Fast Facts
Founded in 1829, Rochester Institute of Technology is a privately endowed, coeducational university with nine colleges and institutes emphasizing career education and experiential learning.
| RIT Student Body | |
|---|---|
| Fall 2008 Total | 16,494 |
| Undergraduate | 13,861 |
| Graduate | 2,633 |
| Male | 10,910 |
| Female | 5,584 |
| Degrees Awarded | |
|---|---|
| 2007-2008 Total | 3,902 |
| Associate, Diploma, Certificate | 517 |
| Bachelor's | 2,452 |
| Advanced Certificates | 43 |
| Master's | 871 |
| Doctorate | 19 |
Housing
Many of RIT’s full-time students live in RIT residence halls, apartments, or townhouses on campus. On-campus fraternities, sororities, and special-interest houses are also available. Freshmen are guaranteed housing.
| Residence Halls | 1,757 rooms for approximately 3,508 students |
| Apartments | 963 units for 2,838 students |
| RIT Inn and Conference Center | 170 rooms for 332 students |
| Greek Housing | Six buildings for 108 students |
RIT Libraries
RIT Libraries are comprised of Wallace Library, the Cary Library, and RIT Archives and Special Collections. RIT's Wallace Library is the primary information resource center on campus. It is a multimedia center offering a vast array of resource materials. The library provides access to 200 electronic databases, more than 30,000 electronic journals, and more than 55,000 e-books. Resource materials include 11,000 audio, film, and video titles and more than 498,000 books and print journals.
The Campus
RIT’s campus occupies 1,300 acres in suburban Rochester, the third-largest city in New York. The campus consists of 238 buildings total (5.3 million sq. ft.).
| Expenses |
|---|
| All tuition information for all student types (Undergraduate, Graduate, Part-time, etc.) is available on the Finance and Administration website's Tuition and Fees page. |
| Faculty/Staff | |
|---|---|
| Full-time Faculty |
984 |
| Part-time Faculty |
19 |
| Adjunct Faculty | 427 |
| Full-time Staff |
1,974 |
| Part-time Staff |
130 |
| Total |
3,534 |
Alumni
RIT alumni number over 106,000 from all 50 states and more than 100 nations.
Athletics
At RIT, men’s hockey, basketball, lacrosse, and women’s volleyball and hockey are often ranked nationally. Many other RIT teams receive recognition in the Northeast.
Men’s Teams—baseball, basketball, crew, cross country, Division I ice hockey, lacrosse, soccer, swimming, tennis, track, and wrestling.
Women’s Teams—basketball, crew, cross country, ice hockey, lacrosse, soccer, softball, swimming, tennis, track, and volleyball.
RIT offers a wide variety of activities for students at all levels of ability. More than 50 percent of our undergraduate students participate in intramural sports ranging from flag football to golf and indoor soccer. Facilities include the Gordon Field House, featuring two swimming pools, a fitness center, indoor track, and an event venue with seating for 8,500; the Hale-Andrews Student Life Center, with five multipurpose courts, eight racquetball courts, and a dance/aerobics studio; the Ritter Ice Arena; outdoor tennis courts; an all-weather track; and athletic fields.
For more information, visit www.ritathletics.com.
Accreditation
RIT is chartered by the legislature of the state of New York, accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools. In addition, individual colleges have professional accreditation for specific programs.