Rochester Institute of Technology
Rochester, New York · Private · 13,215 undergraduates · rit.edu
Test policy (fall 2027)
Test optional
Sending scores is your choice
Admit rate
71%
of 31,565 applicants
SAT (middle 50%)
1310 to 1440
of enrolled freshmen
Annual cost (2027-28)
$88,160Est.Estimate
before aid
Your chances and merit aid at Rochester Institute of Technology
See where you stand for admission, how much merit aid you could get, and what you'd pay after it.
We started you at a typical enrolled freshman here. Move the sliders to match you.
Your admission chances
71% of applicants admitted
Target
Your SAT is inside the range where the middle half of enrolled freshmen scored, and your GPA is in the middle half of freshmen's.
Estimated merit aid
a year
Your cost after merit aid
$88,160
a year in 2027-28, from a $88,160 sticker price
What to do with your 1380
Send your score
About 53% of freshmen here didn't send a score. We estimate their typical SAT at about 1250, and yours is above it.
Reach, target and likely are a rough guide from your test score and how selective the college is. Admissions also weigh your courses, grades, essays and activities. Merit aid figures are estimates, before any need-based aid.
Admissions
Test policy for fall 2027
Test optional
You choose whether to send an SAT or ACT score. If you send one, it's considered.
- Superscores: it combines your best section scores from different test dates.
- You can type your scores into the application; official reports come later.
Source: First-Year Undergraduate Application | Admissions and Aid | RIT · Checked October 17, 2026
Application deadlines
- Nov1Early Action · November 1, 2026Apply early and hear early. Not binding.
- Nov1Early Decision · November 1, 2026Binding: if admitted, you commit to enroll.
- Jan1Early Decision II · January 1, 2027A second binding round, after Early Decision.
- Jan15Regular Decision · January 15, 2027The standard deadline.
Who gets in
71%
of applicants were admitted: 22,439 of 31,565 for fall 2025.
Early Action
Not binding. Apply by 11/1, hear by 1/31.
Early Decision
Binding. 73% of early applicants were admitted.
Wait list
2,155 students were offered a spot; 164 were later admitted.
Test scores of enrolled freshmen (fall 2025)
The shaded part shows the middle half of enrolled freshmen who sent scores: a quarter scored below it and a quarter above. 41% of them sent SAT scores and 8% sent ACT scores.
SAT total 1310 to 1440
Reading and Writing 650 to 730
Math 640 to 730
ACT composite 30 to 34
How enrolled freshmen scored on the SAT
- 1400 to 160042%
- 1200 to 139950%
- 1000 to 11997.8%
- 800 to 9990.6%
- 600 to 7990.2%
- 400 to 5990%
Source: Common Data Set 2025-26
High school GPA of enrolled freshmen
Average GPA: 3.90
- 4.042%
- 3.75 to 3.9927%
- 3.50 to 3.7412%
- 3.25 to 3.4911%
- 3.00 to 3.244.4%
- 2.50 to 2.993.4%
- Below 2.500.7%
Cost and financial aid
The sticker price is what a year costs before any aid. Most students pay less after grants and scholarships.
Sticker price for 2027-28Estimate
$88,160
a year
- Tuition$66,050
- Fees$1,140
- Food and housing$18,060
- Books and supplies$1,140
- Transportation and other$1,770
Rochester Institute of Technology published $84,778 for 2026-27. Its 2027-28 prices aren't out yet.
Source: Common Data Set 2025-26
What families actually pay
What a year cost on average after grants and scholarships, for freshmen who got federal aid in 2023-24, by family income.
- $0 to $30,000$24,161
- $30,001 to $48,000$22,229
- $48,001 to $75,000$25,290
- $75,001 to $110,000$32,004
- Over $110,000$48,386
Financial aid
92%
of a student's financial need is covered, on average
$46,429
average need-based grant to freshmen, money you don't repay
26%
of freshmen got merit aid without financial need, $24,975 on average
- FAFSA
- Required for need-based aid. It's the free federal aid form.
- CSS Profile
- Not required. Only the FAFSA is needed.
- Aid priority date: 1/15
- Send your aid forms by this date to be first in line for the college's grant money.
Source: Common Data Set 2025-26
Merit scholarships
Awards for grades and scores, on top of need-based aid. You don't repay them.
RIT National Merit Scholarship
$2,000 a year
National Merit
Deadline: Name this college your first choice with NMSC. To keep it: keep meeting the National Merit Scholarship Corporation's rules.
Details
Compare awards across colleges with the merit aid calculator.
AP credit
AP exams that earn credit can replace college courses, so you pay for fewer of them and may graduate sooner.
