Shape the Future of Finance with RIT
Shape the Future
of Finance with RIT
Discover how a Finance B.S. from RIT’s Saunders College of Business prepares you for high-impact careers in today's analytics-driven and tech-powered finance industry.
92%
Outcomes Rate of Graduates from this degree
#59
Best Undergraduate Business Schools, Poets&Quants, 2025
$70.7K
Average First-Year Salary of RIT Graduates from this degree
$300K
Value of an investment portfolio managed by students in the Financial Management Association
Tech-Forward Approach
Study Big Data, Artificial Intelligence (AI), and advanced analytics tools in finance, in our state-of-the-art Sklarsky Center
Career Outcomes
92% job outcomes rate and $70.7K average starting salary
Real-World Learning
Manage a real $300K+ investment portfolio and train on Bloomberg terminals
1:1 Professional Mentoring
Get your own professional mentor from the Saunders Finance Advisory Board, plus networking opportunities and company visits.
Career & Co-op Success
Build Experience While You Study
Complete full-time, paid co-ops with top companies before you graduate. RIT’s hands-on education prepares you for roles like:
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Industries
Banking | Investment | Logistics | Government | Tech
Goldman Sachs
Controllers Analyst
Dallas, Texas to New York, NY
"Saunders College of Business does a great job of preparing students for the job market through dynamic course offerings, emphasis on co-ops for practical experience, and study abroad programs, which I was able to take advantage of. The dynamic business and technology curriculum provided me with a robust set of skills."
Saunders Students Take 1st in Bloomberg Challenge
1st Place Globally!
Finance students from RIT’s Saunders College of Business placed #1 globally in the Bloomberg Global Trading Challenge, topping 2,400+ teams worldwide.
The winning team combined finance, software engineering, and language skills to lead with strategy and tech.
This is the kind of real-world, interdisciplinary learning that sets Saunders students apart.
Recent Finance Co-op Placements
AECOM, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Allied Financial Partners, Rochester, NY
BDO USA LLP, Charlotte, NC
Capital One Headquarters, McLean, VA
Cisco, San Jose, CA
Citi Bank, Buffalo, NY
CITIC Securities Co., Ltd., Jiaxing, China
Condon and Forsyth LLP, New York, NY
Constellation Brands, Victor, NY
CooperVision, Inc, Rochester, NY
Corning Incorporated, Corning, NY
Datto, Albany, NY
Deloitte, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Deloitte, Victoria Island, Nigeria
Equitable Advisors, Marlboro, NJ
ESL Federal Credit Union, Rochester, NY
Excellus BlueCross BlueShield, Rochester, NY
Five Star Bank, Rochester, NY
Gleason, Rochester, NY
Goldman Sachs, Dallas, TX
Hawaiian Electric, Honolulu, HI
Johnson Controls, Milwaukee, WI
KKR & Co., New York City, NY
KPMG Deal Advisory, Singapore
Lockheed Martin, Denver, CO
M&T Bank, Buffalo, NY
Merrill Lynch, Albany, NY
MMB + Co, Rochester, NY
Nestle USA, Solon, OH
Palmer Food Services, Rochester, NY
Paychex, Rochester, NY
PNC, Pittsburgh, PA
Prudential Financial, Millbury, MA
PricewaterhouseCoopers, Rochester, NY
Siru Financiero, San Pedro, Costa Rica
Southwest Airlines, Dallas, TX
Starbuck Headquarters, Seattle, WA
Tektronix Inc, Beaverton, OR
The Bonadio Group, Pittsford, NY
The Coca-Cola Company, Atlanta, GA
Veloxxity LLC, Herndon, VA
Wegmans Food Markets, Rochester, NY
At RIT, more than 4,500 students complete over 6,200 paid co-op assignments each year and are employed by more than 3,400 employers throughout the U.S. and abroad.
+1 MBA Early Acceptance Pathway
Outstanding undergraduate applicants may qualify to follow an accelerated +1 MBA Early Acceptance Pathway to get their MBA in one extra year.
RIT Business Program Features
Top Finance Technology Resources
- State of the art facilities with a $25 million expansion opened in 2024
- Access vast resources from a top technology university
- Sklarsky Analytics Lab featuring Bloomberg terminals
- Learn and apply the latest software including Power BI, Python, R, SQL, Tableau, and VBA
Biz 1+2, The Freshman Experience
- Day-one, all students participate as a freshmen cohort, for two semesters
- Generate a business idea and commercialization plan to present to a panel of judges
- Access the center for student innovation and entrepreneurship and rapid prototype makerspace.
Elite Faculty Research
- Saunders research is published in elite academic journals
- Faculty experts are internationally recognized
- Research expertise is sought after and cited in leading business publications including Bloomberg and The Wall Street Journal
Plug into the Saunders Network
- Get your own professional mentor from the Saunders Finance Advisory Board
- Join a global network of 25,000 Saunders and 150,000 RIT alumni
- Over 17,000 job posting from employers
- Professional networking opportunities and company visits with Traveling Tigers
Experience our state-of-the-art building expansion and renovation!
Saunders College of Business programs are fully accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business International (AACSB), the premier accrediting organization for business schools.