ROCHESTER INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
DRIVING A VISION
Opportunities and
directions for RIT’s future
Dr. Jeremy Haefner
Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs
Our History
‣ Founded in 1829
‣ Private university - one of the largest in
U.S.
‣ Large suburban campus
‣ National Technical Institute for the Deaf
RIT is committed to:
‣ Career-focused education
‣ A “students-first” philosophy
‣ Experiential learning
‣ Diversity, including education for the deaf
and hard-of-hearing
RIT is a major private university in the
United States, drawing students,
friends, and supporters from
AROUND THE WORLD.
‣
Over 17,600 students are enrolled in degree
programs from the associate to the Ph.D. level.
‣
RIT is the 11th largest private university in the U.S.
RIT has more undergraduate students than:
Number of Undergraduates
15,000
13,861
13,846
11,731
7,299
5,758
4,153
921
A diverse student body:
‣17,650 students
‣2,900 graduate
students
‣More than 2,000
students of color
‣106,000+ alumni
‣More than 1,300
worldwide
deaf/hard-of
‣Over 1,800 international hearing students
students
‣Entire United States
RIT is the third largest producer of
undergraduate degree recipients in science,
technology, engineering, and mathematics fields
among all U.S. private universities.
‣RIT draws more than 1,800 international
students from more than 108 countries.
‣RIT students participate in study abroad
programs in more than 60 international
locations including the Semester at Sea.
‣Co-op abroad in global corporations and
organizations are accepted by 175-200
students per year.
RIT’s current global presence includes campuses,
or partner locations, and outreach and study
activities in Kosovo, Croatia, Japan, Dominican
Republic, Dubai, Italy, and countries around the
globe.
RIT’s unique advantage is its breadth of
right-brain/left-brain program offerings.
We are working to ensure that all students
experience the excitement associated
with the innovative/creative process.
This is an essential step in making
RIT an Innovation University.
RIT offers more than 160 different bachelors
degrees, 70 masters degrees and 6 Ph.D. degrees.
RIT recently
launched a
University Studies
department for
students to enter
RIT without
declaring a major
– because more
than 1,700 RIT
students change
majors each year!
‣ RIT has 2,500 students
enrolled in degree programs
in the fine, applied, and
performing arts.
‣ Students from all RIT
colleges make up the many
performing arts groups on
campus.
The university’s colleges
1. Applied Science &
Technology
2. E. Philip Saunders College
of Business
3. Golisano College of
Computing & Information
Sciences
4. Gleason College of
Engineering
5. Health Sciences &
Technology
6. Imaging Arts & Sciences
7. Liberal Arts
8. National Technical Institute
for the Deaf
9. College of Science
Academic Areas
Business, Management, Communication
Computer Science, Information Technology
Humanities, Social Sciences
Engineering, Engineering Technology
Photography, Film, Graphic Communications
Design, Fine Arts, Crafts
Science, Health Sciences, Mathematics, Imaging Science
EMPLOYERS LIKE US.
They appreciate our applied nature.
And the value of our graduates add to
their workforce.
‣ The 2011 U.S. News & World Report
voted RIT in the Top 10 Coop/Internship programs in the U.S.
‣ Overall placement rate for RIT is
95.1%
• 76.2% enter the workforce
• 18.9% go to full-time graduate
programs
Cooperative Education at RIT
‣ 4th oldest (est. 1912) and one of the largest in the
world
‣ Employer base of 2,000
‣ 5,500 student placements this year
‣ Placements in all 50 states and 40 countries
Nearly 2,000 employing organizations hire our
co-op students and graduates. Companies like:
More than two thirds of the Fortune Top 100
companies hire RIT students and graduates.
We’re multicultural and multidimensional.
We’re a diverse campus community
with a vibrant student life.
OF EVERY 100 RIT STUDENTS:
‣ 5 are international, 31 are female,
11 are African-American/Latino/
Native American
‣ 32 are first generation college
students, 75 receive some type of
financial aid
‣ 51 come from outside New York State
‣ 1 entered RIT having started a
business
‣ 5 are intercollegiate athletes; 25
participate in intramural sports
‣ 6 hold a student leadership position,
43 are involved in a campus club,
and 5 are active members of a Greek
fraternity or sorority
Our faculty are teachers at heart,
but they are also changing the
way the world sees things
through new discovery.
‣ There are nearly 1,000 full-time faculty
members at RIT.
‣ No class is taught by a graduate assistant.
‣ Nearly 95% of RIT faculty participate in
published scholarship or research projects.
William Snyder ’81
RIT faculty member
Photojournalism
4-time Pulitzer Prize
winner
Luane Davis Haggerty
RIT/NTID faculty member
Cultural & Creative
Studies
Pulitzer Prize nominee
for her original script
“Windows of the Soul”
Joseph Fornieri
RIT faculty member
Political Science
2009 Fulbright Award
Winner
RIT faculty are nationally and internationally
recognized experts in their fields.
RIT’s research reputation is growing.
We have developed a unique
specialization in applied research
and research opportunities for
undergraduates.
‣ RIT received more than $58 million in sponsored
research awards last year.
‣ 80% of RIT students participated in innovation,
creativity and research projects last year.
‣ RIT has an international reputation in applied
research for imaging, printing, engineering,
sustainability and Microsystems.
‣ We are rapidly building a strong reputation in
BioX, astrophysics, game design and social
computing.
RIT’s 1,400 acre campus has witnessed
unparalleled growth over the last 10 years.
‣ RIT has added more than 1.3 million square feet
of facilities to campus in the last 10 years - $475
million worth of construction!
‣ The Henrietta campus now has 240 buildings.
NEW TO THE CAMPUS: Park Point, addition to the
Gleason Building, CSD Student Development Center
Center for Student Innovation, Sands Family Studios,
Vignelli Center for Design Studies and the new CAST
building
Global Village, Campus Center, Golisano Institute
for Sustainability
Coming soon: A new hockey arena, Institute Hall for
Biomedical and Chemical Engineering
OUR VISION FOR RIT IS TO BECOME:
A CREATIVE &
INNOVATIVE
UNIVERSITY...
A RENOWNED
TEACHING
UNIVERSITY...
where students from
all degrees can
launch their dreams.
where students
come first.
A RESPECTED
RESEARCH &
SCHOLARSHIP
UNIVERSITY...
one that puts
students first, but
shoots for the stars.
OUR VISION FOR RIT IS TO BECOME:
A GREAT STUDENT
EXPERIENCE
UNIVERSITY...
loved by students &
alumni for life!
AN INTERNATIONAL
UNIVERSITY...
A SUSTAINABLE
UNIVERSITY...
with students and
faculty working
together around the
world.
a model community
for a global need.