Rochester Institute of Technology

Rochester Institute of Technology is a private nonprofit college in Rochester, NY. Its average net price is $37,405 a year - and the price families actually pay swings a lot by income, as the receipt below shows.

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Money

Tuition and room and board for the 2025-26 academic year

Average Net Price by Family Income

Family IncomeAverage Net Price
$0 to $30,000$24,334
$30,001 to $48,000$22,402
$48,001 to $75,000$25,463
$75,001 to $110,000$32,177
$110,001 and up$48,559
$61,804Tuition 2025-26, In-State
$61,804Tuition 2025-26, Out-of-State
$37,405Average Net Price
$16,750Room and Board 2025-26, On-Campus
$1,100Books and Supplies
$1,790Other Expenses
31.2%Students on Pell Grants
74.1%Students With Federal Loans

Admissions

66.9%Acceptance Rate
650 to 720SAT Reading, Middle Half
650 to 740SAT Math, Middle Half
29 to 33ACT, Middle Half

Outcomes

HorizonMedian Earnings
6 years after entry$73,427
8 years after entry$78,846
10 years after entry$84,700
70.4%Graduation Rate
88.8%Retention Rate
$25,500Median Debt at Graduation

Campus Facts

Rochester, NYLocation
Large suburbSetting
13,215Undergraduate Enrollment
Private nonprofitControl

Programs and What They Pay

Each figure prints the sample size behind it. A college figure appears only when at least 30 graduates sit behind it; smaller programs show the national median for the major instead. Read Why We Show Sample Sizes.

MajorMedian EarningsMedian Debt
Accounting$60,798 National median for this major n=44,210Not published
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$95,640 Small program - rough guide n=86$27,000 Small program - rough guide n=83
American Sign Language$32,345 Small program - rough guide n=51$22,625 Small program - rough guide n=40
Applied Mathematics$60,132 Small program - rough guide n=32$24,249 Small program - rough guide n=36
Applied Statistics$62,525 National median for this major n=37$20,587 Small program - rough guide n=30
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology$43,049 National median for this major n=8,694Not published
Biology$36,718 Small program - rough guide n=65$23,250 Small program - rough guide n=89
Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology$62,548 National median for this major n=381Not published
Biomedical/Medical Engineering$78,848 Small program - rough guide n=50$27,250 Small program - rough guide n=75
Biotechnology$43,966 Small program - rough guide n=32$26,000 Small program - rough guide n=39
Business Administration, Management and Operations$55,717 Small program - rough guide n=36$23,201 Small program - rough guide n=30
Chemical Engineering$84,090 Small program - rough guide n=59$27,000 Small program - rough guide n=54
Chemistry$47,486 National median for this major n=10,597Not published
Civil Engineering Technologies/Technicians$71,108 Small program - rough guide n=75$27,437 Small program - rough guide n=62
Communications$42,882 National median for this major n=55,154Not published
Community Organization and Advocacy$45,679 National median for this major n=2,262Not published
Computer Engineering$97,300 n=220$27,000 n=222
Computer Engineering Technologies/Technicians$80,467 Small program - rough guide n=42$29,625 Small program - rough guide n=52
Computer Programming$87,798 Small program - rough guide n=32$27,000 Small program - rough guide n=31
Computer Science$76,289 Small program - rough guide n=81$25,781 Small program - rough guide n=86
Computer Science$99,072 n=243$24,250 n=245
Computer Software and Media Applications$67,980 n=178$25,244 n=196
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management$99,592 n=100$27,000 n=129
Criminal Justice$43,365 National median for this major n=59,261$23,214 Small program - rough guide n=34
Design and Applied Arts$42,257 n=158$27,000 n=196
Digital Humanities and Textual StudiesNot publishedNot published
Economics$60,917 National median for this major n=25,831Not published
Electrical and Computer Engineering$86,696 Small program - rough guide n=73$26,750 n=126
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians$80,391 Small program - rough guide n=37Not published
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians$75,335 National median for this major n=717Not published
Engineering-Related Fields$79,882 Small program - rough guide n=51$23,250 Small program - rough guide n=45
English Language and Literature, General$36,147 National median for this major n=27,468Not published
Environmental Conservation$40,925 National median for this major n=16,925Not published
Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians$58,039 National median for this major n=175Not published
Ethnic and Gender Studies$38,739 National median for this major n=5,496Not published
Film/Video and Photographic Arts$34,410 n=154$27,000 n=178
Finance and Financial Management Services$63,115 National median for this major n=43,988$23,875 Small program - rough guide n=30
Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services$38,952 National median for this major n=2,176Not published
General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations$58,823 National median for this major n=2,808Not published
Graphic Communications$29,510 National median for this major n=3,935$27,000 Small program - rough guide n=40
History$38,156 National median for this major n=20,617Not published
Hospitality Administration/Management$46,331 National median for this major n=9,793Not published
Industrial Engineering$83,394 Small program - rough guide n=63$27,395 Small program - rough guide n=33
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians$68,608 National median for this major n=2,721Not published
International Business$56,014 National median for this major n=5,265Not published
International/Globalization Studies$42,221 National median for this major n=4,870Not published
Journalism$41,953 National median for this major n=11,629Not published
Languages and Linguistics$33,703 National median for this major n=4,034Not published
Liberal Arts$46,087 Small program - rough guide n=82$22,500 n=107
Management Information Systems and Services$74,935 Small program - rough guide n=80$25,000 Small program - rough guide n=59
Marketing$52,121 National median for this major n=47,563Not published
Mechanical Engineering$81,845 n=187$24,896 n=228
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians$77,691 n=133$27,000 n=111
Medical Informatics$49,283 National median for this major n=247Not published
Museology/Museum Studies$30,075 National median for this major n=48Not published
Neurobiology and Neurosciences$37,389 National median for this major n=7,500Not published
Nutrition Sciences$36,429 National median for this major n=2,421Not published
Philosophy$37,154 National median for this major n=6,052Not published
Physical Sciences, General$49,783 National median for this major n=276Not published
Physics$48,519 Small program - rough guide n=36$27,000 Small program - rough guide n=47
Political Science and Government$43,306 National median for this major n=36,807Not published
Psychology$37,251 National median for this major n=100,431$24,664 Small program - rough guide n=40
Public Policy Analysis$53,031 National median for this major n=1,940Not published
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication$47,943 National median for this major n=17,317Not published
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication$65,196 Small program - rough guide n=51$27,000 Small program - rough guide n=57
Sociology$40,712 National median for this major n=29,430Not published
Sociology and Anthropology$37,664 National median for this major n=494Not published
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$37,216 National median for this major n=38,400Not published
Studio Art$31,108 National median for this major n=25,748Not published
Woodworking$33,155 National median for this major n=19Not published

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