Division of Economics and Business

Fast Facts

Admissions Data: Acceptance Rate of First-Year Students into Division of Economics and Business for Fall 2009: 37.6% (of 1195 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.
	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009
High School Average
Accounting	89.0	88.8	89.2	90.5	90.4
Business Economics	88.4	88.1	89.1	89.4	89.8
Economics	86.4	87.6	89.3	90.4	----

Average SAT Scores
Accounting	1140	1100	1099	1119	1133
Business Economics	1200	1103	1101	1097	1125
Economics	-----	1107	1148	1092	----

Undergraduate Degrees Awarded and Headcount Enrollment:
	Degrees Awarded		Headcount Enrollment
	2008-09		Fall 2009
Accounting	14			123
Business Economics	95			416
Economics	4			14
Total:	113			553

Employment Data: The Fall 2009 survey of alumni shows that 57% were employed in their first job within three months of graduation, and 77% 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	30%
Accounting	23%
General Management	13%
Human Resources	7%
Sales	7%
Marketing	3%
Other	17%

Graduate Studies Data: 22% of alumni pursued graduate studies. For example, alumni reported pursuing graduate degrees at these universities: SUNY Albany, South New Hampshire University, and Ithaca College.