RIT logo and full name (footer) Founded in 1829, Rochester Institute of Technology is a privately endowed, coeducational university with nine colleges emphasizing career education and experiential learning. The campus occupies 1,300 acres in suburban Rochester, the third-largest city in New York state. RIT also has international locations in Eastern Europe, Dubai, and China.
Sonoma State University Sonoma State University is a public institution in the California northern bay area that was founded in 1961. It enrolls 9,300 students, and its campus of 269 acres is a jewel in the middle of Sonoma County’s wine country. It ranks in the 2018 edition of the US News & World Report Best Colleges as 57th among Regional Universities in the West.