EXECUTIVE MBA Profiles Publish Date 11/05/09

Washington University

Olin Business School

Getting In

PROGRAM BASICS

E25MBA St. Louis

Olin Business School

Campus Box 1133
One Brookings Drive
St. Louis , Missouri 63130 United States

Status:

Private Institution

Length of program (months):

Classes meet:

Alternate weekends

One weekend per month

Occasional week-long sessions

Tuition and fees for entire EMBA program:

Resident: $ 93
Non Resident: $ 93

Graduate business school is accredited by:

AACSB International

SCHOOL BASICS

Graduate business school enrollment:

Total: 1,021
Full-Time MBA: 300
Part-time MBA: 358
Executive MBA: 241
PhD Program: 52

Undergraduate business school enrollment:

704

Graduate degree programs:

Master of Accounting

Master of Finance

Other graduate degree programs:

Master of Science in Supply Chain Management

ADMISSIONS

Rolling admissions?

Yes

GMAT Required?

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

Undergraduate transcript review

Middle 80% range of GMAT scores:

N/A

Is the TOEFL required for non-English speakers?

Application fee:

$ 100

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: 0 %

Entering students are from the following regions:

Africa : 2 %
Asia: 11 %
Eastern Europe and Central Asia: 5 %
Latin America and the Caribbean: 0 %
Middle East: 0 %
North America: 78 %
Oceania : 2 %
Western Europe: 3 %
Dual citizenship: 29 %

Entering North American citizens are from the following regions:

West: o %
Midwest: 69 %
Southwest: 8 %
South: 6 %
Mid-Atlantic: 6 %
Northeast: 2 %
Possessions and territories: 2 %
Canada: 7 %

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

African American: 19 %
Asian American: 0 %
Hispanic or Latino American: 2 %
Multiethnic/Multiracial : 0 %
Native American: 0 %
White (Non-Hispanic): 69 %
Chose not to report: 10 %
Other: 0 %

Average months of work experience:

156

Middle 80% range work experience, months:

From: 72
To: 264

Average age:

Middle 80% age range:

From: 29
To: 49

Work background:

Have advanced degrees: 28 %
Work in the nonprofit sector: 9 %
Work at an organization with 100 or fewer employees: 15 %
Have title of president, CEO, or chairman: 5 %

EMBA students living within 45 miles of campus:

98 %

Average base salary for new EMBA entrant:

$ 130,342

Middle 80% base salary range:

Low: $ 60,000
High: $ 300,000

Students work in these functional categories:

Consulting: 9 %
Finance/Accounting: 8 %
General Management : 16 %
Human Resources: 3 %
Marketing/Sales: 26 %
Management Information Systems : 10 %
Operations/Logistics: 21 %
Other: 8 %

Students work in these industries:

Consulting: 3 %
Consumer Products: 11 %
Financial Services: 12 %
Government: 2 %
Manufacturing: 25 %
Media/Entertainment: 6 %
Non-Profit: 9 %
Petroleum/Energy: 4 %
Pharmaceutical/Biotechnology/Health Care: 18 %
Real Estate: 5 %
Technology: 6 %

Top organizations sending students:

Emerson
Insituform Technologies Inc
Monsanto
Peabody Energy Corporation
The Boeing Company

Academics & Lifestyle

FACULTY

Faculty employed by the B-school:

118

Full-time faculty:

Tenured: 32
Non-Tenured: 41

Adjunct/Visiting Faculty:

Tenured: 0
Non-Tenured: 45

Women on Faculty:

Tenured: 5
Non-Tenured: 9

Minority Faculty:

Tenured: 2
Non-Tenured: 3

International Faculty:

Tenured: 11
Non-Tenured: 16

Faculty with PhDs:

Tenured: 32
Non-Tenured: 38

STUDENT LIFE

Does the program include a mandatory international trip or project?

Yes

Description:

A required ten-day international management residency in Shanghai hosted by our partner, Fudan University, provides first-hand experience in business practices and challenges faced by international corporations.

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

Yes

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

Yes

Description:

The Knight Center of Executive Education and Conference Center is a 135,000 square-foot facility designed for learning, with classrooms and accommodations that includes guest rooms, dining areas, lounges, a fitness center, a pub, and a business center.

Do EMBAs have access to a health club or gym?

Yes

Special student/home/work/life initiatives:

Spouse and partner network and orientation, mentoring and coaching, and sponsor round table.

