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Executive MBA Profile Publish Date 05/27/12

Virginia Commonwealth University

School of Business

  • Program Basics

      • Virginia Commonwealth University Graduate Studies in Business
      • 301 W. Main Street
      • Suite B3106
      • Richmond, 23284, Virginia
      • United States
      • Status:
        • Public
      • Length of program (months): 21

    • Classes meet:

        • Alternate weekends

    • Tuition and fees for entire EMBA program:

      • Resident: $49,500.00
      • Non Resident: $49,500.00

    • Graduate business school is accredited by:

        • Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB)

  • SCHOOL BASICS

    • Graduate business school enrollment:

      • Total: 635
      • Full-Time MBA: 114
      • Part-Time MBA: 140
      • Executive MBA: 87
      • PhD Program: 36
      • Undergraduate business school enrollment: 3,250
      • Other graduate degree programs: Master of Accounting, Master of Finance, Master of Human Resources, Master of Marketing

  • 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? Graduate degree holder from an accredited college or university, an undergraduate degree holder in a discipline that includes significant quantitative, statistical or mathematic component with at least a B average in such courses, or a combination of academic and professional accomplishments that prepares a candidate for a rigorous MBA Program.

    • GMAT score distribution (applicant pool):

      • 10th Percentile 480
      • Average GMAT Score 540
      • 25th Percentile 495
      • 50th Percentile (median) 555
      • 75th Percentile 595
      • 90th Percentile 660

    • GMAT score distribution (incoming class):

      • 75th Percentile 600
      • 25th Percentile 500
      • 90th Percentile 660
      • 50th Percentile (median) 575
      • Average GMAT Score 560
      • 10th Percentile 480
      • Is the TOEFL required for non-English speakers? No
      • Application fee: $50.00
      • Number of applications to the newest class: 72
      • Applicants accepted: 78 %
      • Admitted applicants enrolled: 86 %
      • Applicants wait-listed during the last admissions cycle: 3
      • Wait-listed applicants admitted for the semester to which they applied: 2
      • Applicant interviews are: Required
      • Applicants (admitted and denied) who were interviewed: 94 %
      • Admitted applicants who were interviewed: 100 %

  • CLASS PROFILE

    • EMBA students in newest entering class who are:

      • Female: 25 %
      • International: 11 %

    • Entering students are from the following regions:

      • Asia: 7 %
      • North America: 89 %
      • Latin America and the Caribbean: 4 %

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

      • Mid-Atlantic: 100 %

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

      • African American: 13 %
      • Asian American: 4 %
      • Hispanic or Latino American: 4 %
      • White (Non-Hispanic): 79 %
      • Average months of work experience: 162

    • Middle 80% range work experience in months:

      • From: 66
      • To: 216
      • Average age: 37

    • Middle 80% age range:

      • From: 30
      • To: 46

    • Work background:

      • Have advanced degrees: 23 %
      • Work in the nonprofit sector: 10 %
      • Work at an organization with 100 or fewer employees: 15 %
      • Have title of president, CEO, or chairman: 6 %
      • EMBA students living within 45 miles of campus: 86 %
      • Average base salary for new EMBA entrant: $106,000.00

    • Middle 80% base salary range:

      • Low: $54,000.00
      • High: $160,000.00

    • Students work in these functional categories:

      • Consulting: 4 %
      • Finance/Accounting 8 %
      • General Management : 26 %
      • Human Resources: 4 %
      • Marketing/Sales: 20 %
      • Management Information Systems : 14 %
      • Operations/Logistics: 18 %
      • Other: 6 %

    • Students work in these industries:

      • Consulting: 8 %
      • Consumer Products: 12 %
      • Financial Services: 4 %
      • Government: 8 %
      • Manufacturing: 16 %
      • Media/Entertainment: 2 %
      • Non-Profit: 8 %
      • Petroleum/Energy: 6 %
      • Pharmaceutical/Biotechnology/Health Care: 12 %
      • Real Estate: 12 %
      • Technology: 14 %
      • Other: 8 %

    • Top organizations sending students:

      • MeadWestvaco
      • Dominion Resources
      • Capital One
      • VCU Heath Systems
      • Gerdau Ameristeel

  • FINANCIAL AID

      • EMBAs receiving financial aid through school: 68 %
      • 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? Only to domestic students
      • Maximum loan amount: $20,500.00

  • FACULTY

      • Faculty employed by the B-school: 252

    • Full-time faculty:

      • Tenured: 62
      • Non-Tenured: 47

    • Adjunct/Visiting Faculty:

      • Tenured: 0
      • Non-Tenured: 143

    • Women on Faculty:

      • Tenured: 11
      • Non-Tenured: 33

    • Minority Faculty:

      • Tenured: 12
      • Non-Tenured: 21

    • International Faculty:

      • Tenured: 2
      • Non-Tenured: 8

    • Faculty with PhDs:

      • Tenured: 62
      • Non-Tenured: 15

  • STUDENT LIFE

      • Does the program include a mandatory international trip or project? Yes
      • Description: 10 day international study abroad trip with diary 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: Five Star Hotel
      • Do EMBAs have access to a health club or gym? Yes
      • Special student/home/work/life initiatives: Session and consultation
      • How far away from a major airport are most EMBA classes held? (miles) 15

  • TEACHING/ACADEMICS

    • Teaching methods:

      • Case Study: 25 %
      • Distance Learning: 5 %
      • Experiential Learning: 20 %
      • Lectures: 20 %
      • Simulations: 10 %
      • Team Projects: 20 %
      • Faculty also teaching in full-time program: 60 %
      • Tenured/tenure-track EMBA faculty: 55 %
      • Average class size, core EMBA class: 48

    • Estimated hours per week in class and outside classwork:

      • Hours per week in class: 6
      • Hours per week outside of class spent on classwork: 20
      • Last revision of core EMBA curriculum: 2006
      • Distance-learning EMBA via the Internet, videoconferencing, or some other medium? No
      • Joint degree programs: MBA/MSIM (Information Management)
      • Leading areas of study: Entrepreneurship, Finance, Leadership, 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
        • Present final company-specific project results to relevant parties
      • Significant recent changes to EMBA program: 2006

    • TECHNOLOGY

      • Technology improvements in the last three academic years: Implement distance learning technology in several classrooms in the business building; updated all computers in all student computer labs and classrooms
      • Amount spent: $75,000.00

  • B-SCHOOL ALUMNI

      • Living MBA alumni: 2,608
      • Active MBA alumni clubs: 0
      • Countries in which MBA clubs exist: 0
      • Did school receive an individual gift in exess of $10 million in the past academic year? No
      • Business school endowment $31,388,303.00
      • 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.vcu-mcvalumni.org
      • Does the B-School have an alumni networking Web site? Yes
      • Business school alumni networking site: http://blog.vcu.edu/businessnews/vcu-business-society---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

  • SCHOOL COMMENTS

      • Additional school comments: In January 2008, the School of Business moved into Snead Hall, a 145,000 sq.ft., $45 million dollar state of the art facility, that includes case study rooms, lecture facilities, computer labs, a capital markets center/ trading room and student breakout rooms. In August 2011, the Executive MBA launched green and technological initiatives which included introduction of iPads for students in place of hard copy course binders and notebooks.

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