How many students at RIT? For the academic year 2022-2023, total of 16,615 students have enrolled in Rochester Institute of Technology with 13,940 undergraduate and 2,675 graduate students.
By gender, 10,846 male and 5,769 female students are attending the school.
It has significantly more students compared to similar colleges (10,434 students in average - private (not-for-profit) Research University (high research activity)).
655 students are enrolled exclusively, and 6,043 students are enrolled in some online courses.
You can check the student demographics by gender ratio, race/ethnicity, age distribution, and online enrollment.
Student Population by Gender
Rochester Institute of Technology has a total of 16,615 enrolled students for the academic year 2022-2023. 13,940 students have enrolled in undergraduate programs and 2,675 students joined graduate programs.
By gender, 10,846 male and 5,769 female students (the male-female ratio is 65:35) are attending the school. The gender distribution is based on the 2022-2023 data.
Total Student Enrolled By Gender
| Total | Undergraduate | Graduate |
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| Total | 16,615 | 13,940 | 2,675 |
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| Men | 10,846 | 9,227 | 1,619 |
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| Women | 5,769 | 4,713 | 1,056 |
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Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity
By race/ethnicity, 9,091 White, 758 Black, and 1,676 Asian students out of a total of 16,615 are attending at Rochester Institute of Technology. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in chart below (academic year 2022-2023 data).
Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Total)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 21 | 11 | 10 |
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| Asian | 1,676 | 1,052 | 624 |
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| Black | 758 | 410 | 348 |
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| Hispanic | 1,320 | 808 | 512 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 7 | 2 | 5 |
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| White | 9,091 | 6,078 | 3,013 |
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| Two or more races | 716 | 422 | 294 |
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| Race Unknown | 1,136 | 800 | 336 |
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Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Undergraduate)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 18 | 10 | 8 |
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| Asian | 1,538 | 980 | 558 |
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| Black | 684 | 371 | 313 |
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| Hispanic | 1,210 | 751 | 459 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 5 | 1 | 4 |
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| White | 8,177 | 5,557 | 2,620 |
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| Two or more races | 663 | 390 | 273 |
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| Race Unknown | 1,058 | 759 | 299 |
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Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Graduate)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 3 | 1 | 2 |
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| Asian | 138 | 72 | 66 |
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| Black | 74 | 39 | 35 |
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| Hispanic | 110 | 57 | 53 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 2 | 1 | 1 |
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| White | 914 | 521 | 393 |
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| Two or more races | 53 | 32 | 21 |
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| Race Unknown | 78 | 41 | 37 |
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Student Age Distribution
By age, RIT has 940 students under 18 years old and 6 students over 65 years old. There are 14,608 students under 25 years old, and 2,007 students over 25 years old out of 16,615 total students.
In undergraduate programs, 940 students are younger than 18 and 2 students are older than 65. RIT has 13,486 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 454 students aged 25 and over.
It has 1,122 graduate students aged under 25 and 1,553 students aged 25 and over.
Student Age Distribution (Total)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| Under 18 | 940 | 296 | 644 |
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| 18-19 | 5,608 | 1,910 | 3,698 |
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| 20-21 | 4,932 | 1,789 | 3,143 |
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| 22-24 | 3,128 | 995 | 2,133 |
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| 25-29 | 1,186 | 445 | 741 |
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| 30-34 | 396 | 151 | 245 |
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| 35-39 | 184 | 75 | 109 |
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| 40-49 | 167 | 71 | 96 |
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| 50-64 | 68 | 34 | 34 |
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| Over 65 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
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Student Age Distribution (Undergraduate)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| Under 18 | 940 | 296 | 644 |
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| 18-19 | 5,608 | 1,910 | 3,698 |
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| 20-21 | 4,847 | 1,758 | 3,089 |
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| 22-24 | 2,091 | 576 | 1,515 |
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| 25-29 | 271 | 94 | 177 |
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| 30-34 | 83 | 25 | 58 |
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| 35-39 | 37 | 16 | 21 |
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| 40-49 | 36 | 19 | 17 |
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| 50-64 | 25 | 17 | 8 |
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| Over 65 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
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Student Age Distribution (Graduate)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| 20-21 | 85 | 31 | 54 |
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| 22-24 | 1,037 | 419 | 618 |
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| 25-29 | 915 | 351 | 564 |
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| 30-34 | 313 | 126 | 187 |
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| 35-39 | 147 | 59 | 88 |
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| 40-49 | 131 | 52 | 79 |
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| 50-64 | 43 | 17 | 26 |
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| Over 65 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
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Online Student Enrollment
Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially who want to continue education and work in field. At Rochester Institute of Technology, 655 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 6,043 students are enrolled in some online courses.
369 students lived in New York or jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 286 students live in other State or outside of the United States.
Online Student Population
| All Students | Enrolled Exclusively Online Courses | Enrolled in Some Online Courses |
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| All Students | 16,615 | 655 | 6,043 |
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| Undergraduate | 13,940 | 127 | 5,151 |
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| Graduate | 2,675 | 528 | 892 |
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Online Student Population by Locality
| New York Residents | Other States in U.S. | Outside of U.S. |
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| All Students | 369 | 286 | 0 |
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| Undergraduate | 89 | 38 | 0 |
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| Graduate | 280 | 248 | 0 |
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Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
Among 13,940 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 248 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 1.78%.236 students have transferred in as full-time status and 12 students transferred in as part-time status.
Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
| Number of Students |
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| Regular Full-time | 12,575 |
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| Transfer-in Full-time | 236 |
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| Regular Part-time | 1,117 |
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| Transfer-in Part-time | 12 |
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