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#59 University of Rochester
CITY & STATE
Rochester, NY
PUBLIC/PRIVATE
Private
UNDERGRADUATE POPULATION*
6,580
STUDENT POPULATION*
11,946
AVERAGE GRANT AID*
$45,500
TOTAL ANNUAL COST*
$89,562
ALUMNI SALARY‡
$109,669
ACCEPTANCE RATE*
40%
SAT COMPOSITE RANGE*
1410-1540
ACT COMPOSITE RANGE*
31-34
Grade
B+
WEBSITE
- * Per the 2024-2025 final release data in IPEDS
- ‡ The median salary for workers with 10 years of experience. All Salary Figures Provided by People Data Labs.
The University of Rochester is a private research university in Rochester, New York. The university is known for the Rochester Curriculum, which gives undergraduates the flexibility to design their own course of study without general education requirements. Students can further customize their education through the Take Five Scholars Program, which provides a tuition-free fifth year to explore an area of interest outside their major. Undergraduates also have opportunities to take graduate-level courses through the Simon
On forbes lists
#42
In Private Colleges#46
In Research Universities#28
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Breakdown
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BY THE NUMBERS
Attendance
FULL-TIME
94%
PART-TIME
6%
*Per the 2024-2025 final release data in IPEDS
Enrollment By Race/ Ethnicity
*Per the 2024-2025 final release data in IPEDS
Enrollment By Gender
MALE
47%
FEMALE
53%
*Per the 2024-2025 final release data in IPEDS
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