About Freeman

Fact Sheet

Mission
The mission of the A. B. Freeman School of Business is to be a leading business school dedicated to preparing current and future business leaders to compete in global business and to the advancement of the practice of management through excellence in teaching, research and service.

History
The Freeman School of Business at Tulane, originally the College of Commerce and Business Administration, was established in 1914 and is a founding member of AACSB, the premier accrediting body for collegiate schools of business. In 1984, the school was named in honor of Alfred Bird Freeman, former chairman of the Louisiana Coca-Cola Bottling Co. and a prominent New Orleans philanthropist and civic leader. Today, Freeman is a leading, internationally recognized business school with more than 2,000 students in programs spanning three continents. The Freeman School is consistently listed among the nation's best business schools by publications including U.S. News & World Report, BusinessWeek, Forbes, Financial Times and Latin America's AmericaEconomia.

Dean
Angelo S. DeNisi, PhD

Students
Total Enrollment: 2,098
Bachelor of Science in Management: 1,281
Master of Business Administration: 172
Master of Accounting: 106 (includes 92 jointly enrolled BSMs)
Master of Finance: 128
Master of Management: 72
Master of Global Management: 71 (includes 18 jointly enrolled MBAs)
Executive MBA: 160
Professional MBA: 163
PhD: 55

Full-time MBA profile (fall 2008 incoming class)
Women: 24%
Minority: 24%
International: 38%
Average GMAT: 654
Average GPA: 3.3

Faculty
Full-time faculty: 64
Full Professors: 13
Associate Professors: 10
Assistant Professors: 16
Clinical Professors/Professors of Practice/Instructors: 25

Endowed Chairs: 15
Endowed Professorships: 18
Endowment: $48 million

Centers & Institutes
Burkenroad Institute for Ethics and Leadership
Freeman Center for Doctoral Studies and Research
Goldring Institute for International Business
Inter-American Center for Organizational Effectiveness
Rolanette and Berdon Lawrence Center in Finance
Levy-Rosenblum Institute for Entrepreneurship
Stewart Center for Executive Education
Tulane Energy Institute

Rankings & Recognition
Executive MBA program ranked 22nd nationally and 64th internationally by Financial Times (October 2009)
MBA program ranked fourth nationally for entrepreneurship by Entrepreneur magazine/The Princeton Review (October 2009)
Undergraduate business program ranked 42nd nationally by U.S. News & World Report (August 2009)
MBA program ranked 20th nationally and 30th internationally by AmericaEconomia magazine (June 2009)
MBA program ranked 48th nationally by U.S. News & World Report (May 2009)
Finance program ranked top 15 nationally by the Princeton Review (April 2009)
Executive MBA program ranked 26th nationally and 71st internationally by Financial Times (October 2008)
MBA program ranked 17th nationally for entrepreneurship by Entrepreneur magazine/The Princeton Review (October 2008)
MBA program ranked 15th nationally and 24th internationally by AmericaEconomia magazine (August 2008)
Undergraduate business program ranked 43rd nationally by U.S. News & World Report (August 2008)
MBA program ranked 54th nationally by U.S. News & World Report (March 2008)
Finance program ranked 10th best in the world by Financial Times (January 2008)
MBA program ranked 46th nationally and 80th internationally by Financial Times (January 2008)

Academic Programs
Bachelor of Science in Management
Master of Business Administration
Students have full-time (MBA), part-time professional (PMBA) and executive (EMBA) program options. Joint degrees include MBA/JD (Law), MBA/MPH (Health Systems Management), MBA/MA (Latin American Studies) and MBA/MD (Medicine).
Master of Accounting
Master of Finance
Master of Management
Master of Global Management
Doctor of Philosophy

International Programs
A major component of the Freeman MBA is the Global Leadership Module, which provides students with experience in the expanding world of international business. The two-year module is designed to introduce students to the global markets of the world and what they mean for competition and business opportunities. Integrated into the module are three trips that put students on the ground in the major business regions of the world (Asia, Europe and Latin America) to give them an introduction to the business and political culture of those regions. No other U.S. business schools have mandatory trips to three major business regions of the world.

In 2007 Freeman launched the Global MBA, a joint venture with ITAM in Mexico City, Mexico, Universidad de los Andes in Bogota, Colombia, and IESA in Caracas, Venezuela. This special international module enables MBA students interested in leadership positions in the Americas to take six courses in six different countries as part of a unique international cohort featuring students from each university. The curriculum allows students either to accelerate their MBA program or earn a dual MBA/Master of Global Management.

The Freeman School offers study abroad and internship programs in Asia, Europe and Latin America. Study-abroad sites have included China, the Czech Republic, England, France, Hong Kong, Hungary, Mexico, Spain and Taiwan. A large percentage of Freeman School BSM and MBA students participate in these programs, while Executive MBA students participate in an international seminar and trip.

In partnership with prestigious institutions, the Freeman School has delivered executive education programs across Latin America and Asia. The Freeman School�s international executive programs include the Asia Executive MBA programs, which includes managers and executives from Taiwan Republic of China and the People�s Republic of China, and the Chile MBA for the Americas. Previous off-site Executive MBA programs have included offerings in Carmen, Mexico; Villahermosa, Mexico; and Guayaquil, Ecuador.

The Tulane faculty-development PhD program began in 1994 and has grown to include 70 faculty members currently enrolled or graduated. These programs are contractual arrangements between Tulane University and selected top business schools in Latin America to provide doctoral degree programs for working faculty. Partner institutions have included ITESM, Monterrey, Mexico; IESA, Caracas, Venezuela; Universidad de los Andes, Bogota, Colombia; ESPOL, Guayaquil, Ecuador; and ICESI, Cali, Colombia; ITAM, Mexico City, Mexico; and Universidad Francisco Marroqu�n, Guatemala City, Guatemala.

Alumni
The Freeman School has more than 14,000 alumni worldwide. The Tulane Association of Business Alumni (TABA) provides assistance to the school and sponsors the annual Tulane Business Forum in New Orleans. Membership is open to all alumni.

Updated January 2009