Berkeley College-New York vs Rochester

Berkeley College-New York and the University of Rochester, two distinct institutions of higher learning, offer contrasting educational experiences. Berkeley College-New York, a private college located in the heart of New York City, boasts an acceptance rate of 100%, welcoming students from diverse backgrounds. In contrast, the University of Rochester, a private research university situated in upstate New York, maintains a highly selective admissions process, with an acceptance rate of 32%. While Berkeley College-New York excels in business and healthcare programs, the University of Rochester offers a wider range of majors, including engineering, nursing, and the arts. Explore the detailed comparison table below to discover further distinctions between these two institutions, including student body demographics, graduation rates, and additional factors that may influence your choice of higher education.

	Berkeley College-New York	University of Rochester
Overview
Location	New York, New York	Rochester, New York
Campus setting	City: Large	City: Midsize
College type	4 year	4 year
Control/business model	Private (For Profit)	Private (Non Profit)
Calendar system	Semester	Semester
Degrees offered	Undergraduate	Undergraduate and Graduate
Students retention rate	48.0%	91.0%
Common app member	No	Yes
Religious affiliation

Admission
Acceptance rate	Open Admission	40.5%
Application fees	$50	Undergraduate: $50 Graduate: $50
SAT range	N/A	1370 - 1520
ACT range	N/A	31 - 35
Students submitting SAT score		22.0%
Students submitting ACT score		7.0%
Total number of applicants		19,543
Total number of admissions given out		7,924
Admitted students who chose to enroll		1,623
Yield rate		20.5%
Test scores (SAT/ACT)		N/A
High school GPA	N/A	Not required
Recommendation letters	N/A	Required
High school transcript	N/A	Not required
English proficiency test (e.g. TOEFL)	N/A	Required

Tuition and Fees
Sticker price	$40,206	$79,456
Average net price	$20,023	$40,125
Tuition	$25,900	$58,276
Room & board		Room/dormitory: $10,692 Meal plan: $6,696
Available payment plans	Guaranteed tuition plan Tuition payment plan	Tuition payment plan

Financial Aid
Students receiving financial aid (Grants & scholarships)	96.0% Average amount $15,040	75.0% Average amount $37,870
Students receiving federal student loan	60.0% Average amount $5,923	37.0% Average amount $4,351
Students taking out private loans	0.0% Average amount $0	7.0% Average amount $22,054

Students and Campus
Undergraduate students	1,981 Men 34.7% Women 65.3%	6,568 Men 48.0% Women 52.0%
Graduate students	N/A	5,471 Men 44.9% Women 55.1%
Racial/ethnic diversity	Moderate	Low
Out-of-state students	10.6%	N/A
International students	17.9%	30.7%
Campus local/setting	City: Large	City: Midsize
Dormitory capacity	N/A	1,350
First year students are required to live on campus?	N/A	Yes
Top 5 states where most U.S. students come from	New York New Jersey Connecticut Georgia Pennsylvania	N/A

Academics
Popular study areas	Business Health Professions Law Enforcement and Firefighting Computer and Information Science Legal Profession	Business Health Professions Engineering Education Physical Science
Students to faculty ratio	20:1	10:1
Institutional accreditation	Middle States Commission on Higher Education	Middle States Commission on Higher Education

Outcome
Graduation rate	33.1%	85.9%
Dropout rate	41.6%	4.2%
Transferred out	24.1%	8.8%
Alumni salary by major (Top 10)	Finance and Financial Management Services (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $48,349 Year 2: $40,485 Year 3: $46,263 Accounting and Related Services (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $39,591 Year 2: $42,682 Year 3: $43,445 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $37,908 Year 2: $36,906 Year 3: $41,793 International Business (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $39,729 Year 3: $41,576 Legal Professions and Studies, Other (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $31,617 Year 2: $38,289 Year 3: $39,425 Health and Medical Administrative Services (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $37,113 Year 2: $38,424 Year 3: $39,343 Marketing (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $34,735 Year 2: $35,772 Year 3: $38,990 Criminal Justice and Corrections (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $32,561 Year 2: $34,085 Year 3: $38,115 Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $30,943 Year 2: $33,423 Year 3: $36,645 Criminal Justice and Corrections (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $27,088 Year 2: $32,925 Year 3: $35,716	Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $91,070 Year 2: $89,524 Year 3: $104,615 Computer Science (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $84,531 Year 2: $83,177 Year 3: $104,384 Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $96,464 Year 2: $95,073 Year 3: $92,400 Educational Administration and Supervision (Doctoral Degrees) Year 1: $73,860 Year 2: $83,546 Year 3: $90,745 Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $67,134 Year 2: $73,321 Year 3: $87,028 Finance and Financial Management Services (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $63,597 Year 2: $82,440 Year 3: $83,153 Biomedical/Medical Engineering (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $55,852 Year 2: $63,005 Year 3: $75,215 Economics (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $63,873 Year 2: $57,705 Year 3: $73,661 Mechanical Engineering (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $65,906 Year 2: $61,516 Year 3: $72,841 Business/Commerce, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $56,595 Year 2: $52,941 Year 3: $70,372

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