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About Rochester Institute of Technology

Rochester Institute of Technology, or RIT for short, is a private university, located in metropolitan Rochester, which is a city in Monroe County, in the US state of New York, with a population of more than 219 000 inhabitants, which makes it the 3rd most populous city in the state, after Buffalo and New York City.

RIT was established in 1829 and it is the result of the merger between the Rochester Athenaeum, a literary society founded in 1829 by Colonel Nathaniel Rochester and associates, and the Mechanics Institute, a Rochester institute of practical technical training for local residents, founded in 1885. It was first known as Rochester Athenaeum and Mechanics Institute (RAMI), and, in 1944, it adopted its current name.

Athletics

The athletic teams at Rochester Institute of Technology are known as the Tigers and they compete in NCAA Division III. Their distinctive colors are orange and brown.

Notable Alumni

Among RIT's noteworthy alumni, there are also: Brian Chontosh - United States Marine Corps officer, Navy Cross Recipient, John Resig - founder of jQuery, John `JD` Ding - Chinese American Junior Designer Engineer ConEdison, Dan Loh - Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist for feature photography with the Associated Press in 1999, Chester N. Watson - General Auditor, General Motors, and Frederick T. Tucker - former Executive Vice President and Deputy To The CEO, Motorola.

Quick Facts

Address: One Lomb Memorial Drive, Rochester, NY.

Total Enrollment: 17 206.

Campus: 1300 acres, 243 buildings.

Academics: `Eight colleges offer graduate and undergraduate programs in art and design, business, engineering, science and mathematics, criminal justice, photography, environmental studies, hospitality and service management, information technology, game design and development, bioinformatics, and many other exciting, innovative areas.`