Key Facts | Golisano College of Computing and Information Sciences

Golisano College of Computing and Information Sciences

95^%

Outcome rate

Students have a 95% career outcome rate six months after graduation.

17

Degrees offered

Degrees span the range of computing fields, in addition to a Ph.D. program in computing and information sciences.

25^th

Best college for securing jobs

Ranked by LinkedIn for securing “desirable software engineering jobs.”

2^nd

Best for game design

Among top colleges in North America for game design and development, as ranked by Princeton Review.

Department of Computer Science

^$2.4M

In research funding since 2017

60

Peer-reviewed research articles published in 2017

11^%

Of undergraduate applications to RIT are for computer science – the largest figure for all majors

328

Degrees award in 2017-2018

Department of Cybersecurity

2013

Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition National Champions

0^%

Unemployment rate in cybersecurity field (Rasmussen)

^$92K

Median salary, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics

^$5M+

In college research funding since 2017

Department of Computing and Information Sciences

2

External Ph.D. fellowships (National Science Foundation and Microsoft Research)

100^%

job placement by graduation, as faculty members in universities around the world and in industry R&D positions

68^th

in the nation among all Ph.D. programs in computing (U.S. News and World Report)

School of Information

1^st

RIT is home to the country’s first information technology program.

95^%

Job placement rate

^$80K

Average salary with one of our degrees (Glassdoor)

36^th

Rank among top 50 computing colleges (Business Insider)

Department of Software Engineering

1^st

Undergraduate software engineering program in the nation

97^%

Approval rating for our academic advisers in student surveys

^$74.5K

Median starting salary for our graduates, with some graduates starting at more than $100,000

^$5M+

In college research funding since 2017

School of Interactive Games and Media

398

Companies where our graduates have secured co-ops

2^nd

Best game design and development program in the nation, according to Princeton Review

96^%

Job placement rate since 1998

^$10K

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