Rochester Institute of Technology
Rochester, NY · Private · Large suburb · Carnegie R1/R2 · RIT
Private institution in Rochester, NY · 13,225 undergraduates · 71% acceptance rate · $76,571 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 7%Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- Top 8%Median ACT
- Top 9%Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- Top 9%Undergraduates
Stats
College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.
Cost
- Average net price
- $29,6941,715th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $57,0161,917th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $57,0161,915th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $71,7141,846th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $26,7781,564th lowest of 1,880 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $76,571181st highest of 1,969 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $65,457147th highest of 1,964 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 70.8%396th highest of 2,031 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 88.2%299th highest of 1,853 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 71.4%653rd most selective of 1,608 reporting
- Average SAT
- 1378114th highest of 1,024 reporting
- Median ACT
- 3176th highest of 954 reporting
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 13,225191st largest of 2,162 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 13.0:1993rd smallest of 2,159 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 26.1%1,420th highest of 2,140 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 244 mi (EWR)
On 3 of our 111 lists
Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.
Applying
- EDNov 1
- ED IIJan 1
- EANov 1
- RDJan 15
- Common App member
- Yes
- Application fee
- $65
- Personal essay
- Required
- Writing supplement
- No
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Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 67 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementComputer Science | bachelors | $86,550 | $89,006 |
| Computer Science | bachelors | $83,325 | $84,653 |
| Computer Systems Networking and TelecommunicationsComputer Science | bachelors | $77,966 | $72,901 |
| Computer EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $77,213 | $79,389 |
| Industrial EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $72,231 | $68,219 |
| Physical Sciences | bachelors | $72,231 | $63,005 |
| Computer Engineering Technologies/TechniciansEngineering Technology | bachelors | $71,734 | $64,990 |
| Electrical, Electronics and Communications EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $70,456 | $71,351 |
| Management Information Systems and ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $68,858 | $71,015 |
| Mechanical EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $68,719 | $69,218 |
| Electrical Engineering Technologies/TechniciansEngineering Technology | bachelors | $68,499 | $69,002 |
| Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/TechniciansEngineering Technology | bachelors | $66,150 | $67,587 |
Campus facts
- Founded in 1829source
- Athletic nickname: "Tigers"source
- Competes in NCAA Division IIIsource
- Formerly known as "Rochester Athenæum" (1829–1891)source
- Formerly known as "The Mechanics Institute" (1885–1891)source
- Formerly known as "Rochester Athenæum and Mechanics Institute" (1891–1944)source
- Athletic conference: Liberty Leaguesource
- A * [[National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program institutionsource
- A Space-grant]] institutionsource
- Fight song: ""Our Spirit Shows""source
Athletics — 14 sports
Other · Other
Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $2,314,441 (M $1,117,227 · W $1,197,214)
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Cross Country
- Ice Hockey
- Lacrosse
- Rowing
- Soccer
- Softball
- Swimming and Diving (combined)
- Tennis
- Track and Field (Indoor)
- Track and Field (Outdoor)
- Volleyball
- Wrestling
- Lacrosse: 2022, 2021
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.
Key links
- Official websiterit.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 195003)
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- Sports directoryAll 14 EADA programs at this school
- Build an admissions plan8th–12th grade actions for this college — sports, activities, timeline
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