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Executive MBA Profile Publish Date 05/27/12

The University of Tampa

The University of Tampa

  • Program Basics

      • Executive MBA
      • John H. Sykes College of Business
      • 401 W Kennedy Blvd
      • Suite 200 John Sykes College of Business
      • Tampa, 33606, Florida
      • United States
      • Status:
        • Private
      • Length of program (months): 24

    • Classes meet:

        • Alternate weekends

    • Tuition and fees for entire EMBA program:

      • Resident: $40,890.00
      • Non Resident: $40,890.00

    • Graduate business school is accredited by:

        • Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB)
      • Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges

  • SCHOOL BASICS

    • Graduate business school enrollment:

      • Total: 499
      • Full-Time MBA: 161
      • Part-Time MBA: 145
      • Executive MBA: 47
      • Undergraduate business school enrollment: 1,608
      • Other graduate degree programs: Master of Accounting, Master of Finance, Master of Marketing

  • ADMISSIONS

      • Rolling admissions? No
      • 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? GMAT Waiver: Executive MBA applicants who submit sufficient evidence of seven or more years of relevant professional work with a GPA of 3.0 or better in relevant coursework as deemed appropriated by the admission committee.

    • GMAT score distribution (applicant pool):

      • Average GMAT Score 550
      • 50th Percentile (median) 540
      • 10th Percentile 525
      • 25th Percentile 533
      • 75th Percentile 563
      • 90th Percentile 585

    • GMAT score distribution (incoming class):

      • Average GMAT Score 550
      • 25th Percentile 535
      • 75th Percentile 570
      • 90th Percentile 588
      • 50th Percentile (median) 540
      • 10th Percentile 532
      • Is the TOEFL required for non-English speakers? Yes
      • Application fee: $40.00
      • Number of applications to the newest class: 65
      • Applicants accepted: 62 %
      • Admitted applicants enrolled: 54 %
      • 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: 29 %
      • International: 14 %

    • Entering students are from the following regions:

      • Africa: 0 %
      • Asia: 12 %
      • Europe: 0 %
      • North America: 87 %
      • Oceania: 0 %
      • Latin America and the Caribbean: 1 %
      • Dual citizenship: 0 %

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

      • West: 0 %
      • Midwest: 0 %
      • Southwest: 0 %
      • South: 100 %
      • Mid-Atlantic: 0 %
      • Northeast: 0 %
      • Possessions and territories: 0 %

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

      • African American: 7 %
      • Asian American: 7 %
      • Hispanic or Latino American: 10 %
      • Multiethnic/Multiracial : 3 %
      • Native American: 0 %
      • White (Non-Hispanic): 66 %
      • Chose not to report: 7 %
      • Other: 0 %
      • Average months of work experience: 125

    • Middle 80% range work experience in months:

      • From: 36
      • To: 240
      • Average age: 38

    • Middle 80% age range:

      • From: 29
      • To: 50

    • Work background:

      • Have advanced degrees: 8 %
      • Work in the nonprofit sector: 0 %
      • Work at an organization with 100 or fewer employees: 8 %
      • Have title of president, CEO, or chairman: 0 %
      • EMBA students living within 45 miles of campus: 91 %

    • Students work in these functional categories:

      • Consulting: 20 %
      • Finance/Accounting 9 %
      • General Management : 17 %
      • Human Resources: 0 %
      • Marketing/Sales: 17 %
      • Management Information Systems : 17 %
      • Operations/Logistics: 14 %
      • Other: 6 %

    • Students work in these industries:

      • Consulting: 9 %
      • Consumer Products: 11 %
      • Financial Services: 19 %
      • Government: 11 %
      • Manufacturing: 11 %
      • Media/Entertainment: 0 %
      • Non-Profit: 0 %
      • Petroleum/Energy: 3 %
      • Pharmaceutical/Biotechnology/Health Care: 14 %
      • Real Estate: 0 %
      • Technology: 29 %
      • Other: 3 %

    • Top organizations sending students:

      • Verizon
      • JP Morgan Chase
      • Jabil Circuit
      • CitiBank
      • Gerdau Ameristeel

  • FINANCIAL AID

      • 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: 113

    • Full-time faculty:

      • Tenured: 40
      • Non-Tenured: 29

    • Adjunct/Visiting Faculty:

      • Tenured: 0
      • Non-Tenured: 44

    • Women on Faculty:

      • Tenured: 14
      • Non-Tenured: 29

    • Minority Faculty:

      • Tenured: 2
      • Non-Tenured: 13

    • International Faculty:

      • Tenured: 5
      • Non-Tenured: 9

    • Faculty with PhDs:

      • Tenured: 40
      • Non-Tenured: 47

  • STUDENT LIFE

      • Does the program include a mandatory international trip or project? Yes
      • Description: Students are required to apply research skills in order to develop quality external and internal environmental analyses. The analyses are tailored to a client and targeted country. The course includes 9- or 10-day travel study component..
      • 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: EMBA Social Events for families, Life coaching, Graduate lounge and study room
      • How far away from a major airport are most EMBA classes held? (miles) 10

  • TEACHING/ACADEMICS

    • Teaching methods:

      • Case Study: 25 %
      • Distance Learning: 5 %
      • Experiential Learning: 25 %
      • Lectures: 10 %
      • Simulations: 10 %
      • Team Projects: 25 %
      • Other: 0 %
      • Faculty also teaching in full-time program: 100 %
      • Tenured/tenure-track EMBA faculty: 100 %
      • Average class size, core EMBA class: 35

    • Estimated hours per week in class and outside classwork:

      • Hours per week in class: 8
      • Hours per week outside of class spent on classwork: 20
      • Last revision of core EMBA curriculum: 2009
      • Distance-learning EMBA via the Internet, videoconferencing, or some other medium? No
      • Joint degree programs: MBA/MS (Science), MBA/MSN (Nursing)
      • Leading areas of study: Leadership, Marketing, Strategy, General Management, Other
      • Description: Innovation

    • 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: 2009

    • TECHNOLOGY

      • Technology improvements in the last three academic years: Blackboard upgrades, clicker technology, Compustat, Online resources/databases, Document cameras, Educational Technology Coordinator, E-portfolio accreditation software, E-portfolio pedagogical software, Online course evaluation, MSDN Academic Alliance Software, MS Dynamics GP 10 Demo, PeachTree and Quickbooks, Podium computers, RefWorks citation/referencing, SAP University Alliance School, SpartanWeb upgrades, lifetime Student email, Turnirin Grademark, Microsoft upgrades, Wireless improvements

  • B-SCHOOL ALUMNI

      • Living MBA alumni: 2,295
      • Active MBA alumni clubs: 1
      • Countries in which MBA clubs exist: 1
      • Living MBA alumni who gave in past year: 5
      • Mean gift from MBA alumni: $599.00
      • Median gift from MBA alumni: $75.00
      • Did school receive an individual gift in exess of $10 million in the past academic year? No
      • Business school endowment $158,764.00
      • 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: http://alumni.ut.edu
      • Does the B-School have an alumni networking Web site? Yes
      • Business school alumni networking site: http://alumni.ut.edu
      • Does the B-school offer career services for alumni? Yes
      • Do current MBA students have access to an alumni database? No

  • 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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