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University of Rochester

University of Rochester
Wilson Boulevard
Rochester, NY 14627

Official telephone: (585) 275-2121
Fax number: (585) 273-1118
Website: https://www.rochester.edu/
Screen last updated on: December 2024
ACADEMIC CALENDAR
Calendar system: semester system (two terms comprise academic year)
Month(s) in which new student orientation is held: Orientation for new students is held prior to start of fall term.
Number and length of summer sessions: A summer session is offered for credit.

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
Percent of full-time freshman students who returned for sophomore year: 92%
Student:Faculty ratio: 17:1
Total faculty: 239 men, 248 women
Full-time faculty: 196 men, 175 women
Part-time faculty: 43 men, 73 women
Graduation rate: 84% within six years

REQUIRED UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULUM
General education/core curriculum is required: no

PROGRAMS OFFERED
Special programs offered:
student-designed majors, double majors, independent study, accelerated program, honors program, internships, distance learning
Cooperative programs are offered: no
Combined 3-2 programs available:
Institution offers 3-2 degree programs.
Graduate schools/programs are offered: yes
Study abroad opportunities:
Study-abroad program offered.
Army ROTC: offered off-campus ROTC branch unit at a cooperating host institution.
Navy ROTC: offered on-campus
Air Force ROTC: offered off-campus ROTC branch unit at a cooperating host institution.

LIST OF MAJORS
Bachelor's Degrees

  • Adult Health Nurse/Nursing
  • African-American/Black Studies
  • American Sign Language (ASL)
  • American/United States Studies/Civilization
  • Anthropology, General
  • Applied Mathematics, General
  • Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies, Other
  • Art History, Criticism and Conservation
  • Biochemistry
  • Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering
  • Bioethics/Medical Ethics
  • Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other
  • Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
  • Business/Commerce, General
  • Business/Managerial Economics
  • Cell/Cellular Biology and Histology
  • Chemical Engineering
  • Chemistry, General
  • Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General
  • Clinical and Translational Science
  • Cognitive Science, General
  • Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other
  • Comparative Literature
  • Computational Science
  • Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other
  • Computer Science
  • Creative Writing
  • Dance, General
  • Data Science, General
  • Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia
  • East Asian Studies
  • Econometrics and Quantitative Economics
  • Economics, General
  • Education, Other
  • Electrical and Electronics Engineering
  • Engineering Science
  • Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General
  • Engineering, General
  • Engineering, Other
  • English Language and Literature, General
  • English Language and Literature/Letters, Other
  • Environmental Health
  • Environmental Science
  • Environmental Studies
  • Epidemiology
  • Evolutionary Biology
  • Experimental Psychology
  • Film/Cinema/Media Studies
  • Fine/Studio Arts, General
  • Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other
  • French Language and Literature
  • Genetics, General
  • Geological/Geophysical Engineering
  • Geology/Earth Science, General
  • German Language and Literature
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • History, General
  • History, Other
  • International Relations and Affairs
  • Italian Language and Literature
  • Japanese Language and Literature
  • Jazz/Jazz Studies
  • Laser and Optical Engineering
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
  • Linguistics
  • Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods, Other
  • Mathematics and Statistics, Other
  • Mathematics, General
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Microbiology, General
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other
  • Music Performance, General
  • Music Teacher Education
  • Music Theory and Composition
  • Music, General
  • Music, Other
  • Natural Resources and Conservation, Other
  • Neuroscience
  • Optics/Optical Sciences
  • Philosophy
  • Philosophy and Religious Studies, Other
  • Physical Sciences, Other
  • Physics, General
  • Physics, Other
  • Political Science and Government, General
  • Psychology, General
  • Psychology, Other
  • Public Health, General
  • Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse
  • Religion/Religious Studies
  • Research and Experimental Psychology, Other
  • Russian Language and Literature
  • Russian Studies
  • Social Sciences, Other
  • Spanish Language and Literature
  • Statistics, General
  • Visual and Performing Arts, Other
  • Women's Studies
Certificates

