University of Rochester

Rochester, NY

University of Rochester

Rochester, NY

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Tuition & Fees

$65,728

not including housing and food

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undergraduateRatios

47%

male

53%

female

9

students

1

faculty

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Very Selective

38%

acceptance rate

Accepted 7,768
Declined 12,198
Total Received 19,966
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Private

6,767

undergraduate students

5,430

graduate students

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School Facts

Founded in 1850, University of Rochester is a private, research university that is known for its programs in Medicine, Engineering, and the Arts. It is located on a 655-acre campus in Rochester, New York.

Official website Visit website
Application link Apply online
Public/private Private
Campus enrollment 12,197
Established in 1850
Coeducational Coeducational
Religious affiliation Other

Social Networks

100-acre, suburban campus in Rochester (population: 208,046); separate campus for Eastman Sch of Music. Served by air, bus, and train. School operates transportation between campuses, downtown, and other nearby areas. Public transportation serves campus.

  • Campus Setting: Small-medium city

University of Rochester
300 Wilson Boulevard
Rochester, NY
14627

Campus Life

yes
Housing available
82%
of undergraduates that live in campus-owned housing
100%
of freshmen that live in campus-owned housing
yes
Students are required to live in school housing
no
Students may not have cars on campus
yes
Alcohol is permitted on campus to students of legal age

Fun Facts

  • The University of Rochester's Omega Laser Facility is home to two of the world's most powerful high-energy and high-intensity lasers.
  • The University of Rochester's a cappella ensembles are among the best in the nation. The Yellowjackets appeared on NBC's The Sing-Off in 2011.
  • The University of Rochester has a Quidditch team!
  • University of Rochester is a green campus with sustainability initiatives like dripless shower faucets, solar-powered recycling compactors, and locally grown food provided across campus.
  • University of Rochester has an official Quidditch team, the UR Thestrals, that competes in the World Cup of the International Quidditch Association.
  • The University of Rochester has not one but two of the world's most crazy-powerful lasers. (Maybe Dr. Evil was once a faculty member?)

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Test Scores

Average freshman score by percentile.

75th
750
25th
680
75th
790
25th
710
75th
35
25th
32
75th
35
25th
29
75th
34
25th
31

Admissions Facts

Application fee $50
Admissions interview (required or recommended) Recommended
Application deadline (final deadline) January 5
School has early decision program Yes
Early decision program application deadline November 1
School has early action program Yes
SAT/ACT requirements SAT or ACT Recommended

Very Selective

38%

acceptance rate

Accepted 7,768
Declined 12,198
Total Received 19,966

Admissions Factors

Required

Recommendations
TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language)
Completion of college-preparatory program
Secondary School Record

Neither required nor recommended

Formal demonstration of competencies

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Counseling services

  • Academic
  • Birth control
  • Career
  • Military
  • Minority student
  • Personal
  • Psychological
  • Religious
  • Veteran student

Remedial services offered

  • Study skills

Career placement services

  • Alumni network
  • Interest inventory
  • Internships
  • Interview training
  • On-campus job interviews
  • Resume assistance

Percent of the campus accessible to physically disabled students

95%

Additional services

  • Health insurance
  • Health service
  • Nonremedial tutoring

Special programs for physically disabled students

  • Adaptive equipment
  • Braille services
  • Interpreters for hearing-impaired
  • Note-taking services
  • Other
  • Reader services
  • Special transportation
  • Talking books

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Financial Aid

73%

Of undergraduate students
receiving financial aid

$40,207

Average financial aid

Cost

Tuition $64,348
Housing $11,332
Food $7,592
Additional fees $1,380
Books & supplies $1,310
Total $85,962
Average Financial Aid - $40,207
Total with Avg. Aid $45,755

Scholarships & Grants

Need-based

Federal $5,593,898
State $2,423,680
Institutional $95,763,147
Other external $3,287,191
Total $107,067,916

