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.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Gender/Attending Status at RIT
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total13,94012,8111,129
Men9,2278,426801
Women4,7134,385328
Population by Gender/Attending Status at RIT
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total2,6752,125550
Men1,6191,297322
Women1,056828228

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.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Race/Ethnicity at Rochester Institute of Technology
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native18108
Asian1,538980558
Black or African American684371313
Hispanic1,210751459
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander514
White8,1775,5572,620
Two or More Races663390273
Race/Ethnicity Unknown1,058759299
Total 13,9409,2274,713
Population by Race/Ethnicity at Rochester Institute of Technology
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native312
Asian1387266
Black or African American743935
Hispanic1105753
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander211
White914521393
Two or More Races533221
Race/Ethnicity Unknown784137
Total 2,6751,6191,056

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.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Student Age at Rochester Institute of Technology
TotalMenWomen
Total13,940 9,2274,713
Under 18940 644296
18-195,608 3,6981,910
20-214,847 3,0891,758
22-242,091 1,515576
25-29271 17794
30-3483 5825
35-3937 2116
40-4936 1719
50-6425 817
65 and over2 02
Total 13,940 9,2274,713
Population by Student Age at Rochester Institute of Technology
TotalMenWomen
Total2,675 1,6191,056
20-2185 5431
22-241,037 618419
25-29915 564351
30-34313 187126
35-39147 8859
40-49131 7952
50-6443 2617
65 and over4 31
Total 2,675 1,6191,056

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.
Enrollment TypeStudent Location
Online Student Population
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total16,61513,9402,675
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes655127528
Enrolled Some in Online Classes6,0435,151892
Not Enrolled in Online Classes9,9178,6621,255
Online Student Population by Student Location
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total (Enrolled Excl.)655127528
New York Residents36989280
Other State in U.S.25637219
Outside of U.S.000
Unknown30129