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Overall Experience
RIT -
Rochester, NY
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RIT does its best to provide students with a wealth of information, great facilities, top-notch academics, and a pretty good athletic program. Living in Rochester for four years teaches students a lot about who they are and what they want out of life (with the lack student-oriented activities, you’ll have a lot of time to think). Many choose to drop out or transfer schools, due to the strenuous quarter system and the arduous work hours that come along with it. Many students who come to RIT on academic scholarships end up on academic probation. Many choose to do the drunken-college-student bit, and many choose the studious-bookworm role; but in the end, many students realize that classwork may not always be the most important thing. Most students here will, at one time or another, disagree with their roommates, RAs, bursars, registrars, and their departments. These are all facts of life, though. No two people can see eye to eye on everything. In the end, four years and one degree later, many RIT students will tell you that they would willingly do it all over again. Every bad grade, every good party (or vice versa) helps students learn what they really want from life. As students move on to their graduate studies, they are mostly confident that what they have learned at RIT will help carry them through life, and most importantly, give them a competitive edge in the job market. I was told my freshman year that getting into RIT was the easy part, and that getting out was the hard part, which is very true. Well, students get out, and their degrees mean a lot to them. Not only is RIT a very competitive school where students do well, they actually learn a thing or two about life along the way. What more can you ask for from a university?
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"So far so good. I still have three years left before I am done here, but I am confident I will stick it out until graduation. This school may have its problems, but the positives far outweigh the negatives here." |
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"I transferred in, so I guess I stand a better chance of making it to graduation since I didn’t have to spend five years straight here. I can definitely see why people leave. It is a pretty dead campus most of the time, and some of the professors can be jerks. Overall, though, I’m glad I came here." |
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"There were definitely times when I hated this school and wanted to leave, but I’m graduating in a couple of weeks, so I guess I made it. I think it was worth it to get a degree from RIT. Ask me in nine months when my student loans are due and I don’t have a job yet—I might have a different answer for you then." |
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"I love RIT! I have had so much fun here that I really don’t want to leave. I am transferring to a different school for a year, though, because I need to see if I can make it outside of my native Rochester. I’ll be back in a year to finish out my degree, though. I want my degree to say Rochester Institute of Technology on it." |
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"If I could start over again, I can definitely say there are some things I would have done differently. I was forced to take a year absence because of my grades. When I came back after a year of working in a horrible job elsewhere, I really appreciated this place a lot more. Getting my education has become a priority now." |
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By The Numbers
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Full-Time Undergraduates:
10,723
Part-Time Undergraduates:
1,581
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Total Male Undergraduates:
8,702
Total Female Undergraduates:
3,602|
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Overall Acceptance Rate:
67%
Early Decision Acceptance Rate:
76%
Early Action Acceptance Rate:
Not offered
Regular Acceptance Rate:
66%
Total Applicants:
9,108
Total Acceptances:
6,128
Freshman Enrollment:
2,278
Yield (% of admitted students who actually enroll):
37%
Early Decision Deadline:
December 15
Early Decision Notification:
January 15
Regular Decision Deadline:
Rolling
Regular Decision Notification:
3–4 weeks after application received
Must-Reply-By Date:
May 1 (or within 2 weeks if notified thereafter)
Applicants Placed on Waiting List:
150
Students Enrolled from Waiting List:
25
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Transfer Applications Received:
2,131
Transfer Applications Accepted:
1,181
Transfer Students Enrolled:
821
Transfer Application Acceptance Rate:
55%
SAT I or ACT Required?:
Yes, RIT prefers SAT scores, NTID prefers ACT scores
SAT I Range (25th–75th Percentile):
1110–1310
SAT I Verbal Range (25th–75th Percentile):
540–640
SAT I Math Range (25th–75th Percentile):
570–670
Freshman Retention Rate:
88%
Top 10% of High School Class:
66%
Application Fee:
$50
Common Application Accepted?:
Yes
Supplemental Forms?:
Required
Admissions Phone:
(585) 475-6631
Admissions E-Mail:
Admissions Web Site:
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