At the Intersection of Business and Technology RIT's Saunders College of Business delivers a unique and personal experience for future business leaders looking to make an impact in a dynamic global environment. Accredited business degrees at the center of a technology university are complemented by thought-leading business research and extensive resources in arts, design, innovation, entrepreneurship, and science.
With a 95% career outcomes rate Saunders College of Business is one of nine colleges at Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT), and is accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) International. Offering undergraduate (B.S.), Master (M.S.), Master of Business Administration (MBA), Executive MBA (EMBA), and Ph.D. in Business Administration programs, students gain real-world business experiences through applied learning, internships, and capstone programs.
Personal Attention At Saunders, students come first. A dedicated staff of academic, career, and library advisors help coach students to achieve their career goals. They get personalized attention from accessible and supportive faculty who, as thought leaders, support their professional and personal growth and who get to know them by name. Industry advisory boards help ensure courses are continually updated to meet the needs of future employers, while board members serve as mentors and speakers.
About
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Campus and Location
Our campus is located in the green, beautiful suburbs of Rochester, New York, and offers features of a major metropolitan city. On the southern shores of The Great Lakes and famous Finger Lakes Vineyards, Saunders is a day's drive to Toronto, New York City, Boston, Detroit, Washington D.C., and Philadelphia.
Global Reach Recognized and ranked internationally, Saunders is home to more than 2,500 undergraduate and graduate students enrolled in programs across RIT Global Campuses in Rochester, New York, Croatia, Dubai, Kosovo, and China. With a growing global network of more than 25,000 Saunders College and 136,000 RIT alumni, students make connections almost anywhere and are encouraged to meet with devoted alums, dedicated professors, and driven peers. Students can study abroad at any of RIT's four Global Campuses. Additional global student exchange partnerships are available, with over 100 study abroad locations on every continent.
Facilities
Creativity and Innovation Opened in 2024, Saunder College offers the future of business education with a newly renovated and expanded building inspired by technology found in industry. As part of RIT, students access the vast resources of a leading technology university. Research Centers include RIT's Simone Center for Innovation & Entrepreneurship, which brings business, engineering, computing, and design students together to create businesses from conception to commercialization through activities and competitions such as RIT Tiger Tank and the RIT Accelerator. The Construct, a rapid-prototyping maker space, is open to all students, faculty, and alumni. MAGIC Spell Studios provides a fully functional film sound stage and production facilities for media production and design. The ESL Global Cybersecurity Institute keeps RIT at the nexus of cybersecurity and artificial intelligence research and education. While our Venture Creations incubator helps students accelerate their successful student start-ups by attracting venture capital to fund their businesses.
Contact
Kathleen Davis
Vice President Enrollment Management and Associate Provost
Vice President Enrollment Management and Associate Provost
Address
Graduate Enrollment Services
58 Lomb Memorial Drive
Rochester, NY 14623
United States
58 Lomb Memorial Drive
Rochester, NY 14623
United States
Phone
585-475-2229
Fax
585-475-7164
Email
gradinfo@rit.edu
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Admissions
Admissions
Overview
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Application Details
Application requirements vary by program however, many are similar to admissions to the Business Administration MBA program, where candidates must fulfill the following requirements:
- Complete an online graduate application.
- Submit copies of official transcript(s) (in English) of all previously completed undergraduate and graduate course work, including any transfer credit earned.
- Hold a baccalaureate degree (or US equivalent) from an accredited university or college.
- A recommended minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 (or equivalent).
- Submit a current resume or curriculum vitae.
- Submit a personal statement of educational objectives.
- Letters of recommendation are optional.
- Entrance exam requirements: GRE or GMAT required for individuals with degrees from international universities. No minimum score requirement.
- Writing samples are optional.
- Submit English language test scores (TOEFL, IELTS, PTE Academic), if required. Details are below.
International applicants whose native language is not English must submit one of the following official English language test scores. Some international applicants may be considered for an English test requirement waiver. International students below these minimum requirements may be considered for conditional admission. Each program requires balanced sub-scores when determining an applicant's need for additional English language courses.
