Selectivity
57%
Total Students
18,986
UG 15,289
PG 3,697
Satisfaction Index
89%
Salary After Attending
$59,300
BASIC
| Web Site | www.rit.edu/ |
| Institution Type | Private |
| Location | Rochester |
UNDER GRADUATE
| Total Students | 15,289 |
| Women | 4,852 (31.74%) |
| Men | 10,437 (68.26%) |
GRADUATE
| Total Students | 3,697 |
| Women | 1,287 (34.81%) |
| Men | 2,410 (65.19%) |
| Acceptance Rate | 57% |
| Cost of Attendance | $ 53,094 |
| Graduation Rate | 68% |
| Retention Rate | 89 % |
FRESHMAN ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
| Admission Office URL | www.rit.edu/admission.html |
| Online Application URL | www.rit.edu/emcs/admissions/apply/now/rit-application |
| Entrance Difficulty (Selectivity) | 57 % |
STANDARDISED TEST REQUIREMENTS
| Exam | Required |
|---|---|
| SAT or ACT | Required |
| SAT Only | - |
| ACT Only | - |
| SAT and SAT Subject Tests, or ACT | - |
| SAT Subject Tests Only | - |
| Regular Admission Deadline | - |
EARLY DECISION & EARLY ACTION
| Early Decision Offered | Yes |
| Early Decision Application Deadline | 15-11-2017 |
| Early Decision Notification Date | 15-01-2017 |
| Early Action Offered | No |
| Early Action Application Deadline | - |
| Early Action Notification Date | - |
FACTORS CONSIDERED FOR ADMISSION
| Factor | Very Important | Important | Considered | Not Considered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rigor of Secondary School Record | X | |||
| Academic GPA | X | |||
| Standardized Tests | X | |||
| Class Rank | X | |||
| Recommendations | X | |||
| Essay | X | |||
| Interview | X | |||
| Level of Applicant's Interest | X | |||
| Extracurricular Activities | X | |||
| Volunteer Work | X | |||
| Particular Talent/Ability | X | |||
| Character/Personal Qualities | X | |||
| First Generation to Attend College | ||||
| State Residency | X | |||
| Geographic Residence | X | |||
| Relation with Alumnus | X | |||
| Religious Affiliation/ Commitment | X | |||
| Ethnicity | X | |||
| Work Experience | X |
ADMISSION RATE
| Overall Admission Rate | 80% of applicants were admitted |
| Women | 78% of applicants were admitted |
| Men | 81% of applicants were admitted |
| Students Enrolled | Not reported |
| Women | Not reported |
| Men | Not reported |
| Early Decision Admission Rate | - |
| Early Action Admission Rate | - |
SCORES OF ENROLLED FRESHMEN
| 25th Percentile | 75th Percentile | |
|---|---|---|
| SAT - R/W | 540 | 660 |
| SAT - Maths | 580 | 580 |
| ACT - Composite | 26 | 31 |
| ACT - Writing | - | - |
| ACT - English | - | - |
| ACT - Maths | - | - |
TUITION AND EXPENSES
| Financial Aid Office URL | https://www.rc.edu/admissions/financial-services/ |
| Net Price Calculator URL | https://npc.collegeboard.org/student/app/rit |
Cost of Attendance (UG)
Tuition and Fees |
$38,568 |
On Campus Room & Board |
$12,500 |
Books and Supplies |
$1,050 |
Other Expenses |
$976 |
| Total | $53,094 |
Cost of Attendance (Master)
Tuition and Fees |
$42,078 |
On Campus Room & Board |
$12,500 |
Books and Supplies |
$1,050 |
Other Expenses |
$976 |
| Total | $56,604 |
FINANCIAL AID
| Need Based Aid for International Student | Yes |
| Merit Based Aid for International Students | Yes |
| Total International Students Receiving Aid | 300 |
| Percentage of International Students Receiving Aid | 39.8% |
| Average aid awarded to International Students | $ 13,000 |
| Total Aid awarded to International Students | $ 39,00,000 |
| PROGRAM | BACHELOR | MASTER | DOCTOR |
|---|---|---|---|
| ARCHITECTURE AND RELATED SERVICES. | |||
| Architecture. | - | 5 | - |
| Category total | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| BIOLOGICAL AND BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES. | |||
| Biochemistry. | 18 | - | - |
| Bioinformatics. | 3 | 8 | - |
| Biology/Biological Sciences, General. | 21 | - | - |
| Biomedical Sciences, General. | 69 | - | - |
| Biotechnology. | 35 | - | - |
| Category total | 146 | 8 | 0 |
| BUSINESS, MANAGEMENT, MARKETING, AND RELATED SUPPORT SERVICES. | |||
| Accounting. | 36 | 17 | - |
| Business Administration and Management, General. | 30 | 108 | - |
