Rochester Institute of Technology

Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach National
Population 700,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 105 (50%)
Sunshine Hours 2,207 (8% 🌧️)
Days Without Precipitation 198 (4% ☔)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 13,201
Men / Women 65% / 35%
From State 45%
From Region 25%
Athletes 640 (5.0%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 60%
Asian 12%
Hispanic 10%
Black 6%
Mixed 6%
International 4%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Art and Design 371 36% 61% 10% 4% 9% 5% $63,189 19 +0.62 31 93%
3D Digital Design 34 +1 53% 59% 15% 0% 15% 3% $80,999 97 +1.71 72 92% — — — —
Film and Animation 67 +1 40% 67% 10% 0% 13% 3% $52,310 74 +0.47 9 95% — — — —
Fine Arts Studio 15 — 33% 73% 7% 7% 0% 7% $27,287 1 -2.09 1 90% — — — —
Graphic Design 46 — 26% 65% 11% 4% 2% 2% $62,636 64 +0.20 30 91% — — — —
Graphic Media Publishing — — — — — — — — $80,999 94 +1.63 72 92% — — — —
Illustration 39 — 18% 56% 8% 3% 15% 3% $62,636 96 +1.69 30 91% — — — —
Industrial Design 50 — 54% 54% 12% 4% 10% 12% $62,636 64 +0.20 30 91% — — — —
Interior Design 21 — 19% 67% 5% 14% 0% 0% $62,636 21 -0.62 30 91% — — — —
Medical Illustration 12 — 8% 67% 8% 8% 17% 0% $67,483 78 +0.58 43 88% — — — —
Metals and Jewelry Design — — — — — — — — $27,287 1 -3.40 1 90% — — — —
New Media Design 47 — 34% 60% 13% 9% 6% 2% $87,271 99 +2.14 80 100% — — — —
Photographic and Imaging Arts 40 — 38% 52% 8% 0% 8% 12% $52,310 48 -0.23 9 95% — — — —
Printmaking — — — — — — — — $27,287 0 -2.55 1 90% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Engineering Technology 186 73% 66% 11% 5% 9% 1% $86,762 84 -0.47 80 97%
Civil Engineering Technology 52 — 83% 69% 15% 4% 6% 2% $76,216 3 -2.15 64 95% — — — —
Computer Engineering Technology — — — — — — — — $93,177 66 +0.37 85 95% — — — —
Electrical Engineering Technology — — — — — — — — $100,756 91 +1.00 90 100% — — — —
Electrical Engineering Technology 12 — 92% 58% 8% 8% 25% 0% $93,725 67 +0.42 86 100% — — — —
Environmental Sustainability, Health and Safety 10 — 40% 80% 10% 10% 0% 0% $89,954 51 +0.10 83 100% — — — —
Manufacturing Engineering Technology — — — — — — — — $93,307 66 +0.38 85 — — — — —
Mechanical Engineering Technology 74 — 82% 64% 8% 7% 11% 1% $87,998 42 -0.06 81 99% — — — —
Packaging Science 38 — 45% 63% 13% 3% 5% 0% $95,748 86 +0.58 87 96% — — — —
Robotics and Manufacturing Engineering Technology — — — — — — — — $93,725 67 +0.42 86 100% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Health Sciences and Technology 132 18% 65% 11% 8% 9% 2% $82,404 78 +0.95 74 98%
Biomedical Sciences 64 — 23% 58% 11% 11% 12% 3% $75,073 71 +0.50 62 96% — — — —
Nutrition Management — — — — — — — — $63,069 43 -0.09 31 100% — — — —
Nutritional Sciences 5 — 0% 80% 20% 0% 0% 0% $65,716 59 +0.17 38 — — — — —
Diagnostic Medical Sonography 22 — 0% 73% 5% 9% 5% 0% $95,918 94 +1.44 87 99% — — — —
Exercise Science 9 — 67% 56% 0% 0% 22% 11% $62,729 56 +0.11 30 — — — — —
Physician Assistant 32 — 9% 75% 16% 3% 3% 0% $95,918 97 +1.88 87 99% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Liberal Arts 134 30% 65% 9% 3% 10% 3% $58,209 6 -0.06 19 95%
Economics 3 +7 67% 67% 33% 0% 0% 0% $86,757 39 -0.42 79 — — — — —
