ID Cards
Your RIT ID card is a secure, contactless smart card allowing you convenience and flexibility when accessing services across campus.
Get Help
If you need assistance or have a question related to your ID Card or Photo Submission, please reach out to the RIT Service Center.
Features
RIT and ITS provides each Student, Faculty, Staff and Alumni with a University ID Card.
The ID Cards are used by Dining Services, University Housing, Student Life Center, and the Wallace Library.
Through the RIT Online Photo Submission, you are able to upload a photo that will display in the following locations:
- Student Information System (SIS)
- RIT ID Card
- Starfish Early Alert
- Student Health Center
- NTID Counseling
- University Advancement
- Campus Solutions
- Recreation
- StarRez
- Claws
- Maxient
FAQs
The ID Card Office is located in Eastman Hall (Building 1) on the First Floor, Room 1202, please use the walk up window.
Office Hours are Monday through Friday, 8:30 am to 4:25 pm.
- Residential students will receive their ID card during move-in.
- All other ID Cards can be picked up at Eastman Hall (Building 1), First Floor, Room 1202 (Window). Office Hours are Monday through Friday, 8:30 am to 4:25 pm.
You must have a valid photo ID to request or receive your ID card.
You can submit a photo if you are a RIT student, faculty, or staff member and have an active RIT Account. If you do not have an account, please visit help.rit.edu for help.
New ID cards will not be printed solely based on the desire for an updated photo.
- Use a recent photo, taken within the last 3 months.
- Stand in front of a smooth, light background, such as a white wall.
- Use good lighting. Photos that are dark, overexposed, or show glare on glasses will not be accepted.
- Face forward and look at the camera.
- The image shows you centered and should not show below the shoulders.
All photos that are submitted through the RIT Online Photo Submission are subject to review by ITS. The ID Office will determine via audits if your current ID photo is an acceptable likeness of your appearance and meets our current photo standards. You will receive an email to your RIT email address regarding your submission status.
- Wearing a Hat or Sunglasses
- Other People in the Background (Hands/Arms)
- Blurry/ Unclear image
- Hands in Front of Face or Face Covered
- Image is taken too close or too far away
- Inappropriate
- Underexposed or Overexposed
- Busy Background
- Use of Filters
- Angled Poses
- Popular Selfie Poses
Photos can be submitted through our Photo Upload page.
While you can always reach out to the RSC for help, if you arrived on campus before 2024, try to verify that you are using a new smart ID (see next question). Older cards do not work in the SHED, Wallace Center and several other buildings.
If you’re not sure if you have the new smart card, look for this logo (3millID) on the back. If you see that logo, you’re all set. If you don’t see it, please visit the ID Card Office to exchange it.
Related
RIT is finishing up the process of updating card readers across campus and we are distributing new Smart Cards. If you’re not sure if you have the new smart card, look for this logo (3millID) on the back. If you see that logo, you’re all set. If you don’t see it, please visit the the ID Card Office to exchange it.
Please visit the ID Card Office Eastman Hall, 1st Floor (1202) to exchange your old ID for a new one.
Your current card isn’t compatible with the new readers in The SHED, Wallace Center and several other buildings so stop by to ensure you have the card that will work everywhere you need to be!
Caution
Wireless charging uses magnetic induction to charge your phone. Don't place anything between your phone and the charger. Magnetic mounts, magnetic cases, or other objects between your phone and the charger might reduce performance or damage magnetic strips or RFID chips like those found in some credit cards, security badges, passports, and key fobs. If your case holds any of these sensitive items, remove them before charging or make sure that they aren't between the back of your phone and the charger.
