
Introduction
Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT), located in Rochester, New York, was founded in 1829. It is the second-oldest private polytechnic university in the United States. With nearly 200 years of history, RIT is a prestigious, first-class polytechnic university renowned both in the United States and globally. It is distinguished by its high-quality undergraduate education, leading innovation and entrepreneurship programs, and a long tradition of corporate cooperative education. In the 2020 U.S. News Best National Universities Rankings, it was ranked 104th. RIT boasts top-ranked colleges in engineering, computer science, art, and business, earning national recognition for its programs in art, design, computing, imaging science, and engineering. Particularly, the College of Imaging Arts and Sciences (CIAS) has an excellent reputation in the United States. Its programs in photography, industrial design, visual communication design, glass design, and metals & jewelry design have consistently been ranked among the top 10 in the nation by US News for many years.
Cooperation Mode
Bachelor's to master's degree
Available Programs
Furniture Design
Visual Communication Design
Project Requirements
Academic Requirements
A bachelor's degree should include 50 semester credits of studio courses.
Language Requirements
An overall TOEFL iBT score of 80; an overall IELTS band score of 6.5