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Graduation Rate

The following chart shows the graduation rate of Rochester Institute of Technology students who enrolled in 2015 and after. The stat covers all undergraduates registered as full-time students to study a 4-year bachelor's degree program for the first time.

The breakdown shows the graduation rate by race/ethnicity of US students. All international students are represented under one group.

As of August 31, 2021, the average graduation rate of Rochester Institute of Technology students is 69.0%. Female students graduated at a rate of 75.8%, whereas male students graduated at a rate of 66.1%.

69.0%

  • asian 75.0% 201 students
  • African American 57.3% 86 students
  • white 70.9% 1,362 students
  • unknown 68.6% 35 students
  • hispanic 58.4% 150 students
  • International Students 74.2% 98 students
  • Mixed Race 57.5% 65 students

Drop Out

Rochester Institute of Technology has an overall drop-out rate of 29.1% as of August 31, 2021. The dropout rate of male students and female students is 31.9% and 22.4% respectively.

Below is a breakdown of the dropout rate of US students by race/ethnicity and international students.

29.1%

  • asian 21.3% 57 students
  • African American 42.0% 63 students
  • white 27.7% 532 students
  • unknown 31.4% 16 students
  • hispanic 38.5% 99 students
  • International Students 21.2% 28 students
  • Mixed Race 40.7% 46 students

Still Enrolled

The data represent all cohorts between 2015 and August 31, 2021

1.9%

  • asian 3.7% 10 students
  • white 1.5% 28 students
  • hispanic 3.1% 8 students
  • International Students 4.6% 6 students
  • Mixed Race 1.8% 2 students

Bachelor's Degrees

Degree/Program Year 1 Year 2 Year 3
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management $80,382 $89,006 $104,341
Computer Science $84,771 $84,653 $93,116
Computer Engineering $77,470 $79,389 $92,303
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications $72,401 $72,901 $87,280
Management Information Systems and Services $56,226 $71,015 $82,398
Industrial Engineering $71,306 $68,219 $79,663
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering $73,256 $71,351 $79,347
Electrical Engineering Technologies/Technicians $69,599 $69,002 $79,152
Mechanical Engineering $67,544 $69,218 $75,861
Chemical Engineering $68,569 $69,338 $74,579
Finance and Financial Management Services $47,974 $56,415 $73,688
Computer and Information Sciences, General $64,536 $67,420 $73,485
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians $65,455 $67,587 $73,403
Electromechanical Instrumentation and Maintenance Technologies/Technicians $59,179 $69,338 $72,764
Computer Software and Media Applications $57,806 $65,387 $72,278
Engineering-Related Fields $66,620 $65,131 $70,097
Biomedical/Medical Engineering $66,107 $67,473 $69,031
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions $59,088 $59,688 $67,794
Applied Mathematics $47,849 $53,775 $67,736
Graphic Communications $51,726 $54,252 $64,066
Civil Engineering Technologies/Technicians $59,156 $57,017 $63,264
Accounting and Related Services $44,367 $49,436 $57,946
General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations $41,810 $46,790 $57,454
Business Administration, Management and Operations $39,469 $39,009 $49,234
Biotechnology $32,958 $32,925 $47,355
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication $35,717 $38,289 $45,369
American Sign Language $31,687 $31,585 $45,344
Design and Applied Arts $32,795 $34,369 $42,562
Psychology, General $29,661 NA $41,938
Criminal Justice and Corrections $31,112 $38,289 $38,204
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities $36,322 $32,284 $37,536
Biology, General $26,125 $28,055 $37,332
Film/Video and Photographic Arts $28,611 $32,747 $34,725
Hospitality Administration/Management $38,310 $31,851 $33,540
Medical Illustration and Informatics $37,728 $31,848 NA
Political Science and Government NA $26,353 NA
International Business $42,620 NA NA
Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians NA $53,358 NA
Computer Engineering Technologies/Technicians $73,827 $64,990 NA
Economics NA $50,270 NA
Physics NA $47,260 NA
Chemistry NA $42,682 NA
Physical Sciences $74,681 $63,005 NA
Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians $55,258 $50,856 NA
Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services NA $38,429 NA

Master's Degrees

Degree/Program Year 1 Year 2 Year 3
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions $99,806 $98,137 $98,068
Industrial Engineering $76,111 $74,576 $85,564
Mechanical Engineering $79,931 $75,623 $81,980
Business Administration, Management and Operations $66,572 $67,101 $72,879
Computer Engineering NA $90,637 NA
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods $47,808 $40,467 NA
Accounting and Related Services $51,317 $48,823 NA
Computer Science $106,069 $101,964 NA
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering $84,161 $88,198 NA
Manufacturing Engineering $102,981 NA NA
Statistics $74,515 $76,460 NA
Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians NA $74,576 NA

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