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Rochester Institute of Technology

Rochester, NY · CDS 20252026 · Suburb: Large · 4-year · Predominantly bachelor's-degree granting

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Overall admit rate
Lower = more selective
Yield rate
Admitted students who enrolled
Avg % of need met
87.6%
Total cost — out-of-state
$81,978
Sticker price before aid
Student-faculty ratio
Avg loan debt at graduation
$24,138

Admit rate over time

% of need met over time

Total cost (out-of-state) over time

Enrollment

Total all undergraduates
Total all graduate
Grand total all students

Admissions

Total applicants
Total admitted
Total enrolled
Overall admit rate
Admit rate — women
Admit rate — men
Yield rate

Early Decision / Action

Offers Early Decision plan?Yes
ED closing date11/1
ED notification date12/1
# admitted under ED plan1,028
Offers Early Action plan?Yes
EA closing date11/1
EA notification date1/31
Restrictive Early Action?No

Test Scores

% submitting SAT41.0%
% submitting ACT8.0%
SAT EBRW 25th %ile650
SAT EBRW 75th %ile730
SAT Math 25th %ile640
SAT Math 75th %ile730
ACT Comp 25th %ile30
ACT Comp 75th %ile34
% in top 10% of HS class40.0%
% in top 25% of HS class63.0%

Cost

Tuition — in-state$63,508
Tuition — out-of-state$63,508
Required fees$1,100
Room and board$17,370
Total cost — in-state$81,978
Total cost — out-of-state$81,978

Financial Aid

Avg need-based grant$41,819
Avg % of need met87.6%
% with 100% of need met
Avg merit grant (no need)$20,030
Avg loan debt at graduation$24,138

Waitlist & Transfer

# offered place on waitlist2,155
# admitted from waitlist164
Waitlist admit rate25.0%
Transfer applicants (total)1,608
Transfer admit rate45.9%

Faculty

Student-faculty ratio
% faculty full-time

College Scorecard

Federal outcomes data — not in the CDS. Each figure's cohort year can differ from the CDS year above and from other Scorecard figures below; see the vintage next to each.

Admissions & cost

Admit rate (Scorecard)66.9%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
Average net price (public)
Average net price (private)$34,906Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Completion, retention & earnings

Completion rate (200% of expected time)74.3%Scorecard · Fall 2016 or AcadYr 2016-17 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS200)
Completion rate — Pell recipients (150% of expected time)65.0%Scorecard · Fall 2018 or AcadYr 2018-19 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS)
First-year retention rate88.5%Scorecard · Fall 2023 bachelor's-seeking cohort, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRSRET_FT)
Median earnings, 4 yrs after completing$84,133Scorecard · Treasury AY2017-18, AY2018-19 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars

Financial aid

% receiving a Pell Grant28.3%Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS_DCS)
% receiving a federal loan57.4%Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS_DCS)

Federal loan repayment status (2 yrs after entering repayment)

Paid in full18.1%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Making progress38.3%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Not making progress20.3%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Discharged0.6%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Defaulted2.3%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019

Undergraduates

% part-time2.4%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% white60.2%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Black5.9%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Hispanic/Latino10.4%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Asian12.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% American Indian/Alaska Native0.2%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% two or more races5.7%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% nonresident/international3.8%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% race/ethnicity unknown1.7%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Instructional staff

% women39.5%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% men60.5%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% white68.2%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Black3.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Hispanic/Latino6.3%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Asian12.5%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% American Indian/Alaska Native0.5%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.3%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% two or more races1.7%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% nonresident/international5.9%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% race/ethnicity unknown1.6%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Fields of study

% of degrees awarded, by broad field — College Scorecard.

Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services25.2%
Engineering24.5%
Visual And Performing Arts10.6%
Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services6.9%
Engineering Technologies And Engineering-Related Fields5.2%
Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities4.7%
Biological And Biomedical Sciences4.6%
Physical Sciences2.8%