Private nonprofitFour-year

University of Rochester

Rochester, NY · Highest award: Graduate degree

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Net price (avg)
$29,278
Academic year 2023-24
Tuition & fees
$67,080
Academic year 2024-25
Graduation rate
85.4%
Fall 2018 entering cohort (150%), Fall 2016 (200%)
Median earnings (10 yr)
$79,042
Entering cohort AY2009-10 / 2010-11, measured in 2022 dollars

Read the years, not just the numbers

Each figure below is labelled with the period it covers, because they are not all from the same year. Tuition is Academic year 2024-25, while the earnings figure describes students who entered Entering cohort AY2009-10 / 2010-11, measured in 2022 dollars. They are historical facts about this institution, not a quote for you.

What it actually costs

Net price is what students paid after grant and scholarship aid — usually far below the sticker price.

Total cost of attendance
$85,962
Academic year 2023-24
Tuition & fees (in state)
$67,080
Academic year 2024-25
Tuition & fees (out of state)
$67,080
Academic year 2024-25
Room & board (on campus)
$19,792
Academic year 2024-25
Room & board (off campus)
Not reported
Academic year 2024-25
Books & supplies
$1,310
Academic year 2024-25

Average net price by family income

Academic year 2023-24

$0–30,0009,678
$30,001–48,00012,185
$48,001–75,00021,087
$75,001–110,00027,883
$110,001+46,801

Figures are U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard data for Academic year 2023-24, published by the U.S. federal government. They are historical reference values, not a quote, and not an offer. Your actual cost will depend on your own circumstances.

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Outcomes

Historical results for students who attended. They do not predict your own.

Graduation rate (150% time)
85.4%
Fall 2018 entering cohort (150%), Fall 2016 (200%)
Graduation rate (200% time)
89.9%
Fall 2018 entering cohort (150%), Fall 2016 (200%)
Retention (full-time)
90.7%
Fall 2023 cohort
Median earnings (6 yr)
$68,333
Entering cohort AY2009-10 / 2010-11, measured in 2022 dollars
Median earnings (10 yr)
$79,042
Entering cohort AY2009-10 / 2010-11, measured in 2022 dollars
Loan default rate (3 yr)
0.0%
FSA FY2022 cohort
Median debt of completers
$21,000
NSLDS FY2020/21 pooled
Median debt monthly payment
$222.63
NSLDS FY2020/21 pooled
Repayment rate (3 yr)
80.0%
NSLDS FY2013/14 cohort

Compared with a high-school graduate

Students here earned a median of $79,042 ten years after entering, against a national benchmark for high-school graduates of $36,082. That benchmark is 2023 ACS 5-year pooled, 2024 dollars.

Admissions and size

Many institutions do not report these — “Not reported” is not a zero.

Admission rate
40.1%
Fall 2024
Average SAT (equivalent)
1,488
Fall 2024
ACT 25th–75th percentile
31–34
Fall 2024
Undergraduate enrollment
6,331
Fall 2024
Student-faculty ratio
9:1
Fall 2024
First-generation share
18.7%
Fall 2024
Pell grant recipients
17.3%
Academic year 2023-24
Federal loan recipients
39.7%
Academic year 2023-24
Median family income
$62,874
AY2022-23 (median family income)

Student body

Fall 2024

White39%
Hispanic8%
Black5%
Asian18%
Two or more races4%
Nonresident / international23%

Other Four-year institutions in NY

Peer institutions
InstitutionNet priceGrad rateEarnings (10 yr)
Academy for Jewish ReligionNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Adelphi UniversityNot reported67.2%$75,482
Albany College of Pharmacy and Health SciencesNot reported67.5%$131,426
Albany Law SchoolNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Albany Medical CollegeNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Albert Einstein College of MedicineNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Alfred UniversityNot reported57.0%$54,897
American Musical and Dramatic AcademyNot reported71.6%$26,975
Associated Beth Rivkah SchoolsNot reported77.5%$17,686
Bais Binyomin AcademyNot reported8.3%Not reported
Bais Medrash ElyonNot reported0.0%Not reported
Bais Medrash of Dexter ParkNot reported71.4%Not reported

Earnings by field of study

Four years after graduation, by programme. Compare each against the national median for that field.

Earnings by field of study
ProgrammeMedian earnings (4 yr)National medianMedian debt
Computer Science.$155,464$107,009$19,000
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods.$149,877$124,807Not reported
Business Administration, Management and Operations.$138,177$103,485Not reported
Physics.$127,533$96,478Not reported
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.$119,636$120,193Not reported
Economics.$109,324$82,686$19,946
Medicine.$106,097$112,460Not reported
Biomedical/Medical Engineering.$105,240$106,375Not reported
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering.$105,183$100,647$18,750
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods.$102,625$86,176$22,250
Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General.$100,807$111,169Not reported
Educational Administration and Supervision.$97,103$100,573Not reported
Biomedical/Medical Engineering.$95,957$93,451$20,500
Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities.$95,894$100,487Not reported
Mechanical Engineering.$95,060$92,135$21,000
Educational Administration and Supervision.$94,839$86,288Not reported
Mathematics.$94,178$69,562$22,500
Business/Commerce, General.$93,367$68,407Not reported
Chemical Engineering.$92,102$98,158$23,000
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.$90,038$88,910$31,000

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard (release 2026-06-10) — https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/data/ · Data last updated 2026-06-10