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Off-Campus Housing Near RIT
$1,600/unit
Fees may apply44 Exchange Blvd
$2,080+/unit
Fees may apply933 The U
$799+/unit
Fees may applyAPEX - Student Housing
$3,400/unit
Fees may applyFully Renovated 52 Cypress Street
$1,050+/unit
Fees may applyInnovation Square Student Housing
$2,739+/unit
Fees may applyKilbourn Place On East
$950+/unit
Fees may applyLofts at Gold Street
$1,000+/unit
Fees may applyRochester Highlands
$1,425+/unit
Fees may applyRustic Village Apartments
$805+/unit
Fees may applyThe Feywild
$1,200+/unit
Fees may applyWestbrooke Commons
About Off-Campus Housing Near Rochester Institute of Technology
Rochester Institute of Technology gathers about 16,158 Tigers on a 1,300-acre campus in Henrietta, New York, a suburb just south of Rochester near the Genesee River. Students call it Brick City for the unified brick-and-concrete architecture, and campus is big enough that walking between buildings is its own workout. RIT runs on a hands-on maker culture that peaks at Imagine RIT, the spring innovation festival that turns the campus into a showcase. Tiger hockey nights pack the arena, RITchie the mascot leads the charge, and 150-plus clubs keep the calendar full. Rochester is a short drive north, with riverside parks, museums, and an arts scene. Campus is spread out and car-friendly, so most students drive or ride the shuttle and RTS buses into the city.
Rochester Institute of Technology Housing Requirements
Freshman Live-On Requirement
RIT requires first-year students coming straight from high school to live in a freshman residential community on campus or at the RIT Inn for their first year. This keeps nearly all freshmen on campus through their opening year.
Off-Campus Eligibility
After the first year, students are free to move off campus, and many do for sophomore year and beyond. The off-campus scene leans heavily on purpose-built student complexes clustered around campus rather than scattered houses, so the process feels more like picking an apartment community than hunting a rental.
Lease Timing
New York leases typically run 12 months, and the big student complexes often lease by the bed with individual leases, so you are only on the hook for your own room rather than the whole unit. RIT runs on a semester system, so confirm whether a lease covers the full year or just the academic terms, plus what is bundled into the rent, before you sign.