Global Scholars

• Six person suite with two bathrooms, four single rooms, and one double room. 
• If you are assigned a suite in Global Village, there will be a shared kitchen/living area in the unit. 
• Laundry is separate from the suite, but within the building.
• No required meal plan.
• Floor Plans

• Four person apartment with two double rooms and one bathroom, with a shared kitchen/living area in the unit. 
• Laundry facilities are separate from the apartment.
• No required meal plan.
• Floor plans

• Four person apartment with four single rooms and two bathrooms, with a shared kitchen/living area in the unit and in-apartment laundry facilities.
• No required meal plan.
• Floor plan

• Three or four person apartments (2 Bedroom Townhouse and 3 Bedroom Townhouse). 2 bedroom townhouses will have one single room and one double, and 3 bedroom townhouses will have two singles and one double room. There is a shared kitchen/living area in the unit.
• Riverknoll is unfurnished.
• No required meal plan.
• Floor plans

• A double room at the RIT Inn and Conference Center, located approximately 10-minutes from campus. There is a bathroom in the room.
• Laundry Facilities are in the building.
• Shuttle Service is available.
• Meal Plan is required.
• Floor plan

• A single room with a bathroom on-campus near to the Residence Halls. 
• Laundry Facilities are in the building.
• Grab and Go dining market in the building.
• Meal Plan is required.
• Floor plan

Go to: myLife.rit.edu

1. On the RIT authentication page, enter your RIT computer account username and password; then click Log In.
2. On the home page, click Housing Application button
3. Select the 26-27 Academic Year

RIT Housing contracts are for the full academic year.

• Global Scholars who are approved to study at the Rochester campus for only the fall semester or only the spring semester will not be charged a contract termination fee at the conclusion of their approved semester.
• Global Scholars who are approved for fall-only participation and later extend their enrollment to remain on the Rochester campus for the spring semester will then be considered bound to the full academic year housing contract. If a student in this situation moves off campus during or at the conclusion of the spring semester, a contract termination fee will apply.

**Your computer account signature is your RIT Username in either of the following formats: xx#### or xxx####. This part of the contract must be signed before I can begin to process your application and assign you.

• Move in for Scholars is Wednesday, August 19th and Thursday, August 20th from 8am to 4:30pm. All incoming students must sign-up for an appointment time on the myLife portal prior to arrival.  
• If you arrive after 4:30pm please head to the housing office in Grace Watson Hall which will be staffed by Residence Life on-call staff until 11 p.m. After 11 p.m. you will not be able to check in and will be required to find alternative arrangements. A limited number of moving carts will be available at move-in and can be signed out at the RIT Housing office.

For more information on move-in, visit our move-in webpage.

• Fall
  • If you are not returning for Spring semester, the move out date for Fall is December 18th by 10:00 a.m. 
• Spring
  • The move out date for Spring is May 9th by 10:00 a.m.

Once you’ve been admitted to the Global Scholar program or as an Exchange student, you will receive communication from the housing office when you are able to access myLife.rit.edu to submit your housing and dining applications. A meal plan is required if you are assigned to the residence halls, 175 Jefferson, or the RIT Inn, and one will be automatically applied to your account. The RIT Global office can assist you with selecting an optional meal plan if you are assigned to a location other than those listed above.

Single means it is a private bedroom within a suite/apartment and double means a shared bedroom with another student/roommate.

If you agree to live co-ed, this means that you’re saying you’re okay living with students of the opposite gender. There may be a shared bathroom for males and females within the apartment/suite.

If you choose to live off campus, you do not need to complete the housing application. Once you receive the RIT Housing email with instructions, please notify Matt Kowalski (mjkapt@rit.edu) and RIT Global (ritglobal@rit.edu) that you plan to live off campus.

The International Student Services website includes a section on off-campus housing that you may find useful: https://www.rit.edu/iss/living-rochester#off-campus-housing

If you’re applying for Fall only, you still need to fill out the contract for the Full academic year. You will not be charged a termination or cancellation fee for canceling your housing contract at the end of your stay in the Fall. If you’re arriving for Spring, you will only be charged for Spring.

Transportation from airports/train stations/bus stations to RIT’s campus is not offered by RIT Housing. Please reach out to inquire about arrival transportation for international students.

Yes, as a Global Scholar and exchange student, the RIT Global office provides you with a large bag of brand-new linens. When you pick up your key at the Housing office, make sure to let the person checking you in know that you are picking up a Global Scholar linen bag, so they can give it to you.

Everything in the bag, including the bag itself, is yours to keep. Before leaving RIT, please make sure to dispose of the items yourself and do not leave them in your room.

If you are leaving at the end of the Spring semester, please consider donating them to the Goodbye, Goodbuy sale.

More information on that can be found here.

Please send an email to Matt Kowalski at mjkapt@rit.edu with a request from both of you to live with the other person. Requests are not guaranteed based on space availability.

Yes! Your RIT ID will be available to you upon your arrival if you’re coming in the Fall semester and if you have submitted your photo to start.rit.edu. If you are coming in the Spring, or if you did not submit a photo by the time of your arrival, you can pick up your ID from the Registrar’s office located in the Eastman building across from the Student Alumni Union (SAU).

The charge for your housing will appear on your eServices account and can be paid there, as well. Specific information regarding payments should be directed to the RIT Global Office.

Before your arrival, you will complete a pre-departure orientation. All information about the pre-departure orientation and other orientation activities from RIT Global will be sent to you by email from ritglobal@rit.edu so please make sure to check your email regularly. 

Yes! Please reach out to the Disability Services Office at dso@rit.edu or by phone at 585-475-2023 to learn more about accommodations on campus and how we can assist you.

Please reach out to Matt Kowalski at mjkapt@rit.edu to learn about the options you have.

Please reach out to the RIT Global Office so they can walk you through this process.

Yes, but please reach out to Matt Kowalski at mjkapt@rit.edu so we can note down your departure date and work with you for any additional fees that may be associated with it.