  • Education, Other
  • Education/Teaching of Individuals in Early Childhood Special Education Programs
  • Education/Teaching of Individuals in Elementary Special Education Programs
  • Elementary Education and Teaching
  • Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching
  • Reading Teacher Education
  • Secondary Education and Teaching
  • Special Education and Teaching, General
  • Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor
Diplomas

  • Adult Health Nurse/Nursing
  • Advanced General Dentistry
  • Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences, Other
  • Applied Behavior Analysis
  • Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other
  • Biotechnology
  • Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist
  • Clinical Nurse Leader
  • Clinical Research Coordinator
  • Computational Science
  • Critical Care Nursing
  • Dental Public Health and Education
  • Education, Other
  • Educational Administration and Supervision, Other
  • Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research, Other
  • Educational/Instructional Technology
  • Epidemiology
  • Family Practice Nurse/Nursing
  • Health Services Administration
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling
  • Maternal/Child Health and Neonatal Nurse/Nursing
  • Mental Health Counseling/Counselor
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General
  • Nursing Education
  • Online Educator/Online Teaching
  • Oral/Maxillofacial Surgery
  • Orthodontics/Orthodontology
  • Pediatric Dentistry/Pedodontics
  • Pediatric Nurse/Nursing
  • Periodontics/Periodontology
  • Prosthodontics/Prosthodontology
  • Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing
  • Psychology, Other
  • Public Health, General
  • Special Education and Teaching, General
  • Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Other
  • Urban Education and Leadership
Doctorates

  • Adult Health Nurse/Nursing
  • Biochemistry
  • Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering
  • Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other
  • Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  • Biomedical Sciences, General
  • Biophysics
  • Business Administration and Management, General
  • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
  • Chemical Engineering
  • Chemistry, General
  • Clinical Nurse Leader
  • Clinical Psychology
  • Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other
  • Computer Science
  • Conducting
  • Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services
  • Critical Care Nursing
  • Curriculum and Instruction
  • Developmental and Child Psychology
  • Econometrics and Quantitative Economics
  • Education Policy Analysis
  • Education, General
  • Education, Other
  • Educational Administration and Supervision, Other
  • Electrical and Electronics Engineering
  • Engineering, Other
  • English Language and Literature, General
  • English Language and Literature/Letters, Other
  • Epidemiology
  • Experimental Psychology
  • Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, Other
  • Family Practice Nurse/Nursing
  • Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other
  • Genetics, General
  • Geology/Earth Science, General
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • Higher Education/Higher Education Administration
  • History, General
  • History, Other
  • Human Development and Family Studies, General
  • Human Services, General
  • Jazz/Jazz Studies
  • Keyboard Instruments
  • Linguistics
  • Materials Science
  • Mathematics and Statistics, Other
  • Mathematics, General
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Medicine
  • Mental Health Counseling/Counselor
  • Microbiology and Immunology
  • Music History, Literature, and Theory
  • Music Performance, General
  • Music Teacher Education
  • Music Theory and Composition
  • Musicology and Ethnomusicology
  • Neurobiology and Anatomy
  • Neuroscience
  • Nursing Science
  • Optics/Optical Sciences
  • Pathology/Experimental Pathology
  • Pediatric Nurse/Nursing
  • Pharmacology
  • Philosophy
  • Philosophy and Religious Studies, Other
  • Physical Sciences, Other
  • Physics, General
  • Physics, Other
  • Physiology, General
  • Political Science and Government, General
  • Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing
  • Psychology, Other
  • Social Psychology
  • Social Sciences, Other
  • Statistics, General
  • Statistics, Other
  • Toxicology
  • Visual and Performing Arts, Other
Master's Degrees

