EXECUTIVE MBA Profiles Publish Date 11/05/09

University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill

Kenan-Flagler Business School

Getting In

PROGRAM BASICS

Weekend MBA Program

Kenan-Flagler Business School

CB 3490, Kenan Drive
Chapel Hill , North Carolina 27599-3490 United States

Status:

Public Institution

Length of program (months):

Classes meet:

Alternate weekends

Tuition and fees for entire EMBA program:

Resident: $ 84,600
Non Resident: $ 84,600

Graduate business school is accredited by:

AACSB International

SCHOOL BASICS

Graduate business school enrollment:

Total: 1,028
Full-Time MBA: 577
Part-time MBA: 0
Executive MBA: 269
PhD Program: 59

Undergraduate business school enrollment:

677

Graduate degree programs:

Master of Accounting

Other graduate degree programs:

N/A

ADMISSIONS

Rolling admissions?

Yes

GMAT Required?

Yes

If applicants are not required to take the GMAT, how are EMBA applicants' quantitative abilities checked before enrollment?

Applicants with advanced degrees in technical fields may request a GMAT waiver no later than 30 days before the admissions deadline. Approximately 60% of the requests are granted.

Average GMAT:

608

Middle 80% range of GMAT scores:

From: 540
To: 688

Is the TOEFL required for non-English speakers?

Minimum TOEFL required:

N/A

Application fee:

$ 140

Number of applications to the newest class:

Applicants accepted:

81 %

Admitted applicants enrolled:

86 %

Reapplicants from prior years:

0 %

Applicants wait-listed during the last admissions cycle:

Wait-listed applicants admitted for the semester to which they applied:

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: 26 %
International: 9 %

Entering students are from the following regions:

Africa : 2 %
Asia: 2 %
Eastern Europe and Central Asia: 0 %
Latin America and the Caribbean: 2 %
Middle East: 0 %
North America: 92 %
Oceania : 0 %
Western Europe: 2 %
Dual citizenship: 0 %

Entering North American citizens are from the following regions:

West: 0 %
Midwest: 0 %
Southwest: 0 %
South: 78 %
Mid-Atlantic: 18 %
Northeast: 4 %
Possessions and territories: 0 %
Canada: 0 %

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

African American: 4 %
Asian American: 4 %
Hispanic or Latino American: 0 %
Multiethnic/Multiracial : 0 %
Native American: 0 %
White (Non-Hispanic): 77 %
Chose not to report: 15 %
Other: 0 %

Average months of work experience:

128

Middle 80% range work experience, months:

From: 84
To: 242

Average age:

Middle 80% age range:

From: 29
To: 50

Work background:

Have advanced degrees: 12 %
Work in the nonprofit sector: 0 %
Work at an organization with 100 or fewer employees: 13 %
Have title of president, CEO, or chairman: 9 %

EMBA students living within 45 miles of campus:

44 %

Average base salary for new EMBA entrant:

$ 127,275

Middle 80% base salary range:

Low: $ 81,000
High: $ 299,900

Students work in these functional categories:

Consulting: 30 %
Finance/Accounting: 11 %
General Management : 18 %
Human Resources: 0 %
Marketing/Sales: 21 %
Management Information Systems : 7 %
Operations/Logistics: 11 %
Other: 2 %

Students work in these industries:

Consulting: 7 %
Consumer Products: 4 %
Financial Services: 18 %
Government: 4 %
Manufacturing: 23 %
Media/Entertainment: 0 %
Non-Profit: 0 %
Petroleum/Energy: 4 %
Pharmaceutical/Biotechnology/Health Care: 9 %
Real Estate: 7 %
Technology: 13 %
Other: 11 %

Top organizations sending students:

Bank of America
Lord Corporation
IBM
BB&T
The Shaw Group

FINANCIAL AID

EMBAs receiving financial aid through school:

5 %

Full-tuition scholarships awarded in past 12 months:

Does the school offer a guaranteed loan to EMBAs, regardless of nationality?

Yes

Maximum loan amount:

$ 43,200

Academics & Lifestyle

FACULTY

Faculty employed by the B-school:

111

Full-time faculty:

Tenured: 48
Non-Tenured: 63

Adjunct/Visiting Faculty:

Tenured: 1
Non-Tenured: 26

Women on Faculty:

Tenured: 5
Non-Tenured: 25

Minority Faculty:

Tenured: 1
Non-Tenured: 2

International Faculty:

Tenured: 10
Non-Tenured: 29

Faculty with PhDs:

Tenured: 46
Non-Tenured: 56

Faculty who are also members of company boards of directors or advisors:

12 %

Faculty who have owned their own business:

16 %

STUDENT LIFE

Does the program include a mandatory international trip or project?

Does the school offer pre-program orientation for all EMBA participants?

Yes

Does the school offer temporary housing/accommodations for EMBA participants?

Yes

Description:

Paul J Rizzo Conference Center

Do EMBAs have access to a health club or gym?

