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University of Rochester

University of Rochester is a private campus in Rochester proper — federal locale codes class it as urban. The institution reports a hospital in its federal directory record.

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What could it cost?

Start with net price after grants, then read the published costs. Each chart names its academic year and the students it covers.

Net price by family income

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Average annual cost after grants for each family-income band. These group averages are not personal price quotes.

IPEDS Income brackets, 2022–23

family-income band

$13,743

family income
under $30k

$16,102

$30–48k

$21,177

$48–75k

$29,822

$75–110k

$48,528

over $110k

Average net price

$29,2782023–24Skip to data table

Average annual attendance cost after grants for the reported student group. Your own aid offer and costs may differ.

Average net price at University of Rochester rose from $24,713 (2008) to $29,278 (2023).

Average net price — data
Year	Net price
2008	$24,713
2009	$24,804
2010	$25,441
2011	$26,764
2012	$26,608
2013	$26,914
2014	$24,972
2015	$26,604
2016	$30,480
2017	$29,373
2018	$29,522
2019	$31,340
2020	$31,171
2021	$30,902
2022	$30,248
2023	$29,278

IPEDS 16 federal reports, 2008–2023

Total cost of attendance

$85,9622024–25Skip to data table

Estimated annual attendance budget before grants, including tuition, fees, housing, food and books. Not every expense is billed by the school.

Total cost at University of Rochester rose from $50,550 (2009) to $85,962 (2024).

Total cost of attendance — data
Year	Cost
2009	$50,550
2010	$52,690
2011	$54,730
2012	$56,760
2013	$59,156
2014	$61,340
2015	$63,268
2016	$65,364
2017	$67,722
2018	$70,108
2019	$72,721
2020	$75,190
2021	$77,995
2022	$79,490
2023	$82,600
2024	$85,962

IPEDS Academic-year cost 2009–2024

Tuition & fees

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Published tuition and fees before grants. Housing, food, books and other attendance costs are separate.

Tuition & fees — data
Year	Tuition & fees
2000	$23,730
2001	$24,754
2002	$26,107
2003	$27,628
2004	$28,250
2005	$30,540
2006	$33,373
2007	$35,190
2008	$37,250
2013	$45,372
2014	$46,960
2015	$48,280
2016	$50,142
2017	$52,020
2018	$53,909
2019	$56,030
2020	$58,241
2021	$59,378
2022	$61,678
2023	$64,348

IPEDS Published price 2000–01 to 2023–24 (not adjusted for inflation)

Cost, size & completion summary

Cost, size & completion

University of Rochester reports published tuition of $67,080 in this record. University of Rochester's $67,080 tuition excludes other attendance costs; aid can reduce the bill. Scorecard snapshot: 2026-06-10; historical charts show their own years.

University of Rochester reports 6,331 undergraduate students. Enrollment is a headcount, not a measure of teaching access.

85.4% of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants completed at University of Rochester within six years (2026-06-10 release). This measure excludes other student groups.

Do students finish — and what comes after?

Graduation, debt and earnings cover different groups. Read each chart's entering class or fiscal period; they are not one group's journey.

Six-year graduation rate

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85.4%entered Fall 2018Skip to data table

The share of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants who completed at this institution within six years. Other students are not included.

The six-year graduation rate at University of Rochester rose from 77% (entered 1991) to 85.4% (entered 2018).

A six-year rate can only describe a class that entered six or more years ago — by definition the last point on the line is that old.

Six-year graduation rate — data
Year	Graduated within 6 yrs
1991 cohort	77%
1992 cohort	76.3%
1993 cohort	73.6%
1994 cohort	70.7%
1995 cohort	74.8%
1996 cohort	80.9%
1997 cohort	78.1%
1998 cohort	80.8%
1999 cohort	80.3%
2000 cohort	80%
2001 cohort	81.1%
2002 cohort	83.7%
2003 cohort	80.3%
2004 cohort	84.1%
2005 cohort	83.1%
2006 cohort	85.4%
2007 cohort	85.2%
2008 cohort	83.9%
2009 cohort	88.2%
2010 cohort	85.4%
2011 cohort	85.3%
2012 cohort	86.1%
2013 cohort	87.5%
2014 cohort	85.8%
2015 cohort	85.9%
2016 cohort	89.7%
2017 cohort	84.5%
2018 cohort	85.4%

IPEDS Entering cohorts 1991–2018

Median debt at exit (completers vs non-completers)

Historical student groups

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Median federal student loan debt when students left school, shown separately for those who completed and those who did not.

