RIT's National Technical Institute for the Deaf has grown exponentially since enrolling its first class in 1968. Numbers don't tell the whole story, but they do provide a glimpse of what NTID looks like today.
1,176
Total Enrollment
Breakdown by Gender
Nearly
11,000
alumni
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Breakdown by Geographic Region
37%
of RIT/NTID students are eligible for Pell Grants
Growing Diversity
49%
of RIT/NTID deaf and hard-of-hearing students identify as AALANA
Students bring a variety of life experiences to RIT, but all have one fundamental thing in common — these students all chose RIT because it was the right fit for them.
Watch the video to learn why RIT/NTID is the right fit for Bo Allaby.
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141
Faculty
Student/Faculty Ratio
8:1
440
Staff
· Including ·
132
Interpreters
57
Captionists
RIT provides one of the most accessible education communities in the world for deaf and hard-of-hearing students. Here are just a few examples of the services that support student success.
Hours provided
In Classroom | Outside Classroom | |
---|---|---|
Interpreting | 89,299 | 43,415 |
Captioning | 24,944 | 1,646 |
Notetaking | 48,330 |
Each year, on average, more than
178
deaf and hard-of-hearing students complete cooperative work assignments with employers throughout the country.
New RIT/NTID grads are ready to succeed
95%
of students who sought jobs after graduation found one within a year
New RIT/NTID alumni thrive in all economic sectors
Employers include:
Fidelity Investments, Microsoft, PNC Financial Services Group, Kimley-Horn, General Dynamics Mission Systems, Defense Finance and Accounting Service, Citi, BNY Mellon, Amazon
RIT/NTID graduates are competitive in the marketplace*
RIT/NTID deaf and hard-of-hearing grads
Deaf and hard-of-hearing grads of other postsecondary institutions
*Deaf and hard-of-hearing RIT/NTID graduates with a bachelor's or an associate degree earn
178%
and
95%
more, respectively, at age 50 than deaf and hard-of-hearing graduates of other postsecondary institutions around the country.
According to a study conducted with the Social Security Administration.