2018 Rankings for Rochester Institute of Technology

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Top 2018 Rankings For Rochester Institute of Technology

Top Ranked Veterans for Computer & Information Sciences (ranked 3 out of 588)
Top Ranked for Computer & Information Sciences (ranked 7 out of 569)
Most Popular for Computer & Information Sciences (ranked 21 out of 1603)
Most Popular for Engineering Technologies (ranked 9 out of 459)
Most Popular for Computer Software & Applications (ranked 5 out of 243)

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All 2018 Rankings For Rochester Institute of Technology

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Top Quality Overall

	better worse
Nationwide	241 of 1383
Middle Atlantic	68 of 263
New York	31 of 109

Best Colleges For The Money (all undergraduates)

	better worse
Nationwide	812 of 1325
Middle Atlantic	151 of 251
New York	62 of 101

Best Colleges For The Money (undergraduates getting aid)

	better worse
Nationwide	874 of 1325
Middle Atlantic	156 of 251
New York	65 of 101

Best Colleges For The Money (undergraduates getting no aid)

	better worse
Nationwide	821 of 1325
Middle Atlantic	148 of 251
New York	62 of 101

Diversity

	better worse
Overall	668 of 2475
Ethnic	1333 of 2718
Male / Female	1882 of 2718
Location	226 of 2525

Biological & Biomedical Sciences

	better worse
Top Ranked	183 of 823
Best Value	520 of 805
Most Popular	182 of 1413
Most Focused	708 of 1413
Highest Paid Grads	283 of 892

Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology

	better worse
Top Ranked	151 of 242
Best Value	221 of 239
Most Popular	157 of 571
Most Focused	377 of 571
Highest Paid Grads	178 of 367

Biomathematics & Bioinformatics

	better worse
Most Popular	28 of 51
Most Focused	43 of 51

Biotechnology

	better worse
Most Popular	4 of 78
Most Focused	16 of 78
Highest Paid Grads	16 of 36

General Biology

	better worse
Top Ranked	256 of 818
Best Value	634 of 800
Most Popular	230 of 1372
Most Focused	885 of 1372
Highest Paid Grads	266 of 850

Business, Management & Marketing

	better worse
Top Ranked	204 of 825
Best Value	575 of 798
Most Popular	389 of 2041
Most Focused	1655 of 2041
Highest Paid Grads	290 of 903

Accounting

	better worse
Top Ranked	131 of 600
Best Value	415 of 584
Most Popular	409 of 1312
Most Focused	1138 of 1312
Highest Paid Grads	214 of 651

Business Administration & Management

	better worse
Top Ranked	156 of 724
Best Value	493 of 701
Most Popular	868 of 1720
Most Focused	1627 of 1720
Highest Paid Grads	171 of 725

Business Support & Assistant Services

	better worse
Most Popular	53 of 98
Most Focused	92 of 98

Finance & Financial Management

	better worse
Top Ranked	148 of 382
Best Value	330 of 376
Most Popular	313 of 642
Most Focused	543 of 642
Highest Paid Grads	208 of 417

General Business/Commerce

	better worse
Most Popular	328 of 504
Most Focused	462 of 504

General Sales & Marketing

	better worse
Most Popular	13 of 64
Most Focused	17 of 64

Hospitality Management

	better worse
Top Ranked	27 of 116
Best Value	75 of 114
Most Popular	87 of 258
Most Focused	120 of 258
Highest Paid Grads	13 of 124

International Business

	better worse
Top Ranked	63 of 143
Best Value	122 of 139
Most Popular	118 of 366
Most Focused	246 of 366
Highest Paid Grads	91 of 224

Management Information Systems

	better worse
Top Ranked	10 of 148
Best Value	68 of 141
Most Popular	85 of 348
Most Focused	159 of 348
Highest Paid Grads	22 of 213

Communication & Journalism

	better worse
Top Ranked	199 of 582
Best Value	470 of 570
Most Popular	564 of 1219
Most Focused	1101 of 1219
Highest Paid Grads	220 of 715

Communication & Media Studies

	better worse
Most Popular	904 of 1036
Most Focused	1021 of 1036
Highest Paid Grads	180 of 606

Journalism

	better worse
Top Ranked	89 of 183
Best Value	166 of 180
Most Popular	200 of 343
Most Focused	297 of 343
Highest Paid Grads	84 of 233

Public Relations & Advertising

	better worse
Most Popular	159 of 326
Most Focused	264 of 326
Highest Paid Grads	43 of 179

Communications Technologies & Support

	better worse
Most Popular	20 of 225
Most Focused	112 of 225
Highest Paid Grads	5 of 16

Graphic Communications

	better worse
Most Popular	10 of 147
Most Focused	62 of 147

Computer & Information Sciences

	better worse
Top Ranked	7 of 569
Best Value	115 of 547
Most Popular	21 of 1603
Most Focused	95 of 1602
Highest Paid Grads	293 of 826

