2024-2025 FACTS
ARTS • SCIENCES • ENGINEERING
ONE OF THE WORLD’S LEADING RESEARCH UNIVERSITIES
RESEARCH AT ROCHESTER IS HAPPENING ON CAMPUS IN ALL DEPARTMENTS.
Undergraduate students are working alongside their faculty mentors in a range of settings—from laboratories to libraries, hospitals to museums, archives to expeditions, town halls to recording studios.
APPLYING
We seek to understand each application’s academic ability, extracurricular engagement, ethical character, and their contributions to their communities. admissions.rochester.edu/applying/how-to-apply
TEST OPTIONAL POLICY We realize that standardized tests may not be an accurate reflection of a student’s abilities. Applicants choosing to not submit a standardized test will not be disadvantaged nor will it negatively impact their application or merit scholarship review.
ACT/SAT TESTING DEADLINES
APPLICATION PLAN ACT LATEST TESTING SAT LATEST TESTING
Early Decision I October October
Early Decision II October October
Regular Decision December December
FINANCIAL AID
The Financial Aid Office is available to help you and your family afford the investment of a Rochester education through a combination of different aid programs tailored to meet your calculated need.
CERTIFICATE & CITATION PROGRAMS in Biotechnology, Data Science, Medical Physics, Stage Management, Community–Engaged Scholarship, Achievement in College Leadership, and more.
COMBINED DEGREE PROGRAMS in medicine, engineering, education, or epidemiology/public health that guarantee admission to professional or graduate school upon completion of a bachelor’s degree.
e5 PROGRAM offers a fifth year at Rochester, tuition free, to pursue internships, develop a business plan, or develop entrepreneurial skills.
TAKE FIVE PROGRAM allows students to stay for a fifth year of study, tuition free, to pursue broader academic interests in a research or experiential learning context.
STUDY ABROAD offers more than 70 different Rochester-sponsored opportunities in over 35 countries.
UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH offers students opportunities to do research on their own, in teams, or as part of faculty-directed projects.
FREDERICK DOUGLASS INSTITUTE offers an interdisciplinary major as well as internships, a video and film series, and a distinguished speaker series.
SUSAN B. ANTHONY INSTITUTE is a multidisciplinary program focused on Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies. The institution sponsors research, seminars, conferences, mentorship seminars, and an annual public lecture series.
The unique Rochester Curriculum invites students to study what they love with focus and flexibility.
VETERANS AND MILITARY FAMILIES The University of Rochester has been a participant in the Yellow Ribbon Program since 2009. Veterans, spouses, and dependents with 100% entitlement for Post9/11 G.I. Bill will have tuition and mandatory fees paid through a combination of VA and Yellow Ribbon funding. All admitted students who are eligible will automatically qualify.
UNDERGRADUATE AREAS OF STUDY
MAJORS, MINORS & CONCENTRATIONS
Accounting
American Sign
Language
Anthropology
Applied Mathematics
Archaeology,
Technology &
Historical
Structures
Art History
Audio Arts
Technologies
Audio & Music
Engineering
Biochemistry
Bioethics
Biological Studies
Biology
Biomedical
Engineering
Black Studies
Brain & Cognitive
Sciences
British & American
Literature
Business
Business Analytics
Cell & Developmental
Biology
Chemical Engineering
Chemistry
Classics
Clinical & Translational
Science
Comparative Literature
Computational Biology
Computer Science
Creative Expression & Performance
Creative Writing
Dance Studies
Data Science
Digital Media Studies
East Asian Studies
Ecology & Evolutionary
Biology
Economics
Electrical & Computer
Engineering
Engineering & Applied
Sciences
Engineering Science
Entrepreneurship
Environmental Health
Environmental Science
Environmental Studies
Epidemiology
Film & Media Studies
Finance
Financial Economics
French
Gender, Sexuality & Women’s Studies
Geological Sciences
Geomechanics
German
Health Policy
Health, Behavior & Society
History
Information Systems
Interdepartmental Degree Program
International Relations
Italian
Japanese
Language, Media & Communication
Linguistics
Marketing
Mathematics
Mathematics & Statistics
Mechanical
Engineering
Microbiology
Molecular Genetics
Music
Neuroscience
Optical Engineering
Optics
Philosophy
Physics
Physics & Astronomy
Political Science
Politics, Philosophy & Economics
Psychology
Religion
Russian
Russian Studies
Spanish
Statistics
Studio Arts
Theater
MINORS ONLY
Aerospace Engineering
Arabic
Astronomy
Chinese
Classical Civilization
Climate Change
Science
Clinical Psychology
Earth & Planetary Science
English Literature
Environmental
Engineering
Environmental Geology
Greek
Health Psychology
Hebrew
Jewish Studies
Journalism
Latin
Latin American Studies
Legal Studies
Materials Science
Medical Anthropology
Movement Studies
Music & Linguistics
Music Cognition
Organizational
Psychology
Psychology as a Natural Science
Psychology as a Social Science
Research in Visual Science
Social & Emotional Development
Sustainability
Visual Science
Writing Studies
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
76% STUDENTS LIVING IN CAMPUS HOUSING
STUDENTS WITH DISCLOSED DISABILITIES: 10% 95%
9% STUDENTS PARTICIPATING IN FRATERNITY / SORORITY LIFE
FRATERNITIES: 13 SORORITIES: 10
OFFICE OF ADMISSIONS admit@admissions.rochester.edu admissions.rochester.edu (585) 275-3221 @URAdmissions CONTACT
admissions.rochester.edu/ visit/contact-your-counselor
FINANCIAL AID OFFICE finaid@rochester.edu rochester.edu/financial-aid (585) 275-3226 @URFinAid
ADMISSIONS & FINANCIAL AID DEADLINES
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Enrollment into the spring semester as a first-year student is dependent on space availability. Students enrolling as a first-year student for the spring term are not eligible for our combined degree programs.
* ** *** Applications received prior to this date will be given the strongest consideration for admission and merit scholarships. Students applying to REMS maintain an earlier Regular Decision deadlines.
Transfers have rolling notification based upon when application completes and is reviewed.