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RIT enrolled 13,711 undergraduate and 3,131 graduate students in fall 2015. [41] Admissions are characterized as "more selective, higher transfer-in" by the Carnegie Foundation. [6] RIT received 12,725 applications for undergraduate admission in Fall 2008, 60% were admitted, 34% enrolled, and 84% of students re-matriculated as second-year students.
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In the fall of 2011, RIT Dubai moved its campus to a new premises to accommodate the growing student body. [8] By 2019, RIT plans to expand the campus to 1,000,000 square feet (93,000 m 2) to provide facilities for 4,000 students. [9] The RIT Dubai campus is the Rochester Institute of Technology's third international campus
RIT's athletics nickname is the "Tigers", a name given following the undefeated men's basketball season of 1955–56. Prior to that, RIT's athletic teams were called the "Techmen" and had blue and silver as the sports colors. In 1963, RIT purchased a rescued Bengal tiger which became the Institute's mascot, named SPIRIT. He was taken to sports ...
Park Point at RIT (originally referred to as "Collegetown" or "College Park" [1]) is an apartment complex and commercial enterprise on the northeast corner of Rochester Institute of Technology's campus in Rochester, New York.
In 1958, the RIT Hockey Club was founded, and competed in the MCAHA until the league folded in 1960. The RIT hockey team continued to play against junior varsity and club teams. The RIT student council and athletic committee recommended that hockey be added to the athletic program, and men's hockey later became a varsity sport. [2]
[6] [7] The Polisseni Center serves primarily as a hockey arena (for RIT varsity hockey and local youth programs), and it will also be a multi-purpose venue. [8] The Polisseni Center is built not far from Ritter Arena on the RIT campus, south of the Student Alumni Union, replacing portions of parking lot U. [ 9 ]
A new scoreboard was purchased and installed in time for RIT's inaugural Men's Division I season, 2005–2006. Previous renovations in 2000 improved the lighting, acoustics, and concessions in the arena. In 2010, the Institute announced a $3.5 million expansion project to include new locker rooms, offices, video rooms, and training rooms.