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Acceptance rate
39%
Average SAT
1465
Average ACT
33
Avg. cost to attend
$39,775 /y
Aid receiving
73%
Undergraduates
6,767
Graduates
5,430
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 39% 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 39% 33% 44%
Applicants 19,966 9,805 10,155
Admissions 7,768 3,282 4,480
Freshmen enrolled full time 1,625 756 863

1,445 students enrolled in some distance education courses.

1,116 enrolled exclusively in distance education.

SAT scores

Among admitted applicants
447 or 28%
submitted SAT

25% of them
had 1390
or below

75% of them
had 1540
or below

Typical SAT scores of first-years in the University of Rochester are 1390-1540 (middle 50% range).

ACT scores

Among admitted applicants
173 or 11%
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 4688 (38%)
Nonresident Alien 3810 (31%)
Asian 1466 (12%)
Hispanic 802 (7%)
Black or African American 535 (4%)
Race or Ethnicity unknown 491 (4%)
Two or more races 375 (3%)
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander 11 (0.1%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 10 (0.1%)

Costs per year: Tuition, Housing, Fees

The average net cost to attend University of Rochester is $39,775 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.

Net average cost to attend
$39,775/year
Average aid awarded
$39,715
Students receiving aid
73%

Average costs by household income

<$30K $12,169
$30-48K $15,724
$48-75K $21,593
$75-110K $30,873
$110K+ $46,720

Tuition and fees

UndergraduatesGraduates
Tuition in-district $60,550$41,888
Tuition in-state $60,550$41,888
Tuition out-of-state $60,550$41,888
Fee in-district $1,128$780
Fee in-state $1,128$780
Fee out-of-state $1,128$780

Room and board costs

Dormitory capacity 6,084
Combined charge for room and board $18,232
Room charge $11,002
Meal charge $7,230

University of Rochester majors

University of Rochester has granted 1,922 bachelor's degrees across 62 programs, 1,310 master's across 89 programs, and 374 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 203 389
Registered Nursing & Registered Nurse 243
Biology & Biological Sciences, General 180 5 2
Computer Science 158 18 9
Music Performance, General 100 47 24
Business Administration and Management, General 145 3
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics 91 15 5
Medicine 106
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering 60 26 9
Computational Science 46 42
Research and Experimental Psychology, Other 87
Mechanical Engineering 59 15 4
Electrical and Electronics Engineering 41 25 6
Mathematics, General 60 7 4
Experimental Psychology 64 2 4
Political Science and Government, General 53 6 4
Chemical Engineering 45 5 6
Chemistry, General 17 23 16
Physics, General 17 25 13
English Language and Literature, General 22 21 6
Optics & Optical Sciences 9 22 10
Statistics, General 29 6 4
Engineering Technologies & Technicians, General 17 16
Digital Communication and Media & Multimedia 29
Nursing Education 27
Higher Education & Higher Education Administration 8 16
History, General 17 3 4
Laser and Optical Engineering 24
Hospital and Health Care Facilities Administration & Management 23
Psychiatric & Mental Health Nurse & Nursing 23
Applied Mathematics, General 22
Social Sciences, Other 20
Mental Health Counseling & Counselor 18
Microbiology and Immunology 15 3
Public Health, General 1 17
Clinical Nurse Leader 15 2
Family Practice Nurse & Nursing 17
International Relations and Affairs 17
Dental Clinical Sciences, General 16
Environmental Health 15
Health Occupations Teacher Education 15
Music Teacher Education 6 8 1
Pediatric Nurse & Nursing 15
Geology & Earth Science, General 6 5 3
Jazz & Jazz Studies 7 6 1
Music Theory and Composition 1 2 11
Pharmacology 8 6
Human Development and Family Studies, General 5 8
Neuroscience 9 4
Pathology & Experimental Pathology 9 4
Philosophy 8 1 4
Biophysics 7 5
Educational Administration and Supervision, Other 4 8
Environmental Science 12
Linguistics 9 3
Physics, Other 11 1
Applied Behavior Analysis 11
Counselor Education & School Counseling and Guidance Services 10 1
Creative Writing 11
Music, General 11
Engineering Science 10
Materials Science 5 5
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language & ESL Language Instructor 10
Toxicology 2 8
Adult Health Nurse & Nursing 8 1
Anthropology, General 9
Biochemistry 5 4
Marriage and Family Therapy & Counseling 9
Psychology, General 9
Critical Care Nursing 8
Curriculum and Instruction 3 5
Education Policy Analysis 7 1
Education, General 8
Epidemiology 3 2 3
Fine & Studio Arts, General 8
American Sign Language (ASL) 7
Elementary Education and Teaching 7
Environmental Studies 7
Medical & Health Humanities 7
English & Language Arts Teacher Education 6
Genetics, General 4 2
Visual and Performing Arts, Other 4 2
Bioethics & Medical Ethics 5
Clinical Psychology 5
Dance, General 5
Early Childhood Education and Teaching 5
Film & Cinema & Media Studies 5
Liberal Arts and Sciences & Liberal Studies 5
Mathematics and Statistics, Other 5
Musicology and Ethnomusicology 5
Biology Teacher Education 4
Public Health, Other 4
Religion & Religious Studies 4
Art History, Criticism and Conservation 3
Child Development 3
Conducting 1 2
Japanese Language and Literature 3
Music History, Literature, and Theory 3
Reading Teacher Education 3
Social Psychology 3
Social Studies Teacher Education 3
Spanish Language and Literature 3
Statistics, Other 3
Women's Studies 3
African-American & Black Studies 2
Chemistry Teacher Education 2
Comparative Literature 2
Developmental and Child Psychology 2
Junior High & Intermediate & Middle School Education and Teaching 2
Mathematics Teacher Education 2
Multi- & Interdisciplinary Studies, Other 2
Music Management 2
Neurobiology and Anatomy 2
Secondary Education and Teaching 2
Artificial Intelligence 1
Biomedical Sciences, General 1
Earth Science Teacher Education 1
East Asian Studies 1
Education & Teaching of Individuals in Elementary Special Education Programs 1
Education & Teaching of Individuals in Secondary Special Education Programs 1
French Language and Literature 1
Geological & Geophysical Engineering 1
German Language and Literature 1
Keyboard Instruments 1
Language Interpretation and Translation 1
Music Technology 1
Online Educator & Online Teaching 1
Physiology, General 1
Russian Language and Literature 1
Spanish Language Teacher Education 1
Voice and Opera 1
Grand Total 1,922 1,310 374

