Rochester Institute of Technology Trade Programs

Located in Rochester, New York, Rochester Institute of Technology is a private not-for-profit institution. RIT is located in a safe and convenient suburb.

Where Is Rochester Institute of Technology?

Contact details for RIT are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	1 Lomb Memorial Dr, Rochester, NY 14623-5603
Phone:	585-475-2411
Website:	www.rit.edu

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Can I Afford RIT?

During a recent academic cycle, part-time students at RIT paid $2,017 per credit hour, whether they were in-state or out-of-state. The costs for full-time students are given in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$55,784	$55,784
Fees	$880	$880
Books and Supplies	$1,100	$1,100
On Campus Room and Board	$15,516	$15,516
On Campus Other Expenses	$1,700	$1,700

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At RIT, approximately 63% of students took out student loans averaging $9,891 a year. That adds up to $39,564 over four years for those students.

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Rochester Institute of Technology Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 13,412 undergraduate students at RIT, with 12,122 being full-time and 1,290 being part-time.

There are also 2,746 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 12,122 full-time undergraduates at RIT, 66% are male and 34% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Rochester Institute of Technology students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	1,275
Black or African American	600
Hispanic or Latino	1,068
White	7,895
International Students	608
Other Races/Ethnicities	676

Geographic Diversity

New York students aren't the only ones who study at Rochester Institute of Technology. At this time, 45 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 100 countries are represented at RIT. The most popular countries sending students to the school are India, China, and Saudi Arabia.

Online Learning at Rochester Institute of Technology

There are 3 bachelor’s degree and 45 master’s degree programs available online at RIT. In 2022-2023, 6,698 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at RIT has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 24th most popular in New York for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2022-2023.

Rochester Institute of Technology Trade School Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Basic Certificate	Associate’s	Bachelor’s	TOTAL
Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology	0	2	84	86
Civil Engineering Technology	0	0	56	56
Computer Engineering Technology	0	0	38	38
Electrical, Electronic & Communications Engineering Technology	0	0	34	34
Packaging Science	0	0	31	31
Physician Assistant	0	0	29	29
Diagnostic Medical Sonography/Sonographer and Ultrasound Technician	1	0	23	24
Electromechanical Technology/Electromechanical Engineering Technology	0	0	17	17
Environmental Engineering Technology/Environmental Technology	0	0	11	11
Computer Numerically Controlled (CNC) Machinist Technology/CNC Machinist	0	8	0	8
Manufacturing Engineering Technology	0	0	6	6
Electrocardiograph Technology/Technician	6	0	0	6
Furniture Design & Manufacturing	0	0	2	2
CAD/CADD Drafting &/or Design Technology	0	1	0	1
Civil Drafting & Civil Engineering CAD/CADD	0	0	0	0
Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering Technology	0	0	0	0
Athletic Training	0	0	0	0
Hospital & Health Care Facilities Administration/Management	0	0	0	0
General Woodworking	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	7	11	331	349

Rochester Institute of Technology Trades

In a recent academic period, Rochester Institute of Technology awarded 988 undergraduate degrees. The table below shows the number of awards by award type for each trade program. Basic certificates are awards that are completed in less than a year, and undergraduate certificates are those awards that take between one and four years.

Major	Basic Certificates	Undergrad Certificates	Associate’s	Bachelor’s
Allied Health Professions	7	0	0	52
Civil Engineering Technology	0	0	0	56
Computer Engineering Technology	0	0	0	38
Drafting & Design Engineering Technology	0	0	1	0
Electromechanical Engineering Technology	0	0	0	17
Electronics Engineering Technology	0	0	0	34
Engineering-Related Fields	0	0	0	31
Environmental Control Technology	0	0	0	11
Industrial Production Technology	0	0	0	6
Mechanical Engineering Technology	0	0	2	84
Precision Metal Working	0	0	8	0
Woodworking	0	0	0	2
Total	14	0	33	941

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Matthew D. Wilson (LtPowers) under License

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