Rochester Institute of Technology

Internationally recognized as a world leader in career-oriented and professional education, Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) has been setting an innovative standard since 1829, evolving as a university with forward-thinking leaders, responsive to the changing needs of industry, community and the world.

Based on a 1,350-acre campus in suburban Henrietta, RIT enrolls more than 15,400 full- and part-time undergraduate and graduate students in 360 career-oriented programs. The student population hails from across the United States, and includes over 1,100 international students. RIT’s cooperative education program is the fourth oldest and one of the largest in the world, giving students hands-on, paid work experiences in key industries.

RIT’s academic portfolio covers a broad range of disciplines, with particular renown in imaging, computing and information sciences, photography, design and art, engineering, and education of the deaf. As a teaching university with a strong interest in applied research in targeted fields, RIT is committed to preparing students for successful careers in a global society. RIT offers the nation’s first undergraduate programs in software engineering, information technology, and microelectronic engineering and the world’s only Ph.D. program in imaging science. The university’s unusually diverse offerings include animation, bioinformatics, computer engineering, criminal justice, furniture design, international business, metals and jewelry design, packaging science, photographic arts, physician’s assistant, printing management, telecommunications, and executive-leader master’s programs. RIT has also been at the forefront in distance learning technology for individuals and its corporate partners.

RIT houses eight colleges:

~ College of Applied Science and Technology
~ College of Business
~ Kate Gleason College of Engineering
~ B. Thomas Golisano College of Computing and Information Sciences
~ College of Imaging Arts and Sciences
~ College of Liberal Arts
~ National Technical Institute for the Deaf
~ College of Science

In addition, RIT offers three international schools: the American College of Management and Technology in Dubrovnik, Croatia, the U.S. Business School in Prague, Czech Republic, and the American University in Kosovo.

RIT is also home to one of New York State’s Strategically Targeted Academic Research (STAR) Centers, called the Information Technology Collaboratory. A partnership with several major corporations and universities, the Center focuses research on microsystems, photonics, remote systems and high-bandwidth telecom networks. The STAR Center exemplifies RIT’s role in contributing to economic growth and vitality, a key part of RIT’s mission throughout its more than 175-year history.

RIT’s Center for Integrated Manufacturing Studies also contributes to the university’s economic impact. Its mission is to increase the competitiveness of U.S. manufacturers through applied technology and training. Headquartered at CIMS, the National Center for Remanufacturing and Resource Recovery leads the world in development and transfer of technology in remanufacturing and product life-cycle design.

U.S. News and World Report’s poll of college presidents has consistently ranked RIT as one of the nation’s leading comprehensive universities. RIT’s graduate photography program has consistently been ranked as first in the nation. Yahoo! Internet Life ranked RIT among its top 20 universities for wireless access.

Rochester Institute of Technology — the university of choice in a technological world.