Advancing the Exceptional

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Advancing the Exceptional

Welcome to Rochester Institute of Technology.

RIT is a national, private university home to creators, artists, entrepreneurs, innovators, scientists, and researchers. As a world-leader in cooperative education, we emphasize career experience that prepares you to launch a successful career. And, with four global campuses offering unique international experiences, you’ll become an informed global citizen poised to move the world forward in dynamic, innovative ways.

Find out what makes us

Uniquely RIT

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At RIT, we’re thinking about your future as much as you are.

Nationally ranked art and design programs. Liberal arts majors designed for the 21st century. Business programs that leverage technology and entrepreneurship. Unique academic combinations specifically designed to respond to the ever-evolving marketplace.

Majors

3D Digital Design BFA
Art Exploration
Design Exploration
Digital Humanities and Social Sciences BS
Graphic Design BFA
Illustration BFA
Industrial Design BFA
Interior Design BFA
Medical Illustration BFA
New Media Design BFA
Print and Graphic Media Technology BS
Studio Arts BFA (options in ceramics, expanded forms, glass, metals and jewelry design, non-toxic printmaking, painting, sculpture, and woodworking/furniture design)
Biomedical Engineering # BS
Chemical Engineering # BS
Civil Engineering Technology BS
Computer Engineering # BS
Computer Engineering Technology # BS (options in audio and telecommunications)
Electrical Engineering # BS (options in artificial intelligence, clean and renewable energy, computer engineering, robotics)
Electrical Engineering Technology BS (options in audio, telecommunications)
Engineering Exploration
Engineering Technology Exploration
Imaging Science BS
Industrial Engineering # BS
Mechanical Engineering # BS (options in aerospace, automotive, bioengineering, energy and environment)
Mechanical Engineering Technology # BS (options in robotics and automation, product design)
Mechatronics Engineering Technology BS
Microelectronic Engineering # BS
Packaging Science BS
Robotics and Manufacturing Engineering Technology # BS
Software Engineering # BS
# Accelerated Bachelor’s/Master’s Degree available
Civil Engineering Technology BS
Electrical Engineering # BS (options in artificial intelligence, clean and renewable energy, computer engineering, robotics)
Environmental Science # BS
Environmental Sustainability, Health and Safety # BS
Mechanical Engineering # BS (options in aerospace, automotive, bioengineering, energy and environment)
Packaging Science BS
# Accelerated Bachelor’s/Master’s Degree available
Biochemistry BS
Bioinformatics and Computational Biology # BS
Biology # BS
Biomedical Sciences BS
Biotechnology and Molecular Bioscience BS
Diagnostic Medical Sonography (Ultrasound) BS
Dietetics and Nutrition BS
Exercise Science BS
Medical Illustration BFA
Nutritional Sciences BS
Physician Assistant * BS/MS
Pre-Med
Pre-Vet
# Accelerated Bachelor’s/Master’s Degree available
* This is a five-year program in which students earn both a bachelor’s and a master’s degree
Film and Animation BFA
Imaging Science BS
Motion Picture Science BS
Photographic and Imaging Arts BFA (options in advertising photography, fine art photography, photojournalism, visual media)
Photographic Arts and Sciences Exploration
Photographic Sciences BS

Combined Accelerated Pathways

Choose from 50+ accelerated dual-degree programs to earn a bachelor's and a master's degree in as little as five years.

Prepare for your future, faster

New Economy Majors

Radical academic combinations that meet our evolving economy head-on.

See how you can future-proof your career

Minors and Immersions

Enrich your major with 185+ minors and immersions.

Find out how you can amplify your degree

 

It’s your turn.

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Co-ops and Internships: Experience That Launches Careers

Cooperative education and internships are career planning at its finest. They take place in professional settings that enhance your career exploration and discovery, enrich skill development, and define your professional aspirations.

Co-op is the crucial element that makes an RIT education exceptional.

Learn more about co-op

12th

Among top schools for co-op and internships 

US News & World Report, 2022

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3,400

Hiring organizations

$65M

Earned annually by RIT students on coop

4,500

Students participating in coop annually

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Undergrad Research Starts Day One

Research at RIT is hands on, and driven by you.

Design your own project (based on a topic that intrigues you), carry out the experiments, analyze and interpret the results, and present your work at leading conferences or publish your findings in respected science journals.

Learn more about research at RIT

Summer Research Program

Incoming freshman can jump start their research with this immersive four-week, on-campus research experience.

30 Goldwater Scholars

Since 2005, 30 students have won the nation’s most prestigious scholarship for undergraduate research

Inclusive, Welcoming Environment

RIT has assembled an exceptional community of people who hold a genuine appreciation for unique interests and points of view. We have built an inviting community defined by inclusion and equity.

We welcome all. We celebrate all.

Because RIT is a place where ideas prosper, perspectives enlighten, global understanding and citizenship flourish, and everyone can identify and fulfill their sense of purpose, meaning, value, and ambition.

You bring you, and we’ll provide the rest.

Learn more about our welcoming, inclusive environment

Get your start at the place 
known for spectacular finishes

Consistently, 94% of RIT grads have entered the workforce, enrolled in graduate study, or are pursuing alternative plans (e.g., military or volunteer service) within six months of graduation.

Employer partners

A sampling of our employer partners that hire for co-op and full-time employment:

  • Amazon
  • Apple
  • BMW
  • CBS
  • Citigroup
  • Corning
  • Forbes Media
  • GE Aviation
  • Godiva Chocolatier
  • Google
  • iRobot
  • Johnson & Johnson
  • Lockheed Martin
  • Microsoft
  • NASA
  • Tesla
  • Walt Disney Company
  • Wayfair

Class of 2020

94%

Outcomes Rate

Based on a 91% knowledge rate (percentage of graduates who have communicated their plans after graduation)

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Financial Aid and Scholarships

RIT is among the best college values. Grants, loans, work-study, and scholarships help make college affordable, giving you an opportunity to earn your degree and launch your career. 

Learn more about Financial Aid and Scholarships

33rd

“Best Value Schools”

US News & World Report, 2021

Best Value Colleges

The Princeton Review, 2021

100%

Incoming first-year students receive RIT scholarship and grant aid.

$400M

Awarded in scholarships and financial aid to undergrad students in 2019.

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