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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?

2,536 Undergraduate Awards
$45,975 Avg Cost After Aid
74% Acceptance Rate
  • The 3% 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.
  • For the 2019-2020 academic year, 72% of the faculty were full-time.
  • Students who graduate from RIT with a bachelor's degree make about $66,280 a year. That's 62% more than those who graduate from other schools.

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Rochester Institute of Technology Rankings

RIT landed the #372 spot in our 2023 ranking of best colleges. We analyzed 2,018 colleges and universities across the nation to determine this ranking. RIT also holds the #20 spot on the Best Colleges in New York ranking.

These rankings may look different from those published by other outlets, because we use an outcomes-based approach rather than a subjective one. We get our data from a number of places, including the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard. For more information, check out our rankings and methodology page.

RIT has also been awarded the following overall awards by our latest rankings.

Rank Ranking Name Share
#70 Best Doctor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#102 Best Graduate Certificate Schools Tweet It - Post It
#176 Best Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at RIT.

Rank Ranking Name Share
#1 Best Electronics Engineering Master’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#1 Best Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#1 Best Materials Sciences Master’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#1 Best Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#1 Best General Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#2 Best Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#2 Best Manufacturing Engineering Master’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#4 Best Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#5 Best Chemistry Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#5 Best Physics Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards RIT has earned from around the web.

Rank Ranking Name Source
#1 Best Electronics Engineering Technology Graduate Degree Schools College Factual
#2 Best Communications Technologies & Support Schools College Factual
#2 Best Graphic Communications Schools College Factual
#23 Best Engineering Technologies Schools College Factual
#29 Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools College Factual
#126 Best Health Professions Schools College Factual

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/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RITfb
Twitter: https://twitter.com/rittigers

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?

74% Acceptance Rate
40% Of Accepted Are Women
75% Submit SAT Scores
With an acceptance rate of 74%, 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 72%, and the acceptance rate for women is 76%.

Average Test Scores

About 75% 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 600 and 690. Math scores were between 620 and 730.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for Rochester Institute of Technology  ( 600 to 690 )
200
800

SAT Math Scores for Rochester Institute of Technology  ( 620 to 730 )
200
800
RIT received ACT scores from 26% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 24 and 33. Math scores were between 27 and 32. Composite scores were between 28 and 33.

ACT English Scores for Rochester Institute of Technology  ( 24 to 33 )
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36
ACT Math Scores for Rochester Institute of Technology  ( 27 to 32 )
1
36
ACT Composite Scores for Rochester Institute of Technology  ( 28 to 33 )
1
36

Can I Afford Rochester Institute of Technology?

$45,975 Net Price
65% Take Out Loans
2.9% 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 65% of students took out student loans averaging $10,891 a year. That adds up to $43,564 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at RIT is 2.9%. 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

12,122 Full-Time Undergraduates
34% Women
29% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 13,412 undergraduate students at RIT, with 12,122 being full-time and 1,290 being part-time.

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There are also 2,746 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 12,122 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 1,275
Black or African American 600
Hispanic or Latino 1,068
White 7,895
International Students 608
Other Races/Ethnicities 676

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

1,443 Took All Classes Online
13,241 Took At Least One Class Online
54.9% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
In 2019-2020, 13,241 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 2019-2020.

Online Affordability Rankings of RIT

During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time undergraduate tuition at Rochester Institute of Technology was $51,240 for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows how RIT is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are not mostly online.

Major Tuition for In-State Students Tuition for Out-of-State Students
American Sign Language #1 #1
General Physical Sciences #4 #4
Housing #7 #7
Environmental Control Technology #9 #9
Statistics #10 #10
Construction Engineering Technology #12 #12
Manufacturing Engineering #16 #13
Computer Systems Networking #19 #19
Physical Sciences #27 #24
Foreign Languages & Linguistics #28 #28
Mathematics & Statistics #46 #46
Medical Illustration & Informatics #48 #48
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies #61 #61

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.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of RIT majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major 1-Year Growth Rate
Accounting 27%
Computer & Information Sciences 9%
Computer Information Systems 10%
Engineering Technologies 1%
Environmental Control Technology 36%
Health & Medical Administrative Services 33%
Health Professions 61%
Human Resource Management 18%
Information Science 60%
Information Technology 3%
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 85%
Mathematics & Statistics 24%
Medical Illustration & Informatics 25%
Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies 3%
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies 38%

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at RIT ranks compared to all other partially online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at RIT.

Major Growth Rate Rank
American Sign Language #1
Housing #1
Environmental Control Technology #1
Construction Engineering Technology #4
Graphic Communications #7
Manufacturing Engineering #10
Communications Technologies & Support #10
Medical Illustration & Informatics #17
Radio, Television & Digital Communication #18
Hospitality Management #25
Foreign Languages & Linguistics #25
Computer Systems Networking #26
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods #33
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies #41
Engineering #49
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences #51
Human Resource Management #62
Information Technology #68
Communication & Journalism #76
Engineering Technologies #83
Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies #133
Health & Medical Administrative Services #168
Liberal Arts General Studies #169
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities #169
Computer & Information Sciences #204
Business Administration & Management #396
Health Professions #500

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%.