  • Accounting
  • Adult Health Nurse/Nursing
  • Applied Behavior Analysis
  • Applied Mathematics, General
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Biochemistry
  • Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering
  • Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other
  • Biology Teacher Education
  • Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  • Biophysics
  • Biostatistics
  • Business Administration and Management, General
  • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
  • Chemical Engineering
  • Chemical Engineering, Other
  • Chemistry Teacher Education
  • Chemistry, General
  • Child Development
  • Clinical Nurse Leader
  • Comparative Literature
  • Computational Science
  • Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other
  • Computer Science
  • Conducting
  • Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services
  • Critical Care Nursing
  • Curriculum and Instruction
  • Dental Clinical Sciences, General
  • Early Childhood Education and Teaching
  • Earth Science Teacher Education
  • Econometrics and Quantitative Economics
  • Education Policy Analysis
  • Education, Other
  • Education/Teaching of Individuals in Early Childhood Special Education Programs
  • Education/Teaching of Individuals in Elementary Special Education Programs
  • Education/Teaching of Individuals in Secondary Special Education Programs
  • Educational Administration and Supervision, Other
  • Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research, Other
  • Electrical and Electronics Engineering
  • Elementary Education and Teaching
  • Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General
  • Engineering, Other
  • English Language and Literature, General
  • English Language and Literature/Letters, Other
  • English/Language Arts Teacher Education
  • Epidemiology
  • Experimental Psychology
  • Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, Other
  • Family Practice Nurse/Nursing
  • Film/Video and Photographic Arts, Other
  • Finance, General
  • Foreign Language Teacher Education
  • Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other
  • French Language and Literature
  • French Language Teacher Education
  • Genetics, General
  • Geology/Earth Science, General
  • German Language and Literature
  • German Language Teacher Education
  • Health Occupations Teacher Education
  • Health Services Administration
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • Higher Education/Higher Education Administration
  • History, General
  • History, Other
  • Hospital and Health Care Facilities Administration/Management
  • Human Development and Family Studies, General
  • Human Services, General
  • Jazz/Jazz Studies
  • Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching
  • Keyboard Instruments
  • Language Interpretation and Translation
  • Latin Teacher Education
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
  • Linguistics
  • Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods, Other
  • Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling
  • Materials Science
  • Maternal/Child Health and Neonatal Nurse/Nursing
  • Mathematics and Statistics, Other
  • Mathematics Teacher Education
  • Mathematics, General
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Medical Science/Scientist
  • Medical/Health Humanities
  • Mental Health Counseling/Counselor
  • Microbiological Sciences and Immunology, Other
  • Microbiology and Immunology
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General
  • Music History, Literature, and Theory
  • Music Management
  • Music Performance, General
  • Music Teacher Education
  • Music Technology
  • Music Theory and Composition
  • Musicology and Ethnomusicology
  • Neurobiology and Anatomy
  • Neuroscience
  • Nursing Education
  • Online Educator/Online Teaching
  • Optics/Optical Sciences
  • Pathology/Experimental Pathology
  • Pediatric Nurse/Nursing
  • Pharmacology
  • Philosophy
  • Philosophy and Religious Studies, Other
  • Physical Sciences, Other
  • Physics Teacher Education
  • Physics, General
  • Physiology, General
  • Political Science and Government, General
  • Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing
  • Psychology, General
  • Psychology, Other
  • Public Health, General
  • Public Health, Other
  • Reading Teacher Education
  • Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education
  • Secondary Education and Teaching
  • Social Sciences, Other
  • Social Studies Teacher Education
  • Spanish Language and Literature
  • Spanish Language Teacher Education
  • Special Education and Teaching, General
  • Statistics, General
  • Sustainability Studies
  • Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor
  • Toxicology
  • Visual and Performing Arts, Other
  • Voice and Opera

ADVANCED CREDIT/PLACEMENT
Credit placement options:
  • credit for CEEB Advanced Placement (scores of 2 or higher)
  • credit for international baccalaureate

CERTIFICATES OFFERED
  • False
 
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