RIT is extremely hands on both in and outside the classroom. As a co-op school, students can alternate academic periods with paid internships in their field of study, gaining valuable experience along the way. While that often means it takes longer to get a degree, it can also mean that it is easier to find a job after graduation. As a larger university (12,000 undergraduates and 4000 graduate students), RIT is divided into academic colleges – applied science and technology, imaging arts and sciences, liberal arts, engineering, science, computer science, business and the National Technical Institute for the Deaf. Students typically apply to a specific college but can usually change majors within the college. The average class is 25 students and the largest lecture hall seats 350.
The newer campus is removed from the city of Rochester and located on a flat, sprawling campus of newer, appealing brick buildings. Approximately 40% of the upperclassmen live off campus. There is a Greek system but only 12% participate.
RIT enrolls 49% of their students from New York and is looking for geographic diversity.