Non-need-based

Federal $103,736
State $138,537
Institutional $22,418,910
Other external $5,409,082
Total $28,070,265

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Financial Facts

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Financial Aid Office


P: 800 881-8234
F: 585 756-7664
admit@admissions.rochester.edu

Varsity Sports

M W
All track combined yes yes
Baseball yes
Basketball yes yes
Field hockey yes
Football yes
Golf yes
Lacrosse yes
Rowing yes
Soccer yes yes
Softball yes
Squash yes
Swimming and diving yes yes
Tennis yes yes
Volleyball yes

Club Sports - Men's

Alpine skiing, cheerleading, crew, cricket, cycling, equestrian sports, fencing, gymnastics, ice hockey, lacrosse, rugby, sailing, soccer, tae kwon do, ultimate Frisbee, water polo, yoga

Club Sports - Women's

Alpine skiing, cheerleading, crew, cricket, cycling, equestrian sports, fencing, gymnastics, ice hockey, karate, rugby, sailing, self defense, soccer, tae kwon do, ultimate Frisbee, water polo, yoga

Intramural/Recreational Sports

flag football, floor hockey, indoor soccer, ultimate Frisbee, volleyball

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Athletic Facts

Athletic conference memberships
Liberty League, University Athletic Association

Majors

Assc. Bach. Mast. Doct.
Accounting yes
Adult Health Nurse/Nursing yes
American Sign Language (ASL) yes
Anthropology, General yes
Applied Behavior Analysis yes
Applied Mathematics, General yes yes
Art History, Criticism and Conservation yes
Artificial Intelligence yes
Biochemistry yes yes
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering yes yes yes
Bioethics/Medical Ethics yes
Biology Teacher Education yes
Biology/Biological Sciences, General yes yes yes
Biomedical Sciences, General yes
Biophysics yes yes
Biostatistics yes
Business Administration and Management, General yes yes
Business/Managerial Economics yes
Chemical Engineering yes yes yes
Chemical Engineering, Other yes
Chemistry Teacher Education yes
Chemistry, General yes yes yes
Child Development yes
Clinical Psychology yes
Comparative Literature yes yes
Computational Science yes yes
Computer Science yes yes yes
Conducting yes yes
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services yes yes
Creative Writing yes
Critical Care Nursing yes
Curriculum and Instruction yes yes
Dance, General yes
Dental Clinical Sciences, General yes
Developmental and Child Psychology yes
Earth Science Teacher Education yes
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics yes yes yes
Education Policy Analysis yes yes
Education, General yes
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Early Childhood Special Education Programs yes
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Elementary Special Education Programs yes
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Secondary Special Education Programs yes
Educational Administration and Supervision, Other yes yes
Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research, Other yes
Electrical and Electronics Engineering yes yes yes
Elementary Education and Teaching yes
Engineering Science yes
Engineering, General yes
English Language and Literature, General yes yes yes
English/Language Arts Teacher Education yes
Environmental Health yes
Epidemiology yes yes yes
Experimental Psychology yes yes yes
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing yes
Film/Cinema/Media Studies yes
Film/Video and Photographic Arts, Other yes
Finance, General yes
Fine/Studio Arts, General yes
Foreign Language Teacher Education yes
French Language Teacher Education yes
French Language and Literature yes yes
Genetics, General yes yes
Geological/Geophysical Engineering yes
Geology/Earth Science, General yes yes yes
German Language Teacher Education yes
German Language and Literature yes yes
Health Occupations Teacher Education yes
Health Services Administration yes
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration yes yes
History, General yes yes yes
Hospital and Health Care Facilities Administration/Management yes
Human Development and Family Studies, General yes yes
International Relations and Affairs yes
Italian Language and Literature yes
Japanese Language and Literature yes
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching yes
Keyboard Instruments yes yes
Language Interpretation and Translation yes
Laser and Optical Engineering yes
Latin Teacher Education yes
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies yes yes
Linguistics yes yes yes
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods, Other yes yes
Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling yes
Materials Science yes yes
Maternal/Child Health and Neonatal Nurse/Nursing yes
Mathematics Teacher Education yes
Mathematics and Statistics, Other yes
Mathematics, General yes yes yes
Mechanical Engineering yes yes yes
Medical Science/Scientist yes
Medical/Health Humanities yes
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor yes yes
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology, Other yes
Microbiology and Immunology yes yes
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other yes
Music History, Literature, and Theory yes yes
Music Management yes
Music Performance, General yes yes yes
Music Teacher Education yes yes yes
Music Technology yes
Music Theory and Composition yes yes yes
Music, General yes
Music, Other yes
Musicology and Ethnomusicology yes yes
Neurobiology and Anatomy yes yes
Neuroscience yes yes
Nursing Education yes
Nursing Science yes
Online Educator/Online Teaching yes
Optics/Optical Sciences yes yes yes
Pediatric Nurse/Nursing yes
Pharmacology yes yes
Philosophy yes yes yes
Physics Teacher Education yes
Physics, General yes yes yes
Physics, Other yes yes
Physiology, General yes yes
Political Science and Government, General yes yes yes
Psychology, General yes
Public Health, General yes yes
Public Health, Other yes
Reading Teacher Education yes
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse yes
Religion/Religious Studies yes
Research and Experimental Psychology, Other yes
Russian Language and Literature yes
Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education yes
Secondary Education and Teaching yes
Social Psychology yes
Social Sciences, Other yes
Social Studies Teacher Education yes
Spanish Language and Literature yes yes
Special Education and Teaching, General yes
Statistics, General yes yes yes
Statistics, Other yes
Sustainability Studies yes
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor yes
Toxicology yes yes
Visual and Performing Arts, Other yes yes
Voice and Opera yes

