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Rochester Institute of Technology

Rochester, NYPrivate nonprofit MSCHESchool of Interactive Games and Media (IGM), Golisano College of Computing and Information Sciences

Rochester Institute of Technology offers a BS and an MS in Game Design and Development through the School of Interactive Games and Media in the Golisano College of Computing and Information Sciences, and a Game Arts option within its 3D Digital Design BFA. All three are campus programs in Rochester, New York.

Game degrees at Rochester Institute of Technology

3 programs verified (2 bachelor's, 1 master's). Dedicated game degrees and officially named game concentrations only; the school may offer related courses or minors that are not degrees.

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Rochester Institute of Technology

Game Design and Development BS

Bachelor'sBSFirst-year entryTransfer entry

Bachelor of Science in Game Design and Development

Field: Game Design · Game Development
Administering location: Rochester, NY
Delivery: On campusClasses meet on campus.
Campus attendance: Regular campus attendance
Portfolio: Portfolio policy not published
Duration: Duration not verified · 121 credits
Tuition: Tuition: $63,508 per academic year · All students — New Undergraduate Students, Full Time Tuition for Domestic and International Students (12-18 credit hours) · 2026-2027
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
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Rochester Institute of Technology

3D Digital Design BFA – Game Arts Option

Bachelor'sBFANamed concentrationFirst-year entryTransfer entry

Bachelor of Fine Arts in 3D Digital Design

Concentration in 3D Digital Design BFA — Game Arts Option

Field: Game Art
Administering location: Rochester, NY
Delivery: On campusClasses meet on campus.
Campus attendance: Regular campus attendance
Portfolio: Portfolio required
Duration: Duration not verified · 120 credits
Tuition: Tuition: $63,508 per academic year · All students — New Undergraduate Students, Full Time Tuition for Domestic and International Students (12-18 credit hours) · 2026-2027
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
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Rochester Institute of Technology

Game Design and Development MS

Master'sMS

Master of Science in Game Design and Development

Field: Game Design · Game Development
Administering location: Rochester, NY
Delivery: On campusClasses meet on campus. · Full-time
Campus attendance: Regular campus attendance
Portfolio: Portfolio required
Duration: two-year, on-campus, cohort-based program · 33 credits
Tuition: Tuition: $64,542 per academic year · All students — Graduate, 12-18 credit hours (2 semesters) · 2026-2027
Next deadline: Rolling admission (as published)
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Department, studios and facilities

As the school describes them. Facilities are campus resources unless the school states that online students can use them.
  • MAGIC Spell StudiosDigital media research and production hub with a 7,000-square-foot sound stage, post-production sound mixing and color correction suites, a 4K Dolby Atmos theater and several media labs.Source: rit.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Accreditation

  • Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE)

    Institutional accreditation — accredited · since January 1, 1958

    Recognized by: U.S. Department of Education

    Source: ope.ed.gov · verified October 12, 2026

Institutional accreditation covers the whole institution. Programmatic accreditation (for example NASAD for an art and design unit) is shown on a program page only when the school names it for that program.

Offerings we reviewed but do not list

This directory lists dedicated game degrees and officially named game concentrations. These offerings were checked against official pages and fall outside that scope (minors, certificates, degrees without a named game pathway, esports).
  • New Media Interactive Development BSInteractive media development degree without a named game concentration or track.Source: academiccatalog.rit.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Institution

Official name
Rochester Institute of Technology
Control
Private nonprofit
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 12, 2026
Main location
1 Lomb Memorial Dr, Rochester, NY 14623-5603
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 12, 2026
Students enrolled exclusively in distance education
614 of 16,863 students (Fall 2023)
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 12, 2026

Doctoral research beyond game degrees

Broader doctorates at this school where game-related research may be possible. They are not game PhD programs and are not listed as such.

Game studies and doctoral research

Sources

Last verified October 12, 2026. Program facts and their sources are on each program page.
  1. academiccatalog.rit.edu/programs/new-media-interactive-development-bs/ — Official catalog / bulletin, verified October 12, 2026
  2. IPEDS 2024–25 Institutional Characteristics (HD2024), via College Navigator — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 12, 2026
  3. IPEDS Fall 2023 enrollment by distance-education status (EF2023A_DIST) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 12, 2026
  4. DAPIP — MSCHE institutional accreditation record (data files downloaded 2026-10-12) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 12, 2026
  5. rit.edu/computing/school-interactive-games-and-media — Official program page, verified October 12, 2026
  6. rit.edu/magic/magic-spell-studios — Official program page, verified October 12, 2026

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