	Rochester Institute of Technology 2016 University Academic Rankings
Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) is a private doctoral university located within the town of Henrietta in the Rochester, New York metropolitan area. RIT is composed of nine academic colleges, including National Technical Institute for the Deaf. The Institute is one of only a small number of engineering institutes in the State of New York, including New York Institute of Technology, SUNY Polytechnic Institute, and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. It is most widely known for its fine arts, computing, engineering, and imaging science programs; several fine arts programs routinely rank in the national "Top 10" according to the US News & World Report. History The Institute as it is known today began as a result of an 1891 merger between Rochester AthenÃ¦um, a literary society founded in 1829 by Colonel Nathaniel Rochester and associates, and Mechanics Institute, a Rochester institute of practical technical training for local residents founded in 1885 by a consortium of local businessmen including Captain Henry Lomb, the co-founder of Bausch & Lomb. The name of the merged institution at the time was called Rochester AthenÃ¦um and Mechanics Institute (RAMI). In 1944, the university changed its name to Rochester Institute of Technology. In 1966, RIT was selected by the Federal government to be the site of the newly founded National Technical Institute for the Deaf (NTID). NTID admitted its first students in 1968, concurrent with RIT's transition to the Henrietta campus. In 1979, RIT took over Eisenhower College, a liberal arts college located in Seneca Falls, New York. Despite making a 5-year commitment to keep Eisenhower open, RIT announced in July 1982 that the college would close immediately. One final year of operation by Eisenhower's academic program took place in the 1982-83 school year on the Henrietta campus. The final Eisenhower graduation took place in May 1983 back in Seneca Falls. In 1990, RIT started its first Ph.D. program, in Imaging Science, which is also the first Ph.D. program of its kind in the U.S. RIT subsequently established Ph.D programs in six other fields, comprising Astrophysical Sciences and Technology, Computing and Information Sciences, Color Science, Microsystems Engineering, Sustainability, and Engineering. In 1996, RIT also became the first college in the U.S to offer a Software Engineering degree at the undergraduate level. Campus The current campus is housed on a 1,300 acres (5.3 km2) property. This property is largely covered with woodland and fresh-water swamp making it a very diverse wetland which is home to a number of somewhat rare plant species. The campus comprises 237 buildings and 5.1 million square feet (474,000 mÂ²) of building space. The nearly universal use of bricks in the campus's construction - estimated at 14,673,565 bricks in late 2006 - prompted students to give it the semi-affectionate nickname "Brick City," reflected in the name of events such as the annual "Brick City Homecoming." Though the buildings erected in the first few decades of the campus's existence reflected the architectural style known as brutalism, the warm color of the bricks softened the impact somewhat. More recent additions to the campus have diversified the architecture while still incorporating the traditional brick colors. In October 2013, Travel+Leisure named it as one of the ugliest college campuses in the United States, citing the monotone brick and the suburbanization, leaving almost no youth activities within walking distance of the campus. The residence halls and the academic side of campus are connected with a walkway called the "Quarter Mile." Along the Quarter Mile, between the academic and residence hall side are various administration and support buildings. On the academic side of the walkway is a court ... [more on wikipedia]

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Rochester Institute of Technology Details

Rochester Institute of Technology Details
detail	value
state	New York
conference	Upstate Collegiate Athletic As...
public	Private
scores	1790/1193/27
level	AboveAverage
rank	[151
overall ROI rank	[195
size	medium
undergrads	13460
grads	2850
price	49361
drop	32
stem	63
research	0
scores valid	True

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What are the academic rankings for Rochester Institute of Technology?

1. number 151 for Academics.

2. number 195 for ROI (Return on Investment).

What universities are similar to Rochester Institute of Technology?

1. University of Missouri-St Louis

2. University of Maryland-Baltimore County

3. CUNY City College

4. University of North Florida

5. University of Illinois at Chicago

6. Drexel University

7. University of Missouri-Kansas City

National Academic Rankings

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Rochester Institute of Technology National Academic Rankings

Rochester Institute of Technology National Academic Rankings
category	rank	scores	difficulty	smartest	brainpower	faculty	research	salary ROI	overall ROI
Top250	151	163	113	118	160	153	159	206	195
Private	86	93	82	57	75	53	53	85	96
Stem High	24	26	27	16	19	32	32	46	38
Stem Low	99	77	71	71	82	80	80	94	100
New England Region	70	78	56	51	67	60	60	76	79
State of New York	19	22	17	14	20	23	21	28	19
Top Ten Top250	151	163	113	118	160	153	159	206	195