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Most Popular Majors

  1. Psychology
  2. Financial Economics
  3. Biomedical Engineering

Programs Offered

  • Accelerated study
  • Certificate programs
  • Double majors
  • Dual degrees
  • Honors program
  • Independent study
  • Internships
  • Pass/fail grading option
  • Phi Beta Kappa
  • Self-designed majors

Cooperative Education Programs

  • Engineering
  • Humanities
  • Natural Science
  • Social/Behavioral Science

Pre-professional Programs

  • Pre-dentistry
  • Pre-law
  • Pre-medicine
  • Pre-veterinary science

12,197

total students

26%

in-state

74%

out-of-state

Undergraduate

Graduate

55%

6,767
students

Female
53%
3,571

Male
47%
3,196

45%

5,430
students

Female
54%
2,944

Male
46%
2,486

undergraduateFull-time

undergraduatePart-time

95%

6,425
students

Female
52%
3,348

Male
48%
3,077

5%

342
students

Female
65%
223

Male
35%
119

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Student Break-down

23%
Nonresident aliens
4%
Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino
< 1%
Native American or Alaska Native, non-Hispanic/Latino
15%
Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino
7%
Hispanic/Latino
40%
White, non-Hispanic/Latino
3%
Race and/or ethnicity unknown
4%
Two or more races, non-Hispanic/Latino
< 1%
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic/Latino

Transfer Enrollment

Not Reported

Transfer applicants enrolled

Not Reported

Students are transfer students

Transfer Requirements

Minimum requirements
High school transcript Recommended of All
College transcript(s) Required of All
Essay or personal statement Required of All
Interview Recommended of All
Standardized test scores Required of Some
Statement of good standing from prior institution(s) Recommended of All

Transfer Application Deadline

Fall: March 15

Spring: October 15

Transfer Credits

Maximum transferred

64

semester hours

Minimum transfers must complete

64

semester hours

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International Students

Number of foreign countries represented by degree-seeking undergraduate non-resident aliens 86
Countries most often represented Canada
China
Egypt
India
Mexico
South Korea
Special services offered for international applicants ESL program/classes
English lab
International student center
Special counselors/advisors
Special orientation

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