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Our Executive M.B.A. students at our annual team building retreat.

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Message from the Dean

"Consider investing in a rigorous E.M.B.A program with a tradition of helping students transform career potential into reality."

-Mark Zupan
Dean and Professor of
Economics and Public Policy

Executive M.B.A. Admissions Process

Application packets for the class beginning in September 2010 are accepted as early as Fall 2009. Admission is on a rolling basis; however, for early admission the application deadline is May 15, 2010. The final deadline for submitting your application is June 30, 2010. Any complete application packets received after this date will be considered for admission only if space is available. In the event the class has been filled before the deadline, the applicant will be placed on a waiting list.

How to Apply

Upload the following in the on-line application:

  • Current resume
  • Organizational chart showing the applicant’s position within the organization
  • Three essays
  • E-mail addresses of recommender's

The following pieces of the application must be submitted in hard copy with original signatures:

Personal Interview

The Executive M.B.A. Programs Office will contact the applicant to schedule the interview once a complete application packet has been received. You will be notified of your admission status within one week of your interview.

Transfer Credits

The Executive M.B.A. Program offers an integrated sequence of 17 courses requiring team-based participation. Therefore, no credit toward the Executive M.B.A. Program is given on the basis of coursework completed in any other program.

Non-Discrimination Policy

The University of Rochester provides equal opportunity in admissions and student aid regardless of sex, age, race, color, creed, disability, sexual orientation and national or ethnic origin. Further, the University complies with all applicable non-discrimination laws.

Please contact us with any questions:

Kathleen Harris
Director of Executive Programs Administration
Executive M.B.A. Program
William E. Simon Graduate School of Business Administration
University of Rochester
Box 270107
Rochester, New York 14627-0107
Phone: (585) 275-3439
Fax: (585) 244-3612
E-mail: emba@simon.rochester.edu
Website: www.simon.rochester.edu/emba

Executive M.B.A. Tuition

The approximate cost of the Executive M.B.A. Program is $83,500. This cost covers tuition, a laptop computer, required books and materials, meals, events and other costs associated with the program.

Upon acceptance into the program, a $2,000 nonrefundable, nontransferable deposit is required to hold a place in the class. The deposit is applied toward the first tuition payment due by September, 2010. The Bursar's Office will send invoices to be paid in four payments. The first payment is due by September 1, 2010; the second in January 2011; the third on November 2011; and the fourth in February 2012.  However, you may contact the Bursar’s Office to arrange an alternate payment schedule/arrangements. Tuition is not refundable.