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University of Rochester

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  1. Families earning under $30k paid $9,678 a year after grants and aid, against a published cost of $85,962.

  2. Students who received federal aid earned a median $79,042 ten years after entering, the 91st percentile among private nonprofit 4-years.

  3. 85% of students finish within 150% of normal time.

Founded
1850
Enrollment, 2023
13,860
Website
rochester.edu
Motto
“Meliora”
Campus of University of Rochester

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The University of Rochester is a private research university in Rochester, New York, United States. It was founded in 1850 and moved into its current campus, next to the Genesee River, in 1930. With approximately 30,000 full-time employees, the university is the largest private employer in Upstate New York and the seventh-largest in all of New York State.

From the Wikipedia article “University of Rochester”, revision 1364217717, used under CC BY-SA 4.0.

What it costs

The published sticker cost is $85,962 a year; after grants, families who received aid paid between $9,678 and $46,801 a year depending on income at University of Rochester.

Statement of cost · University of Rochester

Family income (per year)
Sticker costPublished yearly cost of attendance, all students
$85,962
What families earning under $30k paidYearly net price after grants, for students receiving federal aid
$9,678
Average net price, all incomesAided students, all family incomes
$29,278
In-state tuition & feesLatest reported, 2024
$67,080

Each figure is reported separately; none is computed from another.

Net price by family income

Pick an income bracket above; the marked point follows. Dollars are what aided families paid each year after grants.

Yearly net price by family income, in dollars

under $30k: $9,678; $30–48k: $12,185; $48–75k: $21,087; $75–110k: $27,883; over $110k: $46,801. Shaded band: middle half of private nonprofit 4-years, from $17,360 to $28,210; dotted line at the median, $22,313.
  • Shaded: the middle half of private nonprofit 4-years (all incomes), $17,360 to $28,210. Dotted line: the median, $22,313.
Table of the same numbers
Average yearly net price by family income bracket
Family incomePaid per year
Under $30k$9,678
$30k–$48k$12,185
$48k–$75k$21,087
$75k–$110k$27,883
Over $110k$46,801

College Scorecard, 2023–24 aid cohort (students who received federal aid)

What graduates earn and owe

Ten years after entry, the median federally aided student here earns $79,042; the median graduate who borrowed owes $21,000.

Statement, continued

Earnings, 6 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
$68,333
Earnings, 8 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
$75,218
Median earnings 10 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
91st percentile among private nonprofit 4-years
$79,042
Median debt, graduatesStudents who finished and borrowed federal loans.
25th percentile among private nonprofit 4-years
$21,000
Median debt, all who borrowedEveryone who borrowed, whether or not they finished.
$19,000

Earnings and debt come from federal aid records, so students who never received federal aid are not counted.

Earnings after entry

The shaded band is the middle half of private nonprofit 4-years at 10 years: $43,845 to $62,830.

6 yrs after entry: $68,333; 8 yrs after entry: $75,218; 10 yrs after entry: $79,042. Median graduate debt: $21,000. Shaded band: middle half of private nonprofit 4-years at 10 years, from $43,845 to $62,830; dotted line at the median, $52,889.
  • Shaded: middle half of private nonprofit 4-years, 10 years out ($43,845 to $62,830); dotted line is the median.
  • Dashed: median graduate debt, $21,000.

Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Hollow marks are rungs with no reported value, not zero.

Table of the same numbers
Earnings after entry and graduate debt
MeasureDollars
Median earnings, 6 yrs after entry$68,333
Median earnings, 8 yrs after entry$75,218
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry$79,042
Median graduate debt$21,000

College Scorecard, federal tax and aid records

What programs pay

Median earnings five years after completing, by field of study. Small programs are privacy-suppressed and shown as not reported, never zero.