| Finance, General. | 25 | 14 | - |
| Hospitality Administration/Management, General. | 44 | - | - |
| Human Resources Development. | - | 19 | - |
| International Business/Trade/Commerce. | 16 | - | - |
| Management Information Systems, General. | 34 | - | - |
| Organizational Leadership. | - | 4 | - |
| Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations, General. | 58 | - | - |
| Tourism and Travel Services Management. | - | 13 | - |
| Category total | 243 | 175 | 0 |
| COMMUNICATION, JOURNALISM, AND RELATED PROGRAMS. | |||
| Advertising. | 14 | - | - |
| Communication, General. | 2 | - | - |
| Journalism. | 11 | - | - |
| Mass Communication/Media Studies. | 2 | 14 | - |
| Category total | 29 | 14 | 0 |
| COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGIES/TECHNICIANS AND SUPPORT SERVICES. | |||
| Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects. | 38 | - | - |
| Graphic Communications, General. | 1 | - | - |
| Graphic Communications, Other. | - | 1 | - |
| Prepress/Desktop Publishing and Digital Imaging Design. | 15 | - | - |
| Category total | 54 | 1 | 0 |
| COMPUTER AND INFORMATION SCIENCES AND SUPPORT SERVICES. | |||
| Computer and Information Sciences, General. | - | - | 4 |
| Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance. | 64 | 20 | - |
| Computer Science. | 104 | 150 | - |
| Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications. | 29 | 26 | - |
| Informatics. | 63 | 57 | - |
| Modeling, Virtual Environments and Simulation. | 135 | 14 | - |
| Category total | 395 | 267 | 4 |
| EDUCATION. | |||
| Art Teacher Education. | - | 4 | - |
| Secondary Education and Teaching. | - | 23 | - |
| Category total | 0 | 27 | 0 |
| Engineering Technology, General. | |||
| Civil Engineering Technology/Technician. | 60 | - | - |
| Computer Engineering Technology/Technician. | 21 | - | - |
| Electrical, Electronic and Communications Engineering Technology/Technician. | 23 | - | - |
| Electromechanical Technology/Electromechanical Engineering Technology. | 24 | - | - |
| Environmental Engineering Technology/Environmental Technology. | 23 | 12 | - |
| Manufacturing Engineering Technology/Technician. | 8 | 19 | - |
| Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology/Technician. | 99 | - | - |
| Packaging Science. | 44 | 17 | - |
| Telecommunications Technology/Technician. | 1 | 31 | - |
| Category total | 303 | 79 | 0 |
| ENGINEERING. | |||
| Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering. | 26 | - | - |
| Chemical Engineering. | 50 | - | - |
| Computer Engineering, General. | 40 | 24 | - |
| Computer Software Engineering. | 57 | 17 | - |
| Electrical and Electronics Engineering | 108 | 96 | - |
| Engineering, General. | - | 6 | 5 |
| Industrial Engineering. | 37 | 54 | - |
| Manufacturing Engineering. | - | 16 | - |
| Mechanical Engineering. | 162 | 74 | - |
| Category total | 480 | 287 | 5 |
| Work and Family Studies. | |||
| Facilities Planning and Management. | - | 6 | - |
| Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies, General. | 18 | - | - |
| Category total | 18 | 6 | 0 |
| FOREIGN LANGUAGES, LITERATURES, AND LINGUISTICS. | |||
| Sign Language Interpretation and Translation. | 39 | - | - |
| Category total | 39 | 0 | 0 |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General. | |||
| Diagnostic Medical Sonography/Sonographer and Ultrasound Technician. | 30 | - | - |
| Hospital and Health Care Facilities Administration/Management. | - | 9 | - |
| Medical Illustration/Medical Illustrator. | 27 | 3 | - |
| Medical Informatics. | 3 | 3 | - |
| Physician Assistant. | 30 | 30 | - |
| Category total | 90 | 45 | 0 |
| HOMELAND SECURITY, LAW ENFORCEMENT, FIREFIGHTING AND RELATED PROTECTIVE SERVICES. | |||
| Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration. | 36 | - | - |
| Criminal Justice/Safety Studies. | - | 4 | - |
| Category total | 36 | 4 | 0 |
| PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION AND SOCIAL SERVICE PROFESSIONS. | |||
| Public Policy Analysis, General. | 3 | 4 | - |
