Admissions Data: Acceptance Rate of First-Year Students into Division of Economics and Business for Fall 2012: 45.9% (of 1285 Applications). The average SAT scores (math+verbal) and high school averages for first-year students enrolling in the Division of Economics and Business are below.
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
High School Average
Accounting
90.5
90.4
89.8
91.0
91.0
Business Economics
89.4
89.8
90.5
90.1
90.5
Economics
90.2
-
88.6
90.9
90.7
Average SAT Scores
Accounting
1119
1133
1102
1120
1137
Business Economics
1097
1125
1111
1111
1135
Economics
1092
-
1120
1224
1181
Undergraduate Degrees Awarded and Headcount Enrollment:
Degrees Awarded
Headcount Enrollment
2011-12
Fall 2012
Accounting
24
171
Business Economics
87
440
Economics
5
18
Total:
116
629
Employment Data: The Fall 2012 survey of alumni shows that 67% were employed in their first job within three months of graduation, and 87% were employed within six months. 84% reported their first job was related to their undergraduate major. The table below indicates the alumni distribution of employment by functional field.
Initial Employment by Field
Finance
15%
Accounting
28%
General Management
2%
Human Resources
2%
Sales
10%
Marketing
2%
Operations/Production Management
10%
Other
31%
Graduate Studies Data: 29% of alumni in the most recent survey reported pursuing graduate studies. For example, alumni reported pursuing or completing graduate degrees at these universities: Columbia University, Fordham University, Union Graduate College, St. John's University, Binghamton University, Rutgers University, Clarkson University, Hunter College, SUNY Buffalo, and Utica College.
