University Of Texas At Austin

Program Basics

• • Texas Executive MBA Program
  • McCombs School of Business
  • 1 University Station
  • B6004
  • Austin, 78712, Texas
  • United States
  • Status:
    • Public
  • Length of program (months): 21

• Classes meet:

  • • Alternate weekends

• Tuition and fees for entire EMBA program:

  • Resident: $75,000.00
  • Non Resident: $80,169.00

• Graduate business school is accredited by:

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

SCHOOL BASICS

• Graduate business school enrollment:

  • Total: 1,666
  • Full-Time MBA: 537
  • Part-Time MBA: 190
  • Executive MBA: 123
  • PhD Program: 97
• • Undergraduate business school enrollment: 4,318
  • Other graduate degree programs: Master of Accounting, Master of Technology

ADMISSIONS - Getting Into the Institution

• • Rolling admissions? Yes
  • GMAT Required? Yes

• Middle 80% range of GMAT scores:

  • From: 570
  • To: 730
• • Is the TOEFL required for non-English speakers? No
  • Application fee: $125.00
  • Number of applications to the newest class: 149
  • Applicants accepted: 54 %
  • Admitted applicants enrolled: 81 %
  • Applicants wait-listed during the last admissions cycle: 6
  • Wait-listed applicants admitted for the semester to which they applied: 1
  • Applicant interviews are: By invitation only
  • Applicants (admitted and denied) who were interviewed: 100 %
  • Admitted applicants who were interviewed: 65 %

CLASS PROFILE

• EMBA students in newest entering class who are:

  • Female: 17 %
  • International: 38 %

• Entering students are from the following regions:

  • Africa: 2 %
  • Asia: 15 %
  • Eastern Europe and Central Asia: 0 %
  • Latin America and the Caribbean: 2 %
  • Middle East: 0 %
  • North America: 81 %
  • Oceania : 0 %
  • Western Europe: 0 %
  • Dual citizenship: 0 %

• Entering North American citizens are from the following regions:

  • West: 0 %
  • Midwest: 0 %
  • Southwest: 95 %
  • South: 0 %
  • Mid-Atlantic: 5 %
  • Northeast: 0 %
  • Possessions and territories: 0 %
  • Canada: 0 %

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

  • African American: 4 %
  • Asian American: 23 %
  • Hispanic or Latino American: 8 %
  • Multiethnic/Multiracial : 0 %
  • Native American: 0 %
  • White (Non-Hispanic): 61 %
  • Chose not to report: 0 %
  • Other: 4 %
• • Average months of work experience: 146
• • Average age: 34

• Work background:

  • Have advanced degrees: 49 %
  • Work in the nonprofit sector: 5 %
• • EMBA students living within 45 miles of campus: 66 %

• Students work in these industries:

  • Consumer Products: 0 %
  • Government: 9 %
  • Manufacturing: 2 %
  • Media/Entertainment: 0 %
  • Non-Profit: 0 %
  • Petroleum/Energy: 9 %
  • Pharmaceutical/Biotechnology/Health Care: 5 %
  • Real Estate: 2 %
  • Technology: 44 %
  • Other: 14 %

• Top organizations sending students:

  • AMD
  • Dekk
  • USAA
  • GE

FINANCIAL AID

• • EMBAs receiving financial aid through school: 54 %
  • 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: 245

• Full-time faculty:

  • Tenured: 82
  • Non-Tenured: 48

• Adjunct/Visiting Faculty:

  • Tenured: 5
  • Non-Tenured: 110

• Women on Faculty:

  • Tenured: 19
  • Non-Tenured: 62

• Minority Faculty:

  • Tenured: 19
  • Non-Tenured: 18

• International Faculty:

  • Tenured: 17
  • Non-Tenured: 31

• Faculty with PhDs:

  • Tenured: 87
  • Non-Tenured: 101

STUDENT LIFE

• • Does the program include a mandatory international trip or project? Yes
  • Description: The final Executive Seminar is held at an international location such as Beijing, China.
  • Does the school offer pre-program orientation for all EMBA participants? Yes
  • Does the school offer temporary housing/accommodations for EMBA participants? Yes
  • Description: Executive MBA students can also stay at the AT&T; Conference Center Hotel (where classes a held)
  • Do EMBAs have access to a health club or gym? Yes
  • How far away from a major airport are most EMBA classes held? (miles) 15

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: 65
  • Average class size, EMBA electives: 30

• 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
• • Last revision of core EMBA curriculum: 2006
  • Distance-learning EMBA via the Internet, videoconferencing, or some other medium? No

• 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
  • Four Executive Seminars

• TECHNOLOGY

  • Technology improvements in the last three academic years: Expanded wireless network coverage, and increased network security. Upgraded presentation and collaboration systems in group study areas including digital whiteboards, projectors, and large LCD screens. Introduction of a web-based file storage and collaboration system for each student which includes personal profile pages, blogs, and wiki’s.
  • Amount spent: $650,000.00

B-SCHOOL ALUMNI

• • Living MBA alumni: 17,726
  • Active MBA alumni clubs: 35
  • Countries in which MBA clubs exist: 13
  • Business school endowment $202,606,873.00
  • 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/mma/network
  • Do current MBA students have access to an alumni database? Yes

• • The University of Texas at Austin has it all: top-rate faculty, academic rigor, accomplished students, attentative staff, and a state-of-the-art facility.
    
    
    
    
    UT's Executive MBA program gave me a broader view of business in NAFTA and the world; it changed the way I see and think. The breadth of my classmates' experiences was a critical differentiator.
    
    
    
    
    The UT EMBA program has not only high academic rigor, but also a great network of people who contribute to every aspect of the program.
    
    
    
    
    My experience at the University of Texas at Austin was a blast. The people in our class were diverse, interesting, entertaining, sharp, and engaging. The facilities are top-notch with the new AT&T Executive Education Center. The professors and faculty took care of us and were engaged in the learning process and the application of content to business situations. I would do it again in a heartbeat!
    
    
    
    
    The administrative staff understood how to make things work. They were personally concerned about my advancement and learning.
    
    
    
    
    The professors were able to adapt the content of the program to address the specific interests of the class and were excellent at facilitating the sharing of the depth and breadth of our various experiences. Despite the incredible collective experience, the professors were able to identify and communicate fundamental concepts relevant and critical to our broad base of learning.
    
    
    
    
    The EMBA instructors had detailed knowledge of business in a myriad of fields. Specifically, the faculty were nearly universally involved with outside consulting projects and consequently were able to draw on this experience to lend depth to what otherwise might have been simply academic theory.
    
    
    
    
    A couple of professors ran short of time due to the lively classroom discussion, and, as such, had to hurry through some of the course material.
    
    
    
    
    The new education center has provided additional facilities that focus on the EMBA program. But the AV equipment at times caused delays during classes.
    
    
    
    
    The only thing that could improve the classroom experience would bo to bring in actual executives from companies whose case studies we examined. It would have been good to hear from them first-hand.
    
    
    
    
    A few more electives would make the program a lot more effective.
    
    
    
    
    The international seminar in Beijing was a highlight of the program. There was a nice balance of classroom and cultural activities.