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Executive MBA Profile Publish Date 05/27/12

Stetson University

  • Program Basics

      • Executive MBA
      • Stetson University School of Business Administration
      • 800 Celebration Avenue
      • Suite 104
      • Celebration, 34747, Florida
      • United States of America
      • Status:
        • Private
      • Length of program (months): 19

    • Classes meet:

        • Alternate weekends

    • Tuition and fees for entire EMBA program:

      • Resident: 56,100
      • Non Resident: 56,100

    • Graduate business school is accredited by:

        • Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB)

  • SCHOOL BASICS

    • Graduate business school enrollment:

      • Total: 251
      • Full-Time MBA: 100
      • Part-Time MBA: 61
      • Executive MBA: 40
      • Undergraduate business school enrollment: 553
      • Other graduate degree programs: Master of Accounting

  • ADMISSIONS

      • Rolling admissions? Yes
      • GMAT Required? Yes
      • Are applicants allowed to submit the GRE? Yes
      • If applicants are not required to take the GMAT, how are EMBA applicants' quantitative abilities checked before enrollment? For those that are waive we use a personal interview, reference letters, and resume
      • Is the TOEFL required for non-English speakers? No
      • Application fee: $2,000.00
      • Number of applications to the newest class: 58
      • Applicants accepted: 48 %
      • Admitted applicants enrolled: 89 %
      • 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: 95 %
      • Admitted applicants who were interviewed: 100 %

  • CLASS PROFILE

    • EMBA students in newest entering class who are:

      • Female: 50 %
      • International: 11 %

    • Entering students are from the following regions:

      • Africa: 0 %
      • Asia: 0 %
      • Europe: 0 %
      • North America: 89 %
      • Oceania: 0 %
      • Latin America and the Caribbean: 0 %
      • Dual citizenship: 11 %

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

      • West: 0 %
      • Midwest: 0 %
      • Southwest: 0 %
      • South: 99 %
      • Mid-Atlantic: 1 %
      • Northeast: 0 %
      • Possessions and territories: 0 %

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

      • African American: 13 %
      • Asian American: 1 %
      • Hispanic or Latino American: 26 %
      • Multiethnic/Multiracial : 0 %
      • Native American: 0 %
      • White (Non-Hispanic): 34 %
      • Chose not to report: 0 %
      • Other: 26 %
      • Average months of work experience: 0
      • Average age: 38

    • Middle 80% age range:

      • From: 34
      • To: 37

    • Work background:

      • Have advanced degrees: 10 %
      • Work in the nonprofit sector: 15 %
      • Work at an organization with 100 or fewer employees: 15 %
      • Have title of president, CEO, or chairman: 10 %
      • EMBA students living within 45 miles of campus: 90 %

    • Students work in these functional categories:

      • Consulting: 5 %
      • Finance/Accounting 20 %
      • General Management : 25 %
      • Human Resources: 15 %
      • Marketing/Sales: 20 %
      • Management Information Systems : 10 %
      • Operations/Logistics: 5 %

  • FINANCIAL AID

      • EMBAs receiving financial aid through school: 90 %
      • 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: 51

    • Full-time faculty:

      • Tenured: 23
      • Non-Tenured: 11

    • Adjunct/Visiting Faculty:

      • Non-Tenured: 17

    • Women on Faculty:

      • Tenured: 6
      • Non-Tenured: 8

    • Minority Faculty:

      • Tenured: 1
      • Non-Tenured: 5

    • Faculty with PhDs:

      • Tenured: 25
      • Non-Tenured: 11

  • STUDENT LIFE

      • Does the program include a mandatory international trip or project? Yes
      • Description: 10 day international trip to two locations with 8-9 business visits and 4-5 cultural visits
      • Does the school offer pre-program orientation for all EMBA participants? Yes
      • Do EMBAs have access to a health club or gym? Yes
      • How far away from a major airport are most EMBA classes held? (miles) 10

  • TEACHING/ACADEMICS

    • Teaching methods:

      • Case Study: 30 %
      • Distance Learning: 0 %
      • Experiential Learning: 10 %
      • Lectures: 30 %
      • Simulations: 15 %
      • Team Projects: 15 %
      • Faculty also teaching in full-time program: 70 %
      • Tenured/tenure-track EMBA faculty: 90 %
      • Average class size, core EMBA class: 20
      • Average class size, EMBA electives: 20
      • 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: 15
      • Last revision of core EMBA curriculum: 2008
      • Distance-learning EMBA via the Internet, videoconferencing, or some other medium? No
      • Joint degree programs: MBA/JD (Law), Other
      • Leading areas of study: Accounting, Finance, International Business, Marketing, 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: 2008

    • TECHNOLOGY

      • Technology improvements in the last three academic years: Upgraded/refreshed multimedia systems incl. projectors, screens, control systems & computers in most of 21 DeLand classrooms equaling 70 PCs; Rinker auditorium & Boardroom projector & screen to incl. HD projection capability; all faculty/staff computers, approx. 35 laptops or PCs; George Lab computers, equaling 20 PCs; databases; research & financial analysis software. Annually update Access T.V. software. Purchased distance learning software, 52-in flat screen monitor, cameras & audio equip.
      • Amount spent: $286,000.00

  • B-SCHOOL ALUMNI

      • Living MBA alumni: 2,318
      • Living MBA alumni who gave in past year: 8
      • Mean gift from MBA alumni: $391.00
      • 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: https://www.stetson.edu/secure/programs/hatternet/
      • 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: none

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