by our College Data Analytics Team
In its yearly rankings, College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities to determine which ones are the best in a variety of categories, such as overall value, quality, diversity, which schools are the best for each major, and much more.
University of Rochester was awarded 97 badges in the 2025 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is nursing.
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University of Rochester is ranked #82 out of 2,152 schools in the nation for overall quality on College Factual's 2025 Best Colleges list. This lands it a coveted spot in the top 5% of all colleges and universities in the country. This is an improvement over the previous year, when University of Rochester held the #104 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
Out of the 136 colleges in New York, University of Rochester is ranked at #8.
If you're applying to University of Rochester you'll face some tough competition, since the school's acceptance rate is only 39%. Definitely don't wait until the last minute to submit your application, since applying early may be in your favor.
About 28% of students accepted to University of Rochester submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 680 and 750. Math scores were between 710 and 790.
The student to faculty ratio at University of Rochester is an impressive 9 to 1. That's quite good when you compare it to the national average of 15 to 1. This is a good sign that students at the school will have more opportunities for one-on-one interactions with their professors.
When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at University of Rochester is 95%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
University of Rochester has a freshmen retention rate of 92%. That's a good sign that full-time students like the school and their professors enough to want to stick around for another year. It's also a sign that the admissions team did a good job in choosing applicants who were a good fit for the school.
The on-time graduation rate for someone pursuing a bachelor's degree is typically four years. This rate at University of Rochester for first-time, full-time students is 75%, which is better than the national average of 33.3%.
Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at University of Rochester.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 6,521 undergraduates at University of Rochester with 6,100 being full-time and 421 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $12,169 | $15,724 | $21,593 | $30,873 | $46,720 |
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 University of Rochester, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At University of Rochester, approximately 36% of students took out student loans averaging $7,198 a year. That adds up to $28,792 over four years for those students.
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Get more details about the location of University of Rochester.
Contact details for University of Rochester are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | Wilson Blvd. - Wallis Hall, Rochester, NY 14627-0011 |
| Phone: | 585-275-3221 |
| Website: | https://www.rochester.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods | 607 | $56,463 |
| Nursing | 351 | $75,093 |
| Music | 233 | $14,310 |
| Educational Administration | 200 | NA |
| General Biology | 191 | $34,390 |
| Computer Science | 188 | $99,878 |
| Child Development & Psychology | 185 | $39,732 |
| Business Administration & Management | 148 | NA |
| Economics | 123 | $63,475 |
| Physics | 110 | NA |
Online courses area a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.
In 2022-2023, 2,561 students took at least one online class at University of Rochester. This is an increase from the 1,657 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 2,561 | 1,116 |
| 2021-2022 | 1,657 | 570 |
| 2020-2021 | 9,682 | 1,162 |
| 2018-2019 | 475 | 86 |
Learn more about online learning at University of Rochester.
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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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