Yes

Special student/home/work/life initiatives:

Partner orientation and events

How far away from a major airport are most EMBA classes held? (miles)

TEACHING/ACADEMICS

Teaching methods:

Case Study: 50 %
Distance Learning: 5 %
Experiential Learning: 10 %
Lectures: 15 %
Simulations: 10 %
Team Projects: 10 %
Other: 0 %

Faculty also teaching in full-time program:

70 %

Tenured/tenure-track EMBA faculty:

64 %

Faculty with at least five years of full-time corporate experience:

28 %

Average class size, core EMBA class:

Average class size, EMBA electives:

Elective courses:

New electives past year:

Corporate Rivalry and Competitive Games
Global Immersion - Australia and New Zealand
Global Immersion - Egypt and Turkey
Modern Financial Strategies
Services Marketing
Services Operations Management

Estimated hours per week in class and outside classwork:

Hours per week in class: 12
Hours per week outside of class spent on classwork: 20

Last revision of core EMBA curriculum:

2008

Distance-learning EMBA via the Internet, videoconferencing, or some other medium?

Description:

N/A

Group work done via the Internet:

20 %

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

Additional EMBA Programs:
EMBA programs run in another country:

OneMBA
The Chinese University of Hong Kong
FGV - EAESP
RSM Erasmus University
Tecnologico de Monterrey

Domestic partnerships or in-house EMBA programs:

N/A

In-house EMBA programs provided for companies:

Recent changes to EMBA program:

Added Capstone/wrap up weekend at end of program

TECHNOLOGY

Technology improvements in the last three academic years:

All student areas have been completely renovated in the last two years. Recent technology focus has been to bring communication technologies to the classroom: blogging professionally, collaboration tools for teams, impact of Facebook, Twitter, etc. on the marketplace. The Capital Markets Lab is fully integrated into curriculum using the latest in trading technology products. Integration of course material into an easy-to-use online system has made every student’s life easier.

Amount spent:

$ 250,000

Alumni Affairs & Careers

B-SCHOOL ALUMNI

Living MBA alumni:

9,407

Active MBA alumni clubs:

Countries in which MBA clubs exist:

Living MBA alumni who gave in past year:

16 %

Mean gift from MBA alumni:

$ 1,497

Median gift from MBA alumni:

$ 100

Did school receive an individual gift in excess of $10 million in the past academic year?

Business school endowment

$ 120,000,000

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.unc.edu/

Does the B-School have an alumni networking Web site?

Yes

Business school alumni networking site:

http://www.kenan-flagler.unc.edu/Alumni/

Do current MBA students have access to an alumni database?

Yes

CAREER SERVICES

Does the school offer EMBA students access to the career services office?

Yes

Does the school allow its EMBA students to interview on campus with corporate recruiters targeting executives for full-time jobs?

Yes

What is the school's policy concerning recruiters targeting EMBA students for full-time jobs?

Open to self supported students and others with company approval

SCHOOL COMMENTS

Additional school comments:

N/A

Graduate Comments

In addition to the core knowledge base of analytical capability I would expect from a top business school, Kenan-Flagler also uniquely cultivates effective leadership traits within a teamwork context to implement strategic insight effectively.

Kenan-Flagler's collaborative approach and excellence in teaching were invaluable.

All the courses and knowledge were so well integrated that I left the program being much more of a capable thinker and leader. Furthermore, I have never seen an organization so masterfully manage logistics and planning like UNC. I cannot recall a single instance where a class, event, or social wasn't handled in a truly world-class fashion.

The instructors all had real-world experience&something I was not expecting. Real-world examples made a huge difference. The professors also drew upon the experience and knowledge of the students, many of whom were industry leaders, making the class very interactive. The instructors brought in computerized simulations allowing the students to apply what we had learning in a real-world setting.

Our day-to-day experience was amazing. We were given everything we could possibly need and anticipated to need. The administrative staff lead by Anne Marie Summers always went above and beyond to make sure all needs were covered and expectations were exceeded.

The program was affordable, top-notch, and exceeded my expectations. The students, the faculty, the staff, the facilities, and the attention to detail were superb. The choice for global immersion electives was diverse, timely, and the locations were in accordance with countri4es most impacting the economy. The electives offered far exceeded any other program I evaluated.

One differentiator for the program was the ability for alumni to come back and take elective classes after graduation. I look forward to taking advantage of this.

The only improvement would have been more participation from the 10 to 20% of students who did not regularly participate.

Based on anecdotal evidence from peers at other schools and casual research into other programs, I don't believe I could find a school with better faculty, staff, diversity, and values.

Many of my faculty actively consulted for the best businesses in the world and brought those experiences with them to the classroom.

Most instructors were involved in cutting-edge research that both contributed to and provided excellent examples for their courses.

The school's approach to logistical matters was top-notch. The school did a great job organizing regular social events (dinners, pool-side barbecues) for EMBA students to get to know each other and the faculty.