Rochester, New York · Private Non-Profit
Electrical and Computer Engineering at Rochester Institute of Technology
Use this school-and-field page as a fit screen, not a department ranking. It combines the 4.5% share of reported awards or completions in this field with $34,906 school-wide net price and $76,571 school-wide ten-year earnings before you compare peer schools.
Program snapshot
4.5% of reported awards or completions are in this field, a measurable award concentration in federal data.
This major
- Award concentration
- 4.5% of awards
- Schools reporting awards
- 35
Admissions
- Acceptance rate (school)
- 66.9%
- Graduation rate
- 69.9%
Cost
- Avg net price (school)
- $34,906/yr
- 4-year cost (est.)
- $139,624
- Median debt
- $26,778
Outcomes
- Median earnings 10y
- $76,571/yr
- ROI grade (school)
- C
The percentage is the share of this school's reported awards or completions attributed to the field. It is not the share of enrolled students, a student headcount, or proof of department quality. College Scorecard price and earnings on this page are school-wide, not major-specific. Verify current credentials and department outcomes with the school.
Evidence used here: federal awards/completions share (4.5%), school-wide average net price ($34,906), school-wide ten-year median earnings ($76,571), and peer averages from 35 schools reporting awards in this field. Evidence not included: program enrollment, department-level salary, placement rate, course quality, licensure eligibility, certification, or exam pass-rate outcomes.
School-level value among reporting colleges
Compared with 35 colleges reporting awards in this field.
The answer is a school-level value-screen grade of C, not a verified department verdict. Award concentration is 5.3x the national average award concentration; school-wide net price is higher than the peer average ($14,031 above), and school-wide ten-year median earnings are higher than the peer average ($9,554 above). Together, those school-level evidence points place Rochester Institute of Technology in the top 89% of this value ranking among colleges reporting awards in the field.
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Peer schools below report awards in the same field and are sorted by school-level value grade.
Rice University Houston, TX · 2.1% of reported awards · $13,370 net A+ 
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI · 1.8% of reported awards · $13,138 net A Portland State University Portland, OR · 1.5% of reported awards · $9,552 net A Vanderbilt University Nashville, TN · 0.2% of reported awards · $15,846 net A 
Michigan Technological University Houghton, MI · 1.4% of reported awards · $14,182 net A 
The University of Texas at El Paso El Paso, TX · 0.0% of reported awards · $9,403 net A 
Brigham Young University Provo, UT · 1.0% of reported awards · $15,564 net A University of Detroit Mercy Detroit, MI · 1.2% of reported awards · $15,232 net A Questions about this program
What does the share of awards mean?
Electrical and Computer Engineering accounts for 4.5% of the awards or completions reported for Rochester Institute of Technology. That award concentration is higher than at 97% of schools in this field set and is 5.3x the national average award concentration. It does not estimate how many students are currently enrolled in the program.
How should I read the cost number?
Rochester Institute of Technology's average net price is $34,906 per year, about $139,624 over four years. That is $14,031 above the $20,875 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.
Are the earnings major-specific?
No. The $76,571 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $9,554 above the $67,017 average among schools reporting this field, so treat it as an outcomes proxy rather than a department guarantee.
What should I compare next?
Start with award concentration, net price after aid, graduation rate, location, and whether the department publishes placement or licensure outcomes. EduGradify places Rochester Institute of Technology #31 of 35 on its school-level value rank among colleges reporting awards in this field.