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 2,500 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, Bloomberg Businessweek, Forbes, Financial Times and AmericaEconomia.

Dean
Ira Solomon, PhD

Students
Total Enrollment: 2,695
Bachelor of Science in Management: 1,492
Master of Business Administration: 165
Master of Accounting: 140 (includes 118 jointly enrolled BSMs)
Master of Finance: 114
Master of Global Management: 93 (includes 15 jointly enrolled MBAs)
Master of Management: 171
Master of Management in Energy: 27
Master of Risk Management: 7
Executive MBA: 180
Professional MBA: 184
PhD: 74

Full-time MBA Profile (Fall 2011 Incoming Class)
Women: 39%
Minority: 23%
International: 34%
Average GMAT: 670
Average GPA: 3.3
Average Work Experience: 4.5 years
Average Age: 26

Faculty
Full-time faculty: 62
Full Professors: 16
Associate Professors: 6
Assistant Professors: 15
Professors of Practice/Instructors/Lecturers and Research Professors: 23
Visiting Professors: 2

Endowment
Endowed Chairs: 15
Endowed Professorships: 18
Endowment: $62 million

Centers & Institutes
William B. and Evelyn Burkenroad Institute for the Study of Ethics and Leadership in Management
Freeman Center for Doctoral Studies and Research
Goldring Institute of 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

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/MA (Latin American Studies), MBA/MACCT (Accounting), MBA/MD (Medicine), MBA/MGM (Global Management), MBA/MHA (Health Administration) and MBA/MNRG (Energy).
Master of Accounting
Master of Finance
Master of Management
Master of Management in Energy
Master of Global Management
Master of Risk Management
Doctor of Philosophy

Rankings & Recognition
Executive MBA program ranked 25th nationally and 74th internationally by Financial Times (October 2011)
MBA program ranked 14th nationally for entrepreneurship by Entrepreneur magazine/The Princeton Review (October 2011)
Undergraduate program ranked 46th nationally by U.S. News & World Report (September 2011)
Master of Finance program ranked 4th nationally and 26th internationally by Financial Times (June 2011)
MBA program ranked 23rd nationally and 38th internationally by AmericaEconomia (June 2011)
MBA program ranked 40th nationally by U.S. News & World Report (March 2011)
Undergraduate program ranked 46th nationally by Bloomberg Businessweek (March 2011)
MBA program ranked 35th nationally by Bloomberg Businessweek (November 2010)
Executive MBA program ranked top 50 nationally by Bloomberg Businessweek (November 2010)

International Programs
A major component of the Freeman MBA is the Global Leadership Module, which provides students with experience in the world of international business. The two-year module introduces 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 provide them with an introduction to the business, political and social cultures 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 Master of Global Management program, a joint venture with ITAM (Mexico City, Mexico), Universidad de los Andes (Bogota, Colombia) and IESA (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 all four universities. The curriculum allows students either to accelerate their MBA degree or earn a dual MBA/Master of Global Management.

The Freeman School offers study abroad programs in Asia, Europe and Latin America. Study-abroad sites have included Argentina, Austria, Australia, Brazil, Chile, China, Colombia, Denmark, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Mexico, Spain and Taiwan. A large percentage of Freeman School BSM students participate in these programs, while Executive MBA students participate in an international seminar and trip.

In partnership with prestigious international 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 90 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; IPADE, Mexico City, Mexico; Inter American University of Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico; University of Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico; Belgrano, Argentina; Universidad Francisco Marroquin, Guatemala City, Guatemala and INSPER, Brazil.

Alumni
The Freeman School has more than 17,000 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.