The Rockefeller University
New York, NY · Private · Large city
Private institution in New York, NY.
Stats
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Campus
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Nearest large-hub airport: 4 mi (LGA)
List appearances
This school doesn’t place in the top slice of any of our 111 lists. Most lists are Top 25–50, so absence here is common and says little on its own.
Campus facts
- Founded in 1901source
- Motto: "Scientia pro bono humani generis"source
- Formerly known as "The Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research" (1901–1958)source
- Formerly known as "The Rockefeller Institute" (1958–1965)source
- 19 Nobel laureates affiliatedsource
- Notable alum: Yoshinori Ohsumisource
- Notable alum: David Baltimoresource
- Notable alum: Ralph Steinmansource
- Notable alum: Gerald Edelmansource
- Notable alum: Robert Sapolskysource
Key links
- Official websiterockefeller.edu
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