University of Rochester

Rochester, NY

School Background

2022 Undergraduate Enrollment: 6,417
Graduate Enrollment: 5,471
Doctoral Universities: Very High Research Activity
Highest degree awarded: Graduate
Religious Affiliation: None

Campus Details

Medium City (100k-250k)
Four-year, large, primarily nonresidential // full-time, more selective, lower transfer-in

Applicant and Admittance Traits

2022 Admission Rate: 40.55%

Male/Female: 45% / 55% (2017)

First generation college students: 18.7% (2017)
Percentage of students who are married when enrolled: 1.8% (2017)
Percentage of students who are veterans: 0.5% (2012)

Test scores for admission: Considered but not required
2022 Median Admit SAT: 1,455
SAT 25th Percentile - 75th: 1370 - 1520

2022 Median Admit ACT: 33
ACT 25th Percentile - 75th: 31 - 35

Appliants applying to 2+ schools: 75.0% (2017)
Appliants applying to 3+ schools: 69.6% (2017)
Appliants applying to 4+ schools: 65.7% (2017)
Appliants applying to 5+ schools: 60.3% (2017)

Ethnicity Information

White: 42.4%
Black: 4.9%
Hispanic: 7.4%
Asian: 13.9%
American Indian/Alaska Native: 0.1%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander: 0.1%
2+ races: 3.7%
Non-resident alien: 25.1%
Unknown race: 2.5%

Costs & Fees

2022 Average Tuition & Fees (Room/Board/Books): $77,995
In-State tuition: $59,378
Out-of-State tuition: $59,378

Estimated books and supplies: $1,310 (2022)
Estimated on-campus room & board: $17,388 (2022)
Estimated on-campus other fees: $1,380 (2022)

Estimated off-campus room & board: $9,845 (2005)
Estimated off-campus other fees: $1,200 (2005)

Average Family Income: $93,187 (2017)
Median Family Income: $62,874 (2017)

Scholarships & Financial Aid

Percentage of students receiving Pell Grant: 16.7%
Percentage of students with Federal Loans: 42.6%

Median federal loan debt at graduation: $21,000 (2021)
Median federal loan payment: $223 (2021)

Household Income Net Cost
0-$30k $16,050
$30k-48k $19,108
$48k-75k $24,062
$75k-110k $29,766
$110k+ $46,660

Graduate Outcomes & Job Placements

4-year graduation rate: 76%
6-year graduation rate: 86%

1 year post-graduation workforce participation: 95.1% (2020)

Loans

Median federal debt for graduates: $21,000 (2021)
Median federal debt for non-graduates: $8,500 (2021)

Median federal debt for first-generation graduates: $19,000 (2021)
Median federal debt for Pell grant recipient graduates: $21,000 (2021)

Ability to Repay Loans

Graduates, % of Loans in Repayment
(Non-delinquent/default)
Percentage
@1 Year 80.4% (2015)
@3 year 83.7% (2017)
@5 year 86.0% (2017)


1-year Graduate % of Loans being Repaid (Non-delinquent/default) - Pell Grant Recipients: 69.3% (2015)
1-year Graduate % of Loans being Repaid - 1st Generation Attendees: 71.7% (2015)

Earnings Power

Median earnings, 1 year post graduation: $60,800 (2020)
Median earnings, 4 years post graduation: $75,454 (2020)

