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Rochester Institute of Technology
Former names
Rochester Athenæum (1829–1891)
The Mechanics Institute (1885–1891)
Rochester Athenaeum and Mechanics Institute (1891–1944)
TypePrivate research university
Established1829; 195 years ago (1829)
Academic affiliation
  • AITU
  • RAC
  • NAICU
  • Space-grant
Endowment$1.274 billion (FY23)[1]
PresidentDavid C. Munson, Jr
ProvostPrabu David
Academic staff
1,547 (Full-time, part-time, adjunct)[2]
Administrative staff
2,642[2]
Students20,570[2]
Undergraduates17,528[2]
Postgraduates3,042[2]
Location
Henrietta
,
New York
,
United States

43°05′05″N 77°40′34″W / 43.08472°N 77.67611°W / 43.08472; -77.67611
CampusSuburban 1,300 acres (5.3 km2)
ColorsOrange, white, and black[3]
     
NicknameTigers
Sporting affiliations
NCAA
  • Liberty League
  • AHC
  • CHA
  • MAISA
  • USCSA
MascotRITchie the Tiger[4][5]
Websiterit.edu

The Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) is a private research university in Rochester, New York. It was founded in 1829.

RIT enrolls about 19,000 students, of whom 16,000 are undergraduate and 3,000 are graduate students. These students come from all 50 states in the United States and more than 100 countries. The university has more than 4,000 faculty and staff. It also has branches abroad in China, Croatia, Kosovo, and the United Arab Emirates.

The university is classified among "R2: Doctoral Universities – High research activity".[6] Eleven RIT alumni, affiliates, and faculty members have been recipients of the Pulitzer Prize, winning a total of 15 prizes.[7]

  1. ^ "Public NCSE Tables". National Association of College and University Business Officers (NACUBO). 2024. Retrieved February 15, 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d e "About RIT". 2024. Archived from the original on March 1, 2024. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
  3. ^ RIT Color Palette. Retrieved April 18, 2019.
  4. ^ "RIT – Prospectus" (PDF). Rochester Institute of Technology. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 11, 2008. Retrieved April 3, 2008.
  5. ^ "RIT – RIT Archives – Spirit of RIT". Rochester Institute of Technology. Archived from the original on October 12, 2007. Retrieved April 3, 2008.
  6. ^ "Carnegie Classifications". The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. Archived from the original on November 27, 2021. Retrieved September 13, 2020.
  7. ^ "About RIT - Key Facts". RIT. Archived from the original on October 7, 2018. Retrieved May 18, 2019.

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