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Rochester Institute of Technology Overview

Located in Rochester, New York, Rochester Institute of Technology is a private not-for-profit institution. Rochester is a good match for students who enjoy the safety and convenience of the suburbs.

What Is Rochester Institute of Technology Known For?

0 Undergraduate Awards
$45,975 Avg Cost After Aid
71% Acceptance Rate
  • The 1% student loan default rate at RIT is better than the national rate of 10.1%. That's a good sign that you may be able to pay off student loans easier than your peers at other schools can.
  • The doctor's degree is the highest award offered at RIT.
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  • Students who graduate from RIT with a bachelor's degree make about $69,250 a year. That's 70% more than those who graduate from other schools.

Where Is Rochester Institute of Technology?

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Contact details for RIT are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 1 Lomb Memorial Dr, Rochester, NY 14623-5603
Phone: 585-475-2411
Website: www.rit.edu

How Do I Get Into RIT?

You can apply to RIT online at: www.rit.edu/admissions/apply

Admission Requirements for RIT

Submission Required?
High School GPA Required
High School Rank Recommended
High School Transcript Required
College Prep Program Required
Recommendations Required
SAT or ACT Scores Considered but not required
TOEFL Required

How Hard Is It To Get Into RIT?

71% Acceptance Rate
40% Of Accepted Are Women
39% Submit SAT Scores
With an acceptance rate of 71%, RIT may not be as selective as some schools, but you should not take admittance for granted. Be sure to submit the best application you can.

Approximately 60% of accepted students are men and 40% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 70%, and the acceptance rate for women is 74%.

Average Test Scores

About 39% of students accepted to RIT submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 630 and 710. Math scores were between 640 and 740.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for Rochester Institute of Technology  ( 630 to 710 )
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800

SAT Math Scores for Rochester Institute of Technology  ( 640 to 740 )
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800
RIT received ACT scores from 12% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 26 and 34. Math scores were between 26 and 33. Composite scores were between 28 and 33.

ACT English Scores for Rochester Institute of Technology  ( 26 to 34 )
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36
ACT Math Scores for Rochester Institute of Technology  ( 26 to 33 )
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36
ACT Composite Scores for Rochester Institute of Technology  ( 28 to 33 )
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36

Can I Afford Rochester Institute of Technology?

$45,975 Net Price
63% Take Out Loans
0.8% Loan Default Rate
The overall average net price of RIT is $45,975. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At RIT, approximately 63% of students took out student loans averaging $9,936 a year. That adds up to $39,744 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at RIT is 0.8%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Rochester Institute of Technology Undergraduate Student Diversity

12,742 Full-Time Undergraduates
34% Women
30% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 14,000 undergraduate students at RIT, with 12,742 being full-time and 1,258 being part-time.

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There are also 2,790 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 12,742 full-time undergraduates at RIT, 66% are male and 34% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Rochester Institute of Technology students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 1,428
Black or African American 660
Hispanic or Latino 1,104
White 8,150
International Students 594
Other Races/Ethnicities 806

Geographic Diversity

New York students aren't the only ones who study at Rochester Institute of Technology. At this time, 45 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 100 countries are represented at RIT. The most popular countries sending students to the school are India, China, and Saudi Arabia.

Online Learning at Rochester Institute of Technology

892 Took All Classes Online
10,853 Took At Least One Class Online
54.9% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
There are 3 bachelor’s degree and 48 master’s degree programs available online at RIT. In 2020-2021, 10,853 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at RIT has changed over the last few years.

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This school is the 11th most popular in New York for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2020-2021.

Online Growth Rankings of RIT

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Rochester Institute of Technology was 54.9%. This is the #629 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at RIT regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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