Rochester Institute of Technology
Rochester, NY
School Background
2022 Undergraduate Enrollment: 13,085
Graduate Enrollment: 2,790
Doctoral Universities: High Research Activity
Highest degree awarded:
Graduate
Religious Affiliation:
None
Campus Details
Suburb: Large (outside principal city, in urbanized area with population of 250,000 or more)
Four-year, large, highly residential
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full-time, more selective, lower transfer-in
Applicant and Admittance Traits
2022 Admission Rate: 71.36%
Male/Female: 65% / 35% (2017)
First generation college students: 19.5% (2017)
Percentage of students who are married when enrolled: 1.0% (2017)
Percentage of students who are veterans: 0.3% (2015)
Test scores for admission: Considered but not required
Appliants applying to 2+ schools: 73.0% (2017)
Appliants applying to 3+ schools: 61.6% (2017)
Appliants applying to 4+ schools: 53.2% (2017)
Appliants applying to 5+ schools: 44.3% (2017)
Ethnicity Information
White: 64.0%
Black: 5.2%
Hispanic: 8.7%
Asian: 11.2%
American Indian/Alaska Native: 0.1%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander: 0.0%
2+ races: 4.8%
Non-resident alien: 4.7%
Unknown race: 1.4%
Black: 5.2%
Hispanic: 8.7%
Asian: 11.2%
American Indian/Alaska Native: 0.1%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander: 0.0%
2+ races: 4.8%
Non-resident alien: 4.7%
Unknown race: 1.4%
Costs & Fees
2022 Average Tuition & Fees (Room/Board/Books): $66,396
In-State tuition: $52,756Out-of-State tuition: $52,756
Estimated books and supplies: $1,098 (2022)
Estimated on-campus room & board: $14,432 (2022)
Estimated on-campus other fees: $946 (2022)
Estimated off-campus room & board: $14,432 (2022)
Estimated off-campus other fees: $946 (2022)
Average Family Income: $90,505 (2017)
Median Family Income: $69,191 (2017)
Scholarships & Financial Aid
Percentage of students receiving Pell Grant: 26.6%Percentage of students with Federal Loans: 52.4%
Median federal loan debt at graduation: $26,778 (2021)
Median federal loan payment: $284 (2021)
| Household Income | Net Cost |
|---|---|
| 0-$30k | $22,694 |
| $30k-48k | $23,405 |
| $48k-75k | $25,850 |
| $75k-110k | $30,260 |
| $110k+ | $40,298 |
Graduate Outcomes & Job Placements
4-year graduation rate: 25%6-year graduation rate: 69%
1 year post-graduation workforce participation: 96.1% (2020)
Loans
Median federal debt for graduates: $26,778 (2021)Median federal debt for non-graduates: $12,000 (2021)
Median federal debt for first-generation graduates: $21,750 (2021)
Median federal debt for Pell grant recipient graduates: $23,250 (2021)
Ability to Repay Loans
| Graduates, % of Loans in Repayment (Non-delinquent/default) |
Percentage |
|---|---|
| @1 Year | 81.9% (2015) |
| @3 year | 86.4% (2017) |
| @5 year | 88.2% (2017) |
1-year Graduate % of Loans being Repaid (Non-delinquent/default) - Pell Grant Recipients: 62.9% (2015)
1-year Graduate % of Loans being Repaid - 1st Generation Attendees: 62.6% (2015)
Earnings Power
Median earnings, 1 year post graduation: $60,248 (2020)Median earnings, 4 years post graduation: $69,774 (2020)
Popular Majors
| Type of Degree | Major | 2022 Graduates | Median Federal Debt | Median Monthly Payment | 1yr Median Earnings (monthly gross) | 4yr Median Earnings (monthly gross) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor's Degree | Natural Resources Conservation and Research. | 22 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Computer and Information Sciences, General. | 43 | $27,000 | $286 | $75,642 ($6,304) | $86,702 ($7,225) |
| Master's Degree | Computer and Information Sciences, General. | 71 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Computer and Information Sciences, General. | 3 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Computer Programming. | 25 | $27,000 | $286 | $72,394 ($6,033) | |
| Bachelor's Degree | Computer Science. | 135 | $27,000 | $286 | $90,826 ($7,569) | $125,429 ($10,452) |
| Master's Degree | Computer Science. | 142 | $149,789 ($12,482) | |||
| Bachelor's Degree | Computer Software and Media Applications. | 128 | $27,000 | $286 | $63,768 ($5,314) | $84,214 ($7,018) |
| Master's Degree | Computer Software and Media Applications. | 26 | ||||
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Computer Software and Media Applications. | 67 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications. | 31 | $31,000 | $329 | $69,082 ($5,757) | $102,067 ($8,506) |
| Master's Degree | Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications. | 18 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management. | 74 | $27,000 | $286 | $84,599 ($7,050) | $123,462 ($10,289) |
| Master's Degree | Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management. | 26 | ||||
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management. | 16 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Engineering, General. | 9 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Biomedical/Medical Engineering. | 41 | $29,183 | $300 | $69,774 ($5,815) | $82,443 ($6,870) |
| Bachelor's Degree | Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians. | 10 | $75,212 ($6,268) | |||
| Master's Degree | Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians. | 16 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Chemical Engineering. | 53 | $30,750 | $326 | $73,071 ($6,089) | $80,721 ($6,727) |
| Bachelor's Degree | Computer Engineering. | 162 | $28,500 | $297 | $84,895 ($7,075) | $105,334 ($8,778) |
| Master's Degree | Computer Engineering. | 40 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering. | 118 | $29,000 | $286 | $79,085 ($6,590) | $84,896 ($7,075) |
