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

Can I Afford RIT?

During the <nil> academic year, part-time students at RIT paid $1,817 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	$52,740	$52,740
Fees	$798	$798
Books and Supplies	$1,100	$1,100
On Campus Room and Board	$14,978	$14,978
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 $9,936 a year. That adds up to $39,744 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at RIT is 0.8%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Rochester Institute of Technology Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 14,000 undergraduate students at RIT, with 12,742 being full-time and 1,258 being part-time.

There are also 2,790 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 12,742 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	1,428
Black or African American	660
Hispanic or Latino	1,104
White	8,150
International Students	594
Other Races/Ethnicities	806

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 48 master’s degree programs available online at RIT. In 2020-2021, 10,853 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 2020-2021.

Online Growth Rankings of RIT

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Rochester Institute of Technology was 54.9%. This is the #527 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at RIT regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

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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