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University of Rochester

Rochester, NY · Private · Midsize city · Carnegie R1/R2

Private institution in Rochester, NY · 6,488 undergraduates · 36% acceptance rate · $79,042 median earnings 10 years after entry.

Stats

College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.

Cost

Average net price
$30,2481,728th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$64,3481,973rd cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$64,3481,973rd cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$82,6001,929th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$21,000751st lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$79,042147th highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$68,333120th highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
84.5%148th highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
92.5%182nd highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
35.9%147th most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
148049th highest of 1,022 reporting
Median ACT
3334th highest of 952 reporting

Campus

Undergraduates
6,488400th largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
9.0:1298th smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
16.2%1,867th highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 245 mi (EWR)

On 4 of our 111 lists

Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.

Applying

Common App member
Yes
Application fee
$50
Personal essay
Required
Writing supplement
No

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Best-paying fields of study

Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 59 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Computer Sciencebachelors$87,973$83,177
Electrical, Electronics and Communications EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$74,200$73,321
Chemical EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$70,456$64,493
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professionsbachelors$67,375$68,194
Mechanical EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$66,653$61,516
Radio, Television, and Digital CommunicationCommunicationsbachelors$65,332—
EconomicsSocial Sciencesbachelors$63,501$57,705
Biomedical/Medical EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$62,012$63,005
MathematicsMathematics & Statisticsbachelors$58,673—
Business/Commerce, GeneralBusinessbachelors$57,705$52,941
Political Science and GovernmentSocial Sciencesbachelors$41,007$45,696
Research and Experimental PsychologyPsychologybachelors$36,668$32,925

Campus facts

Athletics — 14 sports

NCAA Division III with football · NCAA Division III

Athletic scholarships not allowed · Athletic aid $0 (M $0 · W $0)

Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport. Athletic scholarships are not allowed by association rule; non-athletic merit or need-based aid may still be available.

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to University of Rochester’s 6,488 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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