University

Rochester Institute of Technology

Rochester, New York, United States

Verified · last verified 2026-09-02

University details

Institution type: Private, nonprofit
Campus setting: Suburban
Application platforms: Not available
Testing policy: Not available
In-state tuition: $59,274
Out-of-state tuition: $59,274
Cost of attendance: Not available (2024–2025)
Undergraduate enrollment: 13,215

Website

Common Data Set

Institution-reported facts by reporting cycle. Missing and withheld values are shown explicitly.

2025–2026 · most recent available

First-year admission rate

71.1%

Calculated from applications and admissions reported in CDS C1. This is a factual calculation, not a CollegePath rating.

Enrollment

Undergraduate enrollment (B1): 14,145 students; Sum of the official B1 full-time and part-time undergraduate totals.
Full-time undergraduate enrollment (B1): 12,637 students; Sum of the official B1 full-time undergraduate male, female, and unknown totals.
Part-time undergraduate enrollment (B1): 1,508 students; Sum of the official B1 part-time undergraduate male, female, and unknown totals.

Majors

Accounting and Related Services
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions
Health Professions and Related Programs
American Sign Language
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
Applied Mathematics
Mathematics and Statistics
Applied Statistics
Mathematics and Statistics
Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians
Communications Technologies/Technicians and Support Services
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology
Biological and Biomedical Sciences
Biology, General
Biological and Biomedical Sciences

Deadlines

Early action · 2026–2027
2026-11-01 — First-year deadline listed in the Common App 2026–2027 Requirements Grid, updated 2026-08-14.
https://content.commonapp.org/Files/ReqGrid.pdf
Early decision · 2026–2027
2026-11-01 — First-year deadline listed in the Common App 2026–2027 Requirements Grid, updated 2026-08-14.
https://content.commonapp.org/Files/ReqGrid.pdf
Early decision II · 2026–2027
2027-01-01 — First-year deadline listed in the Common App 2026–2027 Requirements Grid, updated 2026-08-14.
https://content.commonapp.org/Files/ReqGrid.pdf
Regular decision · 2026–2027
2027-01-15 — First-year deadline listed in the Common App 2026–2027 Requirements Grid, updated 2026-08-14.
https://content.commonapp.org/Files/ReqGrid.pdf

Supplemental essays

No supplemental essays are required for this university.

Application requirements

2026–2027

Application fee · Required
Value: $65
First-year U.S. application fee listed in the Common App 2026–2027 Requirements Grid, updated 2026-08-28.
https://content.commonapp.org/Files/ReqGrid.pdf
Fee waiver · Optional
Value: Accepted
Common App fee-waiver availability listed in the 2026–2027 Requirements Grid, updated 2026-08-28.
https://content.commonapp.org/Files/ReqGrid.pdf
Personal essay · Required
The Common App personal essay is marked required in the Common App 2026–2027 Requirements Grid, updated 2026-08-28.
https://content.commonapp.org/Files/ReqGrid.pdf
Supplemental essays · Not required

Sources

Direct sources supporting this university’s facts, with retrieval dates.

Secondary source · supports requirements:2026–2027
https://content.commonapp.org/Files/ReqGrid.pdf
Retrieved 2026-09-02 — Common App member-reported first-year fee, waiver, and personal-essay fields; grid updated 2026-08-28.
Common App 2026–2027 Requirements Grid · supports deadlines:2026–2027
https://content.commonapp.org/Files/ReqGrid.pdf
Retrieved 2026-08-20 — Common App member-reported first-year deadlines; grid updated 2026-08-14.
Official source
https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/school/?195003
Retrieved 2026-06-10

First-year admission

First-year applications (C1): 31,565 applicants; Sum of the official C1 male, female, and unknown applicant totals.
First-year students admitted (C1): 22,439 students; Sum of the official C1 male, female, and unknown admitted totals.
First-year students enrolled (C1): 2,959 students; Sum of the official C1 male, female, and unknown enrolled totals.
High-school GPA distribution · GPA 4.0 (C11): 34%
High-school GPA distribution · GPA 3.75-3.99 (C11): 29%
High-school GPA distribution · GPA 3.50-3.74 (C11): 14%
High-school GPA distribution · GPA 3.25-3.49 (C11): 12%
High-school GPA distribution · GPA 3.00-3.24 (C11): 6%
High-school GPA distribution · GPA 2.50-2.99 (C11): 4%
High-school GPA distribution · GPA 2.00-2.49 (C11): 1%
High-school GPA distribution · GPA 1.00-1.99 (C11): 0%; The official CDS reports 0.00 percent.
High-school GPA distribution · GPA below 1.0 (C11): 0%; The official CDS reports 0.00 percent.
Average high-school GPA (C12): 3.9 GPA; The official CDS reports 98.60 percent submitting GPA and an average high school GPA of 3.90.

Testing

Enrolled students submitting scores · SAT (C9): 41%; The official CDS reports 1,206 SAT submitters and 41.00 percent.
Enrolled students submitting scores · ACT (C9): 8%; The official CDS reports 237 ACT submitters and 8.00 percent.
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing · 25th percentile (C9): 650 score
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing · 75th percentile (C9): 730 score
SAT Math · 25th percentile (C9): 640 score
SAT Math · 75th percentile (C9): 730 score
ACT Composite · 25th percentile (C9): 30 score
ACT Composite · 75th percentile (C9): 34 score

Academics and class size

Student-to-faculty ratio (I2): 13:1; The official CDS reports a Fall 2025 student-to-faculty ratio of 13 to 1.