Digital Humanities and Social Sciences 15 — 47% 53% 27% 7% 7% 7% $61,456 90 +1.10 27 — — — — —
English 8 +7 38% 75% 12% 0% 12% 0% $57,350 77 +0.60 17 — — — — —
History 5 +1 80% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $57,098 61 +0.02 16 — — — — —
Modern Languages 3 +8 67% 67% 33% 0% 0% 0% $55,415 44 -0.23 13 — — — — —
Museum Studies 9 — 0% 67% 22% 0% 0% 0% $59,658 74 +0.27 22 — — — — —
Philosophy 3 — 100% 67% 0% 0% 0% 0% $58,190 45 -0.24 19 — — — — —
Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies — +1 — — — — — — $57,259 50 -0.16 17 — — — — —
Communication 7 — 43% 29% 0% 29% 14% 0% $63,630 59 +0.16 32 — — — — —
International and Global Studies 5 +5 0% 60% 20% 0% 0% 0% $68,466 41 -0.22 46 — — — — —
Journalism 4 — 50% 25% 0% 0% 25% 0% $62,977 62 +0.08 31 — — — — —
Political Science 6 +3 33% 67% 0% 0% 17% 17% $64,224 30 -0.59 34 94% — — — —
Psychology 40 — 18% 68% 5% 2% 12% 5% $53,144 42 -0.29 10 93% — — — —
Public Affairs 3 — 33% 0% 0% 0% 67% 0% $58,836 83 +0.66 20 — — — — —
Public Policy 2 +2 0% 50% 0% 0% 0% 0% $68,300 41 -0.29 45 — — — — —
Sociology and Anthropology 7 — 14% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $58,926 69 +0.19 20 — — — — —
Criminal Justice 14 — 21% 79% 0% 0% 7% 0% $51,397 8 -1.17 8 100% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Science 210 53% 73% 10% 3% 6% 1% $79,610 71 -0.16 70 95%
Imaging Science 17 +1 76% 82% 12% 0% 6% 0% $90,330 14 -1.00 83 94% — — — —
Applied Mathematics 20 +2 40% 60% 5% 5% 5% 0% $82,542 13 -0.83 74 91% — — — —
Applied Statistics and Actuarial Science 23 +3 65% 74% 17% 4% 0% 4% $85,719 22 -0.73 78 — — — — —
Chemistry 16 — 69% 75% 6% 0% 12% 0% $69,466 41 -0.20 48 100% — — — —
Computational Mathematics 18 +5 67% 72% 0% 11% 0% 0% $82,542 13 -0.83 74 91% — — — —
Physical Sciences 10 — 30% 70% 0% 10% 20% 0% $87,210 67 +0.26 80 — — — — —
Physics 32 +1 72% 88% 6% 0% 0% 3% $90,330 74 +0.49 83 94% — — — —
Biochemistry 13 — 38% 69% 0% 8% 23% 0% $56,053 5 -1.37 14 100% — — — —
Bioinformatics and Computational Biology 6 — 17% 33% 50% 17% 0% 0% $69,150 41 -0.21 47 — — — — —
Biology 14 +1 29% 57% 21% 0% 7% 0% $75,073 90 +1.00 62 96% — — — —
Biotechnology and Molecular Bioscience 28 +1 39% 82% 4% 0% 7% 0% $80,299 81 +0.78 71 97% — — — —
Environmental Science 13 — 38% 69% 23% 0% 8% 0% $58,263 53 -0.05 19 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Golisano College of Computing and Information Sciences 790 84% 67% 11% 3% 7% 4% $128,283 100 +0.96 99 97%
Computer Science 231 +3 83% 64% 12% 3% 9% 5% $142,523 76 +0.51 99 98% — — — —
Computing Exploration 5 — 60% 60% 0% 0% 0% 20% $106,976 76 +0.88 94 96% — — — —
Cybersecurity 117 +2 83% 76% 9% 2% 4% 3% $161,398 99 +3.59 100 97% — — — —
Game Design and Development 206 — 83% 66% 8% 3% 6% 6% $106,976 76 +0.88 94 96% — — — —
Human-Centered Computing 23 +1 43% 48% 13% 13% 17% 0% $95,382 49 -0.14 87 99% — — — —
New Media Interactive Development 13 +2 77% 62% 15% 15% 0% 0% $108,671 81 +0.95 94 100% — — — —
Software Engineering 117 — 91% 69% 16% 2% 7% 2% $136,065 71 +0.33 99 97% — — — —
Web and Mobile Computing 78 — 92% 72% 12% 4% 4% 4% $95,382 49 -0.14 87 99% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Kate Gleason College of Engineering 500 76% 70% 10% 3% 8% 4% $110,400 98 +0.06 95 97% 4.1%