Computer Information Systems

	better worse
Top Ranked	45 of 347
Best Value	152 of 333
Most Popular	88 of 838
Most Focused	254 of 838
Highest Paid Grads	138 of 452

Computer Science

	better worse
Top Ranked	36 of 268
Best Value	80 of 260
Most Popular	49 of 599
Most Focused	88 of 599
Highest Paid Grads	132 of 360

Computer Software & Applications

	better worse
Most Popular	5 of 243
Most Focused	60 of 243
Highest Paid Grads	6 of 31

Computer Systems Networking

	better worse
Most Popular	32 of 164
Most Focused	97 of 164
Highest Paid Grads	7 of 24

Information Technology

	better worse
Most Popular	18 of 273
Most Focused	112 of 273

Engineering

	better worse
Top Ranked	91 of 309
Best Value	176 of 302
Most Popular	64 of 582
Most Focused	75 of 582
Highest Paid Grads	171 of 356

Biomedical Engineering

	better worse
Most Popular	96 of 137
Most Focused	93 of 137

Chemical Engineering

	better worse
Most Popular	87 of 167
Most Focused	70 of 167

Computer Engineering

	better worse
Top Ranked	24 of 162
Best Value	53 of 157
Most Popular	13 of 272
Most Focused	17 of 272
Highest Paid Grads	75 of 191

Electrical Engineering

	better worse
Top Ranked	80 of 261
Best Value	151 of 255
Most Popular	28 of 343
Most Focused	48 of 343
Highest Paid Grads	124 of 274

Industrial Engineering

	better worse
Top Ranked	34 of 79
Best Value	66 of 78
Most Popular	45 of 109
Most Focused	43 of 109
Highest Paid Grads	37 of 91

Mechanical Engineering

	better worse
Top Ranked	75 of 269
Best Value	148 of 263
Most Popular	47 of 326
Most Focused	61 of 326
Highest Paid Grads	189 of 264

Engineering Technologies

	better worse
Most Popular	9 of 459
Most Focused	53 of 459
Highest Paid Grads	30 of 178

Civil Engineering Technology

	better worse
Most Popular	1 of 45
Most Focused	8 of 45

Computer Engineering Technology

	better worse
Most Popular	16 of 75
Most Focused	40 of 75

Drafting & Design Engineering Technology

	better worse
Most Popular	37 of 92
Most Focused	66 of 92

Electromechanical Engineering Technology

	better worse
Most Popular	15 of 70
Most Focused	45 of 70

Electronics Engineering Technology

	better worse
Most Popular	31 of 168
Most Focused	98 of 168

Engineering-Related Fields

	better worse
Most Popular	10 of 55
Most Focused	14 of 55

Environmental Control Technology

	better worse
Most Popular	11 of 57
Most Focused	29 of 57

Industrial Production Technology

	better worse
Most Popular	87 of 133
Most Focused	112 of 133

Mechanical Engineering Technology

	better worse
Most Popular	4 of 107
Most Focused	24 of 107

Family, Consumer & Human Sciences

	better worse
Most Popular	234 of 376
Most Focused	327 of 376
Highest Paid Grads	18 of 202

Food, Nutrition & Related Services

	better worse
Most Popular	50 of 100
Most Focused	68 of 100
Highest Paid Grads	12 of 68

Foreign Languages & Linguistics

	better worse
Most Popular	185 of 939
Most Focused	382 of 939

American Sign Language

	better worse
Most Popular	1 of 48
Most Focused	18 of 48

Health Professions

	better worse
Most Popular	827 of 1704
Most Focused	1499 of 1704
Highest Paid Grads	328 of 692

Allied Health Professions

	better worse
Most Popular	69 of 671
Most Focused	305 of 671

Medical Illustration & Informatics

	better worse
Most Popular	2 of 17
Most Focused	5 of 17

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting

	better worse
Top Ranked	50 of 399
Best Value	237 of 380
Most Popular	445 of 1128
Most Focused	1012 of 1128
Highest Paid Grads	177 of 361

Criminal Justice & Corrections

	better worse
Top Ranked	42 of 401
Best Value	234 of 382
Most Popular	420 of 1103
Most Focused	992 of 1103
Highest Paid Grads	210 of 421

Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities

	better worse
Most Popular	185 of 1152
Most Focused	464 of 1152

Liberal Arts General Studies

	better worse
Most Popular	185 of 1152
Most Focused	464 of 1152

Mathematics & Statistics

	better worse
Top Ranked	140 of 468
Best Value	291 of 456
Most Popular	211 of 1231
Most Focused	623 of 1231
Highest Paid Grads	90 of 810

Applied Mathematics

	better worse
Top Ranked	29 of 53
Best Value	42 of 52
Most Popular	28 of 182
Most Focused	58 of 182
Highest Paid Grads	45 of 95

