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We’ll provide an inclusive community where you can
create, collaborate, innovate, and thrive.

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Find out why students like you choose RIT.

Professionally-Focused, In‑Demand Majors

3D Digital Design BFA (options in 3D visualization, game arts)
Studio Arts BFA (options in ceramics, expanded forms, glass, metals and jewelry design, printmaking, painting, sculpture, and furniture design)
# Accelerated Bachelor’s/Master’s Degree available
Civil Engineering Technology BS (options in construction management, structural design, water resources)
Computer Engineering Technology # BS (options in audio, telecommunications)
Electrical Engineering # BS (options in clean and renewable energy, computer engineering, robotics, and artificial intelligence)
Electrical Engineering Technology BS (options in audio, telecommunications)
Industrial Engineering # BS (options in ergonomics/human factors, Lean Six Sigma, manufacturing, supply chain management)
Mechanical Engineering # BS (options in aerospace, automotive, bioengineering, energy and environment)
Mechanical Engineering Technology # BS (options in robotics and automation, product design)
# Accelerated Bachelor’s/Master’s Degree available
Civil Engineering Technology BS (option in water resources)
Electrical Engineering # BS (option in clean and renewable energy)
Mechanical Engineering # BS (option in energy and environment)
# Accelerated Bachelor’s/Master’s Degree available
3D Digital Design BFA (options in 3D visualization, game arts)
Film and Animation BFA (options in animation and production)
# Accelerated Bachelor’s/Master’s Degree available
Biology # BS
Chemistry # BS
# 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 (options in animation, production)
Photographic and Imaging Arts BFA (options in advertising photography, fine art photography, photojournalism, visual media)
# Accelerated Bachelor’s/Master’s Degree available
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RIT is here to support your future success and make a world-class education within reach.

Financial Aid and Scholarships

We know costs and financial aid are often a critical piece of the college decision process. RIT is committed to making education affordable and accessible to all students. We offer families a customized, comprehensive financial aid program that includes scholarships, grants, loans, and campus employment programs.

  • We offer generous merit-based scholarships
  • Scholarships range from $40,000-$80,000* over the length of the undergraduate degree
  • Every student who applies to RIT is considered, regardless of financial need

Learn more about Financial Aid and Scholarships

RIT is recognized for value by U.S. News and World Report, Princeton Review, Kiplinger's Personal Finance, and Money Magazine.
100%
Incoming first-year students who receive RIT scholarships and grant aid.
$550M
Scholarships and financial aid awarded to students from all aid sources.
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RIT’s Combined Accelerated Bachelor’s/Master’s Degrees are for our most highly focused, goal-oriented students.

Combined Accelerated Bachelor’s/Master’s Degrees

Today’s careers require advanced degrees grounded in real-world experience. RIT’s Combined Accelerated Bachelor’s/Master’s Degrees enable you to earn both a bachelor’s and a master’s degree in as little as five years of study. You’ll earn two degrees while gaining the valuable, hands-on experience that comes from co-ops, internships, research, study abroad, and more.

Learn how a Combined Accelerated Bachelor’s/Master’s Degree can prepare you for your future, faster.

60+
Combined Accelerated Bachelor’s/Master’s Degrees across all majors and disciplines.
Most are completed within 5 years (including co-op).
Begin graduate studies as an undergraduate.
Become an Accelerated Scholar
Outstanding applicants for first-year admission may be offered conditional early acceptance to a master's degree program as an incoming first-year student.
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Imaging science major Imergen Rosario interned at The Estée Lauder Companies.

Co-op and Internships:
Experience That Launches Careers.

RIT’s cooperative education program is designed to provide you with career experience–early and often–in a variety of industries and environments. And, with co-op and internships built into most programs, and available and encouraged in all majors, you’ll gain the experience that sets you apart–experience that employers look for in their next top hires.

Learn more about co-op

5th
Among top schools for co-op or internship programs
U.S. News and World Report, 2024.
2,100
Hiring partners.
$58M
Total earned annually by RIT students on co-op.
4,100
Students participating in co-op annually.
Anna Pasquantonio, a sociology and anthropology major, completed an internship experience at National Geographic’s headquarters in Washington, D.C.

Get your start at the place known for spectacular finishes

By pairing our future-focused, innovative academic programs with one of the best university internships and co-op programs in the world, you'll see why RIT is the best place for you to not only launch your career, but design your future.

95.6%

Overall Career Outcomes Rate RIT grads who have entered the workforce, enrolled in graduate study, or are pursuing alternative plans (e.g., military or volunteer services) within six months of graduation.

Learn where our graduates go

$74,500

Average Reported Undergraduate Salary
First-Year Salaries by Degree

A sampling of our employer partners:

  • Amazon
  • Apple
  • BMW
  • CBS
  • Citigroup
  • Corning
  • Lockheed Martin
  • Microsoft
  • NASA
  • Tesla
  • Walt Disney Company
  • Wayfair
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RIT’s undergraduate research program means you will conduct research assignments that your peers at other universities often don’t see until graduate school.

Undergraduate Research
Coats on. Gloves on. Hands on.

Design your own project (based on a topic that intrigues you), carry out all the experiments, and analyze and interpret the results. Research at RIT is hands on, driven by you.

Learn more about undergraduate research

200+
Students Involved in RIT’s Annual Research Symposium
Hundreds of students present their research findings.
7
Research Experiences for Undergraduates
Exceptional opportunities supported by the National Science Foundation.
30
Goldwater Scholars
Since 2005, 30 students have won the nation’s most prestigious scholarship for undergraduate research in the natural sciences, engineering, and math.
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Expand your perspectives at one of RIT’s global campuses in China, Croatia, Dubai, or Kosovo.

Study Abroad

Challenge yourself, enhance your cultural understanding, and gain a better appreciation of the social issues that affect us all globally.

Learn more about our global campuses
Learn more about study abroad

600
Study abroad and international experiences.
60+
Countries to explore.
4
Global Campuses: RIT China, RIT Croatia, RIT Dubai, and RIT Kosovo.
At RIT, you’ll come into contact with a unique group of people. They’re your friends, your circle, your community.

Student Life

Art, gaming, politics, science, sports, and performing arts are just a sample of the 300 student clubs, organizations, and programs, which support over 13,000 on-campus and off-campus events at RIT. There are many ways to explore your interests outside of the classroom and connect with future friends in the RIT community.

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Explore performing arts

300+
Clubs and student organizations.
27
Theater, dance, music, or other arts organizations perform on campus.
23
Intercollegiate sports.
48
Club sports.
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*Merit scholarships are determined at the time of admission. RIT scholarships are offered during semesters of full-time coursework. Students who meet the eligibility requirements for multiple RIT merit-based scholarships will be offered the highest-valued scholarship unless the indicated scholarships can be combined. Deaf and hard-of-hearing students accepted to RIT and supported by the National Technical Institute for the Deaf (NTID), and students accepted directly to NTID, fall outside of these guidelines and are considered for NTID’s merit-based scholarships.