Source: Rochester Institute of Technology Common Data Set 2025-2026 · Retrieved 2026-09-02

Open the official institutional source

Document ID: url:https://www.rit.edu/institutionalresearch/sites/rit.edu.institutionalresearch/files/documents/Common%20Data%20Set%20PDFs/RIT_CDS_2025_26_FINAL_20260603.pdf · Import: cds-2026-09-v115-rit

2024–2025 · earlier reporting cycle

First-year admission rate

66.9%

Calculated from applications and admissions reported in CDS C1. This is a factual calculation, not a CollegePath rating.

First-year admission

High-school GPA distribution · GPA 4.0 (C11): Not reported by institution
High-school GPA distribution · GPA 3.75-3.99 (C11): Not reported by institution
High-school GPA distribution · GPA 3.50-3.74 (C11): Not reported by institution
High-school GPA distribution · GPA 3.25-3.49 (C11): Not reported by institution
High-school GPA distribution · GPA 3.00-3.24 (C11): Not reported by institution
High-school GPA distribution · GPA 2.50-2.99 (C11): Not reported by institution
High-school GPA distribution · GPA 2.00-2.49 (C11): Not reported by institution
High-school GPA distribution · GPA 1.00-1.99 (C11): Not reported by institution
High-school GPA distribution · GPA below 1.0 (C11): Not reported by institution
Average high-school GPA (C12): Not reported by institution
First-year applications (C1): 27,911 applicants; IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS
First-year students admitted (C1): 18,682 students; IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS
First-year students enrolled (C1): 3,042 students; IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS

Academics and class size

Student-to-faculty ratio (I2): Not reported by institution

Enrollment

Undergraduate enrollment (B1): 14,267 students; IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS
Full-time undergraduate enrollment (B1): 12,920 students; IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS
Part-time undergraduate enrollment (B1): 1,347 students; IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS

Testing

Enrolled students submitting scores · SAT (C9): 40%; IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS
Enrolled students submitting scores · ACT (C9): 9%; IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing · 25th percentile (C9): 650 score; IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing · 75th percentile (C9): 720 score; IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS
SAT Math · 25th percentile (C9): 650 score; IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS
SAT Math · 75th percentile (C9): 740 score; IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS
ACT Composite · 25th percentile (C9): 29 score; IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS
ACT Composite · 75th percentile (C9): 33 score; IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS

Source: Rochester Institute of Technology Common Data Set 2024-2025 (institutional data not reported) · Retrieved 2026-09-02

Open the official institutional source

Document ID: url:https://www.rit.edu/ · Import: cds-2026-09-v85

Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology

Biological and Biomedical Sciences

Biomedical/Medical Engineering

Engineering

Biotechnology

Biological and Biomedical Sciences

Business Administration, Management and Operations

Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services

Chemical Engineering

Engineering

Chemistry

Physical Sciences

Civil Engineering Technologies/Technicians

Engineering Technologies and Engineering-Related Fields

Communication and Media Studies

Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs

Community Organization and Advocacy

Public Administration and Social Service Professions

Computer and Information Sciences, General

Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services

Computer Engineering

Engineering

Computer Engineering Technologies/Technicians

Engineering Technologies and Engineering-Related Fields

Computer Programming

Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services

Computer Science

Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services

Computer Software and Media Applications

Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services

Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications

Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services

Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management

Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services

Criminal Justice and Corrections

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services

Design and Applied Arts

Visual and Performing Arts

Digital Humanities and Textual Studies

Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies

Economics

Social Sciences

Electrical and Computer Engineering

Engineering

Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering

Engineering

Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians

Engineering Technologies and Engineering-Related Fields

Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians

Engineering Technologies and Engineering-Related Fields

Engineering-Related Fields

Engineering Technologies and Engineering-Related Fields

English Language and Literature, General

English Language and Literature/Letters

Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians

Engineering Technologies and Engineering-Related Fields

Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies

Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies

Film/Video and Photographic Arts

Visual and Performing Arts

Finance and Financial Management Services

Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services

Fine and Studio Arts

Visual and Performing Arts

Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services

Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences

General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations

Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services

Graphic Communications

Communications Technologies/Technicians and Support Services

Hospitality Administration/Management

Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services

Human Resources Management and Services

Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services

Industrial Engineering

Engineering

Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians

Engineering Technologies and Engineering-Related Fields

International Business

Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services

International/Globalization Studies

Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies

Journalism

Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs

Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities

Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services

Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

Management Information Systems and Services

Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services

Marketing

Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services

Mechanical Engineering

Engineering

Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians

Engineering Technologies and Engineering-Related Fields

Medical Illustration and Informatics

Health Professions and Related Programs

Museology/Museum Studies

Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies

Natural Resources Conservation and Research

Natural Resources and Conservation

Nutrition Sciences

Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies

Philosophy

Philosophy and Religious Studies

Physical Sciences, General

Physical Sciences

Physics

Physical Sciences

Political Science and Government

Social Sciences

Psychology, General

Psychology

Public Policy Analysis

Public Administration and Social Service Professions

Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication

Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs

Radio, Television, and Digital Communication

Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs

Sociology

Social Sciences

Sociology and Anthropology

Social Sciences

Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness

Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies

Statistics

Mathematics and Statistics

Woodworking

Precision Production

No supplemental essays are required for this university.