Transfer Admission
Join Us for Fall 2024
Select majors have space available for transfer applicants.
Your Strong Start Deserves a Spectacular Finish
RIT students thrive in an environment rich with hands-on learning, customizable experiences, and global opportunities. We celebrate each student’s unique path and provide them tools for success. Don’t just take our word for it—RIT is nationally recognized for excellence.
Start your RIT journey this spring! Applications are currently being accepted for transfer students interested in transferring in Spring 2026. Explore available programs
Visit and Events
Whether you can visit in person or want to experience virtually, we offer opportunities every day for you to get to know RIT, meet our students and staff, and ask questions. View all the ways you can experience RIT
Daily Tours and Information Sessions
Visit campus six days a week or explore other ways to experience RIT.
Join Us for a Transfer Virtual Information Session
The perfect opportunity to learn more about transferring to RIT to complete your undergraduate degree.
Financial Aid and Scholarships
We want to help make your financial aid and scholarship experience as smooth as possible. Each year, more than 14,000 RIT undergraduate students receive over $612 million in financial assistance through scholarships, grants, loans, and part-time employment opportunities.
Scholarships to help you reach what’s next
Transfer merit scholarships range from $10,000 - $25,000 annually. You may qualify for additional stackable scholarships that can be combined with your merit award, including:
We want to help make RIT financially within reach
RIT offers a variety of federal, state, and institutional financial aid resources to help make your education affordable. Review the Estimated Cost of Attendance to understand your full financial picture.
You may be eligible for a combination of:
Gain real world experience while you earn a degree
RIT is known for providing extraordinary, real-world experience. Our cooperative education program (co-op) offers paid, full-time experience that launches careers. As a transfer student, you can:
- Complete a co-op with no delay to finishing your degree
- Gain real world experience before you graduate
- Earn money during your co-op, without paying tuition for that semester—co-op students typically earn an average of $15,345
International Transfer Students
RIT attracts students from every state and 115 countries
RIT hosts nearly 2,000 international students from 115 different countries on the main Rochester, New York campus. The variety of backgrounds and perspectives represented in the RIT community enriches the living and learning experience for all. As students interact on team-based projects, in campus housing and in day-to-day activities, they become enriched and better prepared for the opportunities and challenges of global interdependence.
International Student Information
International Applicant FAQs
English Language Proficiency Requirements
Parents and Families
Parents and families play a critical role in the college search process
Families are often involved in campus visits, financial planning, and helping to weigh the pros and cons of where their student will go to school. We are here to help your family navigate the process and provide the information you need to make the best decision.
Accepted Students
You've been accepted, now it's time to be on to something amazing. Your next steps are just a click, swipe, or tap away.
- Pay your deposit
- Connect with us
- Review your enrollment checklist
- Understand your financial aid
- For international students, find your comprehensive arrival guide
- and much more...
Contact Admissions
If you have questions regarding your application, we’re here to help.
Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing and Hearing NTID-Supported Students in all programs can contact ntidadmissions@rit.edu with questions regarding your application.
Stay Connected
Mailing Address
Undergraduate Admissions
Bausch and Lomb Center
58 Lomb Memorial Drive
Rochester Institute of Technology
Rochester, New York 14623-5604
Getting to Admissions and Aid
admissions@rit.edu
Phone: 585-475-6631
