Retention and Graduation Rates
| Fall Semester of Enrollment | Freshman Cohort | Retention Rate: Freshman to Sophomore | Retention Rate: Freshman to Junior | Retention Rate: Freshman to Senior | 4 Year Graduation Rate | 5 Year Graduation Rate | 6 Year Graduation Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 141 | 88.7% | 82.3% | 78.0% | 61.7% | 75.2% | 75.9% |
| 2014 | 125 | 94.4% | 87.2% | 81.6% | 73.6% | 78.4% | 78.4% |
| 2015 | 113 | 86.7% | 73.5% | 66.4% | 54.9% | 70.8% | 70.8% |
| 2016 | 114 | 89.5% | 79.8% | 72.8% | 64.9% | 71.9% | 74.6% |
| 2017 | 80 | 83.8% | 73.8% | 71.3% | 55.0% | 65.5% | 66.7% |
| 2018 | 115 | 88.7% | 83.5% | 69.6% | 61.7% | 70.0% | 71.7% |
| 2019 | 113 | 86.7% | 81.4% | 67.3% | 57.5% | 63.7% | |
| 2020 | 98 | 82.7% | 68.4% | 63.6% | 47.5% | ||
| 2021 | 124 | 79.8% | 71.0% | 57.3% | |||
| 2022 | 114 | 86.0% | 77.2% | ||||
| 2023 | 112 | 81.3% |
Where do School of Business graduates go?
School of Business graduates work in organizations around the world!
Business Analytics graduates are hired by global enterprises, hospitals, utilities, and small start-up organizations. Most recently, graduates joined:
IBM
Major League Baseball
Rockstar Games
MDD Forensic Accountants
Wavemaker
Independence Blue Cross
Enterprise Holdings
Airfleet
Merrill Lynch
PFK O'Connor Davies
New York Presbyterian Hospital
Equinox
Central Hudson
Accounting and finance majors complete internships and are employed after graduation by the Big Four accounting firms, major regional firms, and local accounting practices or wealth management firms. For example:
EY
PwC
KPMG
Deloitte
Crowe
Eisner Amper
JP Morgan
Moody’s
Abbott
PKF O’Connor Davies
RBT CPAs
Goldman Sachs
The Carlyle Group (global private equity)
UBS
JP Morgan Chase
Morgan Stanley
Bloomberg
Entrepreneurship, Management, General Business, and International Business majors find interesting jobs at a variety of firms. Recent examples of employment include:
Auditor for NYS Comptrollers Office
Associate of Capital Markets at Maxim Group
HR Recruiter for Human Resource Dimensions
Senior HR Recruiter at Pontoon Solutions
DEI Specialist for Henry Schein
HR Coordinator for Laerdal Medical
Benefits specialist for Hudson Valley Federal Credit Union
Professional Development and Training for Davis Polk and Wardwell LLP (law firm)
Exec Team Lead Intern for Target
Assistant Director of Recruiting for Northwestern Mutual
Management Associate M&T bank
Systems analyst for WinnCompanies
Talent Acquisition Director for WOW Payments
Coordinator at Morgan Stanley
HR Partner Amazon
Analyst at Albany Medical Center
Marketing majors have joined many firms, brands and boutique agencies like;
Hearst Media
Angry Orchard
Harney & Sons
Pepsi
Target
Coca Cola
Sherwin Williams
M&C Saatchi
EY (Ernst & Young)
PHD Media
Blue Hill Data Services
Aktion Associates, Inc.
VIGO
SMSB Consulting Group
