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Undergraduate Mechanical Engineering at Rochester Institute of Technology

Here is an overview of this program at RIT. Degrees are awarded at the Bachelor’s level, with graduate study also available. Its best result is a rank of #6 out of 22 schools (Bachelor’s level) by College Factual. Jump to any of the following sections:

• Rankings
• Available Degrees
• Bachelor’s Degrees
• Graduate Study

RIT Undergraduate Mechanical Engineering Rankings

College Factual rates RIT as a strong choice for mechanical engineering, ranked #118 out of 365 schools nationally.

Ranking	Rank
Best Mechanical Engineering Schools	118 of 365
Best Mechanical Engineering Schools in New York	10 of 23
Best Mechanical Engineering Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	27 of 62

Undergraduate Mechanical Engineering Degrees at RIT

Here is each degree level granted in mechanical engineering at RIT, along with how many graduates complete each level annually.

Degree Level	Annual Graduates
Bachelor’s	165
Master’s	74
Doctoral	8

RIT Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degrees

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, Rochester Institute of Technology handed out 165 bachelor’s degrees in mechanical engineering.

Bachelor’s Rankings

RIT ranks competitively among schools offering mechanical engineering at the bachelor’s level. In particular it placed #6 out of 22 schools by College Factual.

Ranking	Rank
Best Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New York	6
Best Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	22
Best Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	96

Salary of Mechanical Engineering Graduates with a Bachelor’s Degree

Mechanical Engineering students who finish a bachelor’s at RIT report a median salary of $86,496 a year. This is above $84,315, the median for all majors at RIT.

Student Debt of Mechanical Engineering Graduates with a Bachelor’s Degree

Earning a bachelor’s degree at RIT, mechanical engineering students borrow a median amount of $27,000 in student loans. This is lower than $27,308, the typical median for all majors at RIT.

RIT Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

Average full-time tuition and fees are listed in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$52,030	$58,260
Fees	$950	$950

Find out more about RIT tuition and fees.

Bachelor’s Student Diversity

In the most recent graduating class, 76% of mechanical engineering bachelor’s degrees went to men and 24% went to women.

The largest share of mechanical engineering bachelor’s degree graduates at RIT were White. Roughly 80% of graduates fell into this category.

The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from Rochester Institute of Technology with a bachelor’s in mechanical engineering.

Ethnic Background	Number of Students
Asian	10
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	132
Non-Resident Aliens	11
Other Races	9

Graduate Study in Mechanical Engineering at RIT

You can also pursue this field at the graduate level at RIT. The following graduate award levels are reported.

Graduate Level	Annual Graduates
Master’s Degrees in Mechanical Engineering	74
Doctoral Degrees in Mechanical Engineering	8

References

• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• Image Credit: By Matthew D. Wilson (LtPowers) under License More about our data sources and methodologies.