Rochester Institute of Technology
Rochester, New York
- Private nonprofit
- Suburb
- 13,215 undergrads
- Admit rate
- 67%Source: College Scorecard
- Average net price
- $37,405per year, after grantsSource: College Scorecard
- Graduation rate
- 70%within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $84,70010 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
What's special
Cooperative education (co-op) is a hallmark of an RIT education, enabling students to gain full-time professional work experience.
Source: Cooperative Education | Career Services and Co-op | RIT
At RIT, co-op is built into most programs: students alternate blocks of co-op work with semesters of on-campus study.
Students pay no university tuition or fees while working on co-op assignments.
Getting in
- Admit rate
- 67%About 7 in 10 applicants get in.Source: College Scorecard
- Test policy
- Test-optionalScores are considered if you send them, but not required.Source: College Scorecard
- SAT (middle 50%)
- 1300–1460Reading + math, enrolled first-years who sent scoresSource: College Scorecard
- ACT (middle 50%)
- 29–33Composite, enrolled first-years who sent scoresSource: College Scorecard
From Rochester Institute of Technology's own report
These numbers come from the school's Common Data Set for 2025–26, a standard report colleges publish about their applicants and first-year students. Open the report.
Average high school GPA: 3.90 (the 99% of first-years who reported one)
- Admit rate in this report
- 71%22,411 admitted of 31,527 first-year applicants
- Early decision admit rate
- 73%1,028 admitted of 1,405. Early decision is binding: you commit to attend if admitted.
- SAT, middle 50%
- 1310–1440First-years who sent scores
- ACT, middle 50%
- 30–34First-years who sent scores
- Top 10% of their class
- 40%63% were in the top quarter.
Early applicants often include recruited athletes and students who knew this was their first choice, so a higher early rate doesn't mean applying early raises any one student's odds by that much.
What the admissions office says it weighs
Very important
- How challenging your classes were
- GPA
Important
- Class rank
- Test scores
- Essay
- Recommendations
- Character and personal qualities
Considered
- Interview
- Activities
- A talent or ability
- Being first in your family to go to college
- Volunteer work
- Work experience
- Showing interest in the school
Not considered
- Family who went there (legacy)
- Where you live
- Living in the state
- Religious affiliation
Where you'd stand
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Sources: Rochester Institute of Technology Common Data Set 2025–26. Test ranges describe enrolled students who sent scores.
What it really costs
Most families pay less than the sticker price. Net price is what's left after grants and scholarships.
- Average net price
- $37,405full-time first-years who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
- Total cost of attendance
- $77,430sticker price incl. housing, per yearSource: College Scorecard
- Tuition
- $61,804Source: College Scorecard
After you enroll
- Graduation rate
- 70%first-time, full-time students finishing within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Came back for year two
- 89%full-time first-year studentsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $84,70010 years after starting, for students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
- Median debt at graduation
- $25,500federal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
Students
- Undergraduates
- 13,215Source: College Scorecard
- Receive Pell grants
- 31%a sign of economic diversitySource: College Scorecard
- First-generation students
- 19%parents didn't go beyond high schoolSource: College Scorecard
Similar schools
Similar, and easier to get into
- St. John's University-New York Queens, NY — admits 83%
- Savannah College of Art and Design Savannah, GA — admits 83%
- Long Island University Brookville, NY — admits 86%
- Belmont University Nashville, TN — admits 95%
Also worth a look
- Drexel University Philadelphia, PA — admits 79%
- Fordham University Bronx, NY — admits 59%
- Loyola University Chicago Chicago, IL — admits 82%
- Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Troy, NY — admits 63%
- Elon University Elon, NC — admits 66%
- Hofstra University Hempstead, NY — admits 68%
Where these numbers come from
Every number on this page comes from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard page for Rochester Institute of Technology, which draws on what the school reports to the federal government and on federal student aid and tax records. We last pulled the data on November 4, 2026. Different measures cover different years; here's how each one works.
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