The University of Rochester
Instate Tuition (2011-2012)
$41,826
$41,826
Out-of-state Tuition (2011-2012)
$41,826
$41,826
UR AddressUNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER ROCHESTER, NY14627--0011 General info:(585) 275-2121 Financial aid office:(585) 275-3226 Admissions office:(585) 275-3221 |
Tuition + UR Housing(2011-2012)UGrad Application Fee: $60 Grad Application Fee: $25 Tuition Prepaid: Yes Tuition Payment Plan: Yes Campus Housing Capacity:3709 Freshman Must Live on Campus: Yes |
University Makeup(2011-2012)# of Undergrads: 6,130 # of Grad students: 4,704 Total Students: 10,834 |
Male47.6%
Female52.4%
International:15%
African-American:4%
American Indian:0%
Asian:7%
Hispanic:4%
Pacific Islander:7%
Caucasian:56%
Unknown:11%
Financial Aid92% First time, full time students receive federal aid and the average amount is $1,862 29% of students receive State/Local grants and the average amount is $2,429 92% receive instiutional grants and the average institutional award is $11,583 63% receive student loans and the average amount is $3,784 |
| Private not-for-profit 4 year or above Institution Research Universities (very high research activity) Doctoral/Research Universities--Extensive |
Special ProgramsMD Medical Program Teacher Certifications |
Admissions RequirementsSecondary School Record Required Secondary School GPA Neither required nor recommended Secondary School Rank Neither required nor recommended Test Scores Required Competencies Recommended Test EOFL Recommended |
Special CreditsHS College Credit: No AP Credit: Yes Life Experience Credit: No Special Credits(other): No |
Applicants Admitted %36% men vs 36% women admitted |
Applicants vs AdmissionsNumber of Men Applicants: 7,291 Number of Women Applicants: 7,347 Number of Men Admitted: 2,646 Number of Women Admitted: 2,650 |
Student ServicesLibrary On Campus Counseling Services Employment Services Placement Services |
Majors Hide Majors |
| • Actuarial Science Postbaccalaureate certificate • Adult Health Nurse/Nursing • Adult Health Nurse/Nursing Post-master's certificate • Advanced General Dentistry Post-master's certificate • Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences Other Post-master's certificate • African-American/Black Studies • American Sign Language • Anthropology • Applied Mathematics General • Art History Criticism and Conservation • Biochemistry • Biochemistry Phd(Research / Scholarship) • Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering • Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering Phd(Research / Scholarship) • Biological and Physical Sciences • Biology Teacher Education • Biology/Biological Sciences General • Biology/Biological Sciences General Phd(Research / Scholarship) • Biophysics • Biophysics Phd(Research / Scholarship) • Biostatistics • Biotechnology Postbaccalaureate certificate • Business Administration and Management General • Business Administration and Management General Phd(Research / Scholarship) • Business/Managerial Economics • Chemical Engineering Other • Chemical Engineering • Chemical Engineering Phd(Research / Scholarship) • Chemistry General • Chemistry General Phd(Research / Scholarship) • Chemistry Teacher Education • Classics and Classical Languages Literatures and Linguistics General • Clinical Nurse Leader • Clinical Psychology Phd(Research / Scholarship) • Cognitive Science • Comparative Literature • Computer Science • Computer Science Phd(Research / Scholarship) • Conducting • Conducting Phd(Research / Scholarship) • Critical Care Nursing • Critical Care Nursing Phd(Professional practice) • Critical Care Nursing Post-master's certificate • Curriculum and Instruction • Curriculum and Instruction Phd(Research / Scholarship) • Dental Clinical Sciences General • Developmental and Child Psychology Phd(Research / Scholarship) • Early Childhood Education and Teaching • Economics General • Economics General Phd(Research / Scholarship) • Education General Phd(Research / Scholarship) • Education Other • Educational Administration and Supervision Other • Educational Administration and Supervision Other Phd(Research / Scholarship) • Electrical and Electronics Engineering • Electrical and Electronics Engineering Phd(Research / Scholarship) • Elementary Education and Teaching • Engineering General • Engineering Science • English Language and Literature General • English Language and Literature General Phd(Research / Scholarship) • English/Language Arts Teacher Education • Environmental Science • Environmental Studies • Epidemiology Phd(Research / Scholarship) • Experimental Psychology • Experimental Psychology Phd(Research / Scholarship) • Family Practice Nurse/Nursing • Film/Cinema/Video Studies • Fine/Studio Arts General • French Language and Literature • Genetics General • Genetics General Phd(Research / Scholarship) • Geological/Geophysical Engineering • Geology/Earth Science General • Geology/Earth