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Rochester Institute of Technology
Private university in Rochester, New York, US / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Not to be confused with University of Rochester or Rochester Community and Technical College. "RIT" redirects here. For other uses, see RIT (disambiguation).
The Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) is a private research university in Rochester, New York. It was founded in 1829. It is one of only two institutes of technology in New York state, the other being the New York Institute of Technology.
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Former names | Rochester Athenæum (1829–1891) The Mechanics Institute (1885–1891) Rochester Athenaeum and Mechanics Institute (1891–1944) |
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Type | Private research university |
Established | 1829; 195 years ago (1829) |
Academic affiliation | |
Endowment | $1.274 billion (FY23)[1] |
President | David C. Munson, Jr |
Provost | Prabu David |
Academic staff | 1,547 (Full-time, part-time, adjunct)[2] |
Administrative staff | 2,642[2] |
Students | 20,570[2] |
Undergraduates | 17,528[2] |
Postgraduates | 3,042[2] |
Location | , , United States 43°05′05″N 77°40′34″W |
Campus | Suburban 1,300 acres (5.3 km2) |
Colors | Orange, white, and black[3] |
Nickname | Tigers |
Sporting affiliations | NCAA |
Mascot | RITchie the Tiger[4][5] |
Website | www![]() |
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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]