What programs pay at University of Rochester
ProgramCredentialGraduatesEarnings, 5 yrsMedian debt
Management Sciences and Quantitative MethodsMaster's Degree768not reportednot reported
Biology, GeneralBachelor's Degree230$79,479$21,000
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's Degree201$92,348$31,000
Management Sciences and Quantitative MethodsBachelor's Degree201not reported$22,250
Research and Experimental PsychologyBachelor's Degree173$67,923$21,000
Computer ScienceBachelor's Degree141not reported$19,000
MusicBachelor's Degree140$34,412$26,769
EconomicsBachelor's Degree104$102,906$19,946
MedicineFirst Professional Degree102not reportednot reported
Educational Administration and SupervisionGraduate/Professional Certificate89not reportednot reported
Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's Degree85$123,998not reported
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingMaster's Degree84$112,262not reported
Show all 22 programs
Remaining programs
ProgramCredentialGraduatesEarnings, 5 yrsMedian debt
MusicMaster's Degree76$41,609not reported
Political Science and GovernmentBachelor's Degree73$64,944$21,000
Mechanical EngineeringBachelor's Degree64$92,363$21,000
Computational ScienceBachelor's Degree61not reportednot reported
Computational ScienceMaster's Degree56not reportednot reported
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications EngineeringBachelor's Degree55$108,714$18,750
Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral SciencesGraduate/Professional Certificate54not reportednot reported
Biomedical/Medical EngineeringBachelor's Degree49$101,457$20,500
PhysicsMaster's Degree40not reportednot reported
Biomedical/Medical EngineeringMaster's Degree39not reportednot reported

Source: College Scorecard field-of-study data.

Who goes here

University of Rochester: 6,331 undergraduates; 17% of students receive Pell grants; 40% of applicants are admitted.

Admission rate

40%

13th percentile among private nonprofit 4-years

Undergraduates

6,331

94th percentile among private nonprofit 4-years

Pell share

17%

of undergraduates receive Pell grants

15th percentile among private nonprofit 4-years

Completion

85%

finish within 150% of normal time

91st percentile among private nonprofit 4-years

First-generation

19%

parents did not attend college

Median family income

$62,874

74th percentile among private nonprofit 4-years

Students by family income

Share of students in each family-income bracket, for students who received federal aid.

  • Under $30k21%
  • $30k–$48k12%
  • $48k–$75knot reported
  • $75k–$110knot reported
  • Over $110knot reported
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Students by family income
Family incomeShare of students
Under $30k21%
$30k–$48k12%
$48k–$75knot reported
$75k–$110knot reported
Over $110knot reported

Who Wikipedia remembers

Wikidata records 2,893 people who studied at University of Rochester, most often in science & academia (76%). That is the archive's memory, not a census.

What the recorded alumni are remembered for

Share of recorded people by field, in a fixed order so schools compare.

Fields of the people the archive recorded for this school, in a fixed order: science & academia 76% (1,822 people); medicine 3.2% (77 people); law 1.5% (35 people); politics & gov 3.0% (73 people); business 2.0% (49 people); engineering & tech 3.7% (88 people); writing & journalism 4.8% (116 people); film & stage 0.9% (22 people); music 1.8% (44 people); visual arts 1.2% (29 people); sports 0.8% (18 people); religion 0.5% (12 people); military 0.6% (15 people). These are shares of people recorded in Wikidata, the archive's memory, not a census of alumni.
Table of the same numbers
Fields of the people the archive recorded for this school (the archive's memory, not a census)
FieldPeople recordedShare
science & academia1,82275.9%
medicine773.2%
law351.5%
politics & gov733.0%
business492.0%
engineering & tech883.7%
writing & journalism1164.8%
film & stage220.9%
music441.8%
visual arts291.2%
sports180.8%
religion120.5%
military150.6%

Source: Wikidata, via the archive's memory (not a census).

most recorded occupationsresearcher (1,040) · university teacher (351) · economist (152) · physicist (134) · writer (63) · historian (61) · politician (61) · mathematician (60)

Women among recorded alumni, by birth decade

Counts reflect who the archive records, not a census.

Share of women among recorded alumni, from 9% for the 1860s to 23% for the 2000s. Decades with fewer than 5 recorded people are not drawn, and 6 decades are marked not reported for women. The line breaks at every decade not drawn.

Counts only people the archive records with a gender. Hollow marks are decades with no women reported or fewer than 5 recorded, not zero.

Table of the same numbers
Recorded alumni by birth decade
BornWomenMenShare women
1810snot reported1not reported
1820snot reported4not reported
1830snot reported17not reported
1840snot reported11not reported
1850snot reported12not reported
1860s1109%
1870snot reported12not reported
1880s2340%
1890s1118%
1900s52119%
1910s114819%
1920s7818%
1930s119410%
1940s3615619%
1950s2912619%
1960s218719%
1970s114320%
1980s41521%
1990s1420%
2000s62023%

Source: Wikidata, via the archive's memory (not a census).