Science General Phd(Research / Scholarship) • German Language Teacher Education • German Language and Literature • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences General Phd(Research / Scholarship) • History General • History General Phd(Research / Scholarship) • Hospital and Health Care Facilities Administration/Management • International Relations and Affairs • International Relations and Affairs Postbaccalaureate certificate • Japanese Language and Literature • Jazz/Jazz Studies • Jazz/Jazz Studies Phd(Research / Scholarship) • Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching • Keyboard Instruments • Keyboard Instruments Phd(Research / Scholarship) • Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching • Laser and Optical Engineering • Latin Teacher Education • Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies • Linguistics • Linguistics Phd(Research / Scholarship) • Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling • Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling Post-master's certificate • Materials Engineering • Materials Engineering Phd(Research / Scholarship) • Materials Science • Materials Science Phd(Research / Scholarship) • Maternal/Child Health and Neonatal Nurse/Nursing • Maternal/Child Health and Neonatal Nurse/Nursing Post-master's certificate • Mathematics General • Mathematics General Phd(Research / Scholarship) • Mathematics Teacher Education • Mathematics and Statistics Other • Mechanical Engineering • Mechanical Engineering Phd(Research / Scholarship) • Medical Scientist • Medicine Phd(Professional practice) • Microbiological Sciences and Immunology Other Phd(Research / Scholarship) • Microbiology General • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies Other • Music General • Music Other Postbaccalaureate certificate • Music History Literature and Theory • Music History Literature and Theory Phd(Research / Scholarship) • Music Performance General • Music Performance General Phd(Research / Scholarship) • Music Teacher Education • Music Teacher Education Phd(Research / Scholarship) • Music Theory and Composition • Music Theory and Composition Phd(Research / Scholarship) • Musicology and Ethnomusicology • Musicology and Ethnomusicology Phd(Research / Scholarship) • Musicology and Ethnomusicology Postbaccalaureate certificate • Neuroanatomy • Neuroanatomy Phd(Research / Scholarship) • Neurobiology and Anatomy • Neurobiology and Anatomy Phd(Research / Scholarship) • Neuroscience • Neuroscience Phd(Research / Scholarship) • Nursing Science Phd(Research / Scholarship) • Optics/Optical Sciences • Optics/Optical Sciences Phd(Research / Scholarship) • Oral/Maxillofacial Surgery Post-master's certificate • Orthodontics/Orthodontology Post-master's certificate • Pathology/Experimental Pathology • Pathology/Experimental Pathology Phd(Research / Scholarship) • Pediatric Dentistry/Pedodontics Post-master's certificate • Pediatric Nurse/Nursing • Pediatric Nurse/Nursing Phd(Professional practice) • Pediatric Nurse/Nursing Post-master's certificate • Periodontics/Periodontology Post-master's certificate • Pharmacology • Pharmacology Phd(Research / Scholarship) • Philosophy • Philosophy Phd(Research / Scholarship) • Physics General • Physics General Phd(Research / Scholarship) • Physics Other • Physics Other Phd(Research / Scholarship) • Physics Teacher Education • Physiology General • Physiology General Phd(Research / Scholarship) • Political Science and Government General • Political Science and Government General Phd(Research / Scholarship) • Prosthodontics/Prosthodontology Post-master's certificate • Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing • Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing Post-master's certificate • Psychology General • Public Health General • Public Health Other • Reading Teacher Education • Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursin • Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse • Religion/Religious Studies • Religious/Sacred Music Postbaccalaureate certificate • Russian Language and Literature • Russian Studies • Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education • Secondary Education and Teaching • Social Psychology Phd(Research / Scholarship) • Social Sciences Other • Social Studies Teacher Education • Spanish Language Teacher Education • Spanish Language and Literature • Special Education and Teaching General • Statistics General • Statistics General Phd(Research / Scholarship) • Student Counseling and Personnel Services Other • Student Counseling and Personnel Services Other Phd(Research / Scholarship) • Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor • Toxicology • Toxicology Phd(Research / Scholarship) • Visual and Performing Arts Other • Visual and Performing Arts Other Phd(Research / Scholarship) • Voice and Opera • Women's Studies |
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