Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach Regional
Religious Affiliation Free Methodist
Location Rochester, NY
Population 700,000
Map of the United States

Weather

Comfortable Days 105 (50%)
Sunshine Hours 2,207 (8% 🌧️)
Days Without Precipitation 198 (4% ☔)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 1,554
Men / Women 42% / 58%
From State 78%
From Region 8%
Athletes 60.8%

Racial/Ethnic

White 70%
Black 9%
Hispanic 9%
Mixed 4%
International 4%
Asian 1%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Arts and Sciences 84 38% / 62% 1% $46,718 20 99%
Computer Science 1 100% / 0% 0% $82,221 88
Chemistry 1 0% / 100% 0% $62,723 64
Mathematics 1 0% / 100% 0%
Physics 2 100% / 0% 0% $66,703 71
Biochemistry 4 25% / 75% 0% $61,431 61
Biology 8 38% / 62% 0% $58,544 54
Biomedical Sciences 3 0% / 100% 0% $61,134 61
Exercise Science 6 17% / 83% 0% $48,617 26
Biblical Studies $44,438 15
Communication 1 0% / 100% 0% $47,088 21
English 5 0% / 100% 0% $44,302 15
General Studies 11 91% / 9% 9% $38,807 7 100%
History 2 0% / 100% 0% $44,494 15
Liberal Arts and Sciences $37,319 6
Philosophy and Religious Studies $44,961 16
Psychology 9 +4 33% / 67% 0% $41,692 11 100%
Social Work 13 8% / 92% 0% $42,971 13 97%
Spanish 1 100% / 0% 0%
Criminal Justice 5 40% / 60% 0% $42,324 12
Forensic Science and Technology 2 50% / 50% 0% $42,203 11
Homeland Security 9 67% / 33% 0% $38,784 7 100%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Business 43 51% / 49% 5% $52,708 38 100%
Accounting 5 60% / 40% 0% $67,087 72
Applied Management 2 100% / 0% 50% $61,330 61
Business Administration 29 45% / 55% 3% $47,625 23 100%
Human Resources Management $65,823 70
Marketing 7 57% / 43% 0% $61,033 60
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Education 63 16% / 84% 0% $46,943 21 99%
Early Childhood Special Education 2 0% / 100% 0% $45,279 17 95%
Education 37 11% / 89% 0% $46,602 20 100%
English Education 3 0% / 100% 0% $48,844 26
Mathematics Education 1 0% / 100% 0% $49,919 29
Physical Education 4 50% / 50% 0% $48,184 24
Social Studies Education 5 40% / 60% 0% $48,658 26
Spanish Language Teacher Education $48,897 26
Special Education 6 0% / 100% 0% $45,279 17 95%
Teaching English as a Second Language $48,780 26
Art Education 2 50% / 50% 0%
Music Education 3 33% / 67% 0% $48,198 24
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Music and Fine Arts 12 42% / 58% 17% $41,781 11
Digital Arts $40,944 10
Fine Arts 2 0% / 100% 0% $39,608 8
Keyboard Instruments $40,369 9
Music 2 0% / 100% 0% $40,446 9
Music Performance 5 100% / 0% 40% $40,437 9
Music Therapy 1 0% / 100% 0% $58,021 53
Voice and Opera 2 0% / 100% 0% $40,534 9
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Nursing and Health Sciences 74 9% / 91% 1% $73,837 81 94%
Clinical Laboratory Science $80,488 87
Nursing 58 10% / 90% 2% $77,716 84 93%
Health Administration 16 6% / 94% 0% $59,778 57 97%

Financial

Tuition & Fees $41,543
ROI Percentile 44th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 84%
4-Year Graduation Rate 57%
6-Year Graduation Rate 67%
Transfer-Out Rate 0%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

% Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Health Sciences 23.2% 64 11% / 89% 2% $74,988 82 93%
Business & Economics 21.4% 59 39% / 61% 3% $54,625 43 99%
Education 21.0% 58 14% / 86% 0% $46,879 21 99%
Humanities & Social Sciences 15.2% 42 36% / 64% 2% $41,910 11 99%
Arts 6.2% 17 41% / 59% 12% $43,065 13
Professional 5.8% 16 56% / 44% 0% $40,318 9 100%
Life & Natural Sciences 5.4% 15 27% / 73% 0% $59,832 58
Physical Sciences & Math 1.4% 4 50% / 50% 0% $65,376 69
Computer Science 0.4% 1 100% / 0% 0% $82,221 88

Research

Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Agriculture & Food Science
Business & Economics
Computer Science
Education
Engineering
Health Sciences
Humanities & Social Sciences
Life & Natural Sciences
Physical Sciences & Math
Total

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 87%
Yield (Unbound) 19%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 87% 87% 87%

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 11%
SAT Range 990 – 1300
SAT Math Range 480 – 630
SAT RW Range 500 – 670