University Of Rochester

The University of Rochester, also known as UR, is a private, nonsectarian, research university located in Rochester, New York, United States. It was established in 1850 as a Baptist-sponsored institution. It was finally renamed as the University of Rochester on January 31, 1850. The university confers undergraduate, graduate, doctoral, and professional degrees to the students. UR’s River Campus is the center of its academic and administrative activities. It covers 200 acres.

U.S. News and World Report, in their popular National University Rankings (2008 edition), placed the University of Rochester 35th in the nation. It is organized into the following academic divisions:

Eastman School of Music
Margaret Warner Graduate School of Education and Human Development
School of Medicine and Dentistry
School of Nursing
The College of Arts, Sciences, and Engineering
William E. Simon Graduate School of Business Administration

UR’s student body is ethnic and diverse. It enrolls students from all U.S. states and over 90 countries.

Campus Location

Rochester, NY 14627-0011
USA
Main Tel: (585) 275-2121
Web Site

The campus is in a medium-sized city.

University Of Rochester Highlights

Where University Of Rochester stands out most compared to other schools (details below):

Many students concentrating in music, science, mathematics, engineering, and medicine.
Large number of programs of study offered.
High faculty salary.
High SAT scores (combined Verbal and Math).
Large number of students.
Selective admissions.
High male/female ratio.
Number of dorm rooms for students.
Superior share of faculty on tenure track.
Good faculty-to-student ratio.

Other important characteristics:

Faculty tenure system
On-campus hospital
Library on-campus
Campus housing available
Student meal (board) plan
Study abroad option
Part-time classes available
ROTC

Degrees Awarded (in 2007)

Degree	Total Earned	Different Programs
Bachelor	1,149	53
Master	793	82
Doctorale	239	52
First-professional degree	83	1
First-professional certificate	54	6
Postbaccalaureate certificate	10	4
Post-master's certificate	7	6

Students

The student enrollment at University Of Rochester was 9,334 in 2007 (8,355 full-time equivalent).

About 48% of the freshmen class in 2007 was male and women were 52% of the class.

Undergrads are 56% of enrolled students, graduate students are 39%, and those seeking first-professional graduate degrees represent 4%.

Students living in the US make up 100% of incoming freshmen.

Tuition and Other Costs

Item	Cost
State Tuition and fees	$ 35,190
Room	$ 6,180
Board	$ 4,798
Books and supplies	$ 860
Other	$ 1,460

Financial Aid: University Of Rochester participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs.

Please refer to BrainTrack's financial aid articles section for background information.

Similar Schools

Based on computer comparisons against all other US colleges, these schools appear to be most similar to University Of Rochester:

School	Location	Enrollment
Yale University	New Haven, CT	11,454
Rice University	Houston, TX	5,161
University of Miami	Coral Gables, FL	15,449
Northwestern University	Evanston, IL	19,005
Johns Hopkins University	Baltimore, MD	19,682
Carnegie Mellon University	Pittsburgh, PA	10,326
University of Southern California	Los Angeles, CA	33,408
Southern Methodist University	Dallas, TX	10,829
Oberlin College	Oberlin, OH	2,774
Wesleyan University	Middletown, CT	3,222

Faculty

Tenure (2007):

Full-Time Faculty		Total
With tenure		539
Without tenure; working toward tenure		711
Without tenure; tenure not available		691

Housing and Meals

University Of Rochester provides on-campus housing for 3,689 of its 8,355 (full-time) students (as of 2007). The school requires freshmen to live on campus.

Students may purchase a meal plan which includes 17 meals weekly.

University Of Rochester Athletics

School sports include football, basketball, baseball, and track. University Of Rochester is in the University Athletic Association for major sports.

University Of Rochester Admissions (2007)

Applicants	Admitted
Men	40%
Women	40%
All	40%

SAT Test Scores:

SAT	Middle 50%
Verbal	600-700
Math	630-720

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees awarded in 2007 in parentheses)

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (277 awarded)

Business Administration and Management

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (36 awarded)

Computer Science

CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (5 awarded)

Environmental Science
Environmental Studies

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (12 awarded)

Visual and Performing Arts

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (142 awarded)

Biology Teacher Education
Chemistry Teacher Education
Curriculum and Instruction
Early Childhood Education and Teaching
Education
Education/Teaching Individuals - Early Childhood Spec Ed Pgms
Educational Administration and Supervision
Elementary Education and Teaching
English/Language Arts Teacher Education
German Language Teacher Education
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching
Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching
Mathematics Teacher Education
Music Teacher Education
Physics Teacher Education
Reading Teacher Education
Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education
Secondary Education and Teaching
Social Studies Teacher Education
Spanish Language Teacher Education
Special Education and Teaching
Student Counseling and Personnel Services
Teaching English as Second/Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor

ENGINEERING (170 awarded)

Biomedical/Medical Engineering
Chemical Engineering
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering
Engineering Science
Engineering
Geological/Geophysical Engineering
Materials Engineering
Mechanical Engineering

FINE ARTS (10 awarded)

Art History, Criticism and Conservation
Fine/Studio Arts

LIBERAL ARTS (407 awarded)

African-American/Black Studies
American Sign Language (ASL)
Anthropology
Classics/Classical Languages, Lit & Linguistics
Comparative Literature
Economics
English Language and Literature
French Language and Literature
German Language and Literature
History
Japanese Language and Literature
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
Linguistics
Political Science and Government
Russian Language and Literature
Russian Studies
Social Sciences
Spanish Language and Literature
Women's Studies

MATHEMATICS (62 awarded)

Applied Mathematics
Mathematics and Statistics
Mathematics
Statistics

MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION (18 awarded)

Hospital and Health Care Facilities Administration/Management

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (2 awarded)

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

MEDICINE (182 awarded)

Advanced General Dentistry (Cert, MS, PhD)
Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences
Dental Clinical Sciences, General (MS, PhD)
Medicine (MD)
Neuroscience
Orthodontics/Orthodontology (Cert, MS, PhD)
Pediatric Dentistry/Pedodontics (Cert, MS, PhD)
Periodontics/Periodontology (Cert, MS, PhD)
Prosthodontics/Prosthodontology (Cert, MS, PhD)
Public Health, General (MPH, DPH)

MUSIC (201 awarded)

Conducting
Jazz/Jazz Studies
Music History, Literature, and Theory
Music Performance
Music Theory and Composition
Music
Musicology and Ethnomusicology
Piano and Organ
Voice and Opera

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (160 awarded)

Adult Health Nurse/Nursing
Critical Care Nursing
Family Practice Nurse/Nurse Practitioner
Maternal/Child Health and Neonatal Nurse/Nursing
Nursing Science (MS, PhD)
Nursing
Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)
Pediatric Nurse/Nursing
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing

PHOTOGRAPHY AND COMMERCIAL ART (8 awarded)

Film/Cinema Studies

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (35 awarded)

Philosophy
Religion/Religious Studies
Religious/Sacred Music

SCIENCE (433 awarded)

Biochemistry
Biological and Physical Sciences
Biology/Biological Sciences
Biophysics
Biostatistics
Chemistry
Epidemiology
Genetics
Geology/Earth Science
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology
Microbiology
Neuroanatomy
Optics/Optical Sciences
Pathology/Experimental Pathology
Pharmacology
Physics
Physiology
Toxicology

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (175 awarded)

Clinical Psychology
Developmental and Child Psychology
Experimental Psychology
Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling
Psychology
Social Psychology