Biomedical Engineering 42 +1 40% 67% 17% 2% 7% 5% $101,994 66 +0.28 91 96% — — — —
Chemical Engineering 31 — 74% 65% 13% 0% 10% 3% $98,118 19 -0.76 89 98% — — — —
Computer Engineering 58 +1 90% 72% 7% 3% 10% 5% $136,065 88 +0.90 99 97% — — — —
Computer Hardware Engineering 33 — 82% 45% 33% 6% 9% 6% $136,065 88 +0.90 99 97% — — — —
Electrical Engineering 76 — 86% 80% 5% 1% 3% 4% $109,246 38 -0.37 94 — — — — —
Industrial Engineering 22 — 64% 55% 14% 0% 14% 14% $114,821 63 +0.07 96 97% — — — —
Mechanical Engineering 187 +1 77% 74% 6% 2% 9% 2% $97,883 49 -0.17 89 97% — — — —
Microelectronic Engineering 16 +1 94% 56% 19% 6% 6% 0% $125,267 75 +0.39 98 — 4.1% — — —
Robotics Engineering 35 — 69% 69% 6% 6% 11% 3% $124,453 73 +0.35 98 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
National Technical Institute for the Deaf 27 7% 74% 0% 11% 4% 0% $47,303 1 -1.92 4 97%
American Sign Language - English Interpretation 27 — 7% 74% 0% 11% 4% 0% $47,303 2 -1.92 4 97% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Rochester Institute of Technology 109 48% 59% 9% 13% 9% 3% $64,828 25 +0.72 36 93% 9.4%
Applied Arts and Science 109 +3 48% 59% 9% 13% 9% 3% $64,828 89 +0.72 36 93% 9.4% — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Saunders College of Business 181 62% 56% 13% 6% 8% 10% $83,973 82 -0.26 76 97%
Accounting 14 +1 64% 79% 0% 0% 21% 0% $86,741 53 -0.02 79 97% — — — —
Digital Business 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $71,605 33 -0.46 54 — — — — —
Finance 32 +2 69% 56% 9% 3% 6% 22% $87,385 37 -0.40 80 96% — — — —
Global Business Management 3 — 100% 67% 0% 33% 0% 0% $82,761 64 -0.04 75 — — — — —
Global Supply Chain Management 12 — 58% 50% 33% 8% 8% 0% $61,863 1 -1.75 28 100% — — — —
Hospitality and Tourism Management 3 — 33% 33% 0% 0% 67% 0% $42,783 1 -1.61 3 88% — — — —
Management 12 — 50% 50% 17% 8% 8% 17% $61,863 12 -0.82 28 100% — — — —
Management Information Systems 65 +5 68% 46% 20% 8% 8% 11% $103,241 75 +0.62 92 95% — — — —
Marketing 29 +1 48% 76% 3% 3% 0% 7% $66,378 17 -0.87 40 98% — — — —
New Media Marketing 10 — 50% 40% 10% 10% 10% 0% $61,991 9 -1.21 28 100% — — — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $65,692
ROI Percentile 88th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 89%
4-Year Graduation Rate 28%
6-Year Graduation Rate 70%
Transfer-Out Rate 0%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Computer Science 29.9% 790 84% 67% 11% 3% 7% 4% $128,284 72 +0.96 99 97% —
Engineering 19.6% 517 76% 70% 10% 3% 8% 3% $109,741 81 +0.03 95 97% 4.1%
Arts 14.1% 371 36% 61% 10% 4% 9% 5% $63,189 92 +0.62 31 93% —
Professional 7.6% 200 70% 66% 10% 5% 8% 1% $84,287 83 -0.52 77 98% —
Business & Economics 7.0% 184 62% 56% 14% 6% 8% 10% $84,019 61 -0.26 76 97% —
Humanities 5.8% 152 47% 61% 12% 10% 8% 3% $63,224 86 +0.66 31 93% 9.4%
Life & Natural Sciences 4.7% 125 29% 63% 11% 7% 11% 2% $73,981 84 +0.39 59 97% —
Physical Sciences & Math 4.5% 119 61% 75% 7% 4% 4% 2% $83,884 62 -0.28 76 94% —
Health Sciences 3.4% 90 12% 72% 7% 7% 6% 1% $78,015 54 +0.46 67 98% —
Social Sciences 2.8% 74 22% 61% 4% 4% 14% 4% $57,788 48 -0.16 18 93% —
Agriculture & Food Science 0.7% 18 28% 72% 22% 0% 6% 0% $60,333 50 +0.01 24 — —

