
      • 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
      • Special student/home/work/life initiatives: Alumni Panel/MBA Coaching/Executive Guest Speakers
      • How far away from a major airport are most EMBA classes held? (miles) 2

  • TEACHING/ACADEMICS

    • Teaching methods:

      • Case Study: 40 %
      • Distance Learning: 0 %
      • Experiential Learning: 5 %
      • Lectures: 40 %
      • Simulations: 5 %
      • Team Projects: 10 %
      • Other: 0 %
      • Tenured/tenure-track EMBA faculty: 100 %
      • Average class size, core EMBA class: 21
      • Average class size, EMBA electives: 21
      • Elective courses: 0

    • Estimated hours per week in class and outside classwork:

      • Hours per week in class: 12
      • Hours per week outside of class spent on classwork: 25
      • Last revision of core EMBA curriculum: 2008
      • Distance-learning EMBA via the Internet, videoconferencing, or some other medium? No
      • Leading areas of study: Entrepreneurship, Leadership, Marketing, Strategy, Supply Chain 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
        • Present final company-specific project results to relevant parties
      • Significant recent changes to EMBA program: 2008

    • TECHNOLOGY

      • Amount spent: $100,000.00

  • B-SCHOOL ALUMNI

      • Living MBA alumni: 13,980
      • Active MBA alumni clubs: 1
      • Countries in which MBA clubs exist: 1
      • Living MBA alumni who gave in past year: 3
      • Mean gift from MBA alumni: $1,634.00
      • Median gift from MBA alumni: $1,600.00
      • 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: https://scu.infinitycircles.com
      • Does the B-School have an alumni networking Web site? Yes
      • Business school alumni networking site: https://scu.infinitycircles.com
      • 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
      • School's policy regarding recruiters targeting EMBAs: Open to student recruitment on campus through career management office

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