Rochester Institute of Technology

Rochester, NYPrivate nonprofit MSCHE

NSA CAE-CD · 2006 - 2027 NSA CAE-R · 2006 - 2029

Rochester Institute of Technology's Department of Cybersecurity in the Golisano College of Computing and Information Sciences offers a 126-credit Cybersecurity BS with two required co-op blocks and a 30-credit, on-campus Cybersecurity MS with thesis and capstone options. An accelerated BS/MS pathway and an NSF CyberCorps SFS program for dual-degree students are available.

Verified cybersecurity degrees

2 programs verified so far (1 bachelor's, 1 master's). The school may offer more cybersecurity programs than we have verified; certificates and associate degrees are not listed.

Rochester Institute of Technology

Cybersecurity BS

Bachelor'sBSDedicated degreeFirst-year entryBachelor of Science

Campus

Rochester, NY

Campus-based study

Duration not verified · 126 credits

$2,352 per credit · All students — Undergraduate part time, per credit hour · 2026-2027

No upcoming verified deadline

School designated CAE-CD, CAE-RNSA CAE designation of the institution, not accreditation

No specialization mapped

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Rochester Institute of Technology

Cybersecurity MS

Master'sMSDedicated degreeMaster of Science

Campus · Full-time, Part-time

Rochester, NY

Campus-based study

Plan of study grid spans two academic years (first year fall through second year spring) (published plan of study) · 30 credits

$2,690 per credit · All students — Graduate tuition, fewer than 12 credits per semester · 2026-2027

No upcoming verified deadline

School designated CAE-CD, CAE-RNSA CAE designation of the institution, not accreditation

No specialization mapped

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Accreditation

Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE)
Institutional accreditation — accredited · since January 1, 1958 · next review 01/01/2034
Recognized by: U.S. Department of Education
Source: ope.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026

ABET program accreditation

None of this school's listed cybersecurity programs appears in ABET's accredited-program database. ABET accreditation is optional and program-specific; its absence does not make a program ineligible here.

Institutional accreditation covers the institution. It does not mean every program is ABET-accredited — ABET accredits individual programs, and we show it only for the program ABET lists.

NSA Centers of Academic Excellence (CAE)

CAE designations are awarded by the National Centers of Academic Excellence in Cybersecurity program (NSA, with CISA and partners) to an institution and its validated program of study. A designation is not accreditation and does not apply automatically to every degree.

CAE in Cyber Defense (CAE-CD)
Designation period: 2006 - 2027 · Designation for institutions whose validated program of study meets the NCAE-C cyber defense criteria.
Validated program(s) of study listed in the directory: BS in Computing Security (POS-CD)
Source: maps.caecommunity.org · verified October 11, 2026
CAE in Cyber Research (CAE-R)
Designation period: 2006 - 2029 · Designation for institutions with a cybersecurity research program meeting the NCAE-C research criteria (typically doctoral-granting).
Validated program(s) of study listed in the directory: BS in Computing Security (POS-CD)
Source: maps.caecommunity.org · verified October 11, 2026

The school states: “National Center of Academic Excellence in Cybersecurity Research and Education” Source: rit.edu · verified October 11, 2026

The NCAE-C directory lists this school with a CyberCorps Scholarship for Service program and a DoD Cyber Service Academy program. Both carry service obligations and citizenship requirements — see how they work. Source: maps.caecommunity.org · verified October 11, 2026

Cybersecurity labs, centers and teams

As described on the school's own pages.

Research centerESL Global Cybersecurity Institute52,000-square-foot facility for cybersecurity education, training and research.Source: rit.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Cyber rangeCyber Range and Training CenterCyber range able to host more than 5,000 virtual machines in simulated scenarios.Source: rit.edu · verified October 11, 2026
OtherCybersecurity ClinicStudents provide pro bono penetration testing and vulnerability assessments for community organizations.Source: rit.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Online student services

Services the university publishes for online students. Availability can depend on program and enrollment status.

Online student services: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

Scholarships and funding

School-wide awards, service scholarships and rates as published. Program pages list awards specific to a program.

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
Master Up Tuition discount
30% tuition scholarship for an RIT master's degree
Source: rit.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Offerings we reviewed but do not list

This directory lists cybersecurity bachelor's, master's and PhD programs. These offerings were checked against official pages and fall outside that scope (certificates, associate degrees, electives-only degrees…).

Ph.D. in Computing and Information Sciences (Doctor of Philosophy)Security appears as faculty research fields; no formal cybersecurity track or concentration found on official pages.Source: rit.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Institution

Official name: Rochester Institute of Technology
Control: Private nonprofit
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026
Main location: 1 Lomb Memorial Dr, Rochester, NY 14623-5603
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026
Students enrolled exclusively in distance education: 614 of 16,863 students (Fall 2023)
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026

Sources

Last verified October 11, 2026. Program facts and their sources are on each program page.

NCAE-C institution directory (National Centers of Academic Excellence in Cybersecurity) — Source, verified October 11, 2026
IPEDS 2024–25 Institutional Characteristics (HD2024), via College Navigator — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
IPEDS Fall 2023 enrollment by distance-education status (EF2023A_DIST) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 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/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/cybersecurity/phdexperience — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026

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