University of Rochester: Statistics
Updated:
| Position | Category |
|---|---|
| #84 of 14,131 | In the World |
| #58 of 2,597 | In North America |
| #54 of 2,496 | In the United States |
| #4 of 221 | In New York State |
| #1 of 9 | In Rochester |
| #30 of 1,003 | For Respiratory Therapy |
| Top100 | For 63 other topics |
Quick Review
- Acceptance rate
- 36%
- Undergraduates
- 6,764
- Graduates
- 5,396
- Male:Female Ratio
- 46:54
- Control
- Private
not-for-profit - Highest Degree
- Doctor's degree
- Website
- rochester.edu
University of Rochester Acceptance rate and admissions statistics
University of Rochester has an acceptance rate of 36% and is among the top 9% of the most difficult universities to gain admission to in the United States. The university reports the admission statistics without distinguishing between local and international students.
| Total | Men | Women | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acceptance Rate | 36% | 31% | 40% |
| Applicants | 21,680 | 10,857 | 10,823 |
| Admissions | 7,773 | 3,404 | 4,369 |
| Freshmen enrolled full time | 1,543 | 739 | 804 |
923 students enrolled in some distance education courses.
1,203 enrolled exclusively in distance education.
SAT scores
Among admitted applicants
396 or 26%
submitted SAT
25% of them
had 1400
or below
75% of them
had 1540
or below
Typical SAT scores of first-years in the University of Rochester are 1400-1540 (middle 50% range).
ACT scores
Among admitted applicants
154 or 10%
submitted ACT
25% of them
had 31
or below
75% of them
had 34
or below
Typical ACT scores of first-years in the University of Rochester are 31-34 (middle 50% range).
Admissions requirements
| College-preparatory program | Required |
|---|---|
| Recommendations | Required |
| Secondary school record | Required |
| TOEFL | Required |
| SAT/ACT | Considered but not required |
| Secondary school GPA | Considered but not required |
| Secondary school rank | Considered but not required |
| Formal demonstration of competencies | Neither required nor recommended |
| Other Tests | Neither required nor recommended |
Enrollment demographics by race or ethnicity
| White | 4488 (37%) |
|---|---|
| Nonresident Alien | 3801 (31%) |
| Asian | 1555 (13%) |
| Hispanic | 820 (7%) |
| Black or African American | 568 (5%) |
| Race or Ethnicity unknown | 518 (4%) |
| Two or more races | 383 (3%) |
| Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander | 10 (0.1%) |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 9 (0.1%) |
Costs per year: Tuition, Housing, Fees
The average net cost to attend University of Rochester is $40,900 per year, calculated as the sum of the average cost of tuition, room and board, books, and supplies, reduced by the amount of average financial aid received.
The final cost of attendance varies for each student based on household income, residency, program, and other factors.
Average costs by household income
| <$30K | $13,743 |
|---|---|
| $30-48K | $16,102 |
| $48-75K | $21,177 |
| $75-110K | $29,822 |
| $110K+ | $48,528 |
Tuition and fees
| Undergraduates | Graduates | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition in-district | $63,150 | $38,083 |
| Tuition in-state | $63,150 | $38,083 |
| Tuition out-of-state | $63,150 | $38,083 |
| Fee in-district | $1,198 | $780 |
| Fee in-state | $1,198 | $780 |
| Fee out-of-state | $1,198 | $780 |
Room and board costs
| Dormitory capacity | 5,618 |
|---|---|
| Combined charge for room and board | $18,924 |
| Room charge | $11,332 |
| Meal charge | $7,592 |
University of Rochester majors
University of Rochester has granted 1,887 bachelor's degrees across 64 programs, 1,632 master's across 84 programs, and 405 doctorate degrees across 52 programs. Below is a table with majors that lead to degrees at University of Rochester.
