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Rochester Institute of Technology is a private national university located in Rochester, New York. Rochester Institute of Technology is moderately inclusive in their admissions.
Return on educational investment at Rochester Institute of Technology is in the bottom 50% of all ranked schools. The median student earns $66,280 10 years after enrolling, 24th in New York, and in the top 25% nationally. When adjusted for earning differences by major, Rochester Institute of Technology bachelor students earn 13% more than the national average. Rochester Institute of Technology is ranked 80th in New York.
Rochester Institute of Technology’s median net annual cost of $34,822 and average years to graduate of 5.1 are reported only at the school level. We assume these same costs and graduation time for all programs.
The top 6 programs at Rochester Institute of Technology sorted by number of graduates - Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Computer software, Mechanical Engineering, Design & Applied Arts, Mechanical Engr. Tech - are shown below. To see more programs, click on "see additional programs".
Annual net cost
$34,822
Average years to graduate
5.1
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management
Rank: #6
Economic score: 1.23
Information Systems Mgmt.
Rank: #59
Economic score: 2.4
Industrial Engineering
Rank: #69
Economic score: 3.22
Computer science
Rank: #227
Economic score: 3.48
Biomedical/Medical Engineering
Rank: #85
Economic score: 3.88
Diagnostic, Intervention & Treatment
Rank: #92
Economic score: 4.13
Civil Engr. Tech
Rank: #5
Economic score: 4.61
Biology
Rank: #494
Economic score: 13.12
Liberal Arts and Sciences
Rank: #220
Economic score: 14.31
FIlm, Video & Photography
Rank: #65
Economic score: 15.87
EarningPlus compares the three-year post graduate earnings to the median earnings of the same graduating class, with the same graduate degree. These 2 metrics, debt-to-earnings and EarningsPlus, are combined into an economic score. The lower the economic score the better.
The most popular 6 graduate programs at Rochester Institute of Technology - Computer Science, Mechanical Engineering, Diagnostic, Intervention & Treatment , Industrial Engineering, Business Administration, Environmental Engr. Tech - are shown below. To see more programs, click on "see additional programs".
Electrical Engineering
Rank: -
When a school's graduation rate falls in the bottom 25% in the country, we do not display an economic ranking.
Economic score: 0.24
The average full-time graduate completes their degree in 5.1 years. 70% of all students graduate within 8 years including part-time students. The graduation rate at Rochester Institute of Technology is 3% higher than the state average, and 3% above the average for all national universities in the country.
At Rochester Institute of Technology, Pell Grant recipients represent 27% of the measured graduating class, 8% lower than the national average of 35%. The average Pell Grant recipient at Rochester Institute of Technology graduates within 5 years.
Rochester Institute of Technology is in the top 50% of schools for graduating Pell recipients.
We calculate this performance by adjusting the graduation rate of Pell students by their percentage of the student body. This adjustment is made to prevent schools with large numbers of Pell students from underperforming in comparison to schools with few Pell students but high graduation rates.
Rochester Institute of Technology’s economic mobility score of 12.32 is calculated by adjusting the 4.04 economic score of lower-income students by the 27% pell grant recipients within the student body. Rochester Institute of Technology’s EMS of 12.32 ranks in the bottom 50% nationally.false
Economic Mobility
To calculate economic mobility of low-income (household earnings below $30,000) students, we adjust each institution’s economic score by their percentage of Pell Grant students. The logic of this Pell-adjusted calculation is derived from Third Way’s Economic Mobility Index (EMI).
Bottom 50%
The average Title IV recipient at Rochester Institute of Technology pays $34,822 a year, $32,438 less than the $67,260 advertised. See below the cost breakdown for students who receive Title IV grants, broken down by income level.
Average net price
The average net price shown by income level for all students that receive Title IV aid. Calculated by deducting the average grant and scholarship aid from tuition, fees, books, and room and board. Limited to first-time, full-time students. Public institution figures are calculated using in-state tuition figures.
Median net price $34,822
Much of the gap between net price and sticker price is filled by institutional and government grants. At Rochester Institute of Technology, 100% of students receive some grants and scholarships, compared to the national average of 87% for all colleges and universities. The average amount of federal, state, and institutional grants that students receive is shown on the right.
This leaves a total of $34,822 on average to be covered by the student – be it through loans or out of pocket. In total, 63% of students take out loans, federal or private, at an average amount of $9,936. This is 9% more than the national average.
Federal grants
$5,197
Pell grants
$4,939
State grants
$2,849
Institutional grants
$29,252
Rochester Institute of Technology offers 1 exclusively online program. At the master’s level Rochester Institute of Technology offers 16 programs, 14 of which are held exclusively online. We use the IPEDS July '20 — July '21 Distance Education report to determine which programs are online. EarningsPlus data is provided when available.
Online programs
17
Hybrid programs
2
Percentage of programs online
11%
Rochester Institute of Technology's moderately inclusive admissions are indicated by their 71% acceptance rate. In 2021, the school had 21,923 applicants, of which 15,645 were admitted and 3,355 enrolled. Rochester Institute of Technology doesn't have a rolling admissions policy, which means applications are reviewed after a hard admissions deadline.
Full time
96%
83%
Female
35%
59%
First time
79%
59%
In-state
46%
68%
1st generation
19%
35%
White
65%
52%
Black
5%
14%
Hispanic
9%
15%
Asian
10%
5%
American Indian
N/A
1.6%
Pacific Islander
N/A
0.3%
Other
11%
12%