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Compare with New York Public Colleges

Compare with New York Public Colleges for Rochester Institute of Technology
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
Stony Brook University Stony Brook, NY	$48,343 lower in-state tuition	18% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Binghamton University Vestal, NY	$48,707 lower in-state tuition	28% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University at Albany Albany, NY	$48,408 lower in-state tuition	2% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University at Buffalo Buffalo, NY	$48,338 lower in-state tuition	7% higher acceptance rate	Compare
CUNY Hunter College New York, NY	$51,892 lower in-state tuition	13% lower acceptance rate	Compare
CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice New York, NY	$51,804 lower in-state tuition	10% lower acceptance rate	Compare
CUNY Queens College Queens, NY	$51,736 lower in-state tuition	3% lower acceptance rate	Compare
CUNY City College New York, NY	$51,934 lower in-state tuition	7% lower acceptance rate	Compare
CUNY Bernard M Baruch College New York, NY	$51,810 lower in-state tuition	19% lower acceptance rate	Compare
United States Military Academy West Point, New York	$59,274 lower in-state tuition	55% lower acceptance rate	Compare
SUNY at Purchase College Purchase, NY	$50,321 lower in-state tuition	7% higher acceptance rate	Compare
SUNY Brockport Brockport, NY	$50,522 lower in-state tuition	4% higher acceptance rate	Compare
SUNY College at Geneseo Geneseo, NY	$50,275 lower in-state tuition	1% lower acceptance rate	Compare
SUNY Buffalo State University Buffalo, NY	$50,741 lower in-state tuition	6% higher acceptance rate	Compare
CUNY Brooklyn College Brooklyn, NY	$51,822 lower in-state tuition	9% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Farmingdale State College Farmingdale, NY	$50,648 lower in-state tuition	4% lower acceptance rate	Compare
SUNY Oneonta Oneonta, NY	$50,443 lower in-state tuition	3% higher acceptance rate	Compare
State University of New York at Cortland Cortland, NY	$50,400 lower in-state tuition	7% lower acceptance rate	Compare
SUNY Morrisville Morrisville, NY	$50,449 lower in-state tuition	25% higher acceptance rate	Compare
State University of New York at Oswego Oswego, NY	$50,449 lower in-state tuition	14% higher acceptance rate	Compare
State University of New York at New Paltz New Paltz, NY	$50,702 lower in-state tuition	5% lower acceptance rate	Compare
College of Staten Island CUNY Staten Island, NY	$51,784 lower in-state tuition	25% higher acceptance rate	Compare
SUNY at Fredonia Fredonia, NY	$50,443 lower in-state tuition	11% higher acceptance rate	Compare
SUNY Maritime College Throggs Neck, NY	$50,685 lower in-state tuition	5% higher acceptance rate	Compare
SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry Syracuse, NY	$49,971 lower in-state tuition	4% lower acceptance rate	Compare
State University of New York at Plattsburgh Plattsburgh, NY	$50,239 lower in-state tuition	11% higher acceptance rate	Compare
SUNY Polytechnic Institute Utica, NY	$50,649 lower in-state tuition	14% higher acceptance rate	Compare
United States Merchant Marine Academy Kings Point, NY	$58,379 lower in-state tuition	33% lower acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with New York Private Colleges

