MBA AND GRADUATE PROGRAMS

About RIT and SCB

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Third largest city in New York State

Population 700,000

Travel time to popular cities

New York City = 6 hours Toronto, Canada = 3 hours Niagara Falls = 1 hour

Where is Rochester?

Rochester is a leading city in the U.S. for invention and innovation! Ranked 2012 by Forbes

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What is there to do in Rochester? • Auditorium Theatre • Letchworth State Park • Niagara Falls • Finger Lakes • Strong Museum of Play • Eastman House • Seneca Park Zoo • Dinosaur BBQ Grill

• Rochester Museum & Science Center

• Highland Park • Marketplace Mall • And much more!

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Rochester Institute of Technology

• Founded in 1829 • 7th largest private university in US • Nationally ranked and recognized • Applied, technical university • Over 118,000 alumni

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Innovation University

Enterprising students apply curiosity in seeking to impact the future of business

• #1 Student Innovation Center in the nation • 20 + Venture Creation Incubator Companies • NEW Center for Urban Entrepreneurship • 200 + Student Clubs • International Campuses • 9 Colleges

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Saunders College of Business

• Founded in 1952 • First business school to hire a female dean • MBA program est. 1968 • AACSB Accredited • Over 18,000 alumni

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E. Philip Saunders

• Entrepreneur and philanthropist • 16 successful business ventures, including:

– Truck Stops of America, Ryder Systems, Sugar Creek Corp.

• Over $20 million to Saunders College • Very involved on campus

“Philanthropy is part of a social investment and one of my passions

is to see young people succeed”

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Dr. dt ogilvie, Dean

• Over 13 years of corporate experience • PhD in Strategic Management • Founder, Center for Urban Entrepreneurship • Fellow, The Center for Urban Entrepreneurship &

Economic Development (CUEED)

“I am excited to be at Saunders. With our high quality faculty and students, it is a one of

the best kept secrets in higher education.”

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Fast Facts

• 686 undergraduate students • 293 graduate students • 49 full-time faculty • 30 staff members

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Saunders Graduate Programs MBA MBA in Accounting MS in Finance MS in Management MS in Entrepreneurship & Innovative Ventures Executive MBA Online Executive MBA

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Rankings & Recognition

• US News & World Report – Top graduate and undergraduate programs

• Princeton Review – “Best 294 Business Schools”

• Businessweek – Top 100 undergraduate program

• Forbes – “America’s Best Colleges”

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Career Orientated

Applied Teaching • Biz 1-2 • Real-world business projects in classroom • Courses with resume-building projects built in • Saunders Student Consulting

Job Placement and ROI • 94% Graduate Placement • Top-10 Most Affordable Business Schools (US News) • Strength of one of oldest and largest co-op universities

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Career Orientated Student Placements Accounting

– Bonn, Coating Technology Inc., Dioguardi & Ray, Deloitte & Touche, H&R Block, NYS Tax Dept, PWC

Finance – Bank of NY Mellon, M&T Bank,

Merrill Lynch, Midwest Inc., Northwestern Mutual, Paychex

International Business – Harris Corp., Toyota, Ortho Clinical

Diagnostics, M5 Networks, Paychex

Management – IEC Electronics Corp, NBC

Universal, Paychex, Sutherland Global Services, Wegmans

Marketing – Brand Networks, Consolidated

Graphics, Innovative Solutions, Northwestern Mutual, Paychex

New Media Marketing – The Bonadio Group, Johnson &

Johnson, Soleo Communications, Intuit, EPIC Systems

Management Information Systems – Ernst & Young, Fidelity Investments,

Google, IBM, Intel, JP Morgan, Microsoft, NBC Universal

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Saunders Clubs

• Graduate Management Association • Financial Management Association • Society of African American Business Students • Next Generation of Accountants • Women in Business

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Student Resources

• Entrepreneurs Conference – Inspirational hub and day of learning on how to start a business

• Power Your Potential Conference – Conference that connects RIT alumnae, local business executives, entrepreneurs and RIT

students by providing them activities designed to help them support and implement business with each other and learn innovative ideas and strategies for surpassing their business and professional objectives

• Center for Urban Entrepreneurship – Center to help reshape the regional economy and build wealth within the urban community

by being the hub for urban entrepreneurial programs and research.

• Saunders Student Consulting – For MBA students who are approximately midway through their program, Saunders places

them on client engagements under the supervision of a faculty mentor.

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Simone Center for Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship • #1 ranked student

incubator in the country by Bestcollegesonline.com

• Integrates business

education with RIT's world leading technical and creative programs

• Creates broad

partnerships with the business community and RIT's Business Incubator

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Simone Center for Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship

Student Programs and Activities • CEO’s (Collegiate Entrepreneurs’ Organization SM) Club • Digital Entrepreneurship Initiative • Saunders Summer Start-up Program, with “Investor Day” • Student Innovation Challenge Grant program • Entrepreneurs Hall • Events

– Idea Speed Dating – Shark Tank Competition ($4,750 in prizes) – Student Business Plan Competition ($10,000 in prizes)

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RIT Venture Creations Incubator

• Home to over 15 ‘mid-seed’ high-tech companies • Provides experiential learning in entrepreneurship • Student opportunities:

– Saunders Student Consulting – Co-ops and internships – Provides real-world projects for classrooms

Clean Energy Incubator Strong Arm

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Why Saunders?

• Save time and money through 4+1 • Practical, applied nature (career-focused) • Leverage resources of a major technical university • Top-ranked Co-op & Career Services • Outstanding faculty • Great value

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Admissions Requirements

• Rolling Admissions, apply at any time. • TOEFL (International Students) • GMAT • Resume • Personal Statement • Recommendations • Online application

rit.edu/grad

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Class Profile – Fall 2013

Countries Represented: USA, Afghanistan, Algeria, China, Dominican Republic, India, Mongolia, Maldives, Nepal, Saudi Arabia, Thailand, and Vietnam Averages: Average GMAT score: 560 Average GPA: 3.4

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Tuition

• Full-Time Graduate (12-18 Hours) – Per Semester: $18,618 – Yearly: $37,236

• Part-Time Graduate (1-11 Hours)

– 1 Credit Hour: $1,552

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Financing Your MBA

• Merit scholarships • Merit awards • Graduate assistant positions • Federal loans • Professional and

cultural organizations • Corporate support

Financial Services

Melissa Russell Financial Aid Advisor Melissa.Russell@rit.edu

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Connect With Us

• Twitter: @saunderscollege • Saunders.rit.edu • Facebook.com/saunderscollege • Rit.edu • Apply at

rit.edu/grad

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Your Saunders Graduate Admissions and Recruitment Team

Charles Ackley Assistant Director of Graduate Marketing and Recruitment

cackley@saunders.rit.edu

Sonya Haynes Graduate Advisor

soneil@saunders.rit.edu

Peggy Tirrell Director of Graduate Business Admissions & Special Projects

ptirrell@saunders.rit.edu

Questions? gradbus@saunders.rit.edu

Eric Koomen Director of Communications, Marketing and Recruitment ekoomen@saunders.rit.edu