You can install R on your personal machine by downloading it from here. You can install R on college owned (or any) equipment by downloading it from here. To request this software be installed on a refreshing lab/classroom contact either Rapid Response or Student Computing.
For a complete list, see: a list of what's where in the labs - including the extensive full list of R libraries that are added in the install by ITS! R (and RStudio) is available in all refreshing labs and classrooms. You can install R & RStudio for your personal use and continue to use it after you leave Carleton. Read the license agreements regarding whether this software is available for commercial use.Is R/RStudio available for personal use? Yes.Is R/RStudio limited to educational use? No.Can I use R/RStudio for research? Yes, but click here for compliance and validation issues.This section should remain the the form of three questions and the statement on "non-commercial" use. This way, the college may be able to save significant amounts of money by including the additional license(s) under existing agreements. Regardless of licensing, please place all requests for software through ITS (see below). We always recommend that you at least skim a license agreement before you agree to its terms. Note that there may still be usage limitations (such as personal use only) set down by the license agreement. Freely available refers to software which is legally available for no monetary cost to the college or individual. R runs on *inux, Windows & Mac operating systems and so does RStudio. Product home page: R Project for Statistical Computing.