My daughter goes to RIT. She’s pre-med. Her boyfriend, a rising junior, recently changed his major from computer science in the engineering school to information technology. He’s doing a coop in the Rochester area next semester and will still graduate within 4 years.
Their cost of attendance is considerably lower than many other private schools–less than $50k vs $60k+ at many privates. But there’s no such thing as a free ride there. The cost was just a little higher than a SUNY school for us because she gets a NYS grant for $5000 (in addition to Pell grant and a need-based grant and a merit scholarship from RIT). And she has a 15-hour work-study job. But you will have to borrow a lot to attend. And you won’t be able to borrow anything until you take care of your defaulted federal loan.