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Rochester Institute of Technology

Saunders College of Business

Quick Stats

  • Avg. SAT Score
    1132
  • Annual Tuition
    $32,784
    $ $ $ $ $
  • Program Enrollment
    681
  • University Selectivity
    58%
  • University Yield
    28%
  • Job Offers
    64%
  • Average Salary
    $44,638
  • Top Industry
    Financial Services
  • School Status
    Private
  • Accreditation
    AACSB Accredited
  • B-School Founded
    1952
  • Program Length
    Four Year
Contact Information
108 Lomb Memorial Drive
Rochester, New York 14623, United States
Website
405x225

Saunders College of Business

The Saunders College of Business has earned a national reputation for its commitment to innovative learning programs. Saunders College of Business students are prepared to excel in the exciting and demanding environment of business today. As one of the nine colleges at RIT, our students benefit from the resources of a large university while being part of a smaller college. Our programs are at the forefront with an emphasis on managing people, innovations, and technology in a rapidly changing global environment.

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About Rochester Institute of Technology

Admissions

Admissions Selectivity
58% Rochester Institute of Technology 58% Average Across All Schools
Most Important Admissions Factors
  1. Secondary school record
  2. SAT/ACT scores
  3. Class rank
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Total Applications
  • Applied
  • Accepted
  • Accepted Apps Enrolled
16353% 16,353
58% 58
28% 28
58% School Selectivity
28% School Yield
Demographics of Applicants
  • Male Applicants
  • Female Applicants
  • International Applicants
  • U.S. Applicants
Application Deadlines
Feb 1
Fall 2013
Required Tests
  • SAT or ACT
  • Are Interviews Required? Recommended
Additional Requirements:
Total Applications to Program
  • Applied
  • Accepted
  • Accepted Apps Enrolled
819% 819
67% 67
18% 18
67% Program Selectivity
18% Program Yield
Program Requirements
  • Admissions managed by Business Program
  • Are interviews required? Recommended
Required Tests

Transfer Requirements
  • How internal transfers are handled Declare business major
  • Min college GPA for transfers
  • Other transfer requirements
Freshman Requirements
  • Freshman admissions Yes
  • Percent of admitted applicants who are freshmen 86
  • Min GPA required in pre-business courses No
  • How freshmen are admitted Indicate interest on university application
Other Requirements for freshman

Careers

Other 17%
Top Industry
  • Financial Services 17%
  • Manufacturing 11%
  • Media/Entertainment 5%
Paychex 6
Top Employer
  • Defense Finance and Accounting Services 3
  • Wegmans Food Markets 3
  • Fidelity Investment 3
Job offers within 3 months after graduation
64% Saunders College of Business 75% Average Across All Schools
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Job Offers Received and Accepted
  • This School
  • All Schools
By Graduation
31% 31
59% 59.267238095238085
31% Receive Offers
31% 31
56% 55.65923664122137
31% Accept Offers
After graduation, but within 3 months
33% 33
16% 16.189999999999998
33% Receive Offers
33% 33
17% 17.25698275862069
33% Accept Offers
More than 3 Months after graduation
29% 29
10% 10.193835616438358
29% Receive Offers
29% 29
13% 12.771399999999998
29% Accept Offers
73% Graduates seeking full-time employment
27% Graduates not seeking employment
98% Percentage of graduates for whom employment information is available
Salaries and Percentages of Job Accepting Graduates
Area Grads Accepting Jobs Avg. Salary 10k 50k 100k 150k 190k
Consulting
2% 2
Data not provided
Finance/Accounting
29% 29
$39,391.00
28K 66K
General Management
11% 11
$44,250.00
35K 52K
Human Resources
3% 3
$44,400.00
40K 52K
Management Information Systems
11% 11
$56,800.00
36K 70K
Marketing/Sales
26% 26
$41,590.00
29K 100K
Operations/Production
13% 13
$47,576.00
30K 69K
Logistics/Transportation
0% 0
Data not provided
Other
5% 5
Data not provided
Area Grads Accepting Jobs Avg. Salary 10k 50k 100k 150k 190k
Accounting
5% 5
$43,278.00
29K 68K
Consumer Products/Retail
9% 9
$58,500.00 Data not provided
Consulting
3% 3
$39,000.00 Data not provided
Financial Services
17% 17
$43,472.00
28K 63K
Government/Education
9% 9
$35,862.00
27K 50K
Pharma/Biotech/Health
4% 4
$41,935.00
28K 69K
Manufacturing
11% 11
$5,662.00
34K 100K
Media/Entertainment
5% 5
Data not provided
Non-Profit
3% 3
Data not provided
Petroleum/Energy
3% 3
Data not provided
Real Estate
0% 0
Data not provided
Sports/Leisure
1% 1
Data not provided
Technology/Science
13% 13
$47,109.00
30K 70K
Other
17% 17
$40,832.00
27K 60K
Area Grads Accepting Jobs Avg. Salary 10k 50k 100k 150k 190k
U.S. Northeast
74% 74
$41,797.00
28K 69K
U.S. Mid-Atlantic
6% 6
$29,000.00 Data not provided
U.S. South
6% 6
$48,828.00
29K 60K
U.S. Southwest
2% 2
Data not provided
U.S. Midwest
6% 6
$48,750.00
32K 70K
U.S. West
6% 6
$58,140.00
50K 70K
U.S. Possessions/Territories
0% 0
Data not provided
Canada
0% 0
Data not provided
Salaries for Most Recent Graduates
Salaries for Most Recent Graduates
Average Signing Bonus for Most Recent Graduates
Internship Employers / Interns Hired
  • Johnson & Johnson 6
  • Northwestern Mutual 5
  • The Bonadio Group 5
  • Midwest 4
  • Merrill Lynch 4
Internship Services
  • Companies that recruit interns on campus
  • Companies that posted internships on school message board
  • Average intern length in weeks 10
  • Percentage of internships that are paid 88
Career Services
  • Number of companies that recruited students on campus 149
  • Number of companies that posted full-time jobs on school message boards 896
Other activities and career services provided to undergraduate business students:
Accounting Recruitment Night Career related workshops (resume writing, interview prep, job search strategies etc) Mock interview program Networking Event One on one career advisement Employer panels Employer presentations

