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University of Rochester

Basic Information

Type Private
Location Rochester, NY
Population 700,000
Map of the United States

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 6,488
Men / Women 47% / 53%
White 46%
International 23%
Asian 12%
Black 7%
Hispanic 7%
Mixed 4%
Native American 0%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees
Engineering, Computing & Math 29%
Life & Natural Sciences 25%
Humanities & Social Sciences 22%
Business & Economics 13%
Arts 10%
Professional 1%

Financial

Tuition & Fees $69,030
Est. Cost of Attendance $85,962
10-Year ROI $211,000
ROI Percentile 85th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 91%
4-Year Graduation Rate 71%
6-Year Graduation Rate 85%
Transfer-Out Rate 4%

Weather

Comfortable Days 105 (50th pctl)
Sunshine Hours 2,207 (8th pctl)
Days Without Precipitation 198 (4th pctl)
Muggyness Nice

Admissions

Acceptance Rate 33%
Yield (Unbound) 10%
Early Decision Nov 1
Early Action Nov 1
Regular Decision Jan 1
Early Decision 2 Jan 15

Research

Research Level R1
Expenditure
Life & Natural Sciences $445M #45
Humanities & Social Sciences $8M #144
Engineering, Computing & Math $26M #148
Graduate Degrees
Engineering, Computing & Math 83 #71
Life & Natural Sciences 209 #141
Humanities & Social Sciences 113 #184

Honors College

Standardized Tests

Test Scores

Test Policy test_optional
Submitted Test Scores 25%
SAT Range 1,410 – 1,540
ACT Range 31 – 34

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
Eastman School of Music 123 56% / 44% 24% $41,297
Music 7 +1 71% / 29% 43% $40,128
Music Education 7 +3 86% / 14% 14% $60,674
Music Performance 109 +4 53% / 47% 23% $40,128
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences 320 63% / 37% 28% $94,814
Biomedical Engineering 56 41% / 59% 5% $93,942
Chemical Engineering 31 42% / 58% 23% $97,397
Computer Science 109 +4 69% / 31% 45%
Electrical Engineering 23 87% / 13% 26% $100,661
Engineering 1 0% / 100% 100%
Engineering Science 3 100% / 0% 0%
Geomechanics 3 33% / 67% 0%
Mechanical Engineering 43 81% / 19% 21% $85,521
Optical Engineering 40 65% / 35% 28% $100,661
Engineering Technology 11 55% / 45% 36%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
School of Arts and Sciences 970 41% / 59% 25% $72,237
Applied Mathematics 24 71% / 29% 54%
Applied Physics 13 54% / 46% 23%
Computational Science 42 +1 55% / 45% 55%
Mathematics 51 +6 53% / 47% 55% $110,869
Mathematics and Statistics 3 +1 67% / 33% 100%
Optics 6 67% / 33% 17%
Physics 24 71% / 29% 38%
Research Methods 4 100% / 0% 0%
Statistics 31 +2 55% / 45% 52%
American Sign Language (ASL) 3 +3 0% / 100% 0%
Biology 212 +6 34% / 66% 11% $73,592
Chemistry 23 +4 39% / 61% 22%
Clinical and Translational Science 8 62% / 38% 0%
Environmental Health 7 14% / 86% 0%
Environmental Science 6 17% / 83% 33%
Environmental Studies 14 +6 29% / 71% 7%
Epidemiology 4 0% / 100% 0%
Geosciences 2 50% / 50% 50%
Public Health 6 +1 0% / 100% 0%
Quantitative Economics 59 +13 64% / 36% 51% $95,283
African American Studies 1 +1 0% / 100% 0%
Anthropology 11 +3 36% / 64% 9%
Classical Languages 3 0% / 100% 0%
Comparative Literature 1 +3 100% / 0% 0%
Creative Writing 10 +3 60% / 40% 0%
Digital Communication 21 +5 43% / 57% 48%
East Asian Studies
English 30 +9 20% / 80% 3% $45,413
Experimental Psychology 48 +6 25% / 75% 29% $62,892
French 2 +1 50% / 50% 0%
German
History 19 +7 47% / 53% 5%
Interdisciplinary Studies 2 +1 50% / 50% 0%
International Affairs 14 +3 64% / 36% 21% $70,920
Japanese 2 +1 0% / 100% 0%
Linguistics 9 +2 33% / 67% 11%
Philosophy 15 +3 33% / 67% 40%
Political Science 43 +12 35% / 65% 26% $60,133
Psychological Sciences 106 +17 24% / 76% 22% $62,892
Psychology 8 38% / 62% 38% $57,269
Religious Studies 3 33% / 67% 0%
Russian 2 +1 50% / 50% 0%
Russian Studies 2 50% / 50% 50%
Social Sciences 27 +5 30% / 70% 4% $67,191
Spanish 3 +1 67% / 33% 0%
Women's Studies 1 +2 0% / 100% 0%
General Education 2 +2 100% / 0% 0%
Art History 2 +1 100% / 0% 0%
Dance 4 25% / 75% 0%
Film Studies 11 +2 36% / 64% 36%
Jazz Studies 14 +1 79% / 21% 0% $40,128
Music Theory and Composition 4 +3 75% / 25% 25% $40,128
Studio Art 8 +6 12% / 88% 12%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
School of Nursing 152 19% / 81% 1% $94,727
Nursing 152 19% / 81% 1% $94,727
Bioethics/Medical Ethics
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
Simon Business School 169 55% / 45% 46%
Quantitative Business 169 +15 55% / 45% 46%

Rankings

Academics

Don't Tell Me What To Do No Core Curriculum
Choose Your Own Adventure

My Tribe

Open Boarders Most International Students
Diverse Campus
Call Your Mother! Most Jewish
Significant Community

Engineering, Computing & Math

No, I Can't Fix Your Printer Computer Science
Co-op Slaves & Production Purgatory
The "I Understand Interstellar" Elite Physics & Astronomy
The Force
No Words Allowed Pure Mathematics
Sigma Grindset
Half-CS, Half-EE, Full Depression Computer Engineering
Embedded and Exhausted
Resistance Is Not Futile Electrical Engineering
Pragmatic Plug-and-Players
Regular Engineering Just Wasn't Hurting My Brain Enough Engineering Physics
We Build Lightsabers, Inc
Is It a Solid? Is It a Liquid? Yes. Materials Engineering
Composite Crew

Life & Natural Sciences

Pre-Med Reject Waiting Room Biology
Natural Selection
Breaking Bad Chemistry
Pre-Med Darwinian Thunderdome
X-Ray Vision Required Clinical Diagnostics
Read the Slides

Business & Economics

PowerPoint Presentation Power Rankings Business Administration
Suit & Tie on a Tuesday Pre-Professionals
It's Basic Supply and Demand, Bro Economics
The "Chicago Boys" Free Market Fan Club
Move Fast, Break Tuition Entrepreneurship & Innovation
Startup Scene

Humanities & Social Sciences

Model UN Generation Government & Politics
Campaign Trail
I Want To Understand Myself Psychology
Synapse Snobs

Education

Surviving PTA Karens General Education
The PTA
Gym Class Heroes and Art Teachers Specific Subjects Education
Studio to Schoolroom

Arts

Eight Hours of Scales Music
The Maestros' Lounge
Theatre Kid Generation Performing Arts
Standing Ovation