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Rochester University Data & Information Overview

Great Price Value for Your Money
98% Acceptance Rate
9% Student Loan Default Rate
Find out more about how Rochester University ranks, how diverse it is, what majors it offers, and other essential facts below.
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How Well Is Rochester University Ranked?

#1,902 Best Colleges in Nation
#52 Best Colleges in MI
General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences Highest Ranked Major

2024 Rankings

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Overall Quality

According to College Factual's 2024 analysis, RU is ranked #1,902 out of 2,217 schools in the nation that were analyzed for overall quality. This is an improvement over the previous year, when RU held the #1,980 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.

RU also holds the #52 spot on the Best Colleges in Michigan ranking.

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Is It Hard to Get Into RU?

98% Acceptance Rate
61% Of Accepted Are Women

Acceptance Rate

Rochester University has an acceptance rate of 98%, so it is easier to gain admission to this school than some others. Still, the admissions staff will examine your application closely to make sure you're a good fit for RU.

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Rochester University Faculty

11 to 1 Student to Faculty
60% Full Time Teachers

Student to Faculty Ratio

The student to faculty ratio is often used to measure the number of teaching resources that a college or university offers its students. The national average for this metric is 15 to 1, but at RU it is much better at 11 to 1. That's good news for students who want to interact more on a personal level with their teachers.

Percent of Full-Time Faculty

In addition to the student to faculty ratio, some people look at what percentage of faculty members are full-time as a sign of how much time professors will be able to spend with their students. This is because part-time teachers may not be be on campus as much as their full-time counterparts.

The full-time faculty percentage at Rochester University is 60%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.

Full-Time Faculty Percent  60 out of 100
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Retention and Graduation Rates at Rochester University

57% Freshmen Retention
29% On-Time Graduation Rate

Freshmen Retention Rate

The freshmen retention rate is a sign of how many full-time students like a college or university well enough to come back for their sophomore year. At Rochester University this rate is 57%, which is a bit lower than the national average of 68%.

Freshmen Retention Rate  57 out of 100
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Graduation Rate

The on-time graduation rate is the percent of first-time, full-time students who get their bachelor's degree with four years. At RU this rate is 29%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 33.3%.

On-Time Graduation Rate  29 out of 100
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Rochester University Undergraduate Student Diversity

745 Full-Time Undergraduates
26.4% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
58.7% Percent Women

During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 1,198 undergraduates at RU with 745 being full-time and 453 being part-time.

How Much Does Rochester University Cost?

$17,003 Net Price
81% Take Out Loans
$24,148 Total Student Loans
The overall average net price of RU is $17,003. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group. See the table below for the net price for different income groups.

Net Price by Income Group for RU

$0-30 K $30K-48K $48-75 $75-110K $110K +
$17,488 $16,676 $15,153 $14,146 $18,834

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of RU, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At RU, approximately 81% of students took out student loans averaging $6,037 a year. That adds up to $24,148 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at RU is 8.7%. Although this is lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, you'll still want to keep this in mind when taking out student loans.

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How Much Money Do RU Graduates Make?

$41,194 Avg Salary of Grads
Average Earnings Boost
Although some majors pay more than others, students who graduate from RU with a bachelor's degree go on to jobs where they make an average salary of $41,194 in their early years. This is in the same neighborhood of the average college graduate's salary of $42,485 per year. However, certain majors may produce higher-paying graduates.

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See which majors at Rochester University make the most money.

Location of Rochester University

Michigan State
745 Full-Time Undergraduates
Suburb Campus Setting
Located in Rochester Hills, Michigan, Rochester University is a private not-for-profit institution. Rochester Hills is considered a suburb and offers tranquility and safety near the excitement of a city center.

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Contact details for RU are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 800 West Avon Road, Rochester Hills, MI 48307
Phone: 248-218-2011
Website: rochesteru.edu/

Rochester University Majors

22 Majors With Completions
226 Undergraduate Degrees
17 Graduate Degrees
During the most recent year for which we have data, students from 22 majors graduated from Rochester University. Of these students, 226 received undergraduate degrees and 17 graduated with a master's or doctor's degree. The following table lists the most popular undergraduate majors along with the average salary graduates from those majors make.

Most Popular Majors Bachelor’s Degrees Average Salary of Graduates
Teacher Education Grade Specific 77 $31,590
Business Administration & Management 36 $40,452
General Psychology 23 $24,805
Communication & Media Studies 23 $31,585
Nursing 13 $61,316
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies 10 NA
Health & Physical Education 8 NA
General Biology 6 NA
Behavioral Science 5 NA
Theological & Ministerial Studies 4 NA

Learn more about the majors offered at Rochester University along with which ones have the highest average starting salaries.

Online Learning at RU

80% Take At Least One Class Online
23% Take All Classes Online

Online learning options are becoming more and more popular at American colleges and universities. Online classes are great for students who have busy schedules or for those who just want to study on their own time.

In 2020-2021, 888 students took at least one online class at Rochester University. This is a decrease from the 1,049 students who took online classes the previous year.

Year Took at Least One Online Class Took All Classes Online
2020-2021 888 259
2019-2020 1,049 234
2018-2019 729 206
2017-2018 862 230
2016-2017 871 211

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

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