University of Rochester

Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach National
Population 700,000

Weather

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

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 6,299
Men / Women 48% / 52%
From State 30%
From Region 18%
Athletes 579 (9.5%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 38%
International 23%
Asian 19%
Hispanic 8%
Black 5%
Mixed 4%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Eastman School of Music 103 41% 50% 16% 5% 5% 19% $31,264 0 -1.66 1 95%
Music 7 +2 14% 43% 14% 0% 14% 29% $29,231 1 -1.88 1 96% — — — —
Music Education 5 +3 80% 60% 40% 0% 0% 0% $64,084 99 +1.86 25 91% — — — —
Music Performance 90 +1 40% 50% 14% 4% 4% 20% $29,231 1 -1.88 1 96% — — — —
Recording Arts Technology 1 — 100% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $64,368 100 +1.89 26 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences 364 68% 34% 17% 4% 6% 32% $123,238 99 +0.39 97 96%
Biomedical Engineering 59 — 41% 37% 20% 7% 5% 24% $98,333 52 -0.03 87 96% — — — —
Chemical Engineering 18 — 50% 56% 0% 6% 6% 28% $101,716 34 -0.39 89 100% — — — —
Electrical Engineering 31 — 84% 26% 19% 6% 3% 42% $106,654 29 -0.49 92 96% — — — —
Engineering — — — — — — — — $98,909 56 +0.03 87 — — — — —
Engineering Science 6 — 50% 17% 33% 0% 0% 33% $98,861 56 +0.02 87 — — — — —
Geomechanics 2 — 50% 50% 50% 0% 0% 0% $110,498 55 -0.16 94 — — — — —
Mechanical Engineering 55 — 71% 51% 7% 0% 15% 22% $105,079 81 +0.74 91 97% — — — —
Optical Engineering 26 — 73% 35% 8% 0% 4% 46% $106,654 51 +0.16 92 96% — — — —
Computer Science 156 +5 77% 28% 20% 5% 6% 36% $150,872 80 +0.76 100 96% — — — —
Engineering Technology 11 — 73% 9% 45% 0% 0% 36% $92,498 63 +0.31 82 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Arts and Sciences 1,094 43% 39% 22% 4% 6% 23% $80,616 74 +0.55 66 93% 8.6%
Applied Physics 10 +1 30% 50% 20% 0% 10% 10% $111,915 80 +0.53 94 89% — — — —
Optics 6 — 83% 50% 17% 0% 0% 33% $111,915 80 +0.53 94 89% — — — —
Computational Science 54 +2 61% 15% 24% 0% 2% 57% $134,102 71 +0.27 99 — — — — —
Applied Mathematics 18 — 72% 6% 33% 0% 0% 61% $105,788 60 -0.09 91 — — — — —
Chemistry 26 +4 46% 46% 23% 0% 4% 19% $70,260 46 -0.13 42 — — — — —
Geosciences 3 — 33% 67% 0% 0% 0% 33% $68,258 66 +0.29 36 — — — — —
Mathematics 46 +8 78% 39% 15% 0% 2% 39% $97,812 81 +0.47 86 87% — — — —
Mathematics and Statistics 2 +1 50% 50% 0% 0% 0% 50% $102,893 51 -0.18 90 — — — — —
Physics 28 +2 71% 32% 4% 0% 7% 54% $111,915 98 +2.04 94 89% — — — —
Research Methods 5 — 80% 60% 0% 0% 0% 40% $103,293 51 -0.17 90 — — — — —
Statistics 36 +7 61% 14% 17% 0% 6% 58% $104,429 51 -0.14 90 — — — — —
Biology 253 +5 39% 40% 34% 2% 4% 13% $67,940 58 +0.17 35 95% — — — —
Environmental Science 14 — 29% 57% 7% 0% 14% 21% $55,102 32 -0.45 8 95% — — — —
Environmental Studies 8 +1 25% 50% 25% 0% 0% 0% $55,102 32 -0.45 8 95% — — — —
American Sign Language (ASL) 4 +3 0% 75% 0% 25% 0% 0% $69,104 85 +0.91 38 — — — — —
Clinical and Translational Science 11 — 18% 9% 36% 0% 36% 9% $60,589 28 -0.54 17 — — — — —
Environmental Health 8 — 50% 25% 12% 38% 12% 0% $54,640 11 -0.95 8 — — — — —
Epidemiology 3 — 0% 67% 0% 0% 33% 0% $65,189 56 +0.00 28 — — — — —
Public Health 8 — 12% 38% 25% 12% 0% 0% $54,640 14 -0.97 8 — — — — —
Quantitative Economics 91 +18 65% 23% 16% 1% 2% 47% $119,444 82 +0.81 97 95% — — — —
