Rochester, New York · Private nonprofit · 4-year · Large suburb
Overview
Located in Rochester, New York, Rochester Institute of Technology is a private nonprofit four-year institution. The campus sits in a large suburban area. It enrolled 17,098 students in fall 2024, including 14,267 undergraduates and 2,831 graduate students. It holds the Carnegie R2 designation for high research activity.
Rochester Institute of Technology offers certificates, associate degrees, bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, and doctoral degrees across 134 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Computer Science, Mechanical Engineering, and Modeling, Virtual Environments and Simulation. It awarded 4,096 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 16 of its programs can be completed entirely online.
89% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 13 to 1.
Key figures
17,098
Students enrolled
89%
First-year retention
4,096
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
134
Programs and majors
13:1
Student-to-faculty ratio
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Delivery modes
CampusOnlineHybrid
Program levels
CertificateAssociateBachelorMasterPhD
Programs and majors offered 134
Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.
Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.
First-year retention, full-time students
89%
First-year retention, part-time students
33%
Student-to-faculty ratio
13:1
Degrees and certificates awarded
Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.
Bachelor's degrees
2,640
Associate degrees
75
Master's degrees
1,226
Doctoral degrees (research)
56
Certificates under 1 year
12
Postbaccalaureate certificates
87
Enrollment
Students, fall 2024
17,098
Undergraduates, fall 2024
14,267
Graduate students, fall 2024
2,831
Full-time, fall 2024
89%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
19,895
Undergraduates, 2024-25
16,545
Graduate students, 2024-25
3,350
Full-time, 2024-25
80%
Size category
10,000 to 19,999 students
Student body
Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.
Women
36%
Men
64%
White
47%
Hispanic or Latino
8%
Black or African American
5%
Asian
9%
Two or more races
4%
International (U.S. nonresident)
10%
Race or ethnicity unknown
16%
Online and flexible learning
Distance education in 2024-25.
Programs that can be completed fully online
16
Programs with a fully online option
5
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
4%
Students taking some online courses
33%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes
Campus and services
Setting
Large suburb
Academic calendar
Semester
Carnegie classification
Doctoral Universities: High Research Activity
Research designation
Research 2: High Spending and Doctorate Production
Athletic association
NCAA
Athletic conference
Upstate Collegiate Athletic Association
President
William H. Sanders
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, ROTC, Undergraduate research, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, On-campus day care, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact, Student veteran organization