Statistics

	better worse
Most Popular	85 of 126
Most Focused	91 of 126
Highest Paid Grads	47 of 82

Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies

	better worse
Top Ranked	67 of 115
Best Value	104 of 111
Most Popular	338 of 1017
Most Focused	692 of 1017
Highest Paid Grads	179 of 394

International Studies

	better worse
Top Ranked	45 of 75
Best Value	70 of 73
Most Popular	91 of 259
Most Focused	178 of 259
Highest Paid Grads	48 of 127

Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies (Other)

	better worse
Most Popular	509 of 529
Most Focused	522 of 529

Museum Studies

	better worse
Most Popular	1 of 8
Most Focused	6 of 8

Natural Resources & Conservation

	better worse
Most Popular	393 of 745
Most Focused	639 of 745

Natural Resources Conservation

	better worse
Most Popular	337 of 689
Most Focused	570 of 689

Philosophy & Religious Studies

	better worse
Most Popular	618 of 956
Most Focused	900 of 956

Philosophy

	better worse
Most Popular	469 of 756
Most Focused	697 of 756
Highest Paid Grads	230 of 544

Physical Sciences

	better worse
Top Ranked	147 of 473
Best Value	319 of 463
Most Popular	190 of 1143
Most Focused	480 of 1143
Highest Paid Grads	339 of 787

Chemistry

	better worse
Top Ranked	182 of 411
Best Value	355 of 403
Most Popular	212 of 1087
Most Focused	602 of 1087
Highest Paid Grads	326 of 753

General Physical Sciences

	better worse
Most Popular	18 of 63
Most Focused	30 of 63

Physics

	better worse
Top Ranked	152 of 253
Best Value	229 of 248
Most Popular	165 of 705
Most Focused	369 of 705
Highest Paid Grads	237 of 534

Precision Production

	better worse
Most Popular	20 of 45
Most Focused	36 of 45

Precision Metal Working

	better worse
Most Popular	24 of 39
Most Focused	32 of 39

Woodworking

	better worse
Most Popular	5 of 8
Most Focused	6 of 8

Psychology

	better worse
Top Ranked	395 of 826
Best Value	740 of 807
Most Popular	644 of 1492
Most Focused	1435 of 1492
Highest Paid Grads	277 of 899

General Psychology

	better worse
Top Ranked	361 of 832
Best Value	733 of 813
Most Popular	595 of 1407
Most Focused	1349 of 1407
Highest Paid Grads	262 of 842

Public Administration & Social Service

	better worse
Most Popular	805 of 862
Most Focused	851 of 862
Highest Paid Grads	95 of 457

Public Policy

	better worse
Most Popular	53 of 63
Most Focused	60 of 63
Highest Paid Grads	31 of 38

Science Technologies / Technicians

	better worse
Most Popular	16 of 40
Most Focused	19 of 40

General Science Technologies/Technicians

	better worse
Most Popular	3 of 4
Most Focused	3 of 4

Social Sciences

	better worse
Top Ranked	442 of 676
Best Value	643 of 661
Most Popular	622 of 1317
Most Focused	1111 of 1317
Highest Paid Grads	61 of 876

Economics

	better worse
Top Ranked	257 of 442
Best Value	414 of 433
Most Popular	322 of 729
Most Focused	525 of 729
Highest Paid Grads	238 of 542

Political Science & Government

	better worse
Top Ranked	302 of 597
Best Value	543 of 582
Most Popular	574 of 1081
Most Focused	991 of 1081
Highest Paid Grads	263 of 763

Sociology

	better worse
Most Popular	904 of 969
Most Focused	969 of 969

Sociology & Anthropology

	better worse
Most Popular	24 of 39
Most Focused	37 of 39

Urban Studies

	better worse
Most Popular	72 of 76
Most Focused	76 of 76
Highest Paid Grads	34 of 56

Visual & Performing Arts

	better worse
Top Ranked	65 of 628
Best Value	222 of 615
Most Popular	40 of 1527
Most Focused	208 of 1529
Highest Paid Grads	118 of 852

Design & Applied Arts

	better worse
Top Ranked	10 of 219
Best Value	72 of 214
Most Popular	20 of 654
Most Focused	149 of 653
Highest Paid Grads	48 of 268

Film, Video & Photographic Arts

	better worse
Top Ranked	17 of 127
Best Value	24 of 126
Most Popular	14 of 364
Most Focused	86 of 364
Highest Paid Grads	58 of 175

Fine & Studio Arts

	better worse
Top Ranked	208 of 507
Best Value	428 of 498
Most Popular	561 of 1114
Most Focused	1001 of 1114
Highest Paid Grads	242 of 693

Women's Sports

	better worse
Women's Rowing (D3)	9 of 11

Veterans

	better worse
Overall	53 of 1425