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RIT is a leader in groundbreaking sustainability research, teaching, and engagement. The RIT campus works as a living laboratory for sustainable technologies, practices, and philosophies within the built and natural environment.

Statistics

13k

Solar panels installed on campus

74%

Academic departments that offer sustainability-related courses

21

Charging stations on campus

8

Years RIT has been listed in Princeton Review’s Guide to Green Colleges

35

Tons of material saved from the landfill through Goodbye, Goodbuy!

9k

Pounds of food donated to area meal centers and shelters by Recover Rochester in 2018

15

Student clubs involved with sustainability

180

Acres of protected wetlands on campus

Latest News

  • October 16, 2026

    RIT students Destiny Patton, left, and Priscilla Anderson, right, spread the word about the Tigers of Geographic Information and Research (TIGIR) during a GIS immersion/minor fair. This new club looks to introduce students to the wide array of applications in the geospatial world.

    RIT club connects students with growing geospatial field

    Tigers of Geographic Information and Research is more than a geography club, although its members do love maps. Geographic information systems technology is used to analyze and visualize location-based data, with applications varying from urban planning and environmental management to crime analysis. 

  • October 7, 2026

    Tim Forster smiling while sitting in front of a large FoldUp window

    How a “Yes, But…” Idea Became a Breakthrough Product Line

    A decade-long partnership between Rochester Colonial and RIT’s Center of Excellence in Advanced and Sustainable Manufacturing helped transform a custom folding-window concept into the award-winning FoldUp™ product line through engineering innovation, testing, and continuous design support.