TOEFL, 88
IELTS, 6.5
PTE Academic, 60
Applicants: 166
Acceptance Rate: 63%
Average Undergrad GPA 3.49
Years Work Experience: 2.5
Average Age: 25
Test Scores
GMAT (25th and 75th percentiles)
-
GPA
3.5 - 3.85
Deadlines
Regular Application Deadline
August 15
Rolling Admission Deadline
August 15
Other Admission Factors
Academic
Non-Academic
Other Factors
School Type And Accreditation
School Type
Private
AACSB-approved
Yes
Selectivity Rating
Academics
Academics
Overall
From the School
Degrees Offered
MBA*
Create your own brand to stand out and pursue your passions.
MS in Accounting and Analytics*
Mastering accounting information systems to drive business performance.
MS in Business Analytics*
Generate insight and boost profit.
MS in Finance*
Deliver financial confidence to boost success.
MS in Global Supply Chain Management*
Become an engineer of business.
MS in Hospitality Business Management
Where hospitality and tourism meet technology.
MS in Organizational Leadership and Innovation
Lead innovation and spearhead change.
MS in Technology Innovation Management and Entrepreneurship*
The next generation of makers and doers.
Ph.D. in Business Administration Ph.D.
Launched fall 2023. B.S. graduates may apply.
Online Executive MBA
#9 online MBA program, nationally. U.S. News 2022.
Executive MBA
On-campus program for students with over six years of experience
*denotes STEM-OPT Visa Eligible program
Academic Programs
Business Administration, MBA degree, typical course sequence
Total Semester Credit Hours, 48 credits
First Year Curriculum
ACCT-603 Accounting for Decision Makers, 3 credits
DECS-743 Operations and Supply Chain Management, 3 credits
ESCB-705 Economics and Decision Modeling, 3 credits
FINC-721 Financial Analysis for Managers, 3 credits
MGIS-650 Introduction to Data Analytics and Business Intelligence, 3 credits
MGMT-740 Leading Teams in Organizations, 3 credits
MGMT-775 Ethical Decision Making and Corporate Social Performance, 3 credits
MKTG-761 Marketing Concepts and Commercialization, 3 credits
DECS-743 Operations and Supply Chain Management, 3 credits
ESCB-705 Economics and Decision Modeling, 3 credits
FINC-721 Financial Analysis for Managers, 3 credits
MGIS-650 Introduction to Data Analytics and Business Intelligence, 3 credits
MGMT-740 Leading Teams in Organizations, 3 credits
MGMT-775 Ethical Decision Making and Corporate Social Performance, 3 credits
MKTG-761 Marketing Concepts and Commercialization, 3 credits
Second Year Curriculum
STEM Electives, 9 credits
Open Graduate Electives, 6 credits
MGIS-735 Design and Information Systems, 3 credits
MGMT-735 Management of Innovation, 3 credits
MGMT-759 Competitive Strategy, 3 credits
Open Graduate Electives, 6 credits
MGIS-735 Design and Information Systems, 3 credits
MGMT-735 Management of Innovation, 3 credits
MGMT-759 Competitive Strategy, 3 credits
Faculty
Impactful Thought Leadership Faculty are thought leaders, publishing their research in elite academic journals. Saunders faculty research has a meaningful impact on the world around us, including wearable tech, innovation and sustainability, algorithm trading in exchange-traded funds, new investment strategies, ethics and uncovering fake Amazon reviews.
Program Types
Full-Time
Yes
Part-Time
Yes
Evening
Yes
Executive
Yes
Online
Yes
Faculty Information
Student/Faculty
41:1
Total Faculty
77
62
Full-time
38
Part-time
35
Female
Students Say
Located in upstate New York, Rochester Institute of Technology is known for its academic excellence in technology and applied science. Accordingly, RIT鈥檚 MBA programs provide a 鈥済reat blend of management and technical education,鈥 preparing students for the realities of the workplace through practical instruction, teamwork, and applied learning. Within the MBA curriculum, 鈥渃ourses are updated frequently to allow for new events, technologies, and information.鈥 (In recent years, 鈥渟ustainability is growing in importance,鈥 as is entrepreneurship.) A major benefit of the program is the 鈥渢he wide array of concentrations offered,鈥 including such unique offerings as digital marketing, quality and applied statistics, and environmentally sustainable management鈥攁s well as more traditional business fields like accounting, operations management, and supply chain management. In addition to established concentrations, students can tailor their education through elective courses in eight other RIT colleges, like computer science, fine arts, sustainability, and engineering.
