Rochester Institute of Technology · Department of Cybersecurity, Golisano College of Computing and Information Sciences

Cybersecurity BS

Bachelor'sBSDedicated degreeFirst-year entryOn campus

Overview

A 126-credit Cybersecurity BS with a computer science and mathematics foundation in the first two years, advanced cybersecurity electives from the third year, two required co-op blocks and a capstone in cybersecurity.

Official program name: Cybersecurity BS
Awarded degree: Bachelor of Science · major: Cybersecurity
Source: rit.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Degree level: Bachelor's
Cybersecurity focus: Dedicated cybersecurity degreeThe degree itself is in cybersecurity or a closely related security field (information security, information assurance, cyber operations, digital forensics…).
Source: rit.edu · verified October 11, 2026
School: Rochester Institute of Technology — Department of Cybersecurity, Golisano College of Computing and Information Sciences
Source: rit.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Location: Rochester, NY
Specializations: None mapped from official curriculum evidence
Required credits: Total Hours 126
Source: rit.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Duration: Not verified

Entry pathway

Full degree from first-year entry. Open to applicants without prior college credit (freshman admission).

Source: rit.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Prerequisite courses: Required2-3 years of science including chemistry or physics
Source: rit.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Transfer credit: RequiredTransfer applicants: minimum of precalculus and chemistry or physics
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Why this program is listed

Dedicated bachelor's degree in cybersecurity at the Rochester campus.

Degree title names cybersecurity; curriculum includes cryptography, endpoint security engineering, authentication and authorization and a cybersecurity capstone.

Source: rit.edu · verified October 11, 2026

We list cybersecurity bachelor's, master's and research doctorates at institutionally accredited US schools — dedicated degrees and formal concentrations, never certificates or electives-only degrees. Eligibility rules

Format and attendance

Formats, online delivery, campus visits, internships and class schedule are shown separately, each only as the school states it.

Formats offered: On campus
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Internship: Internship / practicum required
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Study intensity: Not verified

Attendance requirements as published

Internship Required
Two blocks of cooperative education
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Curriculum

Advanced electives from the third year in network and system security, digital forensics and malware, software security, data security and privacy, and cyber analytics and intelligence.
Source: rit.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Lab environment

Access to the Cyber Range at the ESL Global Cybersecurity Institute
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Capstone

CSEC-490 Capstone in Cybersecurity
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Accelerated options

Combined accelerated Cybersecurity BS/Cybersecurity MS and Cybersecurity BS/Science, Technology, and Public Policy MS pathways
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Admissions

Required, optional, waived and not-required items are shown exactly as the school states them. Anything not listed is not verified — not “not required”.

Technical preparation

Mathematics prerequisite: RequiredFour years of high school mathematics including pre-calculus; calculus preferred
Source: rit.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Prerequisite courses: Required2-3 years of science including chemistry or physics
Source: rit.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Tests

Entrance and English-language test policy: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

We do not publish acceptance rates or estimate admission chances.

Start dates and deadlines

Dates are shown with the term the school printed. A past date is marked passed and is never carried into a new cycle.

Application deadline
November 1 (Early Decision I and Early Action) · for Fall
The school does not print a year with this date.
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Year not printed

Tuition and fees

Each amount keeps its student category, academic year and basis. Per-credit, per-term and whole-program figures are not comparable with each other, and tuition is not the full cost of attendance.

Category	Amount	Basis and year
All students — New undergraduate students, full time, tuition for domestic and international students (12-18 credit hours), per year (2 semesters)From the school-wide rate table for this level	$63,508	per academic year · 2026-2027Source: rit.edu · verified October 11, 2026
All students — Undergraduate part time, per credit hourFrom the school-wide rate table for this level	$2,352	per credit · 2026-2027Calculated tuition$296,352 = 126 credits × $2,352 per credit. Excludes mandatory fees, books, travel for any required visits or placements, transfer credit reductions and rate changes. Not the full cost of attendance.Source: rit.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Other published fees

Student Activities Fee (per year): $470 per academic year
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Student Health Services Fee (per year): $630 per academic year
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Scholarships and funding

Awards published by the school for this program or for its level. Loans must be repaid and are not scholarships; service scholarships require government service after graduation. Scholarships & funding guide

NSF CyberCorps Scholarship for Service (SFS) Service scholarship
Undergraduate year: full tuition and fees and $27,000 stipend per year; graduate year: full tuition and fees and $37,000 stipend per year; $6,000 professional development allowance per year
Eligibility: Students in the accelerated BS/MS dual degree programs in Cybersecurity, Computer Science or Software Engineering who enroll in the MS in CSEC; US citizen or lawful permanent resident; at least one co-op completed; able to obtain a security clearance; not for first-year students
Obligation: Work for the government in an information assurance field for the amount of time equal to the scholarship (federal, state, local or tribal government, including federally funded national labs)
Source: rit.edu · verified October 11, 2026

School-wide awards are listed because they apply at this degree level; eligibility conditions apply.

Accreditation, ABET and CAE

Three different things: the school's institutional accreditation, ABET accreditation of this exact program, and the school's NSA CAE designation.

Institutional accreditation

Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE) — accreditedSource: ope.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026

ABET program accreditation

This program does not appear in ABET's accredited-program database. ABET accreditation is program-specific and optional; the school's other programs or its institutional accreditation do not imply it.

NSA CAE designation (school)

CAE in Cyber Defense (CAE-CD) · 2006 - 2027Validated program(s) of study: BS in Computing Security (POS-CD)Source: maps.caecommunity.org · verified October 11, 2026
CAE in Cyber Research (CAE-R) · 2006 - 2029Validated program(s) of study: BS in Computing Security (POS-CD)Source: maps.caecommunity.org · verified October 11, 2026

A CAE designation belongs to the institution and its validated program of study; it is not accreditation and does not certify every degree. Accreditation & CAE explained

Sources and verification

Every fact on this page comes from the official pages and directories below. Last verified October 11, 2026.

NCAE-C institution directory (National Centers of Academic Excellence in Cybersecurity) — Source, verified October 11, 2026
DAPIP — MSCHE institutional accreditation record (data files downloaded 2026-10-10) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
rit.edu/admissions/aid/costs — Official tuition and fees page, verified October 11, 2026
rit.edu/computing/study/cybersecurity-bs — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
rit.edu/computing/study/cybersecurity-ms — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
rit.edu/cybersecurity/nsf-cybercorps-scholarship-service-sfs — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
rit.edu/programs-api/courseleaf/proxy-api.php?url=/programs/cybersecurity-bs/index.xml&section=curri — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026

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