Student Population at RIT
Total Enrollment
16,615
Undergraduate
13,940
Graduate
2,675
Online Enrollment
655
Men Students
10,846
Women Students
5,769
For the academic year 2023-2024, a total of 16,615 students have enrolled at Rochester Institute of Technology - 13,940 undergraduate and 2,675 graduate.
By gender, 10,846 male and 5,769 female students are attending Rochester Institute of Technology. By attendance status, there are 14,936 full-time students and 1,679 part-time students.
The number of students at Rochester Institute of Technology is very large compared to Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in New York. Compared to similar schools in rankings such as Brigham Young University and University of Miami, its population is average (average population is 16,927).
Rochester Institute of Technology offers online degree/certificate programs and 655 students enrolled in online programs.
*Gender, Race, Age, and Online population based on 2022-2023 data.
Enrollment Comparison Chart
The below chart compares the student population between Rochester Institute of Technology and similar colleges.
Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status
By gender, there are 10,846 male and 5,769 female students attending RIT. The male-to-female student ratio is 1.88 to 1 and the ratio is than national average (the national average is 0.75 to 1).
The following table and chart show the student population by gender and attending status at RIT.
Total | Full-time | Part-time | |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 13,940 | 12,811 | 1,129 |
Men | 9,227 | 8,426 | 801 |
Women | 4,713 | 4,385 | 328 |
Total | Full-time | Part-time | |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 2,675 | 2,125 | 550 |
Men | 1,619 | 1,297 | 322 |
Women | 1,056 | 828 | 228 |
Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity
By race/ethnicity, there are 9,091 White students (54.72%) and 1,676 Asian students (10.09%) at Rochester Institute of Technology(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at Rochester Institute of Technology.
Total | Men | Women | |
---|---|---|---|
American Indian or Alaska Native | 18 | 10 | 8 |
Asian | 1,538 | 980 | 558 |
Black or African American | 684 | 371 | 313 |
Hispanic | 1,210 | 751 | 459 |
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 5 | 1 | 4 |
White | 8,177 | 5,557 | 2,620 |
Two or More Races | 663 | 390 | 273 |
Race/Ethnicity Unknown | 1,058 | 759 | 299 |
Total | 13,940 | 9,227 | 4,713 |
Total | Men | Women | |
---|---|---|---|
American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | 1 | 2 |
Asian | 138 | 72 | 66 |
Black or African American | 74 | 39 | 35 |
Hispanic | 110 | 57 | 53 |
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 2 | 1 | 1 |
White | 914 | 521 | 393 |
Two or More Races | 53 | 32 | 21 |
Race/Ethnicity Unknown | 78 | 41 | 37 |
Total | 2,675 | 1,619 | 1,056 |
Enrollment by Student Age
By age, there are 14,608 students whose age under twenty five and 821 students whose age is over thirty years old at Rochester Institute of Technology.
Especially, 940 students are younger than eighteen and 6 students are older than sixty five.
The following table and chart show the student population by student age at Rochester Institute of Technology.
Total | Men | Women | |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 13,940 | 9,227 | 4,713 |
Under 18 | 940 | 644 | 296 |
18-19 | 5,608 | 3,698 | 1,910 |
20-21 | 4,847 | 3,089 | 1,758 |
22-24 | 2,091 | 1,515 | 576 |
25-29 | 271 | 177 | 94 |
30-34 | 83 | 58 | 25 |
35-39 | 37 | 21 | 16 |
40-49 | 36 | 17 | 19 |
50-64 | 25 | 8 | 17 |
65 and over | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Total | 13,940 | 9,227 | 4,713 |
Total | Men | Women | |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 2,675 | 1,619 | 1,056 |
20-21 | 85 | 54 | 31 |
22-24 | 1,037 | 618 | 419 |
25-29 | 915 | 564 | 351 |
30-34 | 313 | 187 | 126 |
35-39 | 147 | 88 | 59 |
40-49 | 131 | 79 | 52 |
50-64 | 43 | 26 | 17 |
65 and over | 4 | 3 | 1 |
Total | 2,675 | 1,619 | 1,056 |
Online Student Population
At Rochester Institute of Technology, 6,698 students (40.31% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 655 students enrolled exclusively in online classes (i.e. no off-line attendance required) and others are taking online courses with off-line courses. The following tables describe the number of students who enrolled in one or more online courses.
By location of enrolled students, 369 students live in New York where Rochester Institute of Technology is located in and 256 students have enrolled from other states.
Total | Undergraduate | Graduate | |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 16,615 | 13,940 | 2,675 |
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes | 655 | 127 | 528 |
Enrolled Some in Online Classes | 6,043 | 5,151 | 892 |
Not Enrolled in Online Classes | 9,917 | 8,662 | 1,255 |
Total | Undergraduate | Graduate | |
---|---|---|---|
Total (Enrolled Excl.) | 655 | 127 | 528 |
New York Residents | 369 | 89 | 280 |
Other State in U.S. | 256 | 37 | 219 |
Outside of U.S. | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Unknown | 30 | 1 | 29 |