University of Rochester
University of Rochester admitted 40% of applicants. Students who submitted scores typically had 1410–1540 on the SAT. Its average net price after aid was $34,347 a year. Within six years, 83% of first-time, full-time students graduated.
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Admissions
- Admission rate
- 40%
- SAT/ACT scores
- Considered if submitted
- SAT middle 50%
- 1410–1540
- ACT middle 50%
- 31–34
Cost
- Cost of attendance, before aid
- $89,562 a year
- Average net price after aid
- $34,347 a year
- Net price for families earning under $30,000
- $15,091 a year
- Tuition and fees
- $70,306 a year
Outcomes
- Graduation rate (within 6 years)
- 83%
- Students who return for a second year
- 91%
- Median earnings 10 years after starting
- $88,358 a year
- Median debt at graduation
- $19,000
Students
- Undergraduates
- 6,331
- Undergraduates with a Pell Grant
- 20%
- Student-faculty ratio
- 9 to 1
- Campus setting
- City
Most common fields of study
Share of the degrees the college awarded, by field.
- Biological and biomedical sciences
- 13%
- Health professions
- 12%
- Business, management and marketing
- 11%
- Social sciences
- 10%
- Engineering
- 10%
Colleges with similar selectivity
Closest by admission rate and SAT scores.
- Brandeis University MA · 41% admitted
- Scripps College CA · 38% admitted
- Case Western Reserve University OH · 37% admitted
- University of Maryland-College Park MD · 45% admitted
- Mount Holyoke College MA · 36% admitted
- Occidental College CA · 44% admitted
More colleges in New York
- New York University NY · 9.2% admitted
- University at Buffalo NY · 74% admitted
- Stony Brook University NY · 49% admitted
- CUNY Hunter College NY · 54% admitted
- CUNY Bernard M Baruch College NY · 48% admitted
- Cornell University NY · 8.8% admitted
- Syracuse University NY · 46% admitted
- Binghamton University NY · 39% admitted
Official sources
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Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, most recent institution-level data (October 2026 release). Admission figures are reported by the college; check its website for current requirements.