African American Studies — +1 — — — — — — $61,273 62 +0.16 18 — — — — —
Classical Languages — +2 — — — — — — $69,832 89 +1.05 40 — — — — —
Comparative Literature 2 — 50% 50% 50% 0% 0% 0% $70,491 97 +2.20 42 91% — — — —
Creative Writing 9 +6 11% 67% 22% 0% 0% 0% $65,871 95 +1.64 29 — — — — —
East Asian Studies 3 — 33% 0% 67% 0% 0% 33% $61,098 61 +0.15 18 — — — — —
English 23 +7 17% 57% 17% 9% 4% 13% $63,331 93 +1.33 23 98% — — — —
French 2 +1 0% 50% 0% 0% 0% 0% $69,600 88 +1.03 40 — — — — —
German 1 +1 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $70,184 89 +1.08 41 — — — — —
History 18 +6 50% 61% 11% 0% 0% 11% $67,951 89 +1.08 35 92% — — — —
Interdisciplinary Studies 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $68,013 92 +1.02 35 — — — — —
Interdisciplinary Studies 1 — 100% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $68,602 92 +1.08 37 — — — — —
Italian 1 +2 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $70,716 89 +1.13 43 — — — — —
Japanese 2 +1 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 50% $69,749 89 +1.04 40 — — — — —
Linguistics 14 — 36% 50% 21% 0% 14% 0% $70,491 89 +1.11 42 91% — — — —
Philosophy 10 +1 90% 40% 20% 0% 20% 20% $67,794 74 +0.48 35 — — — — —
Religious Studies 1 +2 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $63,217 95 +1.53 23 — — — — —
Russian — — — — — — — — $69,970 89 +1.06 41 — — — — —
Russian Studies 1 — 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% $61,878 63 +0.21 20 — — — — —
Spanish 1 +2 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $69,409 88 +1.01 39 — — — — —
Women's Studies 1 +3 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $63,228 82 +0.86 23 — — — — —
Anthropology 9 +3 11% 33% 44% 0% 0% 11% $58,928 69 +0.19 14 96% — — — —
Digital Communication 32 +2 66% 41% 6% 9% 9% 28% $69,468 75 +0.71 39 — — — — —
Experimental Psychology 57 +7 16% 51% 19% 7% 7% 11% $76,627 96 +1.68 58 91% — — — —
International Affairs 14 +5 43% 43% 7% 0% 21% 14% $60,978 20 -0.61 18 93% — — — —
Political Science 54 +12 50% 54% 19% 7% 9% 6% $77,668 72 +0.40 60 100% — — — —
Psychological Sciences 133 +8 22% 36% 23% 11% 7% 20% $76,627 96 +1.68 58 91% 8.6% — — —
Social Sciences 31 +2 26% 45% 26% 3% 13% 6% $69,083 92 +1.11 38 97% — — — —
General Education 3 — 0% 67% 0% 0% 33% 0% $62,370 85 +0.86 21 — — — — —
Art History 1 +1 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $28,910 1 -1.78 1 — — — — —
Dance 6 +1 0% 50% 0% 33% 17% 0% $28,559 2 -1.94 1 — — — — —
Film Studies 5 +2 40% 40% 0% 0% 20% 20% $31,204 1 -2.60 1 — — — — —
Jazz Studies 10 +1 90% 80% 0% 0% 0% 10% $29,231 1 -1.88 1 96% — — — —
Music Theory and Composition 5 +1 60% 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% $29,231 1 -1.88 1 96% — — — —
Studio Art 9 +5 11% 78% 0% 0% 0% 11% $29,996 1 -1.80 1 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Nursing 220 20% 66% 7% 10% 10% 0% $91,265 90 -0.06 81 97% 2.5%
Nursing 217 — 19% 66% 7% 11% 9% 0% $91,610 57 -0.06 81 97% 2.5% — — —
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 3 +2 33% 33% 0% 0% 67% 0% $66,329 72 +0.37 31 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Simon Business School 225 54% 24% 20% 2% 4% 46% $98,168 93 +0.33 87 100%
Quantitative Business 225 +18 54% 24% 20% 2% 4% 46% $98,168 66 +0.33 87 100% — — — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $74,218
ROI Percentile 78th

