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Driven by RIT’s commitment to career preparedness and an applied, technology-infused education, Saunders College of Business boasts an undergraduate outcomes rate of 95%, even in the face of a challenging, saturated job market. This rate is based on a four-year rolling average. Corporate employers continue to value Saunders graduates, who hit the ground running with real-world experience. Career preparation is key to this success. Saunders College focuses on hands-on business education, with relevant technological trends and knowledge built into all programs. In addition, a unique curriculum—students take classes across all nine RIT colleges—is reinforced through real-world education, allowing students to sharpen their skills and make career-defining connections. Grace Boesel ’25 (marketing) is a marketing specialist at Wilmac Technologies in Rochester, a position she took on immediately after graduation. She says, “My Saunders education gave me real expectations of what working would be like. Projects were tailored to teach us how to handle business situations that would likely come up. Also, despite RIT being a huge school, Saunders is small and you receive direct feedback from professors. That is unmatched.” Saunders faculty are committed to equipping students with the most relevant, experience-based business knowledge. By sharing their real-world experience and research expertise, they strive to deliver strong student outcomes. Central to the Saunders experience, undergraduate business students in all areas of study complete a semester of co-op education , working full-time in a relevant, paid position at a real business. These experiences assist with resume building and networking for post-graduate placement, and they familiarize students with the job search process. They allow students to apply their knowledge, refine their passions, and re-inspire their hunger to learn. Vaishnave (Vaish) Muthukumaresan ’26 (management information systems) completed a development technology co-op with Wegmans. Of her experience there, she says, “RIT's emphasis on communication and professional presentation gave me the confidence to collaborate with seasoned construction managers, present technical documentations, and to coordinate across departments. Saunders doesn't just teach you what to do, it teaches you how to show up.” RIT provides career services to all students and hosts several career fairs each academic year to aid students with job and co-op searches. View student co-op and alumni spotlights to learn more about where students and graduates have landed co-ops and jobs around the globe, at companies such as Amazon, BMW, EY, Four Seasons, GM, Goldman Sachs, Google, L'Oreal, Southwest Airlines, and Starbucks. Saunders annually receives rankings and recognition from such publications as U.S. News & World Report, USA Today College Factual, Bloomberg Businessweek, Poets & Quants, TFE (The Financial Engineer) Times, Eduniversal, CEO Magazine, OnlineMBAPage.com and QS Global MBA Rankings.