RIT Saunders

Rochester, NY · Private · Full-time on-campus STEM MBA (Fall, Spring or Summer start; 4 semesters in RIT's cost example; optional paid co-op); part-time also available

Median base salary: $80,300 (Class of 2025)
Program tuition: $129,084 (≈ 2 × first-year tuition)

Deadlines

Spring 2027 start (rolling; priority date): Dec. 1, 2026
Summer 2027 start (rolling; priority date): April 1, 2027
Fall 2027 start (rolling; priority date): Aug. 1, 2027

Essays

Personal statement (2 pages, double-spaced)

Please submit a typed, double-spaced, 2 page statement about why the Saunders graduate program is a good fit for your future career. Include information on what draws you to the Saunders program and how you will leverage your past academic and professional work experience to be an active, engaged and successful student in our college.

Editor's notes

Apply early even though admission is rolling. Saunders hands out scholarships in the order complete applications arrive, and your offer comes with the decision. Submitting early with pieces missing doesn't hold your place; only complete files are reviewed.
Check the Master Up rules before you do anything else. If you're a U.S. citizen, a permanent resident or an international applicant already living in the U.S., you get at least 30% off tuition, a fee waiver and probably a test waiver, as long as you start by August 2027. Applicants abroad don't qualify and, with a non-U.S. degree, need a GMAT or GRE.
The personal statement is the only writing in the file, and no letters are required. That puts the weight on two pages. Treat it like a short, specific career plan tied to RIT's STEM electives and co-op, not a biography.
International applicants should plan on TOEFL 92 or IELTS 7.0. That's the bar Saunders sets for admission. Clear it and your English score stops being a question.

RIT Saunders

Deadlines

Essays

Personal statement (2 pages, double-spaced)

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