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

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

The campus is in a medium-sized city.

Highlights

Where the school 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
Study abroad option
Part-time classes available
ROTC

Degrees Awarded (in 2008-2009)

Degree	Total Earned	Different Programs
Bachelor	1,232	53
Master	913	83
Doctorale	279	52
First-professional degree	91	1
First-professional certificate	47	7
Postbaccalaureate certificate	14	4
Post-master's certificate	4	6

Students

Student enrollment was 9,334 in 2007-2008 (8,877 full-time equivalent).

About 50% of the freshmen class in 2008-2009 was male and women were 50% of the class.

Undergrads are 55% of enrolled students, graduate students are 41%, and those seeking first-professional graduate degrees represent 4%.

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

Tuition and Other Costs (2008-2009)

Item	Cost
State Tuition and fees	$ 37,250
Room	$ 6,490
Board	$ 4,320
Books and supplies	$ 990
Other	$ 1,500

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

Housing and Meals

University Of Rochester provides on-campus housing for 3,981 of its 8,877 (full-time) students (as of 2008-2009). The school requires freshmen to live on campus.

Athletics

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

Admissions (2008-2009)

Applicants	Admitted
Men	41%
Women	42%
All	41%

SAT Test Scores:

SAT	Middle 50%
Verbal	600-690
Math	630-720

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees awarded in 2008-2009 in parentheses)

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (330 awarded)

Business Administration and Management

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (40 awarded)

Computer Science

CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (6 awarded)

Environmental Science
Environmental Studies

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (2 awarded)

Visual and Performing Arts

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (133 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
French Language 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 (220 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 (433 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 (68 awarded)

Applied Mathematics
Mathematics and Statistics
Mathematics
Statistics

MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION (20 awarded)

Hospital and Health Care Facilities Administration/Management

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (2 awarded)

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

MEDICINE (168 awarded)

Advanced General Dentistry (Cert, MS, PhD)
Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences
Dental Clinical Sciences, General (MS, PhD)
Medicine (MD)
Neuroscience
Oral/Maxillofacial Surgery (Cert, MS, PhD)
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 (259 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 (182 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 (11 awarded)

Film/Cinema Studies

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (30 awarded)

Philosophy
Religion/Religious Studies
Religious/Sacred Music

SCIENCE (494 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 (172 awarded)

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