Type | 4 year |
Control | Private |
Business model | Not for Profit |
Campus size | Medium |
Campus locale | City |
Degrees offered | Undergrad & Graduate |
Calendar system | Semester |
Total enrollment | 11,209 |
Religious affiliation | None |
Student to faculty ratio | 10:1 |
Campus housing | |
Dormitory capacity | 5,715 students |
Freshmen are required to live on campus |
University of Rochester is very selective in its admission process. In Fall 2016, it received 17,485 applications and only 6,213 students were granted admission. University of Rochester is at the #34 spot (in a scale of 1 to 100) in terms of admission difficulty out of 1,781 4 year colleges in the U.S.
In 2016-2017 academic year, University of Rochester's tuition was $49,260 for all students regardless of residency (83.9% more expensive than the national average tuition of a typical 4-year private institution)
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In 2016-2017 academic year, 90% of University of Rochester's full-time freshman students were awarded some type of financial aid. 20% of the students received need based financial assistance from the federal government with an average amount of $4,717 (which is 7.2% above the national average.)
The total number of federal student loan recipients at University of Rochester in 2016-2017, was 670, which is 48% of the total eligible students. The average loan amount given out to these students was $4,664 (which is 20.9% below the national average.)
In Fall 2016, University of Rochester has enrolled a total of 11,209 students (9,594 students full-time and 1,615 on a part-time basis). Out of the total 11,209 students, 110 of those students were transfer students. The gender ratio of the new enrollee was 49% men and 51% women and 6,386 students were enrolled for undergraduate programs and 4,823 for graduates studies.
The institution also enrolled 408 students for distance studies.
White: 46%
Non-resident alien: 26%
Asian: 8%
Race/ethnicity unknown: 6%
Hispanic: 6%
Black/African American: 5%
Two or more races: 3%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander: 0%
Listed below are the 10 largest majors offered at University of Rochester.
Study areas with their online column set to zero are those programs that have an online option but there was no graduate in 2016-2017 academic year.Study Areas | Percent | Total Graduates | Online |
---|---|---|---|
Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services | 12% | 216 | |
Health Professions And Related Programs | 12% | 210 | |
Biological And Biomedical Sciences | 8% | 142 | |
Social Sciences | 8% | 139 | |
Engineering | 8% | 138 | |
Engineering Technologies And Engineering-related Fields | 6% | 101 | |
Psychology | 6% | 100 | |
Mathematics And Statistics | 5% | 81 | |
Education | 4% | 71 | 0 |
Physical Sciences | 3% | 57 |
Graduation rate is a key indicator of an institution's education quality and the level of academic and financial support provided to students.
The following section details graduation and dropout rates of University of Rochester full-time students who started class in 2010 and graduated or dropped out prior to August 31, 2016.
The above graduation rate is the percentage of students who graduated within 150% of the normal graduation time. For a 4 year degree program, 150% of 4 years is 6 years and for a 2-year program 150% is 3 years.
The typical median income of University of Rochester graduates 6 years after enrollment is $42,200. Last year, out of the total 1,110 graduates who entered the institution 6 years ago, 1,021 were reported to have been employed. On the same note, out of 1,309 graduates, who enrolled 10 years ago, 1,204 were employed.
6 years after enrollment | 10 years after enrollment | |
---|---|---|
Annual Income | $42,200 | $57,500 |
Employment Rate | 92% | 92% |
Total Graduates | 1,110 | 1,309 |
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