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.
- Top 4%Median ACT
- Top 5%Average SAT
- Top 6%Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- Top 7%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
- $30,2481,739th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $64,3481,991st cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $64,3481,991st cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $82,6001,945th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $21,000757th lowest of 1,880 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $79,042147th highest of 1,969 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $68,333121st highest of 1,964 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 84.5%148th highest of 2,031 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 92.5%184th highest of 1,853 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 35.9%148th most selective of 1,608 reporting
- Average SAT
- 148049th highest of 1,024 reporting
- Median ACT
- 3334th highest of 954 reporting
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 6,488400th largest of 2,162 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 9.0:1304th smallest of 2,159 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 16.2%1,883rd highest of 2,140 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
- EDNov 1
- ED IIJan 5
- RDJan 5
- 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.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Computer Science | bachelors | $87,973 | $83,177 |
| Electrical, Electronics and Communications EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $74,200 | $73,321 |
| Chemical EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $70,456 | $64,493 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professions | bachelors | $67,375 | $68,194 |
| Mechanical EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $66,653 | $61,516 |
| Radio, Television, and Digital CommunicationCommunications | bachelors | $65,332 | — |
| EconomicsSocial Sciences | bachelors | $63,501 | $57,705 |
| Biomedical/Medical EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $62,012 | $63,005 |
| MathematicsMathematics & Statistics | bachelors | $58,673 | — |
| Business/Commerce, GeneralBusiness | bachelors | $57,705 | $52,941 |
| Political Science and GovernmentSocial Sciences | bachelors | $41,007 | $45,696 |
| Research and Experimental PsychologyPsychology | bachelors | $36,668 | $32,925 |
Campus facts
- Founded in 1850source
- Motto: "Meliora"source
- Athletic nickname: "Yellowjackets"source
- Competes in NCAA Division IIIsource
- Mascot: Rocky the Yellowjacketsource
- Campus size: about 707 acressource
- Athletic conference: UAAsource
- A [[National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program institutionsource
- A Space-grant]]}} institutionsource
- Plays for the "Centennial Cup{{Cite web|url=https://hwsathletics.com/news/2019/11/15/hobart-football-hobart-seeks-9th-straight-centennial-cup.aspx|title=Hobart seeks 9th straight Centennial Cup|date=November 15, 2019 |publisher=Hobart and William Smith College Athletics |access-date=November 16, 2019}}" (since 1892)source
- 1 Nobel laureate affiliatedsource
- Fight song: ""March, men of Rochester""source
- Notable alum: Donna Stricklandsource
- Notable alum: Steven Chusource
- Notable alum: Masatoshi Koshibasource
- Notable alum: Arthur Kornbergsource
- Notable alum: Richard Thalersource
Athletics — 14 sports
NCAA Division III with football · NCAA Division III
Athletic scholarships not allowed · Athletic aid $0 (M $0 · W $0)
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Field Hockey
- Football
- Golf
- Lacrosse
- Rowing
- Soccer
- Softball
- Squash
- Swimming and Diving (combined)
- Tennis
- Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
- Volleyball
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.
Key links
- Official websiterochester.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 195030)
- Compare colleges in NYRe-score with your weights
- The Most Selective Colleges in New YorkEvery eligible four-year in this state, ranked by published admission rate
- Showdown: University of Rochester vs The New SchoolHigher-or-lower on real Scorecard metrics — round 1 is these two
- Sports directoryAll 14 EADA programs at this school
- Build an admissions plan8th–12th grade actions for this college — sports, activities, timeline
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