+17%
In-state tuition
In-state tuition at Rochester Institute of Technology rose 17% between 2006 and 2009 ($25.0k → $29.3k).
New York · Private nonprofit · Predominantly bachelor's
RIT
Rochester, New York. 13,225 undergraduate students. 187 programs in the federal Field-of-Study dataset.
ANOMALY ENGINE · NOTABLE SIGNALS
Earnings, completion, debt, and enrollment anomalies at RIT
Short-arc shifts (recent 3-year window), peer outliers, earnings trend breaks, completion drops, enrollment cliffs, and debt-to-earnings warnings — surfaced deterministically from the federal record. Multi-decade shifts are reported separately in the Long Arc section, since 25-year tuition drift isn't really an anomaly.
-100%
3-year cohort default rate
3-year cohort default rate at Rochester Institute of Technology fell 100% between 2021 and 2024 (0.8% → 0.0%).
+12%
Out-of-state tuition
Out-of-state tuition at Rochester Institute of Technology rose 12% between 2021 and 2024 ($52.8k → $59.3k).
+14%
100%-time completion
100%-time completion at Rochester Institute of Technology rose 14% between 2021 and 2024 (24.8% → 28.2%).
SECTION 01 · OUTCOMES SNAPSHOT
RIT earnings, debt, and completion vs. the New York median
Each tile compares this institution to the New York median for the same metric. Sub-line shows the comparison value, not an interpretation. Sparklines trace the federally available history.
$76,571+17% · 6→10y
New York median $48,917$65,457
Treasury earnings · 6y post-entry70.8%+38% · '97→'24
New York median 64.2%$20,872+155% · '97→'20
At program completion13,225+47% · '96→'24
latest IPEDS88.2%+6% · '04→'24
first-time, full-time71.4%-7% · '01→'24
latest cohort$57,016+60% · '00→'09
out-of-state $57,016SECTION 02 · EARNINGS HORIZONS
How RIT earnings spread, 4 to 10 years after entry
Treasury tax-record earnings for federally aided students who first enrolled at this institution. Each point is a horizon from the most-recent vintage. Single median per horizon (no p25/p75 publishing).
Earnings widen with time post-entry. Selection: federal-aid recipients only — not all graduates.Methodology →
SECTION 03 · DEBT-TO-EARNINGS
What loans cost relative to earnings at RIT
Annual debt service as a share of median earnings 10 years after entry, computed under federal Direct loan terms (10-year fixed at 6%). The 8% line is the gainful-employment threshold from federal regulation; above 12% has historically been considered “failing” under prior rule cycles.
Institution-wide
3.6%Median federal debt $20,872 amortized over 10 years vs. median earnings $76,571 (10y after entry).
SECTION 04 · LONG ARC
RIT enrollment, completion, and debt over time
Federally available history. Coverage varies by metric — IPEDS publishes some series only after 2009 and others only before.
Undergraduate enrollment.
150%-time completion rate.
Median federal student debt at exit.
+38%
RIT · completion · 150% rose
50.7% → 69.9%
+47%
RIT · undergrad enrollment rose
9,020 → 13,215
+60%
RIT · in-state tuition rose
$18,252 → $29,283
+225%
RIT · out-of-state tuition rose
$18,252 → $59,274
+155%
RIT · median debt rose
$10,500 → $26,778
-100%
RIT · cohort default rate fell
3.5% → 0.0%
+40%
RIT · earnings_median_10yr rose
$54,500 → $76,571
+61%
RIT · earnings_median_6yr rose
$40,600 → $65,457
SECTION 05 · PROGRAMS
RIT programs ranked by 5-year earnings
Each row is one (CIP × credential) program reported by the institution in College Scorecard's Field-of-Study data. Cohort floor is 30 students; below this, federal data is suppressed.
Computer Science$171,690Computer Science$136,522Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management$136,339Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$131,823Computer Engineering$122,991Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications$119,606Industrial Engineering$109,684Industrial Engineering$105,893Statistics$104,267Biomedical/Medical Engineering$103,407Computer and Information Sciences, General$101,985Mechanical Engineering$101,671Chemical Engineering$100,264Computer Software and Media Applications$99,801Management Information Systems and Services$98,398Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering$95,812Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$93,911Engineering-Related Fields$92,817Electrical Engineering Technologies/Technicians$92,742Electromechanical Instrumentation and Maintenance Technologies/Technicians$91,990Mechanical Engineering$91,471Business Administration, Management and Operations$89,898Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians$89,798Finance and Financial Management Services$89,375
Showing top 24 of 43 ranked programs.
SECTION 06 · BY CIP FAMILY
43 RIT programs with earnings, grouped by field
Programs are grouped by 2-digit CIP family. Programs without reported earnings are hidden to keep the list focused.
COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGIES · CIP 10
COMPUTER & INFORMATION SCIENCES · CIP 11
ENGINEERING · CIP 14
ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGIES · CIP 15
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians$89,798Civil Engineering Technologies/Technicians$77,998Engineering-Related Fields$92,817Electrical Engineering Technologies/Technicians$92,742Electromechanical Instrumentation and Maintenance Technologies/Technicians$91,990Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians$87,544
FOREIGN LANGUAGES · CIP 16
FAMILY & CONSUMER SCIENCES · CIP 19
LIBERAL ARTS & GENERAL STUDIES · CIP 24
BIOLOGICAL & BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES · CIP 26
MATHEMATICS & STATISTICS · CIP 27
PSYCHOLOGY · CIP 42
HOMELAND SECURITY & PROTECTIVE SERVICES · CIP 43
VISUAL & PERFORMING ARTS · CIP 50
HEALTH PROFESSIONS · CIP 51
BUSINESS, MANAGEMENT & MARKETING · CIP 52
Management Information Systems and Services$98,398Finance and Financial Management Services$89,375Business Administration, Management and Operations$70,193Business Administration, Management and Operations$89,898Accounting and Related Services$76,778General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations$73,239Hospitality Administration/Management$41,308
COMMUNICATION & JOURNALISM · CIP 09
FINANCIAL OUTCOME · ILLUSTRATION
Estimate the financial outcome at RIT
Pick a program. Cost from Scorecard net price by family income; earnings from Treasury 5-year-post-completion median, projected forward with a Mincer age-earnings curve. The selection-bias toggle applies the Dale-Krueger shrinkage. Outcomes illustration, not a forecast — see methodology.
Shrinks the earnings premium toward the matched-applicant mean. STEM <15%, business ~40%, arts & education ~60%.
NET PRESENT VALUE
$1,984,897
Over 40 years, discounted 5.0%
BREAKEVEN
Year 5
First year cumulative discounted earnings cross zero
- Cost per year
- $25,561
- HS-only baseline · NY
- $40,100
- Years to complete
- 4
- CIP family
- 11
Outcomes illustration · not a forecast. Projects observed Scorecard earnings forward with a Mincer age-earnings curve under your assumptions. See methodology for the math.
SECTION 07 · SIMILAR INSTITUTIONS
Institutions similar to RIT in New York
Picked by Carnegie sector × predominant credential level. These are not rankings — just nearest-neighbour surfaces for comparison.
CAUSAL DISCIPLINE
“RIT graduates earn $X” — not “RIT makes you earn $X”
Median earnings describe what cohorts earned. They do not describe what attending RIT caused. Selection effects (who admits, who enrolls, who completes) are real. We publish federal data with strict descriptive phrasing — and link the methodology where you can read about the limitations directly.