| Master's Degree | Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering. | 81 | $87,370 ($7,281) | |||
| Bachelor's Degree | Mechanical Engineering. | 166 | $27,000 | $286 | $71,133 ($5,928) | $83,505 ($6,959) |
| Master's Degree | Mechanical Engineering. | 86 | $82,710 ($6,893) | $93,165 ($7,764) | ||
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Mechanical Engineering. | 3 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Industrial Engineering. | 78 | $30,750 | $325 | $74,059 ($6,172) | $96,163 ($8,014) |
| Master's Degree | Industrial Engineering. | 45 | $96,862 ($8,072) | |||
| Master's Degree | Manufacturing Engineering. | 18 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Civil Engineering Technologies/Technicians. | 52 | $28,000 | $268 | $67,074 ($5,590) | $70,416 ($5,868) |
| Bachelor's Degree | Electrical Engineering Technologies/Technicians. | 27 | $30,407 | $289 | $74,464 ($6,205) | $84,292 ($7,024) |
| Master's Degree | Electrical Engineering Technologies/Technicians. | 24 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Electromechanical Instrumentation and Maintenance Technologies/Technicians. | 22 | $30,750 | $326 | $65,235 ($5,436) | $82,020 ($6,835) |
| Bachelor's Degree | Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians. | 7 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians. | 32 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians. | 1 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians. | 3 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians. | 105 | $29,000 | $297 | $66,819 ($5,568) | $82,078 ($6,840) |
| Bachelor's Degree | Computer Engineering Technologies/Technicians. | 30 | $30,750 | $326 | $68,435 ($5,703) | |
| Associate's Degree | Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians. | 5 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Engineering-Related Fields. | 44 | $27,750 | $286 | $69,914 ($5,826) | $78,388 ($6,532) |
| Master's Degree | Engineering-Related Fields. | 12 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services. | 1 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | American Sign Language. | 31 | $26,870 | $261 | $29,755 ($2,480) | $42,963 ($3,580) |
| Master's Degree | American Sign Language. | 8 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services. | 13 | $54,563 ($4,547) | |||
| Master's Degree | Housing and Human Environments. | 2 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | 1 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | 29 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | 142 | $28,000 | $286 | $39,531 ($3,294) | $40,551 ($3,379) |
| Bachelor's Degree | Psychology, General. | 38 | $24,972 | $253 | $20,684 ($1,724) | $47,330 ($3,944) |
| Master's Degree | Research and Experimental Psychology. | 2 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Biology, General. | 104 | $24,000 | $248 | $29,904 ($2,492) | $54,500 ($4,542) |
| Bachelor's Degree | Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology. | 9 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology. | 4 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology. | 4 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Biotechnology. | 25 | $24,125 | $254 | $33,383 ($2,782) | $57,558 ($4,797) |
| Bachelor's Degree | Applied Mathematics. | 28 | $26,682 | $286 | $64,141 ($5,345) | $65,619 ($5,468) |
| Master's Degree | Applied Mathematics. | 17 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Statistics. | 8 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Statistics. | 22 | $82,106 ($6,842) | $109,806 ($9,151) | ||
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Statistics. | 4 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Museology/Museum Studies. | 7 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Nutrition Sciences. | 2 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | International/Global Studies. | 8 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Sustainability Studies. | 13 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Sustainability Studies. | 6 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other. | 16 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Health and Physical Education/Fitness. | 2 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Philosophy. | 1 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Physical Sciences. | 1 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Physical Sciences. | 10 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Physical Sciences. | 8 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Physical Sciences. | 12 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Astronomy and Astrophysics. | 5 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Astronomy and Astrophysics. | 3 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Chemistry. | 20 | $24,677 | $262 | $43,128 ($3,594) | |
| Master's Degree | Chemistry. | 7 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Physics. | 24 | $27,000 | $286 | $42,366 ($3,531) | |
| Master's Degree | Materials Sciences. | 14 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Science Technologies/Technicians, General. | 15 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology. | 6 | ||||
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology. | 7 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Criminal Justice and Corrections. | 34 | $26,000 | $262 | $32,797 ($2,733) | $45,395 ($3,783) |
| Master's Degree | Criminal Justice and Corrections. | 9 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Public Policy Analysis. | 7 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Public Policy Analysis. | 2 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Economics. | 21 | $27,082 | $287 | $62,176 ($5,181) | |