Retention & Graduation

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

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 White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Social Sciences 16.5% 330 31% 43% 20% 8% 8% 15% $74,248 93 +1.18 52 93% 8.6%
Business & Economics 15.8% 316 57% 23% 19% 2% 4% 46% $104,295 89 +0.47 90 99% —
Life & Natural Sciences 12.6% 253 39% 40% 34% 2% 4% 13% $67,940 50 +0.17 35 95% —
Health Sciences 12.5% 251 20% 62% 9% 11% 10% 1% $87,219 82 -0.12 76 97% 2.5%
Engineering 10.6% 213 61% 41% 14% 3% 7% 29% $103,737 58 +0.13 90 96% —
Computer Science 10.5% 210 73% 25% 21% 4% 5% 41% $146,560 86 +0.63 99 96% —
Physical Sciences & Math 8.2% 164 66% 31% 16% 0% 4% 45% $97,868 83 +0.42 86 88% —
Arts 6.9% 139 41% 51% 12% 5% 6% 20% $30,827 1 -1.74 1 95% —
Humanities 4.7% 94 35% 52% 17% 3% 9% 10% $66,751 91 +1.10 32 94% —
Agriculture & Food Science 1.1% 22 27% 55% 14% 0% 9% 14% $55,102 27 -0.45 8 95% —
Professional 0.5% 11 73% 9% 45% 0% 0% 36% $92,498 90 +0.31 82 — —
Education 0.1% 3 0% 67% 0% 0% 33% 0% $62,370 89 +0.86 21 — —

Research R1

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Health Sciences $232M #42 64% $27.8M 7 #161 38 40
Physical Sciences & Math $136M #23 93% $1.6M 65 #40 476 37
Life & Natural Sciences $75.6M #71 83% $0.8M 53 #49 450 52
Engineering $22.2M #146 83% $0.3M 52 #70 236 23
Humanities & Social Sciences $8.7M #158 72% $0 70 #71 107 11
Computer Science $3.5M #158 75% $0.2M 14 #71 71 —
Education $2.3M #168 99% $0 34 #117 — —
Business & Economics $0.0M #439 100% $0 13 #102 61 —
Agriculture & Food Science $0 #318 — $0 — — — —
Total $481M #65 76% $30.7M 308 #73 1,439 163

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.

Sports NCAA D3

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 133 $213K $199K $14K
Football 113 $582K $567K $15K
Baseball 36 $227K $236K -$9K
Soccer 32 $330K $352K -$22K
Swimming & Diving 25 $178K $193K -$14K
Basketball 15 $384K $422K -$38K
Squash 14 $168K $175K -$6K
Tennis 12 $143K $117K $25K
Golf 9 $190K $153K $36K
Total 312 $2.4M $2.4M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 118 $197K $200K -$3K
Rowing 38 $224K $227K -$2K
Soccer 31 $328K $294K $34K
Swimming & Diving 31 $180K $195K -$14K
Field Hockey 28 $213K $214K -$708
Lacrosse 28 $160K $159K $1K
Softball 20 $196K $195K $1K
Basketball 17 $284K $315K -$30K
Volleyball 16 $198K $208K -$10K
Tennis 10 $132K $106K $25K
Total 267 $2.1M $2.1M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 251 $410K $399K $11K
Football 113 $582K $567K $15K
Soccer 63 $658K $647K $11K
Swimming & Diving 56 $359K $388K -$29K
Rowing 38 $224K $227K -$2K
Baseball 36 $227K $236K -$9K
Basketball 32 $669K $738K -$68K
Field Hockey 28 $213K $214K -$708
Lacrosse 28 $160K $159K $1K
Tennis 22 $275K $224K $50K
Softball 20 $196K $195K $1K
Volleyball 16 $198K $208K -$10K
Squash 14 $168K $175K -$6K
Golf 9 $190K $153K $36K
Total 579 $8.3M $8.3M $0

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 42%
Yield (non-ED) 9%
Early Decision 1 Nov 1
Early Action Dec 1
Regular Decision Jan 5
Early Decision 2 Jan 5

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 50% 59% 18%
Early Decision 50% 59% 18%

Early Action and Restrictive Early Action applicants are reported at the regular-decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 22%
SAT Range 1400 – 1510
SAT Math Range 700 – 780
SAT RW Range 680 – 750