CompletedLeft without degree

Each point combines two years. Neighboring points share one year, so changes should be read with that overlap in mind.

These two-year windows closed before today's students borrowed — they describe past cohorts, not the current price of a degree.

Median debt at exit — data
Year	Completed	Left without degree
Left school in fiscal years 1997 and 1998 (FY1997/98)	$17,125	$10,438
Left school in fiscal years 1998 and 1999 (FY1998/99)	$17,125	$14,925
Left school in fiscal years 1999 and 2000 (FY1999/00)	$15,063	$16,500
Left school in fiscal years 2000 and 2001 (FY2000/01)	$14,500	$16,119
Left school in fiscal years 2001 and 2002 (FY2001/02)	$14,500	$16,625
Left school in fiscal years 2002 and 2003 (FY2002/03)	$14,500	$17,055
Left school in fiscal years 2003 and 2004 (FY2003/04)	—	$16,050
Left school in fiscal years 2004 and 2005 (FY2004/05)	$14,500	$15,125
Left school in fiscal years 2005 and 2006 (FY2005/06)	$14,500	$14,500
Left school in fiscal years 2006 and 2007 (FY2006/07)	$17,125	$13,625
Left school in fiscal years 2007 and 2008 (FY2007/08)	$17,125	$8,438
Left school in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 (FY2008/09)	$17,125	$10,200
Left school in fiscal years 2009 and 2010 (FY2009/10)	$17,875	$10,875
Left school in fiscal years 2010 and 2011 (FY2010/11)	$20,942	$10,797
Left school in fiscal years 2011 and 2012 (FY2011/12)	$23,000	$12,000
Left school in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 (FY2012/13)	$25,000	$11,500
Left school in fiscal years 2013 and 2014 (FY2013/14)	$25,000	$11,000
Left school in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 (FY2014/15)	$25,000	$13,000
Left school in fiscal years 2015 and 2016 (FY2015/16)	$24,500	$13,250
Left school in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 (FY2016/17)	$23,276	$10,250
Left school in fiscal years 2017 and 2018 (FY2017/18)	$20,000	$8,750
Left school in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 (FY2018/19)	$19,000	$9,000
Left school in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 (FY2019/20)	$20,000	$8,750
Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21)	$21,000	$8,500

NSLDS GRAD_DEBT_MDN / WDRAW_DEBT_MDN, merged FY periods · via College Scorecard

Earnings after entry

Historical student groups

Median annual earnings after entering college, for federally aided students who were working and not enrolled when measured.

Entered: academic years 2013–14 or 2014–15

$68,333

6 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2011–12 or 2012–13

$75,218

8 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2009–10 or 2010–11

$79,042

10 years after entry

Each figure covers a different group of students who entered college in the stated years. Earnings were measured in the same two years; these are not one group followed over time.

Measured in 2020–21, adjusted for inflation to 2022 dollars. Each figure pools two entering academic years.

Treasury Pooled entering cohorts · Scorecard 2020–21 historical file

What does the admissions record show?

Rates and score ranges describe a past admissions cycle. Submitted scores are not cutoffs or a prediction of admission.

Admissions snapshot & test policies

University of Rochester admitted 8,570 of 21,384 applicants in Fall 2024. The 40.1% rate describes that application pool.

40.1%

acceptance rate · Fall 2024 admissions cycle

rate trend $64,348 tuition · 2023–24 6,331 undergraduates · Fall 2024

Test-optional (considered) · Fall 2024

400SAT range (section 25th/75th sums): 1410–15401600

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Admissions

University of Rochester reported scores as considered but not required for the Fall 2024 admissions cycle. For University of Rochester’s enrolled SAT submitters, Reading and Writing was 680–750 and Math was 730–790 (25th–75th percentiles). The section-percentile sums 1410–1540 are not composite-score percentiles. These are not admission cutoffs.

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Score	25th	50th	75th
SAT Reading & Writing	680	720	750
SAT Math	730	770	790
ACT Composite	31	33	34

25th / 75th: a quarter of enrolled submitters scored below the first number, a quarter above the second. These are not cutoffs.

Only students who submitted scores are counted — at test-optional schools, many enrolled students aren't in this table.

Percentiles are among enrolled students who submitted scores (Fall 2024 admissions cycle).

In the Fall 2024 cycle, University of Rochester received 21,384 applications and admitted 8,570 (40.1%), with 1,317 enrolling.

Acceptance rate

40.1%Fall 2024Skip to data table

The share of applicants offered a spot — lower means more selective; read it alongside the score ranges below.

University of Rochester's admission rate fell from 49.1% to 40.1%. The rate alone cannot explain the change. This describes Fall 2001 to Fall 2024.