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Rochester Institute of Technology Peer Universities, Similar Universities to Rochester Institute of Technology

Rochester Institute of Technology Peer Universities, Similar Universities to Rochester Institute of Technology
match	university	state	conference	public	level	rank	overall ROI
93.13	University of Missouri-St Louis	Missouri	Great Lakes Valley Conference	Public	AboveAverage	242	211
92.30	University of Maryland-Baltimore County	Maryland	America East	Public	AboveAverage	130	174
86.39	CUNY City College	New York	City University of New York At...	Public	Average	293	347
86.35	University of North Florida	Florida	Atlantic Sun Conference	Public	AboveAverage	219	214
85.37	University of Illinois at Chicago	Illinois	Horizon League	Public	AboveAverage	159	111
85.31	Drexel University	Pennsylvania	Colonial Athletic Association	Private	AboveAverage	120	134
85.18	University of Missouri-Kansas City	Missouri	Western Athletic Conference	Public	AboveAverage	197	155
81.80	Florida Institute of Technology	Florida	Gulf South Conference / Sunshi...	Private	AboveAverage	260	130
81.37	University of Detroit Mercy	Michigan	Horizon League	Private	AboveAverage	415	313
80.00	Southern Illinois University-Carbondale	Illinois	Missouri Valley Conference	Public	Average	368	278
79.98	University of Colorado Denver	Colorado	No Conference Affiliation	Public	Average	283	217
78.78	Stony Brook University	New York	Colonial Athletic Association ...	Public	Good	62	109
78.22	Wayne State University	Michigan	Great Lakes Intercollegiate At...	Public	Average	414	286
78.00	California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo	California	Big Sky Conference / Big West ...	Public	Good	96	88
77.00	North Carolina State University at Raleigh	North Carolina	Atlantic Coast Conference	Public	AboveAverage	58	31
76.89	University of Michigan-Dearborn	Michigan	Wolverine - Hoosier Athletic Conf	Public	AboveAverage	312	185
76.88	University of New Orleans	Louisiana	Southland Conference	Public	Average	405	309
76.59	University of California-Davis	California	Big Sky Conference / Big West ...	Public	AboveAverage	58	142
76.56	Missouri University of Science and Technology	Missouri	Great Lakes Valley Conference	Public	Good	105	32
76.22	University of South Florida	Florida	American Athletic Conference	Public	AboveAverage	94	113
76.05	University of Houston	Texas	American Athletic Conference	Public	AboveAverage	89	60
75.81	Regis University	Colorado	Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference	Private	Average	360	303
74.94	Clarkson University	New York	Upstate Collegiate Athletic As...	Private	AboveAverage	211	187
74.84	University of Illinois at Springfield	Illinois	Great Lakes Valley Conference	Public	Average	403	397
74.56	South Dakota School of Mines and Technology	South Dakota	Great Northwest Athletic Conference	Public	AboveAverage	281	111
74.45	LeTourneau University	Texas	American Southwest Conference	Private	AboveAverage	328	173
74.19	SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry	New York	No Conference Affiliation	Public	AboveAverage	229	244
73.15	West Chester University of Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania State Athletic Co...	Public	AboveAverage	315	361
73.10	University of Massachusetts-Lowell	Massachusetts	America East	Public	AboveAverage	247	275
72.71	CUNY Bernard M Baruch College	New York	City University of New York At...	Public	AboveAverage	135	182
72.62	Rowan University	New Jersey	New Jersey Athletic Conference	Public	AboveAverage	306	392
72.09	Mississippi State University	Mississippi	Southeastern Conference	Public	AboveAverage	197	130
71.68	University of Wyoming	Wyoming	Mountain West Conference	Public	AboveAverage	250	152
71.40	University of Delaware	Delaware	Colonial Athletic Association	Public	AboveAverage	107	138
70.72	Portland State University	Oregon	Big Sky Conference	Public	Average	308	408
70.67	California State Polytechnic University-Pomona	California	California Collegiate Athletic...	Public	Average	288	356
70.49	The Richard Stockton College of New Jersey	New Jersey	New Jersey Athletic Conference	Public	Average	350	429
70.36	The University of Texas at San Antonio	Texas	Conference USA	Public	Average	330	180
69.67	The University of Texas at Arlington	Texas	Sun Belt Conference	Public	Average	240	157
69.13	Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach	Florida	Florida Sun Conference	Private	Average	401	210
68.99	Nova Southeastern University	Florida	Sunshine State Conference	Private	Average	488	397
68.87	Colorado School of Mines	Colorado	Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference	Public	Good	84	24
68.81	Wentworth Institute of Technology	Massachusetts	Commonwealth Coast Conference	Private	Average	348	352
68.61	Drury University	Missouri	Great Lakes Valley Conference	Private	AboveAverage	295	378
67.95	Milwaukee School of Engineering	Wisconsin	Northern Athletics Collegiate ...	Private	Good	184	102
67.11	United States Coast Guard Academy	Connecticut	New England Football Conferenc...	Public	Good	185	97
67.05	Millsaps College	Mississippi	Southern Athletic Association	Private	AboveAverage	416	473
66.96	Northland College	Wisconsin	Upper Midwest Athletic Conference	Private	AboveAverage	497	498
66.60	University of Rhode Island	Rhode Island	Colonial Athletic Association ...	Public	Average	270	328