Research R2

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Engineering $33.2M #125 41% $1.3M 25 #118 172 7
Physical Sciences & Math $18.8M #135 64% $0.6M 24 #111 161 25
Computer Science $12.5M #73 72% $0 14 #71 130 —
Education $5.2M #97 86% $0 — — — —
Humanities & Social Sciences $4.1M #211 36% $0.0M — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences $3.0M #224 78% $0 — — — —
Health Sciences $1.2M #230 100% $0 — — — —
Business & Economics $0.2M #285 4% $0 — — — —
Agriculture & Food Science $0 #318 — $0 2 #102 — —
Total $78.1M #169 56% $2.0M 65 #231 463 32

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Sports

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (indoor) 67 $123K $122K $770
Track & Field (outdoor) 64 $135K $134K $642
Lacrosse 58 $762K $753K $8K
Baseball 40 $452K $398K $53K
Soccer 37 $352K $326K $25K
Rowing 35 $186K $171K $14K
Swimming & Diving 34 $218K $210K $8K
Wrestling 34 $342K $303K $39K
Ice Hockey 26 $2.9M $2.9M $6K
Cross Country 25 $93K $92K $376
Basketball 17 $290K $273K $17K
Tennis 14 $117K $111K $5K
Total 381 $6.0M $5.8M $181K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Rowing 41 $177K $147K $29K
Soccer 34 $316K $285K $30K
Track & Field (indoor) 34 $120K $116K $3K
Track & Field (outdoor) 34 $122K $118K $3K
Swimming & Diving 30 $206K $198K $8K
Ice Hockey 29 $2.3M $2.3M $54K
Lacrosse 25 $304K $257K $47K
Basketball 19 $289K $273K $16K
Softball 17 $205K $195K $10K
Volleyball 16 $365K $340K $24K
Cross Country 13 $76K $76K $246
Tennis 11 $92K $85K $6K
Total 259 $4.6M $4.4M $234K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (indoor) 101 $243K $239K $4K
Track & Field (outdoor) 98 $257K $253K $3K
Lacrosse 83 $1.1M $1.0M $56K
Rowing 76 $363K $319K $44K
Soccer 71 $668K $612K $55K
Swimming & Diving 64 $425K $409K $16K
Ice Hockey 55 $5.2M $5.2M $60K
Baseball 40 $452K $398K $53K
Cross Country 38 $169K $169K $622
Basketball 36 $580K $546K $33K
Wrestling 34 $342K $303K $39K
Tennis 25 $209K $196K $12K
Softball 17 $205K $195K $10K
Volleyball 16 $365K $340K $24K
Total 640 $13.6M $13.1M $512K

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 67%
Yield (non-ED) 9%
Early Action Nov 1
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 63% 77% 67%
Early Decision 65% 79% 69%

Early Action and Restrictive Early Action applicants are reported at the regular-decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 49%
SAT Range 1310 – 1440
SAT Math Range 640 – 730
SAT RW Range 650 – 730