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The Rochester Institute of Technology

Breakdown of “Friendliness” at Rochester

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By Gender
MalesB
FemalesB+
By Major
AccountingB+
Aerospace EngineeringA
Art & Design DepartmentB
BiologyB
Business - Management and AdministrationB
Chemical EngineeringA
ChemistryB
Civil EngineeringA
CommunicationsC
Computer EngineeringB+
Computer ScienceB
CriminalB+
Design Arts - Industrial Design/Graphic Design/etcB
EconomicsA+
Electrical EngineeringB
Engineering DepartmentB+
FinanceA-
Fine Arts - Painting/Sculpture/Photography/etcB
Industrial DesignC+
Industrial Operations EngineeringA-
Interior DesignC-
JournalismB-
Language - French/Spanish/etc.D+
MathA
Mechanical EngineeringB
Music EducationB-
NutritionC+
OtherB
PhysicsA-
Political ScienceB
PreMed and MedicalB-
PreVet and VeterinaryB
PsychologyB
Public PolicyB+
School of InformationA
UndecidedB
Video/MediaC

Against similar schools

Friendliness compared with similar schools in class.

Rochester Institute of Technology
 B
Average of All Schools
 B
Average of schools in class
 B+

Cornell University
 B+
Harvard University
 B
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
 B
New York University
 B
Syracuse University
 B
Brown University
 A-
Yale University
 A-
F
A+

Friendliness

... Everyone I've met (students and faculty) is very friendly and willing to help ...Read full comment
... The campus may not be particularly attractive, but the people are friendly, and most teachers are very helpful ...Read full comment
... I've encountered a lot of friendly people who I consider as friends, but for every friendly person, there's a handful of snobs and arrogant jerks...Read full comment
... All the students are very friendly and intelligent, and the professors are very helpful, and are always more than willing to answer questions ...Read full comment
... I got licky with a nice, friendly roomate ...Read full comment
... The guys are typically friendly, but extremely timid which can make meeting people hard sometimes ...Read full comment
... Sure, there's a small population that does, but most people are friendly and looking for the same amount of social interaction you are ...Read full comment
... Most of my friends are guys, however when I am around my boyfriend they aren't so friendly ...Read full comment
... The school is really diverse and the people are really friendly ...Read full comment
... The vast majority were friendly to me and allowed me to sign and didn't interrupt me ...Read full comment
... Ive never meet such unfriendly people who don't want anything to do with social life before ...Read full comment
... All the students are very friendly and intelligent, and the professors are very helpful, and are always more than willing to answer questions ...Read full comment
... The faculty was great, the classes really useful and interesting, and the people in the Honors Program were really friendly and fun to hang out w...Read full comment
... It has a fabulous number of updated computers, and the campus is very wireless friendly ...Read full comment
... Being friendly is something unknown to most students here 3 ...Read full comment
... Students and faculty are very friendly and approachable ...Read full comment
... The social life is slim (and people will tell you there are parties if you look, but they usually consist of the same 20 people), the students a...Read full comment
... Everyone is friendly, including faculty and students ...Read full comment
... Every professor I have had has been available and friendly ...Read full comment
... But for the most part, people are friendly ...Read full comment
... 2d-is a class of traditional and digital art, possibly one of my favorites, Drawing-be prepared to draw nude models(not good looking ones ei...Read full comment
... RIT is not a place you go to if the social life is your main priority but for a tech school it has a fairly strong and friendly feel to it; you j...Read full comment
... Meeting people is not hard at RIT, they are usually friendly and if you want to go along with some of them they'll always give you a chance, o...Read full comment
... Some are warm and friendly others aren't so friendly ...Read full comment
... People aren't very friendly and if you ever need help(housing, tutors, professors, RA's, campus police, etc ...Read full comment
... Con: Big, cold, unfriendly university ...Read full comment
... I find alot of the groups are often not so approachable as I would like, its often like you need to know someone or be very friendly and socialab...Read full comment
... People are generally friendly, but you might have to go out of your way to talk to people ...Read full comment
... I got licky with a nice, friendly roomate ...Read full comment
... But for the most part, people are friendly ...Read full comment
... The campus may not be particularly attractive, but the students are friendly and most of the teachers are more than willing to help ...Read full comment
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