Rochester Institute of Technology

Rochester, NY · Private nonprofit · 13,215 undergrads (medium, suburb) · website ↗

Test-optional
$65 application fee

What you'll actually pay

Average net price per year — tuition, fees, room & board minus grant and scholarship aid — for in-state students by household income.

Household income	Avg net price / year
Under $30,000	$24,680
$30,000 – $48,000	$24,820
$48,000 – $75,000	$28,874
$75,000 – $110,000	$34,510
Over $110,000	$44,970
All incomes (average)	$34,906

Sticker tuition and fees: $59,274 in-state — before aid, from the same earlier College Scorecard release as the net prices above.

These are averages. For an estimate for your family, use Rochester Institute of Technology's own net price calculator — every college that takes federal student aid must publish one.

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Other costs of attendance, 2025–26

The college's own estimate for a full-time undergraduate for the year, before aid, from the October 2026 College Scorecard. It is a newer year than the tuition and net prices above, so don't add the two together.

Housing and meals, on campus	$16,750
Housing and meals, off campus (not with family)	$16,750
Books and supplies	$1,100
Other expenses, on campus	$1,790
Other expenses, off campus	$1,790

Grants and loans for first-year students, 2022–23

What the college reported for its full-time, first-time students (3,201 of them) in 2022–23; 99% got some kind of aid, loans included. Each average is over the students who received that kind of aid, not over everyone. It is an older year than the 2025–26 costs above.

Type of aid	Students awarded	Average amount
Any grant or scholarshipFederal, state, local and the college's own	99%	$31,931
Federal Pell GrantNeed-based, from the federal government	28%	$5,237
The college's own grants and scholarshipsNeed- or merit-based, funded by the college	98%	$29,658
Federal student loansBorrowed by the student; repaid with interest. No Parent PLUS or private loans	65%	$5,124

IPEDS, U.S. Department of Education, Student Financial Aid 2022–23 (SFA2223, provisional release); full-time, first-time degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates; public domain.

Admissions & outcomes

Acceptance rate: 67%
Average SAT: 1383
Median ACT: 31
Students with Pell grants: 27%
Graduation rate (6yr): 70%
Freshman retention: 89%
Median earnings @ 10yr: $76,571
Median debt at graduation: $26,778
International undergrads: 575 (4.1%)

For comparison, the median across all 1,596 four-year colleges on this site: graduation rate 56%, earnings ten years after entering $54,869, debt at graduation $23,250.

Admission policy, test scores and teaching

SAT/ACT policy: Test-optional
Application fee: $65
Students per faculty member: 13 to 1
Faculty who are full-time: 70%
Open admission: No

Middle 50% of test scores, fall 2024

25th to 75th percentile of enrolled first-year students who submitted scores. A quarter scored below the first figure and a quarter above the second. Section ranges can't be added together into a total-score range.

SAT Reading and Writing: 650–720
SAT Math: 650–740
ACT composite: 29–33

What the college considers in admission decisions, fall 2023

How the college said it used each item when deciding on first-time, degree- or certificate-seeking applicants for fall 2023. For SAT and ACT scores, see the fall 2024 policy above.

High school GPA	Required
High school class rank	Considered if submitted
High school record	Required
Completion of a college-preparatory program	Required
Recommendations	Required
Formal demonstration of competencies (e.g. portfolio)	Considered if submitted
English proficiency test (for applicable students)	Required
Other test (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.)	Not considered
Work experience	Not considered
Personal statement or essay	Required
Legacy status	Not considered

First-time applicants: 24,269
Admitted: 17,328
Enrolled: 3,056

Counts of first-time, degree- or certificate-seeking students, including early decision and early action. The acceptance rate higher up this page comes from a different College Scorecard release, so it may not match these counts.

IPEDS, U.S. Department of Education, Admissions 2023–24 (ADM2023, provisional release), fall 2023; open admission from IPEDS Institutional Characteristics 2023–24 (revised); public domain.

Most popular fields of study

Share of bachelor's degrees awarded.

Computer Science25%

Engineering25%

Visual & Performing Arts11%

Business7%

Biology & Life Sciences5%

Physics & Chemistry3%

Health & Nursing3%

Communications & Media3%

Mathematics & Statistics2%

Psychology2%

Earnings and debt by field of study

Median annual earnings of graduates who received federal student aid and were working, not studying: one year after completing (graduates of 2020–21 and 2021–22) and four years after (2017–18 and 2018–19), measured in 2022 and 2023 and shown in 2024 dollars. Median debt is federal Direct and Grad PLUS loans borrowed at this college by 2022–23 and 2023–24 graduates; it leaves out Parent PLUS and private loans. “National” is the median for the same field and credential across all US colleges.