Acceptance rate — data
Year	Acceptance rate
Fall 2001	49.1%
Fall 2002	53%
Fall 2003	47.3%
Fall 2004	46.1%
Fall 2005	45.7%
Fall 2006	43.9%
Fall 2007	39.8%
Fall 2008	41.1%
Fall 2009	38.7%
Fall 2010	38%
Fall 2011	34.1%
Fall 2012	35.3%
Fall 2013	35.7%
Fall 2014	36.4%
Fall 2015	33.8%
Fall 2016	35.5%
Fall 2017	34.2%
Fall 2018	29.4%
Fall 2019	29.7%
Fall 2020	35.4%
Fall 2021	40.6%
Fall 2022	38.9%
Fall 2023	35.9%
Fall 2024	40.1%

IPEDS Fall cycles 2001–2024

SAT range (section sums, 25th–75th)

1410–1540Fall 2024 · submittersSkip to data table

Sums of the reading/writing and math percentiles among enrolled submitters — not percentiles of total SAT scores or admission cutoffs.

SAT range (section sums) — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2001	1220	1410
Fall 2002	1210	1410
Fall 2003	1220	1400
Fall 2004	1230	1410
Fall 2005	1230	1410
Fall 2006	1230	1420
Fall 2007	1230	1420
Fall 2008	1230	1410
Fall 2009	1230	1410
Fall 2010	1230	1420
Fall 2011	1230	1440
Fall 2012	1240	1440
Fall 2013	1250	1450
Fall 2017	1300	1490
Fall 2018	1320	1500
Fall 2019	1310	1500
Fall 2020	1330	1510
Fall 2021	1370	1520
Fall 2022	1390	1540
Fall 2023	1400	1540
Fall 2024	1410	1540

IPEDS Fall 2001–2024, submitters only

ACT middle 50%

31–34Fall 2024 · submittersSkip to data table

The middle half of enrolled ACT submitters, using published composite-score percentiles — not admission cutoffs.

ACT middle 50% — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2001	27	32
Fall 2002	27	31
Fall 2003	26	30
Fall 2004	27	32
Fall 2005	26	30
Fall 2006	27	30
Fall 2007	27	31
Fall 2008	27	31
Fall 2009	28	33
Fall 2010	29	32
Fall 2011	28	32
Fall 2012	28	32
Fall 2013	29	32
Fall 2017	29	33
Fall 2018	30	34
Fall 2019	30	34
Fall 2020	30	34
Fall 2021	31	35
Fall 2022	31	34
Fall 2023	31	34
Fall 2024	31	34

IPEDS Fall 2001–2024, submitters only

What is the campus like?

Enrollment counts a campus population; retention follows first-years returning. Their dates and populations are shown separately.

Undergraduate enrollment

6,331Fall 2024Skip to data table

Reported undergraduate enrollment. This count does not measure class size or teaching access.

Undergraduate enrollment at University of Rochester rose from 4,556 (Fall 2002) to 6,331 (Fall 2024).

Undergraduate enrollment — data
Year	Undergraduates
Fall 2002	4,556
Fall 2003	4,458
Fall 2004	4,449
Fall 2005	4,532
Fall 2006	4,725
Fall 2007	4,964
Fall 2008	5,201
Fall 2009	5,291
Fall 2010	5,430
Fall 2011	5,457
Fall 2012	5,606
Fall 2013	6,047
Fall 2014	6,074
Fall 2015	6,125
Fall 2016	6,235
Fall 2017	6,320
Fall 2018	6,348
Fall 2019	6,521
Fall 2020	6,299
Fall 2021	6,417
Fall 2022	6,569
Fall 2023	6,488
Fall 2024	6,331

IPEDS Fall headcounts 2002–2024

First-year retention (full-time)

91%Fall 2023 cohortSkip to data table

The share of the reported first-time student group who returned the following year. This rate does not explain why others left.

First-year retention at University of Rochester has held near 91% from Fall 2002 to Fall 2023.