Compare with New York Private Colleges for Rochester Institute of Technology
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
New York University New York, NY	$3,522 higher in-state tuition	58% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Cornell University Ithaca, NY	$10,040 higher in-state tuition	58% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Syracuse University Syracuse, NY	$6,254 higher in-state tuition	21% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Columbia University in the City of New York New York, NY	$12,571 higher in-state tuition	63% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Fordham University Bronx, NY	$5,641 higher in-state tuition	8% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Colgate University Hamilton, NY	$11,032 higher in-state tuition	53% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Rochester Rochester, NY	$7,806 higher in-state tuition	27% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Barnard College New York, NY	$10,614 higher in-state tuition	58% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Vassar College Poughkeepsie, NY	$11,756 higher in-state tuition	48% lower acceptance rate	Compare
St. John's University New York Queens, NY	$6,254 lower in-state tuition	16% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Troy, NY	$4,807 higher in-state tuition	4% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Pace University New York, NY	$5,984 lower in-state tuition	9% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Hofstra University Hempstead, NY	$1,614 lower in-state tuition	1% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Marist University Poughkeepsie, NY	$11,524 lower in-state tuition	10% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Skidmore College Saratoga Springs, NY	$8,016 higher in-state tuition	46% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Adelphi University Garden City, NY	$10,164 lower in-state tuition	1% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Manhattan University Riverdale, NY	$5,874 lower in-state tuition	12% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Pratt Institute Main Brooklyn, NY	$2,571 higher in-state tuition	6% higher acceptance rate	Compare
The New School New York, NY	$580 lower in-state tuition	4% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Ithaca College Ithaca, NY	$5,734 lower in-state tuition	2% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Hamilton College Clinton, NY	$9,686 higher in-state tuition	53% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Siena College Loudonville, NY	$12,694 lower in-state tuition	2% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Clarkson University Potsdam, NY	$124 higher in-state tuition	10% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Long Island University Brookville, NY	$16,842 lower in-state tuition	19% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Bard College Annandale-On-Hudson, NY	$7,162 higher in-state tuition	15% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Sarah Lawrence College Bronxville, NY	$7,588 higher in-state tuition	5% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Union College Schenectady, NY	$9,765 higher in-state tuition	23% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Le Moyne College Syracuse, NY	$18,944 lower in-state tuition	16% higher acceptance rate	Compare
St Lawrence University Canton, NY	$6,626 higher in-state tuition	13% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Hobart William Smith Colleges Geneva, NY	$5,843 higher in-state tuition	3% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences Albany, NY	$17,799 lower in-state tuition	14% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Canisius University Buffalo, NY	$24,774 lower in-state tuition	5% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Marymount Manhattan College New York, NY	$17,404 lower in-state tuition	16% higher acceptance rate	Compare
New York Institute of Technology Old Westbury, NY	$12,714 lower in-state tuition	14% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Yeshiva University New York, NY	$7,474 lower in-state tuition	11% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Houghton University Houghton, NY	$40,844 lower in-state tuition	22% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Elmira College Elmira, NY	$20,298 lower in-state tuition	10% higher acceptance rate	Compare
The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art New York, NY	$12,454 lower in-state tuition	46% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Touro University New York, NY	$36,824 lower in-state tuition	6% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Nazareth University Rochester, NY	$16,824 lower in-state tuition	8% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Jewish Theological Seminary of America New York, NY	$8,083 higher in-state tuition	18% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Webb Institute Glen Cove, NY	$3,940 higher in-state tuition	53% lower acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with Regional Public Colleges

Compare with Regional Public Colleges for Rochester Institute of Technology
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
University of Michigan Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI	$41,538 lower in-state tuition	51% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Penn State Main Campus University Park, PA	$38,630 lower in-state tuition	6% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Michigan State University East Lansing, MI	$42,816 lower in-state tuition	18% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Ohio State University Main Campus Columbus, OH	$46,030 lower in-state tuition	6% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Maryland College Park College Park, MD	$47,465 lower in-state tuition	22% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Delaware Newark, DE	$42,464 lower in-state tuition	4% higher acceptance rate	Compare
George Mason University Fairfax, VA	$45,054 lower in-state tuition	20% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Massachusetts Amherst Amherst, MA	$41,502 lower in-state tuition	7% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Campus Pittsburgh, PA	$37,348 lower in-state tuition	9% lower acceptance rate	Compare
James Madison University Harrisonburg, VA	$45,024 lower in-state tuition	5% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Rutgers University New Brunswick New Brunswick, NJ	$41,345 lower in-state tuition	9% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Connecticut Storrs, CT	$38,230 lower in-state tuition	15% lower acceptance rate	Compare
United States Naval Academy Annapolis, Maryland	$59,274 lower in-state tuition	58% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Vermont Burlington, VT	$40,216 lower in-state tuition	2% lower acceptance rate	Compare
The College of New Jersey Ewing, NJ	$39,642 lower in-state tuition	5% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Maryland Baltimore County Baltimore, MD	$46,018 lower in-state tuition	5% higher acceptance rate	Compare
New Jersey Institute of Technology Newark, NJ	$39,300 lower in-state tuition	2% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Mary Washington Fredericksburg, VA	$44,634 lower in-state tuition	13% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Salisbury University Salisbury, MD	$48,190 lower in-state tuition	20% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of New Hampshire Main Campus Durham, NH	$40,072 lower in-state tuition	21% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Massachusetts Lowell Lowell, MA	$42,308 lower in-state tuition	16% higher acceptance rate	Compare
William Paterson University of New Jersey Wayne, NJ	$43,570 lower in-state tuition	23% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Baltimore Baltimore, MD	$49,282 lower in-state tuition	12% higher acceptance rate	Compare
United States Coast Guard Academy New London, Connecticut	$59,274 lower in-state tuition	45% lower acceptance rate	Compare
St. Mary's College of Maryland St. Mary's City, MD	$43,976 lower in-state tuition	2% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Penn State Lehigh Valley Center Valley, PA	$44,066 lower in-state tuition	30% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Penn State Wilkes Barre Dallas, PA	$44,994 lower in-state tuition	30% higher acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with Regional Private Colleges