Wikipedia attention, by month

Wikipedia attention

monthly views

Monthly Wikipedia article views from 2015-07 to 2026-06; peak 31,795 in 2023-03.
Table of the same numbers
Wikipedia article views by month
MonthViews
2026-067,428
2026-058,742
2026-049,003
2026-039,209
2026-027,888
2026-019,311
2025-129,273
2025-1110,835
2025-1012,119
2025-0910,575
2025-0810,340
2025-079,105
2025-068,704
2025-059,724
2025-0411,700
2025-0313,854
2025-0210,452
2025-0115,410
2024-1212,431
2024-1114,073
2024-1012,803
2024-0912,680
2024-0820,143
2024-0719,014
2024-0610,226
2024-0512,254
2024-0413,216
2024-0314,635
2024-0212,121
2024-0114,480
2023-1213,320
2023-1112,253
2023-1013,560
2023-0913,502
2023-0813,886
2023-0712,711
2023-0611,656
2023-0513,959
2023-0415,531
2023-0331,795
2023-0212,569
2023-0116,456
2022-1213,579
2022-1115,233
2022-1015,242
2022-0913,689
2022-0814,032
2022-0712,942
2022-0610,229
2022-0512,224
2022-0413,848
2022-0314,981
2022-0212,629
2022-0115,178
2021-1212,080
2021-1110,835
2021-1011,689
2021-0911,237
2021-0812,275
2021-0711,378
2021-068,785
2021-0510,533
2021-0412,321
2021-0315,708
2021-029,892
2021-0110,915
2020-1212,120
2020-1111,766
2020-1012,372
2020-0911,069
2020-0811,627
2020-0712,820
2020-0610,043
2020-0514,895
2020-0416,585
2020-0315,988
2020-0215,306
2020-0116,608
2019-1217,687
2019-1115,447
2019-1018,365
2019-0914,894
2019-0815,249
2019-0714,974
2019-0612,701
2019-0514,981
2019-0416,138
2019-0316,774
2019-0214,508
2019-0115,255
2018-1216,149
2018-1114,586
2018-1021,534
2018-0915,371
2018-0814,795
2018-0712,450
2018-0614,193
2018-0514,823
2018-0416,351
2018-0317,837
2018-0211,932
2018-0114,481
2017-1213,786
2017-1115,284
2017-1017,950
2017-0913,462
2017-0812,644
2017-0713,514
2017-0612,299
2017-0513,178
2017-0414,487
2017-0315,481
2017-0212,129
2017-0113,977
2016-1213,775
2016-1113,074
2016-1014,245
2016-0913,484
2016-0812,626
2016-0711,228
2016-0611,506
2016-0512,756
2016-0415,428
2016-0314,161
2016-0212,248
2016-0112,870
2015-1212,847
2015-1112,690
2015-1013,748
2015-0912,842
2015-0812,948
2015-0712,212

Source: Wikimedia pageviews.

Nobel laureates who studied here

  • Arthur Kornberg Medicine 1959
  • Daniel Carleton Gajdusek Medicine 1976
  • Steven Chu Physics 1997
  • Masatoshi Koshiba Physics 2002
  • Richard Thaler Economics 2017
  • Donna Strickland Physics 2018
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  • Harvey J. Alter Medicine 2020

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Similar schools

These are the nearest neighbors in the same sector. The list is not an ordering.

Sources & caveats

Figures come from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard. Built 2026-07-17.

not reported
Not reported: suppressed for privacy or never collected. It is not zero, and nothing has been filled in.
Percentiles
A percentile compares this school with others in its own sector (for example, public 4-year schools). It describes position, not quality.
Earnings
Earnings cover students who received federal (Title IV) aid, measured from the year they entered. Students who never received federal aid are not included.
Provenance notes
  • U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, 2026-06 release. Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Suppressed values are null, never imputed.
  • Annual Scorecard files 1996-2026. A null in early years usually means the measure was not yet collected, not zero.
  • Coordinates and locale describe the campus address, not where students live.
  • Wikidata is not an alumni census: a person appears only when volunteer editors record them. Counts measure the archive's memory - access x achievement x documentation - never placement rates or institutional quality.
  • Images are from Wikimedia Commons under free licenses. Render the credit line (artist + license) with every image.

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