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

TEACHING/ACADEMICS

Teaching methods:

Case Study: 35 %
Experiential Learning: 25 %
Lectures: 20 %
Simulations: 5 %
Team Projects: 15 %

Faculty also teaching in full-time program:

86 %

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

15 %

Average class size, core EMBA class:

Estimated hours per week in class and outside classwork:

N/A

Last revision of core EMBA curriculum:

2006

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

Description:

N/A

Group work done via the Internet:

0 %

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

Other:

Capstone Project

Additional EMBA Programs:
EMBA programs run in another country:

Shanghai Executive MBA Program in partnership with Fudan University

Domestic partnerships or in-house EMBA programs:

N/A

Recent changes to EMBA program:

Year two is integrated and team-taught by cross-disciplinary faculty around current management challenges. In addition, ongoing professional development planning is implemented and monitored throughout the duration of the program.

TECHNOLOGY

Technology improvements in the last three academic years:

N/A

Amount spent:

$ 6,457,000

Alumni Affairs & Careers

B-SCHOOL ALUMNI

Living MBA alumni:

9,499

Active MBA alumni clubs:

Countries in which MBA clubs exist:

Living MBA alumni who gave in past year:

22 %

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

Business school endowment

$ 187,324,644

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:

https://www.wustlconnections.com/

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

Yes

Business school alumni networking site:

http://www.olin.wustl.edu/Alumni/Pages/default.aspx

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?

Full access to all career center services

SCHOOL COMMENTS

Additional school comments:

The Olin Business School’s Executive MBA (EMBA) Program is a 20 month, St. Louis-based general management degree program designed for senior or senior-track professionals. The curriculum incorporates an interdisciplinary, team-taught approach to our four top management challenges: developing leadership in the organization, operating strategically in global and emerging markets, creating a culture of innovation and creativity, and, as an overarching them, growing profitably and sustainably. The program offers a choice of formats (once or twice a month) and included an international residency. Linked to the formal coursework, a structured Professional Development Plan incorporates measurement and assessment of management skills and interpersonal competencies to provide and individualized framework for continuous improvement. Executive MBA students complete two years of general management study for an MBA degree. The EMBA Program at the Kellogg School of Management serves mid-career executives who have at least 8-10 years of managerial experience, as well as senior executives who wish to enhance their skills and leadership effectiveness. A majority of our students have an average of 12-15 years of work experience. Tuition includes housing and meals during Live-In weeks, weekly lunches, and all books and supplies. For the North American and Miami Campus programs, tuition also covers housing and most meals for class weekends.

Graduate Comments

Washington University provided a very current and relevant cirriculum taught by an exceptional array of instructors. The University struck an outstanding balance between lecture, student discussion, and field learning.

The program had the components that were beneficial to my career development path now and in the future. The school has an excellent reputation and a very well designed executive program. In addition, the quality of the staff and professors was of the highest quality.

The EMBA program at Washington University Olin School of Business not only provided me with necessary business tools to lead business units or a company but also increased my confidence and courage in the real life and a sense of caring to help others succeed.

The program had outstanding professors that created a nice mix of class (lecture, discussion, presentation) along with small group work. The diversity of the class was evident in personal backgrounds, careers, and experiences. Finally, the international and emerging market focus in the program was capped off with our class work and exchange with Fudan University in China.

The line up of professors is impressive and their styles and techniques used to communicate subject matter were excellent. Not only did the professors share their knowledge, but they challenged us students to understand the mechanics behind what they communicated. On a comparable basis, if you look at the resumes and accomplishments of our professors and compare it to the professors at Northwestern or other "top" schools, you will find the professors at Wash U to be equally impressive if not better. With that said and by running a cost benefit analysis suggest you get more per dollar of tuition at Wash U versus other top tier schools.

The WU EMBA program provided me with a new tool box and a very different view point in terms of strategy and execution. In addition, it really sharpened my existing skills and forced me to think more critically and strategically about decision making. It also provided some of the best leadership development and assessment that I have been exposed to.

Class members were always encouraged to discuss their professional experiences and relate those to class discussions. This was a highly useful tool. It would have also been useful to have other professionals auditing the classes who had extensive experience in the topics being discussed. Their insights would have been beneficial to our learning and provided new perspectives that class members were not presenting.

I would have liked to have seen more real world, hands-on projects intermingled with the case studies and lectures.

We used a lot of case study in class. It would have been even more interesting if we could have had fewer cases, but continued to examine them from different points of view. Instead, we had a case for every teaching point, which provided me with good knowledge.

Olin had a unbelievably supportive staff and leadership. The Olin mixers and other events brought together a tremendous community, alone, worth the price of tuition! The classmates were so bright and contributed more to the quality of the program than I had ever imagined.

Going into the program I thought to myself how much can I really learn? It exceeded my expectations and I was blown away with the talent of the professors. The learning was done in group style which was very effective and a key part of the learning. My group was very diverse. The education I got just from working with this group was something I don't think I could have easily gotten from any other program.

Because our teams were locked in for the entire program, it limited some of the interactions held with other classmates just by necessity. I would have appreciated more opportunities to do projects with other people in the class, not just those in my team, just because the caliber of folks in the class was so high.