Quality index #53 · private
University of Rochester
Private research university with an unusually flexible curriculum, optics, music and biomedical strength next to a major medical centre.
Address & contacts
Campus address
500 Joseph C. Wilson Boulevard, Rochester, NY 14627Fields of study
Rochester awards bachelor's degree (4 years), master's degree (1–2 years), doctorate / phd, professional degree (md, jd, mba).
- Computer & Data Science
- Engineering
- Business & Management
- Health & Medicine
- Law & Public Policy
- Natural Sciences
- Social Sciences
- Arts & Humanities
- Performing & Visual Arts
- Education
- Public Health
Known for
OpticsMusicMedicine
PrivateUpstate New York
Reading the numbers
Rochester sits at #53 in the Campus Atlas index with a score of 73. The index weighs academic reputation, research capacity, selectivity and student outcomes; rounded planning value compiled 2025/26, not official reporting.
Enrolment, tuition and acceptance figures are rounded planning values compiled in 2025/26 for orientation. Verify exact numbers with each university's official fact sheet before you apply.
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