First-year retention — data
Year	Retention
Fall 2002 cohort	94%
Fall 2003 cohort	93%
Fall 2004 cohort	95%
Fall 2005 cohort	93%
Fall 2006 cohort	96%
Fall 2007 cohort	95%
Fall 2008 cohort	96%
Fall 2009 cohort	95%
Fall 2010 cohort	95%
Fall 2011 cohort	96%
Fall 2012 cohort	96%
Fall 2013 cohort	96%
Fall 2014 cohort	96%
Fall 2015 cohort	96%
Fall 2016 cohort	97%
Fall 2017 cohort	95%
Fall 2018 cohort	94%
Fall 2019 cohort	92%
Fall 2020 cohort	91%
Fall 2021 cohort	92%
Fall 2022 cohort	93%
Fall 2023 cohort	91%

IPEDS Full-time cohorts 2002–2023

More about University of Rochester

Faculty pay at University of Rochester averages $175,020 a year, annualized from reported monthly pay. Carnegie classes University of Rochester as a primarily nonresidential campus — most of its 6,331 undergraduates live off campus, and 90.7% of the reported first-time, full-time student group returned for a second year.

University of Rochester's SAT section-percentile sums are 1410–1540 — their midpoint is above the NY four-year benchmark. These are not total-score percentiles. Put your own practice estimate on University of Rochester's range with the SAT calculator, or bring a saved GPA from the grade tools.

Why some charts are marked “key chart”

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Start with three useful questions: what costs were reported for families in your income band, how many first-time full-time students finished, and what federal debt borrowers held when leaving.

How University of Rochester compares

State and national medians cover active bachelor-primary institutions, mixing public and private schools. Tuition uses in-state rates at public schools. These are broad reference points, not a ranking of similar schools or your likely bill.

Scorecard dates identify the release snapshot, not a shared measurement year. Earnings describe federally aided students who were working and not enrolled ten years after entry; cohorts and populations differ from the admissions and tuition figures.

Acceptance rate

Fall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS

University of Rochester40.1%

New York median70.1%

National median76.8%

Tuition

Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid

University of Rochester$67,080

New York median$17,408

National median$19,591

Median earnings (10 yr)

Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot

University of Rochester's snapshot: calendar years and dollar basis unverified.

University of Rochester$79,042

New York median$60,236

National median$53,781

View comparison data & dates

University of Rochester, New York and national reference values
Metric & basis	University of Rochester	New York median	National median
Acceptance rateFall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS	40.1%	70.1%	76.8%
TuitionScorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid	$67,080	$17,408	$19,591
Median earnings (10 yr)Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot	$79,042	$60,236	$53,781

Published earnings by bachelor's field of study

For University of Rochester, these are federal subject groups (CIP), not departments. Median is the middle annual income.

University of Rochester federal-aid recipients · graduated 2017–18 or 2018–19 · income measured 2022 or 2023 · inflation-adjusted to 2024 dollars. Definitions and limits.

View 19 fields & earnings

Bachelor's field of study (CIP category)	Median earnings, 4 yrs after completion
Computer Science	$155,464
Economics	$109,324
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering	$105,183
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods	$102,625
Biomedical/Medical Engineering	$95,957
Mechanical Engineering	$95,060
Mathematics	$94,178
Business/Commerce, General	$93,367
Chemical Engineering	$92,102
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$90,038
Political Science and Government	$68,510
Social Sciences, Other	$68,333
International Relations and National Security Studies	$67,531
Research and Experimental Psychology	$65,000
History	$56,838
Biology, General	$54,937
English Language and Literature, General	$53,702
Psychology, General	$53,520
Music	$34,888

These 19 fields listed for University of Rochester measure earnings after completion. The $79,042 institution-level snapshot above measures earnings after entry; it is not the same cohort or a total for these fields. 38 additional University of Rochester fields have earnings withheld under federal privacy rules.

Frequently asked questions

What test-score data does University of Rochester report?

University of Rochester's enrolled submitters had SAT section-percentile sums of 1410–1540 in Fall 2024. These are not total-score percentiles or a GPA requirement.

What is University of Rochester's acceptance rate?

40.1% in the Fall 2024 cycle — 8,570 admitted from 21,384 applicants.

How much does University of Rochester cost?

At University of Rochester, tuition is $67,080. Tuition is not the total cost of attendance; aid can reduce your bill.

What earnings data does University of Rochester report?

Median earnings ten years after entry: $79,042. Major figures measure four years after completion. Source and date limits.

Similar colleges in New York

Russell Sage College — 53.3% admitted
St Lawrence University — 54.3% admitted
Binghamton University — 38.6% admitted
Stony Brook University — 49% admitted

Run your own numbers

Data: IPEDS ADM2024 (Fall 2024 admissions, provisional) · IPEDS HD2024/IC2024 directory · College Scorecard 2026-06-10 release (institution and field-of-study files; earnings from Treasury records). Retrieved 2026-09-01. Chart dates follow this institution's available observations; the release date is not an academic year or an earnings year. Some records end earlier than others. Field-of-study cohort dates are shown with the table. Read the date and population definitions.