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Rochester Institute of Technology Academic Peer Universities, Similar Academic Universities to Rochester Institute of Technology
match	university	state	conference	public	level	rank	overall ROI
95.73	Michigan Technological University	Michigan	Great Lakes Intercollegiate At...	Public	AboveAverage	146	58
95.72	Saint Louis University	Missouri	Atlantic 10 Conference	Private	AboveAverage	169	165
95.53	University of Alabama in Huntsville	Alabama	Gulf South Conference	Public	AboveAverage	181	103
95.42	University of Alabama at Birmingham	Alabama	Conference USA	Public	AboveAverage	153	148
94.88	Big East Conference (Average)	-	Big East Conference	-Conf-	Good	-	144
94.80	West Coast Conference (Average)	-	West Coast Conference	-Conf-	Good	-	155
94.46	Yeshiva University	New York	Skyline Conference	Private	Good	141	208
93.74	Illinois Institute of Technology	Illinois	Division III Independents	Private	Good	122	55
93.53	DePaul University	Illinois	Big East Conference	Private	AboveAverage	193	150
93.17	United States Coast Guard Academy	Connecticut	New England Football Conferenc...	Public	Good	185	97
93.03	America East (Average)	-	America East	-Conf-	AboveAverage	-	202
92.77	Iowa State University	Iowa	Big Twelve Conference	Public	AboveAverage	129	71
92.71	Colorado State University-Fort Collins	Colorado	Mountain West Conference	Public	AboveAverage	143	139
92.25	New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology	New Mexico	No Conference Affiliation	Public	Good	180	93
91.99	Milwaukee School of Engineering	Wisconsin	Northern Athletics Collegiate ...	Private	Good	184	102
91.40	Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College	Louisiana	Southeastern Conference	Public	AboveAverage	148	88
91.12	University of Tulsa	Oklahoma	American Athletic Conference	Private	Good	139	75
90.85	Pacific - 12 Conference (Low)	-	Pacific 12 Conference	-Conf-	AboveAverage	-	115
90.51	Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology	Indiana	Heartland Collegiate Athletic ...	Private	Excellent	159	60
90.28	Lafayette College	Pennsylvania	Patriot League	Private	Excellent	165	106
89.98	Patriot League (Low)	-	Patriot League	-Conf-	Good	-	84
89.93	St Olaf College	Minnesota	Minnesota Intercollegiate Ath Conf	Private	Excellent	144	127
89.81	New Jersey Institute of Technology	New Jersey	Independent Northeast Region	Public	AboveAverage	195	185
89.71	United States Naval Academy	Maryland	Division I Independents / Patr...	Public	Excellent	126	48
89.69	United States Military Academy	New York	Division I-A Independents / Pa...	Public	Good	145	78
89.49	University of Illinois at Chicago	Illinois	Horizon League	Public	AboveAverage	159	111
88.85	University of Utah	Utah	Pacific 12 Conference	Public	AboveAverage	142	86
87.05	Colorado College	Colorado	Southern Collegiate Athletic C...	Private	Excellent	149	160
86.85	Oregon State University	Oregon	Pacific 12 Conference	Public	Average	152	202
86.68	Wheaton College	Illinois	College Conference of Illinois...	Private	Excellent	149	114
85.37	Whitman College	Washington	Northwest Conference	Private	Excellent	153	154
84.94	Davidson College	North Carolina	Pioneer Football League / Atla...	Private	Excellent	155	129
84.36	Kenyon College	Ohio	North Coast Athletic Conference	Private	Excellent	147	91
82.69	Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art	New York	No Conference Affiliation	Private	Excellent	109	69

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