| Major | Bachelor | Master | Doctoral |
|---|---|---|---|
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods, Other | 189 | 768 | |
| Biology & Biological Sciences, General | 225 | 8 | 4 |
| Registered Nursing & Registered Nurse | 201 | ||
| Computer Science | 138 | 29 | 14 |
| Music Performance, General | 105 | 46 | 20 |
| Research and Experimental Psychology, Other | 119 | ||
| Computational Science | 57 | 56 | |
| Econometrics and Quantitative Economics | 79 | 13 | 12 |
| Medicine | 102 | ||
| Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering | 49 | 39 | 10 |
| Business Administration and Management, General | 85 | 10 | |
| Mechanical Engineering | 64 | 12 | 7 |
| Chemistry, General | 23 | 33 | 17 |
| Political Science and Government, General | 58 | 7 | |
| Electrical and Electronics Engineering | 18 | 23 | 14 |
| Physics, General | 19 | 18 | 17 |
| Mathematics, General | 44 | 7 | |
| Experimental Psychology | 35 | 6 | 4 |
| Chemical Engineering | 29 | 12 | 3 |
| English Language and Literature, General | 26 | 12 | 5 |
| Optics & Optical Sciences | 7 | 22 | 14 |
| Laser and Optical Engineering | 37 | ||
| Digital Communication and Media & Multimedia | 29 | ||
| Engineering Technologies & Technicians, General | 15 | 14 | |
| Family Practice Nurse & Nursing | 23 | 6 | |
| Microbiology and Immunology | 15 | 13 | |
| Statistics, General | 22 | 3 | 2 |
| History, General | 20 | 2 | 3 |
| Psychiatric & Mental Health Nurse & Nursing | 24 | ||
| Public Health, General | 10 | 14 | |
| Hospital and Health Care Facilities Administration & Management | 22 | ||
| Mental Health Counseling & Counselor | 22 | ||
| Higher Education & Higher Education Administration | 7 | 13 | |
| Pharmacology | 16 | 4 | |
| Dental Clinical Sciences, General | 18 | ||
| Social Sciences, Other | 18 | ||
| Applied Mathematics, General | 17 | ||
| Environmental Health | 17 | ||
| Music Theory and Composition | 3 | 6 | 8 |
| Neuroscience | 13 | 4 | |
| Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language & ESL Language Instructor | 17 | ||
| Linguistics | 14 | 2 | |
| Nursing Education | 16 | ||
| Jazz & Jazz Studies | 9 | 6 | |
| Anthropology, General | 14 | ||
| Clinical Nurse Leader | 12 | 2 | |
| Creative Writing | 14 | ||
| International Relations and Affairs | 14 | ||
| Music Teacher Education | 6 | 5 | 3 |
| Philosophy | 10 | 2 | 2 |
| Epidemiology | 7 | 5 | 1 |
| Film & Cinema & Media Studies | 13 | ||
| Physics, Other | 13 | ||
| Biochemistry | 6 | 6 | |
| Genetics, General | 8 | 4 | |
| Counselor Education & School Counseling and Guidance Services | 11 | ||
| Music, General | 11 | ||
| Critical Care Nursing | 9 | 1 | |
| Education, General | 10 | ||
| Engineering Science | 10 | ||
| Environmental Studies | 10 | ||
| Health Occupations Teacher Education | 10 | ||
| Marriage and Family Therapy & Counseling | 10 | ||
| Pediatric Nurse & Nursing | 10 | ||
| Toxicology | 5 | 5 | |
| Educational Administration and Supervision, Other | 1 | 8 | |
| Pathology & Experimental Pathology | 5 | 4 | |
| Conducting | 6 | 2 | |
| Women's Studies | 8 | ||
| Applied Behavior Analysis | 7 | ||
| Fine & Studio Arts, General | 7 | ||
| Human Development and Family Studies, General | 6 | 1 | |
| Psychology, General | 7 | ||
| Research Methodology and Quantitative Methods | 1 | 6 | |
| Visual and Performing Arts, Other | 2 | 5 | |
| Adult Health Nurse & Nursing | 6 | ||
| American Sign Language (ASL) | 6 | ||
| Materials Science | 2 | 4 | |
| Music Management | 6 | ||
| Biomedical Sciences, General | 5 | ||
| Curriculum and Instruction | 3 | 2 | |
| Environmental Science | 5 | ||
| Keyboard Instruments | 3 | 2 | |
| Music Technology | 5 | ||
| Neurobiology and Anatomy | 1 | 4 | |
| Bioethics & Medical Ethics | 4 | ||
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General | 4 | ||
| Clinical Psychology | 4 | ||
| Dance, General | 4 | ||
| English & Language Arts Teacher Education | 4 | ||
| Geology & Earth Science, General | 2 | 2 | |
| Physiology, General | 3 | 1 | |
| Public Health, Other | 4 | ||
| Reading Teacher Education | 4 | ||
| Russian Language and Literature | 4 | ||
| Art History, Criticism and Conservation | 3 | ||
| Biology Teacher Education | 3 | ||
| Comparative Literature | 3 | ||
| Education Policy Analysis | 3 | ||
| Elementary Education and Teaching | 3 | ||
| Japanese Language and Literature | 3 | ||
| Medical & Health Humanities | 3 | ||
| Microbiological Sciences and Immunology, Other | 3 | ||
| Multi- & Interdisciplinary Studies, Other | 3 | ||
| Musicology and Ethnomusicology | 2 | 1 | |
| Social Studies Teacher Education | 3 | ||
| Statistics, Other | 3 | ||
| African-American & Black Studies | 2 | ||
| Clinical and Translational Science | 2 | ||
| East Asian Studies | 2 | ||
| Language Interpretation and Translation | 2 | ||
| Liberal Arts and Sciences & Liberal Studies | 2 | ||
| Mathematics Teacher Education | 2 | ||
| Religion & Religious Studies | 2 | ||
| Spanish Language and Literature | 2 | ||
| Artificial Intelligence | 1 | ||
| Biophysics | 1 | ||
| Biostatistics | 1 | ||
| Chemistry Teacher Education | 1 | ||
| Developmental and Child Psychology | 1 | ||
| Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research, Other | 1 | ||
| French Language and Literature | 1 | ||
| German Language and Literature | 1 | ||
| Junior High & Intermediate & Middle School Education and Teaching | 1 | ||
| Mathematics and Statistics, Other | 1 | ||
| Music History, Literature, and Theory | 1 | ||
| Nursing Science | 1 | ||
| Physics Teacher Education | 1 | ||
| Secondary Education and Teaching | 1 | ||
| Voice and Opera | 1 | ||
| Grand Total | 1,887 | 1,632 | 405 |
University of Rochester has a graduation rate of 84%, which is among the 8% highest for universities in the US.