Compare with Regional Private Colleges for Rochester Institute of Technology
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
Harvard University Cambridge, MA	$2,402 higher in-state tuition	63% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Princeton University Princeton, NJ	$3,414 higher in-state tuition	62% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD	$5,956 higher in-state tuition	61% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Boston University Boston, MA	$8,828 higher in-state tuition	56% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA	$9,412 higher in-state tuition	62% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Yale University New Haven, CT	$7,976 higher in-state tuition	63% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Villanova University Villanova, PA	$8,502 higher in-state tuition	40% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Georgetown University Washington, DC	$8,743 higher in-state tuition	54% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Howard University Washington, DC	$23,464 lower in-state tuition	26% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PA	$6,972 higher in-state tuition	55% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Boston College Chestnut Hill, MA	$11,428 higher in-state tuition	51% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Brown University Providence, RI	$12,138 higher in-state tuition	62% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA	$3,122 higher in-state tuition	62% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Northeastern University Boston, MA	$6,888 higher in-state tuition	62% lower acceptance rate	Compare
George Washington University Washington, DC	$8,436 higher in-state tuition	20% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Drexel University Philadelphia, PA	$3,138 higher in-state tuition	12% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Dartmouth College Hanover, NH	$8,994 higher in-state tuition	62% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Quinnipiac University Hamden, CT	$3,794 lower in-state tuition	5% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Bucknell University Lewisburg, PA	$8,538 higher in-state tuition	38% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Tufts University Medford, MA	$11,430 higher in-state tuition	56% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Rhode Island School of Design Providence, RI	$3,414 higher in-state tuition	48% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Emerson College Boston, MA	$2,218 lower in-state tuition	16% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Lehigh University Bethlehem, PA	$5,706 higher in-state tuition	41% lower acceptance rate	Compare
American University Washington, DC	$503 lower in-state tuition	5% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Babson College Wellesley, MA	$2,122 lower in-state tuition	50% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Amherst College Amherst, MA	$11,206 higher in-state tuition	58% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Lafayette College Easton, PA	$6,124 higher in-state tuition	36% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Bentley University Waltham, MA	$1,726 higher in-state tuition	22% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Swarthmore College Swarthmore, PA	$6,220 higher in-state tuition	60% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Brandeis University Waltham, MA	$8,806 higher in-state tuition	27% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Seton Hall University South Orange, NJ	$6,104 lower in-state tuition	6% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Williams College Williamstown, MA	$9,286 higher in-state tuition	59% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Case Western Reserve University Cleveland, OH	$7,334 higher in-state tuition	30% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Providence College Providence, RI	$4,276 higher in-state tuition	16% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Oberlin College Oberlin, OH	$8,092 higher in-state tuition	33% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Wesleyan University Middletown, CT	$11,068 higher in-state tuition	51% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Haverford College Haverford, PA	$11,414 higher in-state tuition	55% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Duquesne University Pittsburgh, PA	$10,288 lower in-state tuition	17% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Fairfield University Fairfield, CT	$924 lower in-state tuition	34% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Muhlenberg College Allentown, PA	$3,531 higher in-state tuition	5% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Wellesley College Wellesley, MA	$7,902 higher in-state tuition	53% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Middlebury College Middlebury, VT	$8,326 higher in-state tuition	56% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Endicott College Beverly, MA	$18,624 lower in-state tuition	4% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Denison University Granville, OH	$7,726 higher in-state tuition	50% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Bryant University Smithfield, RI	$6,597 lower in-state tuition	2% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Kenyon College Gambier, OH	$12,246 higher in-state tuition	36% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Stevens Institute of Technology Hoboken, NJ	$4,188 higher in-state tuition	19% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Loyola University Maryland Baltimore, MD	$2,124 lower in-state tuition	8% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Gettysburg College Gettysburg, PA	$7,366 higher in-state tuition	28% lower acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with National Colleges

Compare with National Colleges for Rochester Institute of Technology
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
University of Miami Coral Gables, FL	$3,342 higher in-state tuition	48% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Pepperdine University Malibu, CA	$10,644 higher in-state tuition	4% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Loyola Marymount University Los Angeles, CA	$3,083 higher in-state tuition	22% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Santa Clara University Santa Clara, CA	$2,019 higher in-state tuition	19% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Chapman University Orange, CA	$5,710 higher in-state tuition	2% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Southern Methodist University Dallas, TX	$7,766 higher in-state tuition	4% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Tulane University of Louisiana New Orleans, LA	$9,404 higher in-state tuition	53% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Denver Denver, CO	$2,124 higher in-state tuition	11% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Wake Forest University Winston-Salem, NC	$8,368 higher in-state tuition	45% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of the Pacific Stockton, CA	$2,194 lower in-state tuition	4% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Seattle University Seattle, WA	$2,553 lower in-state tuition	10% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Creighton University Omaha, NE	$10,418 lower in-state tuition	13% higher acceptance rate	Compare
St Olaf College Northfield, MN	$486 higher in-state tuition	19% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Saint Louis University Saint Louis, MO	$3,514 lower in-state tuition	8% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Illinois Institute of Technology Chicago, IL	$6,888 lower in-state tuition	12% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of St Thomas Saint Paul, MN	$4,876 lower in-state tuition	18% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Ohio Northern University Ada, OH	$19,474 lower in-state tuition	7% higher acceptance rate	Compare

Data source: NCES / IPEDS https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?id=195003.

Last updated: August 2026