The MBA can be completed on a full-time or part-time basis, with classes offered in the daytime and the evening, as well as online. Course work is 鈥渇ast-paced鈥 and challenging.鈥 Despite the 鈥渧igorous schedule,鈥 鈥減rofessors are extremely flexible if students need to miss class for work.鈥 On that note, most RIT instructors 鈥渒now students鈥 names and take interest in the students鈥 personal lives.鈥 With an average class size of just twenty-three students, 鈥減rofessors go out of their way to be sure concepts are well understood and topics are relevant and beneficial to us.鈥 Even in the classroom, RIT emphasizes practical skills, and most professors 鈥渉ave significant corporate experience and tie it well with the academics to offer an enriched experience.鈥 In fact, many RIT instructors 鈥渟till work as consultants for major companies.鈥 All classes are taught by faculty, not teaching assistants.
Students who received an undergraduate business degree from RIT and 4+1 MBA Partner schools can 鈥渨aive some classes鈥 in the MBA program, or complete a BS and MBA through on accelerated five-year schedule. Taking advantage of this attractive opportunity, many 鈥渟tudents seem to come directly from undergrad,鈥 though 鈥渆ach class tends to have at least some students who have been in the workplace.鈥 Furthermore, RIT undergraduates 鈥渁re required to have a good deal of co-op (internship) experience before they graduate (usually between six months to one year or more.)鈥 For those who want to build on their real-world credentials, RIT offers plenty of 鈥渉ands-on, experiential, practical learning鈥 experiences. Here, students can participate in optional internships or co-op work experiences, business plan and case competitions, and team-based projects both on and off campus. Among other offerings, the school鈥檚 鈥淚nnovation Center is a new-business incubator, and they are always asking for the business students to come and consult for them.鈥
Concentrations
Accounting
Entrepreneurship
Healthcare Administration
Finance
Information Systems/Information Technology
International Business
Leadership/Management
Marketing
Product Management
Supply Chain Management
Entrepreneurship
Healthcare Administration
Finance
Information Systems/Information Technology
International Business
Leadership/Management
Marketing
Product Management
Supply Chain Management
Specialized Masters
Accounting
Analytics and Information Management
Corporate Finance
Data Analytics
Data Science
Entrepreneurship
Finance
Information Systems/Information Technology
Leadership/Management
Supply Chain Management
Analytics and Information Management
Corporate Finance
Data Analytics
Data Science
Entrepreneurship
Finance
Information Systems/Information Technology
Leadership/Management
Supply Chain Management
Certificate Programs
Accounting
Analytics and Information Management
Entrepreneurship
Leadership/Management
Analytics and Information Management
Entrepreneurship
Leadership/Management
Center for Research
Entrepeneurship
Leadership/Management
Leadership/Management
Specialities of Faculty
Academic specialties of faculty
URL
Venture Creations Incubator
Accounting and Analytics
Business Analytics
Hospitality Business Management
Finance
Global Supply Chain Management
Organizational Leadership and Innovation
Technology Innovation Management and Entrepreneurship
Business Administration, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)
STEM Designated Programs
Sustainability
Courses in Sustainability
Yes
Sustainability course is
Optional
Description
MGMT 710 ? Managing Environmental Sustainability
https://digitalarchive.rit.edu/xmlui/handle/1850/21571
Research Opportunities in Sustainability
Yes
Description
Students can work on real-world sustainability projects with the faculty in classroom teams or as paid research assistant. Students who want to start their own sustainable businesses are encouraged and mentored.
School's environmental commitment 1:
Environmentally Sustainable Management MBA Concentration
School's environmental commitment 2:
Grant-funded projects, e.g., Integrating Circular Economy into Entrepreneurial Ecosystems: Helping Women Entrepreneurs in Jordan Profit From Sustainability
School's environmental commitment 3:
Opportunity to take courses in sustainability through RIT?s Golisano Institute for Sustainability and applied entreprenuership through RIT?s Simone Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship.
Careers
Careers
Career Overview
From The School
The RIT Office of Career Services and Cooperative Education places more than 4,500 students in more than 6,200 co-op positions each year. Tap into a worldwide network of nearly 140,000 RIT and 25,000 Saunders Alumni.
Saunders College of Business students have their own dedicated career services advisor who are assigned by program and available to help coach students to reach their career goals. Graduates experience a 95% career outcomes rate.
