Rochester Institute of Technology
Rochester, New York · Also known as RIT · Website
$76,571
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$76,571
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Rochester Institute of Technology is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Rochester, New York with 13,215 undergraduates and 2,831 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $34,906 a year (tuition and fees $59,274). It admits 67% of applicants and 70% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $76,571 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $26,778 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$34,906
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$59,274
US median $11,837
Admission rate
67%
US median 78%
Completion rate
70%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$26,778
About $284 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$76,571
Rank 242 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $34,906
- Tuition and fees
- $59,274
- Cost of attendance
- $74,626
- Students with a need-based grant
- 27%
- Students with federal loans
- 53%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $24,680
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $24,820
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $28,874
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $34,510
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $44,970
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $37,124 in 2015-16 to $59,274 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 67%
- Average SAT
- 1,383
- SAT reading, middle
- 670
- SAT math, middle
- 690
- ACT, middle
- 31
- Undergraduates
- 13,215
- Graduate students
- 2,831
- Part-time students
- 2.4%
- Women
- 35%
- Students per teacher
- 13
- Completion rate
- 70%
- Retention rate
- 89%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 186
- Endowment
- $1.4B
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 242 of 5,094 US colleges and 38 of 299 in New York (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | NY median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $34,906 | $17,682 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $59,274 | $13,810 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 67% | 73% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 70% | 64% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 89% | 79% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $26,778 | $15,250 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $65,457 | $38,937 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $76,571 | $47,733 | $52,928 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US private nonprofit 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 77% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 82% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
186 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Computer ScienceBachelor's | Bachelor's | 195 | $27,000 | $94,611 | $135,702 | $107,009 |
| Computer EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 186 | $28,000 | $90,829 | $123,027 | $109,015 |
| Mechanical EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 173 | $27,000 | $76,263 | $93,065 | $92,135 |
| Computer Software and Media ApplicationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 154 | $27,000 | $69,052 | $88,096 | $58,894 |
| Design and Applied ArtsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 149 | $26,646 | $34,709 | $52,043 | $51,490 |
| Film/Video and Photographic ArtsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 116 | $27,000 | $28,858 | $52,970 | $43,765 |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative MethodsMaster's | Master's | 115 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 109 | $27,000 | $36,318 | $63,845 | $53,072 |
| Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/TechniciansBachelor's | Bachelor's | 92 | $28,000 | $69,261 | $86,226 | $82,073 |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementBachelor's | Bachelor's | 89 | $27,000 | $89,032 | $138,679 | $85,063 |
| Electrical and Computer EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 89 | - | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Computer ScienceOnlineMaster's | Master's | 82 | Withheld | Withheld | $162,539 | $145,571 |
| Mechanical EngineeringMaster's | Master's | 76 | Withheld | $87,056 | $109,087 | $115,974 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 63 | $27,000 | $71,358 | $100,367 | $92,374 |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 58 | $23,401 | $34,630 | $68,862 | $57,214 |
| Management Information Systems and ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 56 | $23,250 | $69,834 | $94,827 | $83,290 |
| Civil Engineering Technologies/TechniciansBachelor's | Bachelor's | 55 | $25,250 | $73,273 | $83,553 | $76,549 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 54 | $27,000 | $78,298 | $100,680 | $70,786 |
| Computer EngineeringMaster's | Master's | 51 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $136,736 |
| Biomedical/Medical EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 50 | $28,308 | $72,344 | $94,103 | $93,451 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's | Master's | 46 | $37,545 | $74,469 | $102,151 | $103,485 |
| Electrical and Computer EngineeringMaster's | Master's | 44 | - | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Industrial EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 43 | $30,677 | $72,764 | $105,313 | $98,442 |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementMaster's | Master's | 42 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $121,855 |
| PhysicsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 40 | $27,000 | $48,374 | $75,281 | $76,786 |
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Questions and answers
How much does Rochester Institute of Technology cost?
$34,906 a year is the average net price at Rochester Institute of Technology after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $59,274, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $74,626. Families earning under $30,000 pay $24,680 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Rochester Institute of Technology?
67% of applicants are admitted to Rochester Institute of Technology. The average SAT score of admitted students is 1,383 and the middle ACT score is 31. The median admission rate of colleges in New York is 73%.
How much do Rochester Institute of Technology graduates earn?
$76,571 a year is the median pay of former Rochester Institute of Technology students who work, 10 years after they started ($65,457 after 6 years). That ranks 242 of 5,094 US colleges and 38 of 299 in New York. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Master's) at $110,826.
How much student debt do Rochester Institute of Technology graduates have?
$26,778 is the median federal student loan debt of Rochester Institute of Technology graduates, about $284 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 53% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Rochester Institute of Technology?
70% of first-time, full-time students at Rochester Institute of Technology finish within 6 years. 89% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of private nonprofit 4-year colleges is 57%.
What are the most popular majors at Rochester Institute of Technology?
Computer Science (195 bachelor's graduates), Computer Engineering (186 bachelor's graduates), Mechanical Engineering (173 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 186 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.