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By Gender Male C+ Female C+   By Major Anthropology B- Art & Design Department D Biology B- Chemical Engineering F Chemistry C- Computer Science C+ Economics B Electrical Engineering B Engineering Department B English B- Finance B- Genetics B+ History/Histories (art history/etc.) B Language - French/Spanish/etc. C- Linguistics B Math B- Mechanical Engineering B- Neuroscience/Cognitive Science B- Other B- Philosophy A+ Physics C Political Science C PreMed and Medical C PreVet and Veterinary C Psychology C+ Public Health C- Religion/Religious C+ Undecided B

Against similar schools Surrounding City compared with similar schools in class. University of Rochester  C+ Average of All Schools  C+ Average of schools in class  B+ George Washington University  A- Cornell University  B- New York University  B+ Boston University  B+ Boston College  A- Columbia University in the City of New York  B Brown University  B+ F A+

Quotes touching on Surrounding City

“... You'll find that it's not about the grades after you're out of college looking for and getting a job - it's about your skills, your common sense,...” [Read full comment]

 

“... Lots of students don't go into the city of Rochester except when absolutely necessary ...” [Read full comment]

 

“... There isn’t that much to do in the city of Rochester, but Niagara Falls and Toronto are only 1 ...” [Read full comment]

 

“... For the rest of us, specially if you are from a big city, come here only if you intend to transfer out ...” [Read full comment]

 

“... I'm used to laid-back people who are up for doing new things-- the city of rochester may not be great, but it does have some stuff to offer ...” [Read full comment]

 

“... Rochester is an incredible city with a wonderful history ...” [Read full comment]

 

“... I suppose my biggest gripe is with the actuall students and the environment that they foster: It is indeed difficult to get through a day wit...” [Read full comment]

 

“... Complaints about the city of Rochester are also frequent ...” [Read full comment]

 

“... Nothing goes on in the city around campus ...” [Read full comment]

 

“... ), the social life really lacks, and the city is a run-down, shutdown place ...” [Read full comment]

 

“... Although the U of R isn't part of a college town, there is quite a bit to do in Rochester, and the city is full of culture ...” [Read full comment]

 

“... Getting that outside of the way, although UR(as we like to call ourselves and officially make use of to replace the word "your" whenever possi...” [Read full comment]

 

“... The city seems like a real shit hole when you first go to it, with only 2 coffee shops and the eastman school in safe walking distance from t...” [Read full comment]

 

“... There actually is plenty of stuff to do in the city of Rochester if you're motivated enough to go find it ...” [Read full comment]

 

“... The beauty of the campus is especially inspirational, although the surrounding city of Rochester is nothing special ...” [Read full comment]

 

“... Although Rochester itself is kind of a blah city there are some interesting artsy areas and Java's Cafe at Eastman has the amazing cappuccinos an...” [Read full comment]

 

“... The city of Rochester may not be anything to write home about, but it does have its highlights ...” [Read full comment]

 

“... It's true that the social life here and surrouding city is not that good, comparing with big international cities ...” [Read full comment]

 

“... The city, I'll admit, is seriously lacking social activities ...” [Read full comment]

 

“... Location: If you are not familiar with Rochester, the winters are long and brutal, the city is full of crime and economic dismay, and students ar...” [Read full comment]

 

“... No one is going to make you take a hard schedule (though often it is inevitable), explore the city, or make friends, but if you do, you will only...” [Read full comment]

 

“... The city's a little run down, yes, but you'll spend so much of your time on the gorgeous campus it won't matter ...” [Read full comment]

 

“... There are clubs in the city that are a lot of fun, and there are frats open thursday-saturday ...” [Read full comment]

 

“... There are buses and other methods of transportation to get around the city ...” [Read full comment]

 

“... Another bad thing about the school is the city of Rochester ...” [Read full comment]

 

“... -Mediocre social life and boring city ...” [Read full comment]

   

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