2024-2025 University Facts

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

ACADEMIC OPPORTUNITIES 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.

APPLICATION PLAN

ACT LATEST TESTING

SAT LATEST TESTING

Early Decision I

October

October

internships, develop a business plan, or develop entrepreneurial skills.

Early Decision II

October

October

Regular Decision

December

December

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.

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.

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.

FINANCIAL FACTS First-year students receiving any financial aid

75%

Students receiving non-need based scholarships exceeding their calculated financial need: First Years Transfers

23% 32%

For the 2024 graduating class: Borrowed federal student loans Average federal loan debt at graduation

42% $18,244

Cost of Attendance for 2024-25: Tuition and fees Housing and Meals

$67,124 $19,570

72%

85%

4-YEAR GRADUATION RATE

6-YEAR GRADUATION RATE

(Class of 2024)

e5 PROGRAM offers a fifth year at Rochester, tuition free, to pursue

(Class of 2024)

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

Sciences

Religion

STUDENT PROFILE

Engineering Science

Russian

FIRST-YEAR ADMISSION, FALL 2024

Entrepreneurship

Russian Studies

Environmental Health

Spanish

Environmental Science

Statistics

Environmental Studies

Studio Arts

Epidemiology

Theater

Film & Media Studies Finance

MINORS ONLY

Financial Economics

Aerospace Engineering

French

Arabic

Gender, Sexuality & Women’s Studies

Astronomy

Geological Sciences Geomechanics

Chinese Classical Civilization

United States 72% Permanent Resident 4% Non-US Citizen 24% Countries Represented (citizenship) 33

Health, Behavior & Society

Earth & Planetary Science

History

English Literature

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Information Systems

Environmental Engineering

ADMITTED STUDENTS

Interdepartmental Degree Program

Environmental Geology Health Psychology

Business Analytics

Japanese

Hebrew

Cell & Developmental Biology

Language, Media & Communication

Jewish Studies

Chemical Engineering

Linguistics

Chemistry

Marketing

Classics

Mathematics

Clinical & Translational Science

Mathematics & Statistics

Comparative Literature

Mechanical Engineering

Journalism Latin Latin American Studies Legal Studies Materials Science Medical Anthropology Movement Studies

Microbiology

Music & Linguistics

Molecular Genetics

Music Cognition

Music

Organizational Psychology

Creative Writing

Neuroscience

Dance Studies

Optical Engineering

Data Science

Optics

Digital Media Studies

Philosophy

East Asian Studies

Physics

Ecology & Evolutionary Biology

Physics & Astronomy

Economics

Politics, Philosophy & Economics

Engineering & Applied

ENROLLMENT BY CITIZENSHIP

Clinical Psychology

Greek

Electrical & Computer Engineering

Female 49% Male 51% Non-binary <1%

Health Policy

Italian

Creative Expression & Performance

ENROLLMENT BY GENDER

Climate Change Science

International Relations

Computer Science

Applied 20,308 Admitted 8,150 Enrolled 1,179 Acceptance rate 40% Enrolled Early Decision 42% First-generation students 21%

German

Business

Computational Biology

CLASS OF 2028

Political Science

Psychology

Psychology as a Natural Science Psychology as a Social Science Research in Visual Science Social & Emotional Development Sustainability Visual Science Writing Studies

admissions.rochester.edu/academics/majors-and-minors

Without testing SAT Evidence-Based Reading & Writing SAT Math ACT Composite Average high school GPA (recalculated)

36% 700-760 740-790 32-35 3.84

ENROLLED STUDENTS Without testing SAT Evidence-Based Reading & Writing SAT Math ACT Composite Average high school GPA (recalculated)

51% 680-750 730-790 31-34 3.72

GEOGRAPHIC REPRESENTATION (RESIDENCE) In-state (NY) 31% States represented 42 (including DC, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands)

RACIAL/ETHNIC BACKGROUNDS Asian 18% Black 6% LatinX 9% Multiracial 4% Native American / Pacific Islander <1% White, non-Hispanic 36% Unreported 2%

TRANSFER ADMISSION (SPRING/FALL 2024) Applied Admitted Enrolled Average GPA of enrolled

187 / 722 055 / 272 019 / 68 3.66

STUDENTS INVOLVED IN CLUBS AND ORGANIZATIONS

90% 76%

STUDENTS LIVING IN CAMPUS HOUSING STUDENTS WITH DISCLOSED DISABILITIES: 10%

STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS:

9%

STUDENTS PARTICIPATING IN FRATERNITY / SORORITY LIFE FRATERNITIES: 13 SORORITIES: 10

95%

GRADUATES PURSUING FURTHER STUDY

(within one year of receiving their bachelor’s degree)

FIRST-YEAR RETENTION RATE

6,917

STUDENTS PARTICIPATING IN INTERNSHIPS

285

41%

90%

STUDENT ENROLLMENT ARTS, SCIENCES & ENGINEERING

FULL TIME

22

5,444 | Undergraduate

NCAA DIVISION III TEAMS

1,350 | Graduate PART TIME

39 CLUB SPORTS

35 | Undergraduate 088 | Graduate

CONNECT WITH YOUR COUNSELOR! admissions.rochester.edu/ visit/contact-your-counselor

11,946 UNIVERSITY-WIDE FULL TIME 6,165 | Undergraduate

CONTACT

3,626 | Graduate FINANCIAL AID OFFICE

OFFICE OF ADMISSIONS admit@admissions.rochester.edu admissions.rochester.edu (585) 275-3221 @URAdmissions

PART TIME

finaid@rochester.edu rochester.edu/financial-aid (585) 275-3226 @URFinAid

ADMISSIONS & FINANCIAL AID DEADLINES

0,415 | Undergraduate 1,740 | Graduate

Due by 11:59 pm ET on deadline listed below.

FIRST-YEARS

APPLICATION DEADLINE

CSS PROFILE INT’L STUDENTS

CSS PROFILE

FAFSA

NOTIFICATION

Early Decision I

Nov 1

Nov 1

Dec 1

Dec 1

Mid-Dec

Early Decision II

Jan 5

Jan 5

Dec 1

Dec 1

Early Feb

Regular Decision

Dec 1* / Jan 5

Dec 1* / Jan 5

Feb 15

Feb 15

Mid-Mar

Spring Term**

Oct 15

Oct 15

Oct 15

Oct 15

Mid-Nov

Fall Term

Mar 15*

Mar 15

Mar 15

Mar 15

Apr 1***

Spring Term

Oct 15*

Oct 15

Oct 15

Oct 15

Nov 1***

TRANSFERS

* 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. ** 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. *** Transfers have rolling notification based upon when application completes and is reviewed.