Key Facts

Our Cornell Executive MBA students bring experience and commitment to a program that prepares them for the management challenges of the future. We actively seek  and select students from a broad range of educational backgrounds, functional areas, and industries to create a diverse educational climate.

About the Cornell Executive MBA Program

  • Class size: 70
  • Entry date:  One class per year in July
  • Location:  Class weekends at the IBM Executive Conference Center in Palisades, New York, and four one-week residence sessions in Ithaca, New York.
  • Length of Program:  22 months (including breaks)
  • Degree awarded:  Master of Business Administration from Cornell University
  • Comprehensive Tuition: $157,416 for the class that enters in July 2013

Cornell Executive MBA Program Class of 2014

  • Class size: 72
  • Average years of work experience: 12
  • Average age: 35
  • Women: 18%
  • Minority: 40%
  • Advanced degrees: 18%

Industry profile

  • Financial Services: 39%
  • Manufacturing: 15%
  • InformationTechnology: 15%
  • Healthcare: 10%
  • Law: 4%
  • Non-Profit/Public Sector: 3%
  • Other: 14%

Geographic representation

  • New York: 43%
  • New Jersey: 36%  
  • Pennsylvania: 8%
  • Massachusetts: 5%
  • Connecticut: 4%
  • Maryland, Bermuda, Puerto Rico: 4%