University of Rochester has a graduation rate of 90%, which is among the 5% highest for universities in the US.

Total Men Women
Graduation rate 90% 88% 91%
  • Full-time retention rate - 92%

Publications & Citations

University of Rochester is a world-class research university with 111,357 scientific papers published and 4,269,958 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 Biochemistry.

Publications
111,357
Citations
4,269,958

Publication / Citation count by topic

Biology
60,943 / 2,712,633
Medicine
55,597 / 2,270,267
Chemistry
53,359 / 2,239,365
Physics
48,536 / 1,792,633
Engineering
46,905 / 1,756,770
Computer Science
43,402 / 1,845,299
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences
39,220 / 1,725,652
Quantum and Particle physics
34,326 / 1,212,899
Genetics
33,727 / 1,566,800
Biochemistry
30,324 / 1,438,273
Psychology
30,182 / 1,470,117
Environmental Science
26,796 / 1,145,915
Materials Science
23,343 / 861,201
Pathology
23,330 / 1,054,848
Organic Chemistry
23,105 / 935,409
Optical Engineering
22,419 / 751,531
Mathematics
18,979 / 985,682
Philosophy
18,709 / 863,692
Psychiatry
17,337 / 811,335
Political Science
16,849 / 805,689
Law
16,231 / 796,983
Surgery
15,909 / 622,099
Statistics
15,555 / 786,062
Geology
14,402 / 618,985
Sociology
14,170 / 699,774
Neuroscience
13,671 / 697,740
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
13,068 / 570,091
Geography and Cartography
12,300 / 515,713
Immunology
12,260 / 556,380
Business
11,019 / 620,582
Electrical Engineering
10,990 / 347,593
Radiology and Nuclear medicine
10,585 / 342,473
Paleontology
10,467 / 492,672
Economics
10,222 / 572,879
Linguistics
10,072 / 424,884
Nuclear Physics
9,694 / 312,304
History
8,905 / 354,393
Anatomy and Physiology
8,427 / 343,104
Telecommunications
8,356 / 254,447
Astrophysics and Astronomy
8,237 / 294,311

Annual publication & citation counts

Year Publications Citations
1991 1397 25152
1992 1485 26288
1993 1543 27122
1994 1579 29271
1995 1632 31574
1996 1701 33679
1997 1690 36242
1998 1602 41447
1999 1571 43563
2000 1663 49970
2001 1647 53557
2002 2172 62769
2003 2170 69221
2004 2121 73532
2005 2336 84511
2006 2493 94305
2007 2481 103597
2008 2506 113895
2009 2528 124367
2010 2805 135522
2011 2665 148703
2012 2792 161871
2013 3003 171132
2014 2805 179968
2015 2901 185024
2016 3063 185946
2017 3062 184263
2018 3198 197466
2019 3617 211861
2020 4194 235662
2021 4995 251223
2022 5533 241502
2023 3646 235057
Academic rankings

University of Rochester alumni

  1. Lance Reddick

    Lance Reddick
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1962-2023 (aged 61)
    Enrolled in the University of Rochester
    Graduated with Bachelor of Music
    Occupations
    stage actortelevision actormusicianfilm actor
    Biography

    Lance Solomon Reddick was an American actor and musician. He played Cedric Daniels in The Wire (2002–2008), Phillip Broyles in Fringe (2008–2013), and Chief Irvin Irving in Bosch (2014–2020). In film, he starred as Charon in the John Wick franchise (2014–2023) and as General Caulfield in White House Down (2013).

  2. Robert Forster

    Robert Forster
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1941-2019 (aged 78)
    Enrolled in the University of Rochester
    Graduated with Bachelor of Arts in study of history
    Occupations
    film directortelevision actorfilm actoractor
    Biography

    Robert Wallace Foster Jr., known professionally as Robert Forster, was an American actor, known for his roles as John Cassellis in Medium Cool (1969), Captain Dan Holland in The Black Hole (1979), Abdul Rafai in The Delta Force (1986), and Max Cherry in Jackie Brown (1997), for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.

  3. Debra Jo Rupp

    Debra Jo Rupp
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1951-.. (age 73)
    Enrolled in the University of Rochester
    In 1974 graduated with Bachelor of Arts
    Occupations
    television actorstage actorfilm actoractorvoice actor
    Biography

    Debra Jo Rupp is an American actress and comedian. 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–present). 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).

  4. Shirley Jackson

    Shirley Jackson
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1916-1965 (aged 49)
    Occupations
    non-fiction writerwriternovelistchildren's writerjournalist
    Biography

    Shirley Hardie Jackson was an American writer known primarily for her works of horror and mystery. Over the duration of her writing career, which spanned over two decades, she composed six novels, two memoirs, and more than 200 short stories.

All 100 notable alumni

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 9,719
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

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