| Category total | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| LIBERAL ARTS AND SCIENCES, GENERAL STUDIES AND HUMANITIES. | |||
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other. | 121 | - | - |
| Category total | 121 | 0 | 0 |
| MATHEMATICS AND STATISTICS. | |||
| Applied Mathematics, General. | 15 | - | - |
| Computational and Applied Mathematics. | - | 12 | - |
| Computational Mathematics. | 8 | - | - |
| Statistics, General. | 5 | 31 | - |
| Category total | 28 | 43 | 0 |
| MULTI/INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES. | |||
| International/Global Studies. | 11 | - | - |
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other. | - | 29 | - |
| Museology/Museum Studies. | 13 | - | - |
| Sustainability Studies. | - | 8 | 4 |
| Category total | 24 | 37 | 4 |
| NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION. | |||
| Environmental Science. | 10 | 9 | - |
| Category total | 10 | 9 | 0 |
| PHILOSOPHY AND RELIGIOUS STUDIES. | |||
| Philosophy. | 1 | - | - |
| Category total | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| PHYSICAL SCIENCES. | |||
| Astrophysics. | - | - | 5 |
| Chemistry, General. | 21 | 8 | - |
| Materials Science. | - | 16 | - |
| Physical Sciences. | 13 | 11 | 17 |
| Physics, General. | 14 | - | - |
| Category total | 48 | 35 | 22 |
| PRECISION PRODUCTION. | |||
| Furniture Design and Manufacturing. | 3 | 2 | - |
| Category total | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| PSYCHOLOGY. | |||
| Experimental Psychology. | - | 5 | - |
| Psychology, General. | 47 | - | - |
| School Psychology. | - | 6 | - |
| Category total | 47 | 11 | 0 |
| SOCIAL SCIENCES. | |||
| Economics, General. | 14 | - | - |
| Political Science and Government, General. | 11 | - | - |
| Sociology and Anthropology. | 5 | - | - |
| Urban Studies/Affairs. | 1 | - | - |
| Category total | 31 | 0 | 0 |
| VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS. | |||
| Ceramic Arts and Ceramics. | - | 4 | - |
| Cinematography and Film/Video Production. | 64 | 20 | - |
| Commercial and Advertising Art. | 32 | - | - |
| Fine Arts and Art Studies, Other. | 1 | 3 | - |
| Fine/Studio Arts, General. | 9 | 12 | - |
| Graphic Design. | 49 | 26 | - |
| Illustration. | 15 | - | - |
| Industrial and Product Design. | 53 | 12 | - |
| Interior Design. | 20 | - | - |
| Metal and Jewelry Arts. | 3 | 6 | - |
| Photography. | 88 | 4 | - |
| Category total | 334 | 87 | 0 |
| Grand total | 2483 | 1146 | 35 |
FACULTY & INSTRUCTION
| Student to Faculty Ratio | 13 to 1 |
| Regular Class Size | 2-9 students: 44% of classes 10-19 students: 40% of classes 20-29 students: 13% of classes 30-39 students: 2% of classes 40-49 students: 1% of classes 50-99 students: 0% of classes |
STUDENT BODY
| On Campus Housing | Yes |
| On Campus Housing Details | Women's dorms, men's dorms, married student apartments |
| Coeducational | Yes |
| All Undergraduates | 15,289 |
| Women (% of total) | 4,852 (31.74%) |
| Men (% of total) | 10,437 (68.26%) |
| Diversity of Student Body (UnderGraduates) | American Indian/Alaskan Native - 0.16 % Asian - 6.7 % Black/African-American - 4.57 % Hispanic/Latino - 6.35 % Multi-race (not Hispanic/Latino) - 2.71 % Native Hawaiian/ Pacific Islander - 0.03 % White - 58.96 % Unknown - 15.09 % International Students - 5.42 % |
| All Graduate Students | 3,697 |
| Women (% of total) | 1,287 (35%) |
| Men (% of total) | 2,410 (65%) |
| Diversity of Student Body (Graduate Students) | American Indian/Alaskan Native - 0.16 % Asian - 2.35 % Black/African-American - 2.03 % Hispanic/Latino - 2.14 % Multi-race (not Hispanic/Latino) - 0.89 % Native Hawaiian/ Pacific Islander - 0.03 % White - 28.83 % Unknown - 7.44 % International Students - 56.13 % |
UNDERGRADUATE RETENTION AND GRADUATION
| First-Year Students Returning | 89 % |
| Students Graduating (Within 6 Years) |
68 % |
AFTER GRADUATION
| Graduates Offered Full-Time Employment Within 6 Months | 90% |
| Average Starting Salary | Not reported |
| Graduates Pursuing Advanced Study Directly | Not reported |
| Disciplines Pursued | Not reported |
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