Program Basics

• • Texas Executive MBA Program
  • McCombs School of Business
  • 2100 Speedway Ave
  • CBA 2.502
  • Austin, 78705, Texas
  • United States
  • Status:
    • Public
  • Length of program (months): 22

• Classes meet:

  • • Alternate weekends

• Tuition and fees for entire EMBA program:

  • Resident: $85,000.00
  • Non Resident: $85,000.00

• Graduate business school is accredited by:

  • • Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB)

SCHOOL BASICS

• Graduate business school enrollment:

  • Total: 1,779
  • Full-Time MBA: 534
  • Part-Time MBA: 197
  • Executive MBA: 126
  • PhD Program: 99
• • Undergraduate business school enrollment: 4,246
  • Other graduate degree programs: Master of Accounting, Master of Technology

ADMISSIONS

• • Rolling admissions? Yes
  • GMAT Required? No
  • 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? When an applicant is granted a GMAT/GRE waiver his/her quantitative abilities are checked via transcripts (undergrad AND other graduate degrees) and work experience.

• GMAT score distribution (applicant pool):

  • 10th Percentile 530
  • Average GMAT Score 620
  • 75th Percentile 680
  • 90th Percentile 720
  • 50th Percentile (median) 630
  • 25th Percentile 578

• GMAT score distribution (incoming class):

  • 75th Percentile 690
  • 10th Percentile 560
  • 50th Percentile (median) 640
  • 25th Percentile 590
  • Average GMAT Score 638
  • 90th Percentile 726
• • Is the TOEFL required for non-English speakers? Yes
  • Application fee: $125.00
  • Number of applications to the newest class: 100
  • Applicants accepted: 74 %
  • Admitted applicants enrolled: 87 %
  • Applicants wait-listed during the last admissions cycle: 26
  • Wait-listed applicants admitted for the semester to which they applied: 7
  • Applicant interviews are: By invitation only
  • Applicants (admitted and denied) who were interviewed: 86 %
  • Admitted applicants who were interviewed: 100 %

CLASS PROFILE

• EMBA students in newest entering class who are:

  • Female: 19 %
  • International: 25 %

• Entering students are from the following regions:

  • Africa: 0 %
  • Asia: 19 %
  • Europe: 5 %
  • North America: 73 %
  • Oceania: 0 %
  • Latin America and the Caribbean: 3 %
  • Dual citizenship: 0 %

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

  • West: 2 %
  • Southwest: 96 %
  • South: 2 %

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

  • African American: 4 %
  • Asian American: 6 %
  • Hispanic or Latino American: 11 %
  • Multiethnic/Multiracial : 0 %
  • Native American: 0 %
  • White (Non-Hispanic): 72 %
  • Chose not to report: 7 %
• • Average months of work experience: 166

• Middle 80% range work experience in months:

  • From: 87
  • To: 295
• • Average age: 37

• Middle 80% age range:

  • From: 30
  • To: 45

• Work background:

  • Have advanced degrees: 39 %
  • Work in the nonprofit sector: 2 %
  • Have title of president, CEO, or chairman: 5 %

• Students work in these functional categories:

  • Consulting: 33 %
  • Finance/Accounting 5 %
  • General Management : 5 %
  • Human Resources: 0 %
  • Marketing/Sales: 9 %
  • Management Information Systems : 13 %
  • Operations/Logistics: 11 %
  • Other: 25 %

• Students work in these industries:

  • Consulting: 0 %
  • Consumer Products: 2 %
  • Financial Services: 8 %
  • Government: 3 %
  • Manufacturing: 2 %
  • Media/Entertainment: 3 %
  • Non-Profit: 2 %
  • Petroleum/Energy: 6 %
  • Pharmaceutical/Biotechnology/Health Care: 11 %
  • Real Estate: 2 %
  • Technology: 42 %
  • Other: 20 %

FINANCIAL AID

• • EMBA scholarships are awarded based on: Merit
  • 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: 250

• Full-time faculty:

  • Tenured: 95
  • Non-Tenured: 42

• Adjunct/Visiting Faculty:

  • Tenured: 2
  • Non-Tenured: 111

• Women on Faculty:

  • Tenured: 24
  • Non-Tenured: 52

• Minority Faculty:

  • Tenured: 22
  • Non-Tenured: 15

• International Faculty:

  • Tenured: 21
  • Non-Tenured: 28

• Faculty with PhDs:

  • Tenured: 97
  • Non-Tenured: 97

STUDENT LIFE

• • Does the program include a mandatory international trip or project? Yes
  • Description: International Seminar
  • Do EMBAs have access to a health club or gym? Yes
  • How far away from a major airport are most EMBA classes held? (miles) 12

TEACHING/ACADEMICS

• Teaching methods:

  • Case Study: 55 %
  • Distance Learning: 0 %
  • Experiential Learning: 3 %
  • Lectures: 25 %
  • Simulations: 2 %
  • Team Projects: 15 %
• • Faculty also teaching in full-time program: 100 %
  • Tenured/tenure-track EMBA faculty: 70 %
  • Average class size, core EMBA class: 64
  • Average class size, EMBA electives: 30

• New electives added in past 12 months:

  • Business and the Environment
  • Global Macro-Economic Policy
  • Management: Energy, Technology & Policy
  • Intro to Consulting
  • Large Scale Optimization

• Estimated hours per week in class and outside classwork:

  • Hours per week in class: 20
  • Hours per week outside of class spent on classwork: 20
• • Distance-learning EMBA via the Internet, videoconferencing, or some other medium? No
  • Leading areas of study: Entrepreneurship, Finance, Marketing, Strategy, Consulting

• 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

• TECHNOLOGY

  • Technology improvements in the last three academic years: Enhancements to lecture capture have expanded capacity for recording and allow for real-time participation from remote locations. Introduction of a web-based file storage and collaboration system for each student which includes personal profile pages, blogs, and wiki’s. Enhanced wireless speed and coverage to improve network access in the classroom. Expanded network storage and provided automated backup services. Expanded on-site support services for students with computer-related issues.
  • Amount spent: $1,250,000.00

B-SCHOOL ALUMNI

• • Living MBA alumni: 18,276
  • Active MBA alumni clubs: 31
  • Countries in which MBA clubs exist: 13
  • Living MBA alumni who gave in past year: 8
  • Mean gift from MBA alumni: $1,297.00
  • Median gift from MBA alumni: $127.00
  • Did school receive an individual gift in exess of $10 million in the past academic year? No
  • Business school endowment $234,236,864.00
  • 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://www.texasexes.org
  • Does the B-School have an alumni networking Web site? Yes
  • Business school alumni networking site: http://www.mccombs.utexas.edu/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? Yes

• • -I'm very happy with my investment of time and money in this program. Professors are happy to continue a mentoring relationship even after the program and my fellow students were top notch.
    
    -There could be more focus on how to apply the program into your work roles.
    
    -Some instructors were not at the same high caliber of most. Use only tenure-track faculty. Put greater emphasis on leadership and management techniques.
    
    -For those students seeking new jobs, career services could have been stronger. For EMBA programs, this has traditionally not been a part of the program. However, now many students are putting themselves through school and this needs to have a stronger role.
    
    -The staff at Texas was first rate. If I needed help with a logistical problem or had a question about how to navigate something within the university, the staff would take care of it right away.
    
    -The day-to-day experience within the EMBA program was excellent. I would like to see the program continue to grow the connections with the greater McCombs community outside of the EMBA program.
    
    -Career development could be improved. Most opportunities offered at school-sponsored events were for associate positions for typical 23- to 25-year-old MBA grads.
    
    -There were certain instructors who focused entirely on case studies. Some exercises with real-world data would have helped drive the topic home.
    
    -There should be a better support network for spouses and partners.
    
    -I cannot find a single flaw with the administrative assistance. I am also extremely impressed with the effort of students in assisting each other not only through class but also through career transitions.
    
    -The program could have improved by allowing more electives. I work in a bank. We did not discuss ALM, operational risk management, or other common bank business model issues. Additional electives would have been helpful.
    
    -It was an excellent program, however in the spirit of wanting more, [I would have liked] increased international exposure.