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Executive MBA Profile Publish Date 05/27/12

University of Toronto

Rotman School of Management

  • Program Basics

      • Rotman Executive MBA Program
      • Rotman School of Management
      • 105 St. George Street
      • Toronto, M5S 3E6
      • Canada
      • Status:
        • Public
      • Length of program (months): 13
    • Classes meet:

        • Alternate weekends
        • Days
        • Occasional week-long sessions
        • Evenings
    • Tuition and fees for entire EMBA program:

      • Resident: $86,000.00
    • Graduate business school is accredited by:

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

      • Undergraduate business school enrollment: 2,400
      • Other graduate degree programs: Master of Finance
  • 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? EDT - Executive MBA Diagnostic Tool - measures basis mathematical and analystic sores
    • GMAT score distribution (incoming class):

      • 0 (option: 0) 646
      • Is the TOEFL required for non-English speakers? Yes
      • Application fee: $300.00
      • Number of applications to the newest class: 73
      • Applicants accepted: 97 %
      • Admitted applicants enrolled: 79 %
      • Applicants wait-listed during the last admissions cycle: 2
      • Wait-listed applicants admitted for the semester to which they applied: 1
      • 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: 38 %
      • International: 16 %
    • Entering students are from the following regions:

      • Africa: 2 %
      • Asia: 7 %
      • Europe: 4 %
      • North America: 83 %
      • Latin America and the Caribbean: 2 %
      • Dual citizenship: 2 %
      • Average months of work experience: 36
    • Middle 80% range work experience in months:

      • From: 24
      • To: 48
      • Average age: 38
    • Middle 80% age range:

      • From: 30
      • To: 47
    • Work background:

      • Have advanced degrees: 34 %
      • Work in the nonprofit sector: 2 %
      • Work at an organization with 100 or fewer employees: 30 %
      • Have title of president, CEO, or chairman: 2 %
      • EMBA students living within 45 miles of campus: 82 %
      • Average base salary for new EMBA entrant: $115,706.00
    • Students work in these functional categories:

      • Consulting: 11 %
      • Finance/Accounting 13 %
      • General Management : 16 %
      • Human Resources: 5 %
      • Marketing/Sales: 14 %
      • Management Information Systems : 16 %
      • Operations/Logistics: 14 %
      • Other: 11 %
    • Students work in these industries:

      • Consumer Products: 5 %
      • Financial Services: 16 %
      • Government: 3 %
      • Manufacturing: 17 %
      • Media/Entertainment: 3 %
      • Non-Profit: 3 %
      • Petroleum/Energy: 8 %
      • Pharmaceutical/Biotechnology/Health Care: 16 %
      • Real Estate: 3 %
      • Technology: 21 %
      • Other: 5 %
    • Top organizations sending students:

      • IBM
      • Telus
      • Bell
      • TD Financial Group
      • Scotiabank
  • FINANCIAL AID

      • EMBAs receiving financial aid through school: 10 %
      • 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
  • 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? Yes
      • Description: hotel during residence week
      • Do EMBAs have access to a health club or gym? Yes
      • Special student/home/work/life initiatives: Student advisor available.
      • How far away from a major airport are most EMBA classes held? (miles) 15
  • TEACHING/ACADEMICS

    • Teaching methods:

      • Case Study: 30 %
      • Experiential Learning: 10 %
      • Lectures: 30 %
      • Simulations: 5 %
      • Team Projects: 25 %
      • Faculty also teaching in full-time program: 97 %
      • Tenured/tenure-track EMBA faculty: 86 %
      • Average class size, core EMBA class: 56
    • Estimated hours per week in class and outside classwork:

      • Hours per week in class: 15
      • Hours per week outside of class spent on classwork: 30
      • Last revision of core EMBA curriculum: 2002
      • Distance-learning EMBA via the Internet, videoconferencing, or some other medium? No
      • Leading areas of study: Leadership, Economics, Strategy, General Management, Other
      • Description: Integrative Thinking
    • Graduation Requirements:

        • Students must have earned a pre-determined GPA/Letter grade average
        • Class participation accounts for some percentage of students' grades
      • Significant recent changes to EMBA program: 2002
    • TECHNOLOGY

      • Technology improvements in the last three academic years: Classroom technology has been upgraded but major upgrades will take place when building expansion opens in 2012.
  • B-SCHOOL ALUMNI

      • 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: http://my.alumni.utoronto.ca
      • Does the B-School have an alumni networking Web site? Yes
      • Business school alumni networking site: http://my.alumni.utoronto.ca/rotman
      • 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? No
      • 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: The EMBA career services director is a dedicated resource for students. Recruiters can post opportunities through the office of the EMBA career services director.