Popular Majors

Type of Degree Major 2022 Graduates Median Federal Debt Median Monthly Payment 1yr Median Earnings (monthly gross) 4yr Median Earnings (monthly gross)
Bachelor's Degree American Sign Language. 4
Bachelor's Degree Applied Mathematics. 20
Bachelor's Degree Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. 2
Bachelor's Degree Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. 10
Master's Degree Genetics. 3
Master's Degree Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. 30 $473 $51,730 ($4,311) $62,128 ($5,177)
Doctoral Degree Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. 2
Graduate/Professional Certificate Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. 4
Master's Degree Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language. 25
Graduate/Professional Certificate Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language. 2
Bachelor's Degree Engineering, General. 1
Bachelor's Degree Biomedical/Medical Engineering. 62 $20,500 $217 $59,144 ($4,929) $86,302 ($7,192)
Master's Degree Biomedical/Medical Engineering. 30 $233 $78,833 ($6,569)
Doctoral Degree Biomedical/Medical Engineering. 8
Bachelor's Degree Chemical Engineering. 55 $23,000 $244 $71,330 ($5,944) $85,039 ($7,087)
Master's Degree Chemical Engineering. 19
Doctoral Degree Chemical Engineering. 2
Bachelor's Degree Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering. 76 $18,750 $193 $75,888 ($6,324) $103,652 ($8,638)
Master's Degree Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering. 39
Doctoral Degree Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering. 7
Bachelor's Degree Engineering Science. 11
Bachelor's Degree Mechanical Engineering. 76 $21,000 $223 $68,341 ($5,695) $77,297 ($6,441)
Master's Degree Mechanical Engineering. 14
Doctoral Degree Mechanical Engineering. 2
Bachelor's Degree Engineering Technology, General. 16
Master's Degree Engineering Technology, General. 33 $59,948 ($4,996)
Bachelor's Degree Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services. 16 $27,603 ($2,300)
Master's Degree Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services. 8
Bachelor's Degree East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. 6
Bachelor's Degree Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. 5
Bachelor's Degree Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. 1
Master's Degree Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services. 16
Bachelor's Degree English Language and Literature, General. 29 $21,000 $223 $36,908 ($3,076)
Master's Degree English Language and Literature, General. 18 $34,691 ($2,891)
Doctoral Degree English Language and Literature, General. 4
Bachelor's Degree Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies. 6
Bachelor's Degree Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. 9
Bachelor's Degree Biology, General. 191 $21,000 $213 $31,024 ($2,585) $53,650 ($4,471)
Master's Degree Biology, General. 8
Doctoral Degree Biology, General. 11
Master's Degree Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology. 7
Doctoral Degree Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology. 4
Master's Degree Microbiological Sciences and Immunology. 13
Doctoral Degree Microbiological Sciences and Immunology. 8
Doctoral Degree Genetics. 4
Master's Degree Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences. 6
Doctoral Degree Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences. 6
Master's Degree Pharmacology and Toxicology. 4
Doctoral Degree Pharmacology and Toxicology. 6
Master's Degree Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology. 1
Graduate/Professional Certificate Biotechnology. 2
Bachelor's Degree Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology. 3
Master's Degree Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology. 1
Doctoral Degree Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology. 1
Graduate/Professional Certificate Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology. 2
Master's Degree Neurobiology and Neurosciences. 8
Doctoral Degree Neurobiology and Neurosciences. 1
Bachelor's Degree Mathematics. 45 $22,500 $233 $52,704 ($4,392)
Master's Degree Mathematics. 8
Doctoral Degree Mathematics. 5
Doctoral Degree Economics. 3
Bachelor's Degree International Relations and National Security Studies. 20 $21,750 $231 $33,664 ($2,805) $68,086 ($5,674)
Bachelor's Degree Political Science and Government. 54 $21,000 $223 $47,339 ($3,945) $71,957 ($5,996)
Master's Degree Political Science and Government. 5
Doctoral Degree Political Science and Government. 9
Bachelor's Degree Social Sciences, Other. 39 $21,366 $227 $43,421 ($3,618) $61,172 ($5,098)
Bachelor's Degree Dance. 1
Bachelor's Degree Film/Video and Photographic Arts. 11
Master's Degree Film/Video and Photographic Arts. 5
Bachelor's Degree Fine and Studio Arts. 14
Bachelor's Degree Music. 114 $26,769 $282 $11,771 ($981) $27,441 ($2,287)
Master's Degree Music. 92 $505 $37,888 ($3,157)
Doctoral Degree Music. 53 $853 $43,272 ($3,606) $53,154 ($4,430)
Master's Degree Visual and Performing Arts, Other. 3
Doctoral Degree Visual and Performing Arts, Other. 1
Graduate/Professional Certificate Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General. 1
