Global Scholars

• Six person suite with two bathrooms, four single rooms, and one double room. 
• If you are assigned a suite in Global Village, there will be a shared kitchen/living area in the unit. 
• Laundry is separate from the suite, but within the building.
• No required meal plan.
• Floor Plans

• Four person apartment with two double rooms and one bathroom, with a shared kitchen/living area in the unit. 
• Laundry facilities are separate from the apartment.
• No required meal plan.
• Floor plans

• Four person apartment with four single rooms and two bathrooms, with a shared kitchen/living area in the unit and in-apartment laundry facilities.
• No required meal plan.
• Floor plan

• Three or four person apartments (2 Bedroom Townhouse and 3 Bedroom Townhouse). 2 bedroom townhouses will have one single room and one double, and 3 bedroom townhouses will have two singles and one double room. There is a shared kitchen/living area in the unit.
• Riverknoll is unfurnished.
• No required meal plan.
• Floor plans

• A double room at the RIT Inn and Conference Center, located approximately 10-minutes from campus. There is a bathroom in the room.
• Laundry Facilities are in the building.
• Shuttle Service is available.
• Meal Plan is required.
• Floor plan

• A single room with a bathroom on-campus near to the Residence Halls. 
• Laundry Facilities are in the building.
• Grab and Go dining market in the building.
• Meal Plan is required.
• Floor plan

Go to: mylife.rit.edu

1. On the RIT authentication page, enter your RIT computer account username and password; then click Log In.
2. 'On the home page, click Housing & Dining
3. Select the 24-25 Academic Year

RIT Housing contracts are for the full academic year.

• Global scholars coming for fall or spring semester only, will not be held to the full academic year contract.   
• Global scholars who are coming for the full academic year will be held to the contract and the terms and condition 

**Your computer account signature is your RIT Username in either of the following formats: xx#### or xxx####. This part of the contract must be signed before I can begin to process your application and assign you.

• Move in for Scholars is Sunday, August 18th and Monday, August 19th from 8am to 4:30pm. All incoming students must sign-up for an appointment time on the myLife portal prior to arrival.  
• If you arrive after 4:30pm please head to the housing office in Grace Watson Hall for Residence Life on-call staff until 11 p.m. After 11 p.m. you will not be able to check in and will be required to find alternative arrangements. A limited number of moving carts will be available at move-in and can be signed out at the RIT Housing office.

For more information on move-in, visit our move-in webpage. 

• Fall
  • If you are not returning for Spring semester, the move out date for Fall is December 19th by 10:00 a.m. 
• Spring
  • The move out date for Spring is May 10th by 10:00 a.m.

Once you’ve been admitted to the Global Scholar program or as an Exchange student, you will receive communication from the housing office when you are able to access mylife.rit.edu to submit your housing and dining application. The RIT Global office can assist you with selecting a meal plan later, should you want one.

Single means it is a private bedroom within a suite/apartment and double means a shared bedroom with another student/roommate.

If you agree to live co-ed, this means that you’re saying you’re okay living with students of the opposite gender. There may be a shared bathroom for males and females within the apartment/suite.

If you choose to live off-campus, you don’t need to apply for housing! We will need to know that you’re choosing to live off-campus, so please reach out to Grace McQueen at gmmapt@rit.edu. If you need help in the search for local apartments in/around the area, reach out to Mery Palarea at ritglobal@rit.edu for more information on local options.

If you’re applying for Fall only, you still need to fill out the contract for the Full academic year. You will not be charged a termination or cancellation fee for canceling your housing contract at the end of your stay in the Fall. If you’re arriving for Spring, you will only be charged for Spring.

Transportation from airports/train stations/bus stations to RIT’s campus is not offered by RIT Housing. Please reach out to inquire about arrival transportation for international students.

Linens are provided for incoming global and exchange students that live in RIT Housing through International Student Services. At the end of the semester, we ask that you donate your linens to our Goodbye, Goodbuy sale, if you’re able to. More information on that can be found here.

Please send an email to Grace McQueen at gmmapt@rit.edu with a request from both of you to live with the other person. Requests are not guaranteed based on space availability.

Yes! Your RIT ID will be available to you upon your arrival if you’re coming in the Fall semester and if you have submitted your photo to start.rit.edu. If you are coming in the Spring, or if you did not submit a photo by the time of your arrival, you can pick up your ID from the Registrar’s office located in the Eastman building across from the Student Alumni Union (SAU).

The charge for your housing will appear on your eServices account and can be paid there, as well. Specific information regarding payments should be directed to the RIT Global Office.

Yes! Before your arrival you will complete a Global Scholar specific pre-orientation. You will also receive information regarding orientation for international students and general new student orientation activities. You can find all of that information here.

Yes! Please reach out to the Disability Services Office at dso@rit.edu or by phone at 585-475-2023 to learn more about accommodations on campus and how we can assist you.

Please reach out to Grace McQueen at gmmapt@rit.edu to learn about the options you have.

Please reach out to the RIT Global Office so they can walk you through this process.

Yes, but please reach out to Grace McQueen at gmmapt@rit.edu so we can note down your departure date and work with you for any additional fees that may be associated with it.