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Rochester Institute of Technology is being recognized as a top tier national university for the first time in the 34-year history of U.S. News & World Report rankings. The change is a result of the university's reclassification in becoming a "doctoral university" this year due to its rapid increase in research and Ph.D. graduates.

The 2017 edition of U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges ranked RIT 107th in the "National Universities" category. These top universities-a grouping of 310 schools- "offer a full range of undergraduate majors, plus master's and Ph.D. programs, and emphasize faculty research," according to U.S. News. RIT had previously been listed among "Regional Universities." Overall, U.S. News cites 1,374 four-year colleges and universities in various categories.

Find out more at: https://www.rit.edu/news/story.php?id=56872