Master's Degree Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences. 5
Graduate/Professional Certificate Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences. 55
Master's Degree Health and Medical Administrative Services. 7
Graduate/Professional Certificate Health and Medical Administrative Services. 3
Graduate/Professional Certificate Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions. 12
First Professional Degree Medicine. 98 $1,935 $62,082 ($5,174)
Master's Degree Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions. 25 $972 $46,731 ($3,894)
Bachelor's Degree Public Health. 21 $19,000 $201
Master's Degree Public Health. 15
Bachelor's Degree Bioethics/Medical Ethics. 6
Master's Degree Bioethics/Medical Ethics. 6 $84,199 ($7,017)
Bachelor's Degree Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. 216 $31,000 $159 $68,208 ($5,684) $83,708 ($6,976)
Master's Degree Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. 63 $387 $99,073 ($8,256) $100,869 ($8,406)
Doctoral Degree Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. 1
First Professional Degree Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. 2
Graduate/Professional Certificate Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. 14
Master's Degree Business Administration, Management and Operations. 215 $457 $100,014 ($8,335) $114,900 ($9,575)
Doctoral Degree Business Administration, Management and Operations. 7
Bachelor's Degree Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods. 124 $22,250 $229 $55,786 ($4,649)
Master's Degree Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods. 394 $532 $93,772 ($7,814)
Bachelor's Degree History. 24 $22,421 $233
Master's Degree History. 5
Doctoral Degree History. 1
Bachelor's Degree Natural Resources Conservation and Research. 23 $19,625 $208 $28,568 ($2,381)
Bachelor's Degree Area Studies. 6
Bachelor's Degree Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies. 10
Bachelor's Degree Radio, Television, and Digital Communication. 19
Master's Degree Computer and Information Sciences, General. 4
Bachelor's Degree Computer Science. 133 $19,000 $201 $93,179 ($7,765) $136,559 ($11,380)
Master's Degree Computer Science. 42
Doctoral Degree Computer Science. 4
Doctoral Degree Education, General. 14
Master's Degree Curriculum and Instruction. 4
Doctoral Degree Curriculum and Instruction. 3
Master's Degree Educational Administration and Supervision. 27 $442 $53,663 ($4,472) $56,691 ($4,724)
Doctoral Degree Educational Administration and Supervision. 15 $79,591 ($6,633) $99,094 ($8,258)
Graduate/Professional Certificate Educational Administration and Supervision. 24
Graduate/Professional Certificate Educational/Instructional Media Design. 11
Master's Degree Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research. 4
Graduate/Professional Certificate Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research. 4
Master's Degree Special Education and Teaching. 3
Graduate/Professional Certificate Special Education and Teaching. 4
Master's Degree Student Counseling and Personnel Services. 5 $53,319 ($4,443)
Doctoral Degree Student Counseling and Personnel Services. 1
Master's Degree Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. 7
Graduate/Professional Certificate Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. 8
Bachelor's Degree Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. 13
Bachelor's Degree Statistics. 20
Master's Degree Statistics. 7
Doctoral Degree Statistics. 11
Bachelor's Degree Mathematics and Statistics, Other. 3
Bachelor's Degree Computational Science. 26
Master's Degree Computational Science. 22
Bachelor's Degree Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other. 4
Bachelor's Degree Philosophy. 18
Master's Degree Philosophy. 4
Doctoral Degree Philosophy. 2
Bachelor's Degree Religion/Religious Studies. 6
Bachelor's Degree Chemistry. 23 $20,000 $212
Master's Degree Chemistry. 20
Doctoral Degree Chemistry. 13
Bachelor's Degree Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences. 9
Master's Degree Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences. 4
Doctoral Degree Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences. 1
Bachelor's Degree Physics. 26 $19,000 $201 $72,856 ($6,071)
Master's Degree Physics. 50 $96,392 ($8,033)
Doctoral Degree Physics. 21
Master's Degree Materials Sciences. 4
Doctoral Degree Materials Sciences. 4
Bachelor's Degree Psychology, General. 90 $21,500 $225 $30,954 ($2,580) $52,937 ($4,411)
Master's Degree Psychology, General. 6
Bachelor's Degree Research and Experimental Psychology. 58 $21,000 $223 $38,549 ($3,212) $68,347 ($5,696)
Master's Degree Research and Experimental Psychology. 7
Doctoral Degree Research and Experimental Psychology. 15
Doctoral Degree Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology. 3
Bachelor's Degree Anthropology. 14
Bachelor's Degree Economics. 132 $19,946 $211 $71,072 ($5,923) $86,785 ($7,232)
Master's Degree Economics. 18


Campus Resources

Average faculty salary: $116,721
Full time faculty: 94%

Undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio: 10.0

School's endowment start of year: $2,329,949,000 (2022)
School's endowment end of year: $3,194,900,000 (2022)