AP exams that earn credit
40 of 40
Earn credit with a score of 3
27 exams
A 3-credit course is worth
about $6,610Est.Estimate
at 2027-28 tuition
Credit for each AP exam
| Exam | Score needed | Credits | Counts as |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2-D Art and Design | 4 | 3 | FDTN 121 |
| 2-D Art and Design | 5 | 6 | STUE-100 - Studio Elective and FDTN 121 - 3-D Design I |
| 3-D Art and Design | 4 | 3 | FDTN 131 - 3-D Design I |
| 3-D Art and Design | 5 | 6 | STUE-100 - Studio Elective and FDTN 131 |
| African American Studies | 3 | 3 | FREE - 100 - Free Elective |
| African American Studies | 4 | 3 | SOCI - 210 - Black America |
| Art History | 3 | 3 | FREE 100 - Free Elective |
| Art History | 4 | 3 | ARTH 135 - History of Western Art |
| Art History | 5 | 6 | ARTH 135 and GENE-100 |
| Biology | 4 | 8 | BIOL-101, BIOL-102, BIOL-103, and BIOL-104 |
| Calculus AB | 4 | 4 | MATH-181 - Project-Based Calc |
| Calculus BC | 3 | 4 | MATH-181 - Project-Based Calc |
| Calculus BC | 4 | 8 | MATH-181 and MATH-182 - Project-Based Calc I & II |
| Chemistry | 4 | 4 | CHMG-141 and CHMG-145 |
| Chinese Language and Culture | 3 | 3 | Free 100 - Free Elective Credit |
| Chinese Language and Culture | 4 | 4 | MLCH-199 - Chinese |
| Comparative Government and Politics | 3 | 3 | Free 100 - Free Elective Credit |
| Comparative Government and Politics | 4 | 3 | POLS-210 - Comparative Politics |
| Computer Science A | 4 | 4 | CSCI-105 |
| Computer Science Principles | 4 | 3 | ISCH - 110 - Principles of Computing |
| Drawing | 4 | 3 | FDTN-111 - Drawing I |
| Drawing | 5 | 6 | FDTN-111 and STUE-100 - Studio Elective |
| English Language and Composition | 3 | 3 | UWRT-150 - First Year Writing |
| English Literature and Composition | 3 | 3 | Free 100 - Free Elective Credit |
| English Literature and Composition | 4 | 3 | ENGL-210 - Lit and Cultural Studies |
| English Literature and Composition | 5 | 6 | ENGL-210 and GENE100 |
| Environmental Science | 4 | 3 | ENVS-101 - Concepts of Environmental Science |
| European History | 3 | 3 | Free 100 - Free Elective Credit |
| European History | 4 | 3 | HIST 105 - Themes in History |
| European History | 5 | 6 | HIST 105 and GENE100 |
| French Language and Culture | 3 | 3 | Free 100 - Free Elective Credit |
| French Language and Culture | 4 | 4 | MLFR-199 - French |
| German Language and Culture | 3 | 3 | Free 100 - Free Elective Credit |
| German Language and Culture | 4 | 4 | MLGR-199 - German |
| Human Geography | 3 | 3 | Free 100 - Free Elective Credit |
| Human Geography | 4 | 3 | GENE-100 – Gen Ed Elective |
| Italian Language and Culture | 3 | 3 | Free 100 - Free Elective Credit |
| Italian Language and Culture | 4 | 4 | MLIT-199 - Italian |
| Japanese Language and Culture | 3 | 3 | Free 100 - Free Elective Credit |
| Japanese Language and Culture | 4 | 4 | MLJP-199 - Japanese |
| Latin | 3 | 3 | Free 100 - Free Elective Credit |
| Latin | 4 | 3 | GENE-100 – Gen Ed Elective |
| Macroeconomics | 3 | 3 | Free 100 - Free Elective Credit |
| Macroeconomics | 4 | 3 | ECON-201 - Macroeconomics |
| Microeconomics | 3 | 3 | Free 100 - Free Elective Credit |
| Microeconomics | 4 | 3 | ECON-101 - Microeconomics |
| Music Theory | 3 | 3 | Free 100 - Free Elective Credit |
| Music Theory | 4 | 3 | PRFL 265 - Music Theory I |
| Physics 1 | 4 | 4 | PHYS-111 - College Physics I |
| Physics 2 | 4 | 4 | PHYS-112 - College Physics II |
| Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism | 4 | 3 | PHYS-208 - University Physics II |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 4 | 3 | PHYS-206 - University Physics I |
| Pre-Calculus | 3 | 3 | MATH -111 - Pre-Calculus |
| Psychology | 3 | 3 | Free 100 - Free Elective Credit |
| Psychology | 4 | 3 | PSYC-101 - Intro to Psychology |
| Research | 3 | 3 | Free 100 - Free Elective Credit |
| Research | 4 | 3 | GENE - 100 - Gen Ed Elective |
| Seminar | 3 | 3 | Free 100 - Free Elective Credit |
| Seminar | 4 | 3 | GENE - 100 - Gen Ed Elective |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 3 | 3 | Free 100 - Free Elective Credit |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 4 | 4 | MLSP-199 - Spanish |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 3 | 3 | Free 100 - Free Elective Credit |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 4 | 3 | GENE-100 – Gen Ed Elective |
| Statistics | 3 | 3 | STAT-145 - Intro to Statistics |
| United States Government and Politics | 3 | 3 | Free 100 - Free Elective Credit |
| United States Government and Politics | 4 | 3 | POLS-110 - American Politics |
| United States History | 3 | 3 | Free 100 - Free Elective Credit |
| United States History | 4 | 3 | HIST-102- Themes in US History |
| United States History | 5 | 6 | HIST-102 and GENE100 |
| World History: Modern | 3 | 3 | Free 100 - Free Elective Credit |
| World History: Modern | 4 | 3 | HIST-201 - Histories of Globalization |
| World History: Modern | 5 | 6 | HIST-201 and GENE100 |
Source: AP credit policy
After college
Graduate within 6 years
70%
Come back for a second year
89%
Typical earnings
$84,700
a year, 10 years after starting here
- Rochester Institute of Technology$100,172
- All colleges$97,556
Median yearly earnings of graduates five years after finishing a bachelor's in this major. 39 majors here have earnings data.
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