| Bachelor's Degree | Political Science and Government. | 13 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Sociology. | 4 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Sociology and Anthropology. | 7 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Precision Metal Working. | 6 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Woodworking. | 1 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Woodworking. | 5 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Woodworking. | 1 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Visual and Performing Arts, General. | 1 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Design and Applied Arts. | 21 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Design and Applied Arts. | 132 | $27,000 | $282 | $31,715 ($2,643) | $48,662 ($4,055) |
| Master's Degree | Design and Applied Arts. | 24 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Accounting and Related Services. | 9 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Film/Video and Photographic Arts. | 125 | $27,000 | $286 | $27,444 ($2,287) | $41,750 ($3,479) |
| Master's Degree | Film/Video and Photographic Arts. | 17 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Fine and Studio Arts. | 12 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Fine and Studio Arts. | 9 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Health and Medical Administrative Services. | 5 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Health and Medical Administrative Services. | 8 | ||||
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Health and Medical Administrative Services. | 1 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. | 15 | $35,250 | $200 | $61,543 ($5,129) | |
| Bachelor's Degree | Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. | 62 | $27,000 | $286 | $80,384 ($6,699) | $81,262 ($6,772) |
| Master's Degree | Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. | 36 | $233 | $109,853 ($9,154) | $108,909 ($9,076) | |
| Bachelor's Degree | Medical Illustration and Informatics. | 12 | $48,566 ($4,047) | |||
| Master's Degree | Medical Illustration and Informatics. | 2 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Business/Commerce, General. | 4 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 9 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 29 | $26,875 | $209 | $53,182 ($4,432) | $56,984 ($4,749) |
| Master's Degree | Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 120 | $427 | $69,063 ($5,755) | $89,034 ($7,420) | |
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 24 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Accounting and Related Services. | 2 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Accounting and Related Services. | 48 | $26,125 | $252 | $42,160 ($3,513) | $64,041 ($5,337) |
| Associate's Degree | Business Operations Support and Assistant Services. | 7 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Finance and Financial Management Services. | 38 | $23,250 | $246 | $52,479 ($4,373) | $86,145 ($7,179) |
| Master's Degree | Finance and Financial Management Services. | 11 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Hospitality Administration/Management. | 2 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Hospitality Administration/Management. | 19 | $26,689 | $270 | $34,277 ($2,856) | $34,543 ($2,879) |
| Master's Degree | Hospitality Administration/Management. | 10 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Human Resources Management and Services. | 11 | ||||
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Human Resources Management and Services. | 1 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | International Business. | 14 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Management Information Systems and Services. | 64 | $25,105 | $246 | $62,835 ($5,236) | $92,311 ($7,693) |
| Bachelor's Degree | General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations. | 51 | $24,587 | $250 | $41,523 ($3,460) | $67,214 ($5,601) |
| Master's Degree | Natural Resources Conservation and Research. | 7 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Architectural Sciences and Technology. | 13 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies. | 1 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Communication and Media Studies. | 6 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Communication and Media Studies. | 8 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Journalism. | 5 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Radio, Television, and Digital Communication. | 29 | $27,000 | $286 | $55,998 ($4,667) | |
| Master's Degree | Radio, Television, and Digital Communication. | 36 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication. | 13 | $27,000 | $281 | $32,914 ($2,743) | |
| Master's Degree | Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | 7 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. | 6 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Engineering, General. | 12 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Graphic Communications. | 48 | $27,000 | $286 | $31,887 ($2,657) | $73,091 ($6,091) |
| Master's Degree | Graphic Communications. | 1 | ||||
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Graphic Communications. | 1 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Computer and Information Sciences, General. | 27 |
Campus Resources
Average faculty salary: $96,804Full time faculty: 69%
Undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio: 13.0
School's endowment start of year: $954,032,000 (2022)
School's endowment end of year: $1,302,873,000 (2022)