Rochester Institute of Technology

Rochester, NY · Private (nonprofit)
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Acceptance rate
71.1%
22,439 admitted
SAT · 50th
1380
Range 1310–1440
6-yr grad
72.0%
Retention 89.0%
Undergrads
14,145
13:1 S-F
Admissions
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63.2% / 76.7%
in-state / out-of-state
admit rate spread
Applications31,565
Overall admit rate71.1%
In-state admit rate63.2%
Out-of-state admit rate76.7%
Enrolled2,959 · 13.2% yield
Admitted from waitlist164 of 2,155
Very important factorsGPA, Rigor of HS record
Important factorsApplication essay, Character, Class rank, Recs, Test scores
Selection factors from CDS §C7 (Basis for selection).
Test scores
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1380
SAT composite · 50th %ile
range 1310–1440 · 41.0% submitted
SAT
255075
R&W650690730
Math640690730
Comp131013801440
ACT
255075
Comp303234
Cost & aid
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$63,508
tuition (full-time)
Tuition$63,508
Fees$1,100
Room & board$17,370
Books$1,100
Avg need-based grant$41,819
% need met87.6%
Avg debt at graduation$44,969
Academics
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13 : 1
student-faculty ratio
89.0% retention
Student-faculty13 : 1
Retention89.0%
4-year graduation28.8%
6-year graduation72.0%
Enrollment
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14,145
undergraduates
53.4% out-of-state · 95 intl freshmen
Total undergraduates14,145
First-year2,959
Transfer265
Full-time90%
Female36%
Out-of-state53.4%
International (freshmen)95
Rankings
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#3
U.S. News & World Report
Best Undergraduate Computer Science Specialties: Game/Simulation Development
SourceListRankYr
U.S. News & World ReportBest Undergraduate Computer Science Specialties: Game/Simulation Development#326
Princeton ReviewUndergraduate Colleges for Game Design#626
U.S. News & World ReportBest Undergraduate Computer Science Programs#5426
U.S. News & World ReportBest Undergraduate Engineering Programs (Doctorate)#5726
ForbesAmerica's Top Colleges#19526
NicheBest Colleges in America#27026
WSJ/College PulseBest Colleges in the U.S.#34126
Rankings are the property of their respective publishers (Forbes, Niche, Princeton Review, U.S. News & World Report, WSJ/College Pulse). Ranks as published; methodologies vary.
Classifications & designations
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R2 Research University
Carnegie Classification
54 member schools
SourceGroupMembers
Carnegie ClassificationR2 Research University54
Athletic conferenceLiberty League9
Athletic divisionOther3
Institutional controlPrivate (nonprofit) college211
Geographic groupingNew York colleges40
Groups derived from CDS + IPEDS fields. Curated national memberships (AAU, HBCU, Common App, etc.) being added — see task queue.
Application timeline & requirements
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$65
application fee
waivable
Regular decisionRolling → March 1 → May 1
Rolling admissionsYes
Early decisionNovember 1 → December 1 · binding
Early decision 2January 1
Early actionNovember 1 → January 31
Deferred admissionAllowed
Test policyConsidered but not required
HS units required4 Eng, 3 Math, 2 Sci, 2 SciLab, 0 FL, 1 SS, 3 Hist
Admissions URLhttps://join.rit.edu/account/register
Admissions emailadmissions@rit.edu
Admissions phone585-475-6631
Deadlines and requirements from the school's Common Data Set §C3–C6 (Deadlines & Notification, ED/EA, HS Coursework).
Peers by the numbers
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Drexel University
closest algorithmic match
across selectivity, size, profile
SchoolAdmitSATSize
Drexel University PA · Private (nonprofit)69.9%135012K
Stevens Institute of Technology NJ · Private (nonprofit)50.7%14204K
Worcester Polytechnic Institute MA · Private (nonprofit)——5K
Clarkson University NY · Private (nonprofit)82.5%12702K
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute NY · Private (nonprofit)67.2%14505K
Northeastern University MA · Private (nonprofit)5.6%148022K
University at Buffalo NY · Public80.6%—21K
Peer set computed algorithmically from CDS metrics (admit rate, SAT/ACT band, size) plus IPEDS classification. Not measured cross-application behavior.

Official Common Data Set Documents — Rochester Institute of Technology

6 years of Rochester Institute of Technology's officially published CDS, archived by CollegeNumbers. PDF and spreadsheet originals exactly as the school filed them.