The average composite SAT score for admitted Rochester Institute of Technology freshman is 1370 out of 1600. RIT students have the 119th highest average SAT score in the United States. For perspective, a 1370 is in the 94th percentile of all SAT test takers.
The middle fifty percent of incoming students have SAT composite scores ranging from 1280 to 1460. The 75th percentile score is 1460 while the 25th percentile score is 1280.
The lowest SAT score accepted is not reported by RIT but we estimate it to be around a 1190 total composite SAT score.
The average score for RIT students on the math portion of the SAT is 690 out of 800. The 25th percentile of students score a 640 and the 75th percentile score 740.
The 25th and 75th percentile range for SAT reading scores range from 640 to 720 and the average score for Rochester Institute of Technology students is 680.
Below are estimated chances of being accepted at Rochester Institute of Technology based on SAT score ranges and the overall admission rate of 71.4%. These chances assume you have an average GPA for the school, around 3.7.
An SAT score of 1460 or higher is very competitive at RIT and is a better score than three quarters of students who are accepted. You have a very good chance of acceptance, around 82% or higher.
Scores between 1370 to 1450 are above average giving you an advantage over most applicants. Your chance of acceptance is very high, estimated about 71% to 81%.
SAT scores between 1280 to 1360 are still in the middle range of accepted students a but a little lower than the average. You can get in and have about a 56% to 70% percent chance of being admitted.
SAT scores from 1190 to 1270 are on the very low end of the range where students are accepted. Scores in this range are not competitive with most other applicants but you still have a chance. We estimate scores in this range have less than a 55% chance of admission to RIT . SAT scores below 1190 likely fall out of the range where students are regularly accepted.
Data Sources, IPEDS for Fall 2023 starting classSAT Score | Admission Chances |
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1600 | 93% |
1590 | 92% |
1580 | 92% |
1570 | 91% |
1560 | 90% |
1550 | 90% |
1540 | 89% |
1530 | 88% |
1520 | 88% |
1510 | 87% |
1500 | 86% |
1490 | 85% |
1480 | 84% |
1470 | 83% |
1460 | 82% |
1450 | 81% |
1440 | 80% |
1430 | 79% |
1420 | 78% |
1410 | 77% |
1400 | 75% |
1390 | 74% |
1380 | 72% |
1370 | 71% |
1360 | 70% |
1350 | 68% |
1340 | 66% |
1330 | 65% |
1320 | 63% |
1310 | 61% |
1300 | 60% |
1290 | 58% |
1280 | 56% |
1270 | 55% |
1260 | 53% |
1250 | 51% |
1240 | 49% |
1230 | 47% |
1220 | 46% |
1210 | 44% |
1200 | 42% |
1190 | 40% |
Primary data source, U.S. Department of Education https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?id=195003 IPEDS survey data for Rochester Institute of Technology.