Key Facts

Golisano College of Computing and Information Sciences

95%

Outcome rate

Students have a 95% career outcome rate six months after graduation.

17

Degrees offered

Degrees span the range of computing fields, in addition to a Ph.D. program in computing and information sciences.

25th

Best college for securing jobs

Ranked by LinkedIn for securing “desirable software engineering jobs.”

2nd

Best for game design

Among top colleges in North America for game design and development, as ranked by Princeton Review.

Department of Computer Science

$2.4M

In research funding since 2017

60

Peer-reviewed research articles published in 2017

11%

Of undergraduate applications to RIT are for computer science – the largest figure for all majors

328

Degrees award in 2017-2018

Department of Computing Security

2013

Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition National Champions

0%

Unemployment rate in cybersecurity field (Rasmussen)

$92K

Median salary, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics

$5M+

In college research funding since 2017

Department of Computing and Information Sciences

2

External Ph.D. fellowships (National Science Foundation and Microsoft Research)

100%

job placement by graduation, as faculty members in universities around the world and in industry R&D positions

68th

in the nation among all Ph.D. programs in computing (U.S. News and World Report)

Department of Information Sciences and Technologies

1st

RIT is home to the country’s first information technology program.

95%

Job placement rate

$80K

Average salary with one of our degrees (Glassdoor)

36th

Rank among top 50 computing colleges (Business Insider)

Department of Software Engineering

1st

Undergraduate software engineering program in the nation

97%

Approval rating for our academic advisers in student surveys

$74.5K

Median starting salary for our graduates, with some graduates starting at more than $100,000

$5M+

In college research funding since 2017

School of Interactive Games and Media

398

Companies where our graduates have secured co-ops

2nd

Best game design and development program in the nation, according to Princeton Review

96%

Job placement rate since 1998

$10K

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