C.I.T. ruins

The C.I.T. ruins is a location in the Commonwealth in 2287. A pre-War institute of higher education known as the "Commonwealth Institute of Technology," abbreviated as "C.I.T." The ruins are the primary insertion point for the Institute's coursers. The Institute's headquarters are located deep under the location.

Layout
The main area, called the C.I.T. rotunda, was a landmark of the school before the war. The courtyard and outside areas of the rotunda are littered with debris. On the western side of the rotunda building, there are two Pulowski Preservation Shelters.

Notable loot

 * Mini nuke - On the floor in a pile of dirt in the Rotunda.
 * There is a Vault-Tec lunchbox in the Pulowski Preservation Shelter closest to the shoreline.

Appearances
The C.I.T. ruins appear only in Fallout 4.

Behind the scenes

 * The Commonwealth Institute of Technology is a reference to the real world Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
 * At one of the entrances, there is a subtle nod to the film Good Will Hunting, where a skeleton of a janitor is found lying in front of a chalkboard where a difficult math problem has been posted, similar to the plot of the film. The story of Good Will Hunting also occurs in Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Bugs
On occasion, there may be an invisible super mutant on the second floor. This is not a Stealth Boy effect since the super mutant is completely invisible even in V.A.T.S.. However, it can still be killed and looted. Companions seem to have no trouble targeting the threat.