The Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) is a career-oriented technical university with a strong liberal arts emphasis. It traces its roots to 1829, when community leaders, including Col. Nathaniel Rochester, began an association to cultivate science, literature and the arts. A series of expansions and mergers led to the formation of two institutes and eventually RIT in 1944. In 1912, the school was among the first universities to implement a cooperative education program, joining its students with job opportunities. Today that program continues to flourish.
RIT offers bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees in a multitude of majors, through eight colleges. The colleges focus on science and technology; business; computing and information sciences; engineering; imaging arts and sciences; liberal arts; science; and a technical institute for the deaf. Prospective students should complete a strong college preparatory program in high school. Admissions decisions are based on grade point average and class ranking, college placement exam scores, recommendations, an essay and other factors the admission office deems necessary.
Rochester Institute of Technology
One Lomb Memorial Dr.
Rochester, NY 14623-5602
585-475-2411
rit.edu
The University of Rochester boasts of being one of the nation's top-tier research universities. With a student enrollment of about 9,300 as of 2010, the university offers 200 academic majors through six colleges, one of which is the Eastman School of Music, a leading music school. In the medical field, the University of Rochester has a School of Medicine and Dentistry, as well as a School of Nursing.
Since 1934, eight of its alumni have won the Nobel Prize. Additionally, eight alumni and four faculty members have earned a Pulitzer Prize. The university encompasses three campuses, a medical center and an art gallery, located throughout the city of Rochester.
While the university has no minimum requirements for admission, recent statistics indicate that accepted applicants ranked in the top 10 to 20 percent of their high school graduating class; maintained a 3.8 high school GPA; took between two and seven high school advanced placement courses; and achieved college entrance exam scores of 1900 to 2000 on the SAT and 27 to 32 on the ACT.
University of Rochester
Office of Admissions
300 Wilson Blvd.
Rochester, NY 14627-0251
rochester.edu
This college is a private liberal arts college with Catholic roots that operates by the motto, "teach me goodness, discipline and knowledge." It prides itself on turning out graduates who live and work with integrity. Founded in 1948 as a Catholic college for men, it began to operate independently in 1968, and became coeducational in 1971.
The college offers bachelor's degrees in 31 majors, 10 preprofessional programs, 11 master's degree programs and three doctoral degree programs through five schools. The schools concentrate on arts and sciences, business, education, nursing and pharmacy. St. John Fisher College serves about 2,600 students at the 154-acre campus located near downtown Rochester.
The typical accepted applicant maintains a B-plus high school average and achieved college entrance exam scores of about 1000 on the SAT and 22 on the ACT.
St. John Fisher College
3690 East Ave.
Rochester, NY 14618
585-385-8000
sjfc.edu