Bachelor's degrees (42)

Field of study	Degrees awarded 2023–24	Earnings, 1 yr after	Earnings, 4 yrs after	Median federal debt
Computer Science	208	$99,072	$135,702national $107,009	$24,250
Design and Applied Arts	173	$42,257	$52,043national $51,490	$27,000
Computer Software and Media Applications	169	$67,980	$88,096national $58,894	$25,489
Mechanical Engineering	165	$81,845	$93,065national $92,135	$24,375
Computer Engineering	159	$97,300	$123,027national $109,015	$27,000
Film/Video and Photographic Arts	149	$34,410	$52,970national $43,765	$27,000
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management	120	$99,592	$138,679national $85,063	$26,124
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities	111	$46,087	$63,845national $53,072	$21,500
Electrical and Computer Engineering	102	$86,696	—	$25,617
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians	86	$77,691	$86,226national $82,073	$26,250
Biology, General	76	$36,718	$68,862national $57,214	$22,750
Computer and Information Sciences, General	65	$76,289	$100,367national $92,374	$24,317
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions	60	$95,640	$100,680national $70,786	$27,000
Biomedical/Medical Engineering	54	$78,848	$94,103national $93,451	$27,250
Management Information Systems and Services	54	$74,935	$94,827national $83,290	$23,625
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication	43	$65,196	$91,222national $50,497	$25,500
Civil Engineering Technologies/Technicians	41	$71,108	$83,553national $76,549	$27,000
Chemical Engineering	37	$84,090	$94,641national $98,158	$27,000
Business Administration, Management and Operations	37	$55,717	$68,524national $68,257	$23,201
Graphic Communications	34	$33,520	$55,122national $43,283	$26,250
Computer Engineering Technologies/Technicians	34	$80,467	$95,491national $83,742	$28,750
Engineering-Related Fields	32	$79,882	$92,780national $89,619	$23,250
Psychology, General	32	—	$51,577national $50,706	$23,135
American Sign Language	31	$32,345	$45,330national $45,044	$22,000
Applied Mathematics	31	$60,132	$76,069national $91,532	$24,249
Finance and Financial Management Services	31	—	$72,313national $83,343	$24,250
Biotechnology	30	$43,966	$74,613national $67,097	$25,750
Physics	30	$48,519	$75,281national $76,786	$27,000
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians	27	$73,612	$82,116national $84,304	$27,000
Criminal Justice and Corrections	26	$42,441	$52,704national $55,378	$20,458
General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations	26	$61,532	$58,141national $75,399	$23,750
Computer Programming	25	$87,798	$113,559national $83,439	$27,000
Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians	22	—	$84,755national $66,185	$22,250
Applied Statistics	22	—	—	$20,500
Accounting and Related Services	21	$47,117	$72,830national $76,194	$27,000
Industrial Engineering	20	$83,394	$105,313national $98,442	$27,250
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians	18	$80,391	$96,361national $84,599	$30,750
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology	18	—	—national $65,466	$24,687
Chemistry	12	$56,196	$68,926national $65,120	$27,000
Hospitality Administration/Management	7	—	$51,363national $56,726	—
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication	4	—	$57,748national $63,560	—
Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services	1	—	$63,750national $54,945	—

Undergraduate certificates (1)

Field of study	Degrees awarded 2023–24	Earnings, 1 yr after	Earnings, 4 yrs after	Median federal debt
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions	12	$71,031	$86,002national $57,584	$15,000

Master's degrees (16)

Field of study	Degrees awarded 2023–24	Earnings, 1 yr after	Earnings, 4 yrs after	Median federal debt
Computer Science	139	$113,766	$162,539national $145,571	—
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods	122	$71,984	—national $124,807	$39,653
Mechanical Engineering	74	$88,006	$109,087national $115,974	$20,500
Electrical and Computer Engineering	53	$100,089	—	$20,500
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management	41	$113,461	—national $121,855	—
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication	39	$52,886	—national $75,972	—
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions	33	$117,017	$142,532national $127,347	$20,500
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	31	—	—national $59,916	$40,074
Industrial Engineering	28	$86,722	—national $119,184	—
Business Administration, Management and Operations	28	$94,008	$102,151national $103,485	$41,000
Materials Sciences	23	$86,179	—national $116,810	—
Computer Software and Media Applications	22	—	—national $120,083	$20,500
Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians	19	$84,717	—national $90,955	—
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	11	$47,789	—national $63,707	—
Health and Medical Administrative Services	8	$74,900	—national $89,981	—
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering	1	—	$116,674national $133,654	—

A dash means the Department of Education suppressed the figure because too few graduates were measured — not zero. 121 more programmes at this college have every figure suppressed and are not listed.

Contact and accreditation

Address: 1 Lomb Memorial Dr, Rochester, NY 14623-5603
Phone: (585) 475-2411
Institutional accreditor: Middle States Commission on Higher Education

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Sources: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts) and IPEDS Fall Enrolment for international student counts. College Scorecard, October 2026 release: net price calculator link, mission flags and religious affiliation (2025–26), enrolment shares, test policy, SAT/ACT ranges and student-to-faculty ratio (fall 2024), cost-of-attendance components (2025–26), and earnings and debt by field of study. IPEDS Institutional Characteristics 2023–24 for the application fee and the IPEDS 2024 directory for the phone number. IPEDS Admissions 2023–24 (ADM2023, provisional release) for admission requirements and first-time applicants, admits and enrolments (fall 2023). IPEDS Student Financial Aid 2022–23 (SFA2223, provisional release) for grants and loans to full-time, first-time students. All are U.S. Department of Education data in the public domain. Verify current costs and requirements with the school.

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