| Total | Men | Women | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Graduation rate | 84% | 83% | 86% |
| |||
Publications & Citations
University of Rochester is a world-class research university with 133,197 scientific papers published and 6,016,526 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Biology, Medicine, Chemistry, Physics, Engineering, Computer Science, Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, Quantum and Particle physics, Genetics, and Psychology.
Publication / Citation count by topic
Annual publication & citation counts
| Year | Publications | Citations |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 1746 | 34888 |
| 1993 | 1769 | 35429 |
| 1994 | 1816 | 38320 |
| 1995 | 1935 | 41464 |
| 1996 | 1915 | 44486 |
| 1997 | 1979 | 47731 |
| 1998 | 1905 | 54423 |
| 1999 | 1845 | 57202 |
| 2000 | 1962 | 66315 |
| 2001 | 1978 | 69957 |
| 2002 | 2562 | 83770 |
| 2003 | 2569 | 94519 |
| 2004 | 2528 | 99907 |
| 2005 | 2795 | 113606 |
| 2006 | 2953 | 127974 |
| 2007 | 3030 | 139142 |
| 2008 | 3069 | 155904 |
| 2009 | 3018 | 168193 |
| 2010 | 3355 | 184040 |
| 2011 | 3227 | 203510 |
| 2012 | 3453 | 222611 |
| 2013 | 3512 | 232371 |
| 2014 | 3467 | 243686 |
| 2015 | 4373 | 251544 |
| 2016 | 3320 | 252419 |
| 2017 | 3373 | 255376 |
| 2018 | 3513 | 263334 |
| 2019 | 4028 | 288795 |
| 2020 | 4977 | 323224 |
| 2021 | 5351 | 339463 |
| 2022 | 5970 | 310603 |
| 2023 | 4217 | 315838 |
| 2024 | 3751 | 294611 |
University of Rochester alumni
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Lance Reddick
- Enrolled in the University of Rochester
- Graduated with Bachelor of Music
- Occupations
- film actormusiciantelevision actorstage actor
- Biography
-
Lance Solomon Reddick was an American actor. He portrayed Cedric Daniels in The Wire (2002–2008), Phillip Broyles in Fringe (2008–2013), and Chief Irvin Irving in Bosch (2014–2020). In film, he played Charon in the John Wick franchise (2014–2025) and General Caulfield in White House Down (2013).
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Robert Forster
- Enrolled in the University of Rochester
- Graduated with Bachelor of Arts in study of history
- Occupations
- film actortelevision actorfilm directoractor
- Biography
-
Robert Wallace Foster Jr., known professionally as Robert Forster, was an American actor. He made his screen debut as Private L.G. Williams in John Huston's Reflections in a Golden Eye (1967), followed by a starring role as news reporter John Casellis in the landmark New Hollywood film Medium Cool (1969). For his portrayal of bail bondsman Max Cherry in Quentin Tarantino's Jackie Brown (1997), he was nominated for Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.
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Debra Jo Rupp
- Enrolled in the University of Rochester
- In 1974 graduated with Bachelor of Arts
- Occupations
- actorfilm actorstage actortelevision actorvoice actor
- Biography
-
Debra Jo Rupp is an American actress. She is best known for her starring role as Kitty Forman in the Fox sitcom That '70s Show (1998–2006) and its Netflix sequel series That '90s Show (2023–2024). Rupp also had roles in the NBC sitcom Friends (1997–1998), the ABC animated series Teacher's Pet (2000–2002) and its 2004 sequel film, the ABC sitcom Better with You (2010–2011), and the Disney+ miniseries WandaVision (2021) and its spin-off Agatha All Along (2024).
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Josh Shapiro
- Enrolled in the University of Rochester
- 1991-1995 graduated with Bachelor of Arts in political science
- Occupations
- lawyerpolitician
- Biography
-
Joshua David Shapiro is an American lawyer and politician who has served as the 48th governor of Pennsylvania since 2023. A member of the Democratic Party, he was the attorney general of Pennsylvania from 2017 to 2023 and was on the Montgomery County Board of Commissioners from 2012 to 2017.
General info
| Alternative names | UR |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1850 |
| Motto | Meliora |
| Colors | dandelion yellow, rochester blue |
| Academic calendar | September to May. Also Summer Session (June - August) |
| Total FTE staff | 10,178 |
| Carnegie classification | Doctoral Universities: Highest Research Activity |
Location and contacts
| Address | Wilson Blvd. - Wallis Hall Rochester, New York, 14627-0011 United States |
|---|---|
| City population | 211,000 |
| Phone | 5852753221 |