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Math & statistics at RIT

RIT graduates about 55 math & statistics majors a year, 2% of its graduating class. That puts it 173rd of 697 schools we score for math & statistics, a strong program at 65 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 61 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 72% of the schools we've counted. Graduates in the major earn a median $76,000 four years out, below the national figure for the same major (0.83×). Research spending in the field runs about $2 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

65/100Strong#173 of 697 for math & statistics →
Graduates a year552% of the class
Courses in the catalog61more than 72% of schools
Median pay 4 years out$76,0000.83× the same major nationally
Research in the field$2Ma year, NSF
Admit rate71%whole school
SAT middle 50%1270–1450whole school

Around RIT

Dirk Englund, Massachusetts Institute of Technology EECS, Large-Scale Photonic C
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The Bamboo Room (03-2610) is the seat of student government at the Rochester Ins
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Brick City Homecoming and Family Weekend 2018 and 50th anniversary of the Henrie
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Demonstration of electric-powered snowmobile, Baja buggy, and formula race cars
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Where math & statistics happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Chester F. Carlson Center for Imaging Science, Center For Bioscience Education And Technology (75), Munsell Color Science Laboratory (18).

Named buildings on the campus map: Dorm 127 · Academic 63 · Student housing 31 · Dining 30 · Athletics 10 · Chapel 4.

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Nearby in the math & statistics ranking

  1. University of Massachusetts–Lowell 66
  2. University of Scranton 66
  3. Calvin University 66
  4. Iowa State University of Science and Technology 65
  5. University of California, Santa Cruz 64
  6. Oregon State University 64
  7. University of Illinois Chicago 64
  8. University of Tennessee–Knoxville 64

Other strong majors at RIT

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares RIT with every school we score in math & statistics. It weighs the school's overall strength; how many students graduate in the major and what share of the class they are; research spending in the field (NSF); early pay against the same major nationally; how many courses the catalog lists; and test scores. 80+ is a standout program, 65+ strong, 45+ solid. Sources: US Department of Education (College Scorecard, IPEDS), NSF HERD, each school's current course catalog, OpenStreetMap and Wikimedia Commons.

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