Future Students

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Future Students

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At RIT, you’ll be welcomed into an inclusive community of people from diverse backgrounds who have come together to create, collaborate, innovate, and thrive. We’ll provide the gifted faculty, innovative degree programs, career-focused experiential learning, engaging research opportunities, and a vibrant campus life.

You bring you.

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Open House

Prospective students and their families are invited to spend a day at RIT to meet faculty, tour campus, eat lunch in the student cafeteria, and attend a financial aid presentation.  

Saturday, September 28
Monday, October 14
Saturday, November 9

Freshman Admission
Transfer Admission
Graduate Admission
International Student Admission
Admission for Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Students
US Military / Veterans
Online and Continuing Education
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Campus Tour

Visit campus for information sessions, full campus tours, and residence hall tours for a personalized, all-encompassing campus experience.

Visit RIT

By the Numbers

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12:1

Student-to-Faculty Ratio

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50

States RIT Students Come From

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100

Countries RIT Students Come From

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230+

Academic Programs

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27.7%

Students who are Members of Diverse Populations

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300+

Clubs and Student Organizations

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$365M

Financial Aid Awarded

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$45M

Annual Co-op Earnings

Areas of Study

Upcoming Events

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An Affordable Cost

RIT offers a comprehensive financial aid program consisting of merit-based scholarships and a full range of need-based grants, loans, and campus employment programs. More than 77 percent of full-time undergraduate students at RIT received more than $320 million in financial aid this past year. Many students and families also take advantage of our monthly payment plan, tuition prepayment plan, and opportunities for students to earn salaries through cooperative education.

Tuition and Cost Financial Aid and Scholarships Earn While You Learn

Latest News

  • August 27, 2019

    'Woman sits at table with Lego structure that says Discover.'

    RIT Graduate Showcase highlights ‘Transformative Research Changing the World’

    All RIT graduate students are encouraged to submit proposals for oral presentations, demonstrations or poster talks by midnight Sept. 15 for the annual Graduate Showcase on Nov. 22. The daylong symposium will celebrate the diverse forms of scholarship conducted by RIT students pursuing their master’s or doctoral degree.

  • August 26, 2019

    'Students wearing high-visibility vests and safety helmets survey a field.'

    RIT researches the status of pollinators

    Research being conducted by RIT students and faculty will help determine if additional flowers, grasses and plants will benefit insects that help in pollination. The research is being done across the state, particularly next to roadways, and could help determine if later or fewer cuts to the vegetation next to the roads would help pollinators by allowing more time for plants to flower.

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