Average Starting Salary
$74,491
Accepted employment by 3 months after graduation
72%
Finding Jobs & Internships
Source Of Full-Time Job Acceptances
74%
Graduate Facilitated
26%
School Facilitiated
Graduates Employed by Area of Practice
23%
Marketing
23%
Finance/Accounting
16%
Information Technology
16%
Other
10%
General Management
7%
Operations/Logistics
7%
Human Resources
Graduates Employed by Region
61%
Northeast
10%
International
10%
Mid-Atlantic
6%
Southwest
3%
Midwest
3%
South
3%
West
Students Say
Serving the undergraduate and graduate community, RIT鈥檚 Cooperative Education and Career Services offers robust career preparation services, including an executive-in-resi- dence program, mentorship program, online job resources, career fairs, and networking events. While the campus maintains a robust recruiting program,鈥 based on the school鈥檚 strength in engineering, technology, and science, 鈥淢ost of the companies at the career fair are looking to hire tech students with very few hiring management students.鈥 As such, 鈥渢he campus is still trying to get more interest from the business community to send companies here for new talent.鈥
In recent years, full-time MBA candidates reported a median starting salary of more than $58,000, with a range between $40,000 and $130,000. They took jobs at AXA Advisors, Cleveland Cavaliers, Discover Financial Services, Goldman Sachs, Google, Harris Corporation, IBM, JP Morgan Chase, Insero & Company, Key Bank, Kinex Pharmaceuticals, Ortho Clinical Diagnostic, Paychex, PWC, Toyota, United Technologies Corp., Wegmans, and Xerox.
Job Function
| Job Function | % of Grads Seeking Employment Who Accept Jobs w/in 3 Months |
Median Salary | Mean Salary | Low Base Salary | High Base Salary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finance / Accounting | 23% | $60,500 | $64,325 | $55,000 | $81,300 |
| Marketing / Sales | 23% | $80,000 | $87,667 | $79,000 | $104,000 |
| Information Technology | 16% | $76,500 | $76,167 | $70,000 | $88,000 |
| Other | 16% | $78,500 | $77,114 | $64,957 | $86,500 |
| General Management | 10% | ||||
| Human Resources | 7% | ||||
| Operations / Logistics | 7% |
Industries
| Industries | % of Grads Seeking Employment Who Accept Jobs w/in 3 Months |
Median Salary | Mean Salary | Low Base Salary | High Base Salary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Consumer Products | 13% | ||||
| Financial Services | 13% | $65,000 | $67,000 | $56,000 | $80,000 |
| Pharmaceutical / Biotechnology / Healthcare | 10% | ||||
| Technology | 10% | ||||
| Other | 10% | ||||
| Consulting | 7% | ||||
| Government | 7% | ||||
| Manufacturing | 7% | ||||
| Real Estate | 7% | ||||
| Media / Entertainment | 3% | ||||
| Non-profit | 3% | ||||
| Petroleum / Energy | 3% |
Prominent Alumni
Scott Loretan
Global Vice President Transformation & Deployment ? Sodexo
Jeanne Khaw
Division Chief, Admin. Expenditures & Control - International Monetary Fund
Jorge Rodriguez
hief Executive Officer - Sorenson Communications
Dinah Gueldenpfennig
President/CEO - Redcom Laboratories, Inc.
Aparna Ramesh
Executive Vice President, CFO and Treasurer - Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation
Tuition & Aid
Tuition & Aid
Overview
From The School
Graduate tuition varies by degree, the number of credits taken per semester, and delivery method.
Full-time
Costs for academic year 2023-2024 (2 Semesters) for 12-18 credit hours per semester.
Tuition, $56,884
Student Activity Fee, $370
Student Health Services Fee, $510
Estimated Living Expenses, $15,516
Estimated costs for books, supplies, transportation, loan origination, and personal expenses, $2,974
Total, $76,254
Part-time
Tuition per credit hour (1-11 credit hours), $2,370
Financial Aid
When applying to Saunders College of Business, you can access additional financial resources. Plus, a dedicated financial aid advisor helps coach you through the many financial aid and scholarship options you can consider.
RIT's Office of Financial Aid and Scholarships assists you and your family identify sources of financial aid to help meet the cost of a quality education. Since you have many other things to consider as you prepare for college, we want to help make your financial aid experience as smooth as possible.
Financial aid sources include NY scholarships, paid co-op experience, student employment on campus, graduate student worker assignments, plus needs-based grants and loans.
