Elizabeth Lamark
Innovation is a hallmark of RIT’s programs, and just one of the areas recognized by ‘U.S. News and World Report Best Colleges’ rankings for 2022-2023. Here, work continues on Big Bertha, a giant 3D printer built by students from Engineering House.
Innovation, value, co-op education, and excellence in undergraduate teaching are among the categories in which Rochester Institute of Technology is highly ranked and listed as one of the best national universities by U.S. News & World Report.
The report also ranked several programs in RIT’s colleges as among the best and gave the university overall high marks for academic excellence, social mobility for its graduates, as well as being among the “Best Schools for Veterans.”
In the 2022-2023 edition of U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges, RIT jumped to 105 out of 440 schools in the “National Universities” category, which includes the nation’s best research universities. These top universities offer a full range of undergraduate majors, plus master’s and doctoral programs, and emphasize faculty research or award professional practice doctorates, according to U.S. News.
“The latest rankings from U.S. News reflect what we already know. RIT is in high demand for its undergraduate programs and is becoming the university we want to be,” said RIT President David Munson. “RIT is not only one of the top universities in the nation working at the intersection of technology, the arts, and design, but we are also putting high value on bringing goodness to the world. RIT is embracing and designing a very bright future through our amazing community of creators and innovators who are shaping the world through ideas that inspire, inform, and improve lives.”
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September 13, 2022
RIT/NTID partners with Seneca Park Zoo for Deaf Culture Awareness Day Sept. 17
Monroe County’s Seneca Park Zoo, RIT’s National Technical Institute for the Deaf, and Rochester School for the Deaf will hold the first Deaf Culture Awareness Day at Seneca Park Zoo this Saturday, Sept. 17, rain or shine.
September 13, 2022
RIT named ‘Diversity Champion’ and HEED Award winner by ‘INSIGHT Into Diversity’
RIT received two prestigious awards from the oldest and largest diversity-focused publication in higher education. INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine designated RIT as a 2022 Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award recipient and a 2022 Diversity Champion.
September 12, 2022
RIT recognized as one of New York state’s best employers
RIT was recognized by Forbes on its 2022 list of America’s Best Employers by State. RIT ranked 20th in New York state, making it the highest rated university in the Greater Rochester region.
September 12, 2022
Two faculty members honored as 2022 KEEN Engineering Unleashed Fellows
RIT faculty members Jennifer Bailey and Cynthia Tawaf were each named 2022 KEEN Engineering Unleashed Fellows for outstanding leadership in undergraduate engineering education.
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