Cost

Resident
$ $ $ $ $
$45,083
Total Yearly Cost
  • Tuition $32,784
  • Fees $474
  • Expenses $11,825
Non-Resident
$ $ $ $ $
$45,083
Total Yearly Cost
  • Tuition $32,784
  • Fees $474
  • Expenses $11,825
93% Percent of Institutional Grants or Scholarships 1% Percent of Full-tuition Institutional Grants or Scholarships
Basis for Grants or Scholarships
  • Need 71%
  • Merit 29%
More Information
Financial Aid
  • Financial Aid Management No
  • Website www.rit.edu/financialaid
Scholarships
$7,527,300
Total aid distributed to undergrad business students last year
$7,527,300
Total aid distributed to undergrad business students this year
Loans
  • Loan Guarantee Policy No
  • Max Loan Guarantee Per Year

Academics

Average Class Size
  • Saunders College of Business
  • All Schools
Core Business Classes
37% 34
50% 46
Elective Business Classes
43% 25
50% 29
Required Classes with a Waiting List
Saunders College of Business 12 Average Across All Schools
* On the First Day of Enrollment
Top Areas of Study
  • Accounting
  • Finance
  • General Management
  • Management Information Systems
  • Marketing
  • International Business
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Business Program Classes
15% Less than 20 Students 0% More than 50 Students
85% 21 to 50 students
25 Average number of students in non-business required electives
42 Different Elective Courses
New Electives
  • Program length Four Year
  • Last change to curriculum 2009
Degrees Offered / Credits Required
  • BS Accounting 123
  • BS Finance
  • BS International Business
  • BS Management Information Systems
  • BS Marketing
  • BS New Media Marketing
Faculty
  • All Faculty
  • Tenured
77% 77
Prominent Faculty
  • Dr. John Ettlie

    Technology Management

  • Dr. Ashok Robin

    Finance

  • Dr. Sandra Rothenberg

    Management
  • Are work study or co-ops available? Yes
  • Description of work study / co-ops:

    Cooperative education is a requirement for all undergraduate students in the Saunders College of Business. RIT has an employer base of 2,000 companies in all 50 states and in many countries around the world. RIT's cooperative education program is one of the oldest and largest in the world.

  • Is study abroad available? Yes
  • Description of study abroad programs:

  • Is community service or volunteering available? Yes
  • Description of community service/volunteering:

Students

32% Students in Top 10% of High School Class 25% Students with High School GPA over 3.75
1290 75th Percentile Score on SAT 28 75th Percentile Score on ACT
Student Body Breakdown
  • International Students
  • U.S. Students
  • Male Students
  • Female Students
Ethnicity of Students
White
82% 82
Asian American
5% 5
Hispanic
5% 5
* Percentages are for U.S. citizens in most recent entering class; only top three responses shown.
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U.S. Regional Breakdown
5%
2%
72%
2%
2%
17%
Student Citizenship
U.S.
82% 82
Other Non-U.S. Citizenship
16% 16
Canada
2% 2
18 Average age of full-time students
89% Freshman retention rate
Graduation Rate
  • 4 Years
  • 6 Years
64% 64
61% 61

Alumni

Alumni Donors
Total Living Alumni 11,379
Alumni Donations
$253 Average Gift $100,000 Largest Gift
Most Prominent Alumni
  • Donald James Truesdale

    Partner/Managing Director, Goldman Sachs

  • Kathleen A. McNulty

    Senior VP and CIO, Schwan Foods

  • Sean R. Bratches

    Executive VP, ESPN