Rochester Institute of Technology Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major Basic Certificate Associate’s Bachelor’s Graduate Certificate Master’s Doctor’s TOTAL
Computer Science 0 0 189 0 177 0 366
Computer Software & Applications 0 0 152 78 25 0 255
Computer Engineering 0 0 180 0 52 0 232
Mechanical Engineering 0 0 137 0 69 0 206
Design & Applied Arts 0 12 134 0 25 0 171
Allied Health Professions 12 0 86 0 66 0 164
Computer Information Systems 0 20 73 0 54 15 162
Liberal Arts General Studies 0 30 106 0 0 0 136
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 0 0 106 0 20 0 126
Information Technology 0 0 76 10 32 0 118
Mechanical Engineering Technology 0 0 107 0 0 0 107
Business Administration & Management 0 4 36 19 31 0 90
Radio, Television & Digital Communication 0 0 39 0 49 0 88
Industrial Engineering 0 0 46 0 38 0 84
General Biology 0 0 75 0 0 0 75
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 0 0 0 0 75 0 75
Applied Mathematics 0 0 38 0 30 0 68
Management Information Systems 0 0 59 0 0 0 59
Engineering-Related Fields 0 0 46 0 12 0 58
Civil Engineering Technology 0 0 56 0 0 0 56
Biomedical Engineering 0 0 50 0 0 0 50
Chemical Engineering 0 0 44 0 0 0 44
Accounting 0 3 26 10 2 0 41
General Physical Sciences 0 5 14 0 9 13 41
Physics 0 0 39 0 1 0 40
Criminal Justice & Corrections 0 0 29 0 10 0 39
Finance & Financial Management 0 0 38 0 0 0 38
American Sign Language 0 0 32 0 6 0 38
Graphic Communications 0 5 31 0 0 0 36
Electronics Engineering Technology 0 0 18 0 18 0 36
Environmental Control Technology 0 0 11 0 22 0 33
Computer Engineering Technology 0 0 27 0 0 0 27
Fine & Studio Arts 0 0 12 0 14 0 26
Biotechnology 0 0 24 0 0 0 24
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies 0 0 0 0 24 0 24
General Psychology 0 0 24 0 0 0 24
Computer Programming 0 0 23 0 0 0 23
General Engineering 0 0 0 0 6 16 22
General Sales & Marketing 0 0 21 0 0 0 21
Industrial Production Technology 0 0 4 0 17 0 21
Chemistry 0 0 17 0 4 0 21
Medical Illustration & Informatics 0 0 13 0 7 0 20
Natural Resources Conservation 0 0 12 0 8 0 20
Communication & Media Studies 0 0 10 0 9 0 19
Materials Sciences 0 0 0 1 18 0 19
Electromechanical Engineering Technology 0 0 17 0 0 0 17
Political Science & Government 0 0 17 0 0 0 17
Hospitality Management 0 0 10 0 5 0 15
Health & Medical Administrative Services 2 0 0 1 12 0 15
Manufacturing Engineering 0 0 0 0 14 0 14
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology 0 0 0 8 6 0 14
Economics 0 0 13 0 0 0 13
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology 0 0 12 0 0 0 12
Biomathematics & Bioinformatics 0 0 6 0 6 0 12
International Business 0 0 12 0 0 0 12
Public Policy 0 0 3 0 9 0 12
Human Resource Management 0 0 1 1 9 0 11
Public Relations & Advertising 0 0 11 0 0 0 11
International Studies 0 0 11 0 0 0 11
Architectural Sciences & Technology 0 0 0 0 10 0 10
Information Science 0 0 0 0 10 0 10
Teacher Education Subject Specific 0 0 0 0 10 0 10
Museum Studies 0 0 10 0 0 0 10
Astronomy & Astrophysics 0 0 0 0 5 5 10
Food, Nutrition & Related Services 0 0 9 0 0 0 9
Computer Systems Networking 0 0 2 0 6 0 8
Philosophy 0 0 8 0 0 0 8
Child Development & Psychology 0 0 0 0 8 0 8
Sociology & Anthropology 0 0 8 0 0 0 8
Sustainability Science 0 0 0 0 6 1 7
Journalism 0 0 6 0 0 0 6
Teacher Education Grade Specific 0 0 0 0 6 0 6
Linguistics & Comparative Literature 0 0 5 0 0 0 5
Drafting & Design Engineering Technology 0 4 0 0 0 0 4
General Business/Commerce 0 3 0 0 0 0 3
Health & Physical Education 0 0 3 0 0 0 3
Woodworking 0 1 1 0 1 0 3
General Science Technologies/Technicians 0 3 0 0 0 0 3
Construction Engineering Technology 0 0 0 0 2 0 2
Precision Metal Working 0 2 0 0 0 0 2
Sociology 0 0 2 0 0 0 2
Business Support & Assistant Services 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
Electrical Engineering 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
Nutrition Science 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
General Visual & Performing Arts 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
General Architecture 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Audiovisual Communications 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Quality Control Technology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Robotics Engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Writing Studies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ethnic Studies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Housing 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Statistics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 15 93 2,428 128 1,056 50 3,770

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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