About Rochester Institute of Technology

The digital revolution makes this a very exciting time to be a student in the B. Thomas Golisano College of Computing and Information Sciences. RIT has been a leader in computing education since 1972, when we started one of the first undergraduate computer science programs in the United States. We’ve built on that success by developing the nation’s first undergraduate programs in information technology and software engineering. Today the college offers eight undergraduate degree programs and collaborates with other colleges of RIT to form an educational computing powerhouse. The college offers you a comprehensive approach to computing through programs that focus on the discovery of new ideas, the development of software and other products that flow from those ideas, and the application of those ideas and products in our everyday lives. Specialized research can be conducted in any of the college’s 31 labs, including the Social Computing Lab, which develops tools to facilitate interpersonal interaction through computer networks.

Awards and Recognition
Winner, Microsoft XNA Game Studio Express Innovation Award (recognizing the university’s bachelor’s and master’s degree programs in gaming)
Designated a Center of Academic Excellence by the National Security Agency and the Department of Homeland Security