University of Rochester

Introduction

Make no mistake: there are hundreds of outstanding colleges and universities across the country and around the world. However, few schools match the educational opportunities offered at the University of Rochester. Rochester is one of the nation

Information Summary

Ranks 20th in New York and 202nd overall. See the entire top 2,000 colleges and universities list
Overall Score (about) 92.6
Total Cost On-Campus Attendance $72,721
Admission Success rate N/A
ACT / SAT 75%ile scores 34 / 1500
Student Ratio Students-to-Faculty 13 : 1
Retention (full-time / part-time) 95% / N/A
Enrollment Total (all students) 11,817

Academics

Students arriving on the Rochester campus as freshmen can begin studying what they love on day one and do not have to wait until their junior year to have real choices about what classes to take.

Required core classes and general education requirements are seen as a necessary evil by many undergraduate students at other institutions. Often, around the first two years of a student

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Admissions

Rochester

Financial Aid

The costs of attending a private research university are high, but the Financial Aid Office works with every admitted student to ensure that the cost of enrollment is not a barrier to attending Rochester. Rochester is committed to meeting the full financial need of every admitted student. Combinations of merit scholarships, grants, low-interest loans, and work study help ninety percent of Rochester students.

For the vast majority of Rochester

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Ranks 2291st for the average student loan amount.
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Students

Rochester is a place where students can study what they love in a challenging academic environment while still maintaining a life outside of the library. Put simply, Rochester students work hard but still have plenty of time to get involved in the campus community. If there

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Athletics

More than 3,400 students participate in varsity, club, and intramural sports at Rochester. In addition to a wide variety of club and intramural sports, Rochester has 23 varsity teams. The university

Local Community

Over one million people live and work in the Rochester metropolitan area. Because of the beauty of its natural landscape, including Lake Ontario and the Finger Lakes region, parks, professional sports teams, planetarium, museums, orchestras, theater companies, and its overall quality of life, Rochester has been ranked among America

Alumni

Because of their individualized undergraduate experience, Rochester graduates are uniquely qualified and prepared for life after college, whether in the graduate school, an internship, or a career. The Career Center is a valuable resource on campus for students to perfect their resume, sharpen their interviewing skills, network with employers and alumni throughout the year at on- and off-campus events, and find summer and postgraduate jobs. Ninety-six percent of all Rochester graduates have had at least one career-related experience, and seventy percent of second-semester seniors have found a job, an internship, or have enrolled in a graduate or professional program.

Rochester graduates interested in medical or law school have consistently outperformed national averages. Eighty-two percent of Rochester students with a GPA of 3.6 or higher were accepted to medical school, far exceeding the forty-two percent national acceptance rate. Rochester graduates have an eighty-six percent law school acceptance rate, well above the national average. With an alumni network nearing 100,000 graduates spanning the globe, Rochester students also have unparalleled opportunities for networking, internships, and career development.

Prominent Grads

  • Ruth Balser,
  • Frederick Bieber,
  • Steven Chu,
  • Jason Diamond,
  • Robert Dolan,
  • Renee Fleming,
  • Robert Forster,
  • Daniel Gajdusek,
  • Edward Gibson,
  • Steven Hahn,
  • N. Hayles,
  • Susan Hockfield,
  • Kenneth Keating, U.S. Representative and Senator from New York
  • Galway Kinnell,
  • Arthur Kornberg,
  • Masatoshi Koshiba,
  • Lawrence Kudlow,
  • Chuck Mangione,
  • Barry Meyer,
  • James Pawelczyk,
  • Richard Rashid,
  • Dan Rosenthal,
  • Debra Rupp,
  • Robert Sack,
  • Avie Tevanian,
  • Vincent Vigneaud,

Faculty

Rochester faculty members are somewhat unusual for faculty at one of America

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