New York students paid $42,345 to attend the four-year private not-for-profit institution this year – $2,277 more than the $40,068 charged for 2017-18.
Data shows 98 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 2,606 students received grants or scholarships totaling $58.8 million and 1,878 students took out student loans totaling more than $16.4 million.
Including all undergraduates (16,463), 11,698 students used grants or scholarships totaling $228.8 million, and 8,206 students took out $52 million in federal student loans.
The cost of attending
| Enrollment | 2015-16 | 2016-17 | 2017-18 | 2018-19 | Change in tuition and fees 2015-16 to 2018-19 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In-state | ~7,738 | $37,124 | $38,568 | $40,068 | $42,345 | 14.1% |
Undergraduate financial aid
The following data includes only full-time students who began an undergraduate program at the Rochester Institute of Technology in 2015-16.| Type of Aid | Number of students receiving aid | Percent receiving aid | Total amount of aid received | Average amount of aid per student |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Federal grants | 843 | 31% | $4,471,036 | $5,304 |
| State / local grant or scholarship | 847 | 31% | $4,462,346 | $5,268 |
| Institutional grants or scholarships | 2,606 | 95% | $49,837,942 | $19,124 |
| Grant or scholarship aid total | 2,606 | 95% | $58,771,324 | $22,552 |
| Federal student loans | 1,863 | 68% | $10,555,750 | $5,666 |
| Other student loans | 353 | 13% | $5,881,719 | $16,662 |
| Student loan aid | 1,878 | 68% | $16,437,469 | $8,753 |
| Total student aid | 2,690 | 98% | - | - |
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