The College of Science plays a vital and central role in contributing to the mission of RIT. We are the home of a rich portfolio of strong and robust undergraduate and graduate programs, including three of RIT's six Ph.D. programs, and we are known nationally and internationally for our innovative research programs. Our College is the leader, within RIT, for the remarkable growth in its undergraduate student research programs across the disciplines and for the growth of peer reviewed external grants that are awarded to our faculty each year. Our enrolments are healthy, and many of our faculty members are conducting cutting edge research that is nationally and internationally recognized.

Undergraduates in the College of Science receive a diverse and unique education, one that emphasizes the applications of science and mathematical sciences while providing a comprehensive liberal arts education in the humanities and social sciences. The College of Science curricula, under the direction of our faculty members, reflect modern trends in the application of science and mathematical sciences while preparing students for graduate study, as well as immediate employment in business, industry, government and the medical science profession. Our graduates are educated in the foundations of science and mathematical sciences, have exposure to current methodology, and have firsthand experience in successfully applying this knowledge to solve real-world problems as members of interdisciplinary teams. Our students are encouraged to work with faculty members as they pursue their research. Many joint student-faculty research projects have resulted in publication in professional literature. In addition to its degree programs, the College of Science delivers the required scientific and mathematical underpinnings for most of the programs offered at RIT.

The College of Science has an ideal size and philosophy to provide a quality education. We have 180 faculty members in the sciences, health professions, and mathematical sciences. Our faculty and staff are the mentors and guides of our students throughout their journey. Our faculty is involved in the challenge of educating our students for successful lifetime careers in the physical, natural and biological sciences, fundamentals in science and mathematics, which form the foundation of many programs across the Institute, and in developing the scientific and mathematical literacy required to live in our contemporary technological society for all RIT graduates.

Our goal and ongoing challenge is to remain competitive and current in sciences and mathematics and be a strong college that is a platform for excellence in teaching and scholarship where students, faculty and staff thrive. We constantly seek approaches to strengthen our undergraduate and graduate programs, to build the College's research agenda, and to increase external partnerships and sponsors.