You are considered for RIT graduate scholarships just by applying for admission. No separate application is necessary. Scholarships cannot be combined.
Full-time
Costs for academic year 2023-2024 (2 Semesters) for 12-18 credit hours per semester.
Tuition, $56,884
Student Activity Fee, $370
Student Health Services Fee, $510
Estimated Living Expenses, $15,516
Estimated costs for books, supplies, transportation, loan origination, and personal expenses, $2,974
Total, $76,254
Part-time
Tuition per credit hour (1-11 credit hours), $2,370
Financial Aid
When applying to Saunders College of Business, you can access additional financial resources. Plus, a dedicated financial aid advisor helps coach you through the many financial aid and scholarship options you can consider.
RIT's Office of Financial Aid and Scholarships assists you and your family identify sources of financial aid to help meet the cost of a quality education. Since you have many other things to consider as you prepare for college, we want to help make your financial aid experience as smooth as possible.
Financial aid sources include NY scholarships, paid co-op experience, student employment on campus, graduate student worker assignments, plus needs-based grants and loans.
You are considered for RIT graduate scholarships just by applying for admission. No separate application is necessary. Scholarships cannot be combined.
Dates
Financial Aid Statistics
Average Aid Package
$29,669
Average Scholarship / Grant Aid Package
$19,519
Students Receiving Some Form Of Aid
95%
All Students Receiving Scholarships / Grants
98%
New Students Receiving Some Form Of Aid
97%
New Students Receiving Scholarships / Grants
95%
New Students Receiving Loans
33%
Tuition Full-Time (per year)
Tuition (In-State)
$56,884
Tuition (Out-State)
$56,884
Fees (In-State)
$880
Fees (Out-State)
$880
Tuition Part-Time (per credit hour)
Tuition (In-State)
$2,463
Tuition (Out-State)
$2,463
Fees (In-State)
$0
Fees (Out-State)
$0
Expenses per Academic Year
Estimated Room And Board On-Campus
$16,142
Academic Expenses
$3,016
Student Body
Student Body
Student Body Profile
Total Full-Time Enrollment
125
Part Time
38%
Demographics
62.00%
Underrepresented Minorities
35.00%
International
49% female
51% male
Campus Life
From The School
At RIT, Saunders College of Business delivers greatness through diversity. Students comprise a diverse business college with a global reputation, spanning many disciplines, industries, cultures, and nationalities. Students are always on to their next accomplishment as they pursue their passions on a vibrant campus offering over 200 student clubs and free electives across nine RIT colleges.
Founded in 1829, Rochester Institute of Technology is a diverse and collaborative community of engaged, socially conscious, and intellectually curious minds. Through creativity and innovation, and an intentional blending of technology, the arts and design, we provide exceptional individuals with a wide range of academic opportunities, including a leading research program and an internationally recognized education for deaf and hard-of-hearing students. Beyond our main campus in Rochester, New York, RIT has international campuses in China, Croatia, Dubai, and Kosovo. And with over 20,000 students and more than 145,000 graduates from 50 states and over 100 nations, RIT is driving progress in industries and communities around the world. At RIT, we are always on to something amazing.
Students Say
Part of a large, private, comprehensive university, Saunders College of Business offers a well-rounded student experience, which appeals to both part-time and full-time stu- dents. Here, 鈥渢he facilities are good and campus activities are diversified,鈥 and there are plenty of 鈥済reat resources available鈥濃攊ncluding an 鈥渙utstanding鈥 gym. As you鈥檇 expect from a technical school, business students enjoy contemporary technology in the class- room and 鈥渉ave access to amazing equipment鈥 to prepare their 鈥済roup presentations.鈥
On this large campus, students 鈥渃ome from about twenty different countries,鈥 creating a 鈥渧ery diverse and global environment.鈥 While they enthusiastically participate in class, 鈥渋t is hard for graduate students to be more involved due to the late night classes and other obligations.鈥 Still, even these students acknowledge that 鈥渢here are lots of opportu- nities on campus for fun and Rochester is a great place to live.鈥 Among full-timers, 鈥渢he students are friendly and very focused when it comes to school, but don鈥檛 shy away from playing the occasional poker game now and then.鈥
More Information
% of Classrooms with Internet Access
100%
Campus-wide Internet Network
Yes
Internet Access for All Students
Yes
