	University of Rochester 2016 University Academic Rankings
The University of Rochester (commonly referred to as U of R or UR) is a private, nonsectarian, research university in Rochester, New York. The university grants undergraduate and graduate degrees, including doctoral and professional degrees. The university has six schools and various interdisciplinary programs. The University of Rochester is particularly noted for its Eastman School of Music. The university is also home to the Institute of Optics, founded in 1929, the first educational program in the US devoted exclusively to optics. Rochester's Laboratory for Laser Energetics is home to the second most energetic fusion laser in the world. In its history, five university alumni, two faculty, and one senior research associate at Strong Memorial Hospital have been awarded a Nobel Prize; eight alumni and four faculty members have won a Pulitzer Prize, and 19 faculty members have been awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship. The departments of political science and economics have made a significant and consistent impact on positivist social science since the 1960s; the distinctive, mathematical approach pioneered at Rochester and closely affiliated departments is known as the Rochester school, and Rochester graduates and former affiliates are highly represented at faculties across top economics and political science departments. The University of Rochester, across all of its schools and campuses, enrolls approximately 5,600 undergraduates and 4,600 graduate students. Its 158 buildings house over 200 academic majors. Additionally, Rochester (along with its affiliated Strong Health System) is the largest employer in the Greater Rochester area and the sixth largest employer in New York. History The University of Rochester was founded in 1850 as a Baptist-sponsored institution. The impetus to form the university came primarily from the town of Hamilton, New York, which has been home to Colgate University since 1819. In 1848, the Baptist Education Society planned to move Colgate University (then known as Madison University) to the city of Rochester, but was halted by legal action in Hamilton. Dissenting Colgate trustees, faculty, and students founded the University of Rochester with a charter granted from the Regents of the University of the State of New York on January 31, 1850. Classes began that November, with approximately 60 students enrolling, including 28 transfers from Madison. The University of Rochester's campus was originally in downtown Rochester at the United States Hotel, which was located on Buffalo Street near Elizabeth Street, which today is West Main Street near the I-490 overpass. In 1853, the campus moved east to a then-suburban location on what is now University Avenue. Local businessman and Congressman Azariah Boody donated 8 acres (3.2 ha) of land for the new campus, and the University purchased a further 17 acres (6.9 ha) from him. UR would remain on this campus until the current River Campus was constructed in 1930, and the university continues to own a small part of the University Avenue campus (where the university-owned Memorial Art Gallery is located). The first female students were admitted in 1900, the result of an effort led by Susan B. Anthony and Helen Barrett Montgomery. During the 1890s, a number of women took classes and labs at the university as "visitors" but were not officially enrolled nor were their records included in the college register. President David Jayne Hill allowed the first woman, Helen E. Wilkinson, to enroll as a normal student, although she was not allowed to matriculate or to pursue a degree. Thirty-three women enrolled among the first class in 1900, and Ella S. Wilcoxen was the first to receive a degree, in 1901. When the River Campus was completed in 1930, male students moved there while the female students remained on the Universi ... [more on wikipedia]

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University of Rochester Details

University of Rochester Details
detail	value
state	New York
conference	University Athletic Association
public	Private
scores	2010/1340/30
level	Excellent
rank	[39
overall ROI rank	[93
size	medium-small
undergrads	6266
grads	4794
price	63268
drop	16
stem	33
research	281
scores valid	True

Common Questions...

What are the academic rankings for University of Rochester?

1. number 39 for Academics.

2. number 93 for ROI (Return on Investment).

What universities are similar to University of Rochester?

1. Villanova University

2. University of Miami

3. Vanderbilt University

4. SUNY College at Geneseo

5. Washington University in St Louis

6. Tufts University

7. Lehigh University

National Academic Rankings

(summary of all ranking placements)

University of Rochester National Academic Rankings

University of Rochester National Academic Rankings
category	rank	scores	difficulty	smartest	brainpower	faculty	research	salary ROI	overall ROI
Top250	39	57	42	51	88	60	46	168	93
All	47	53	41	51	81	53	41	78	68
All Nonivy	36	47	34	43	75	48	36	75	55
Private	32	53	38	34	45	29	21	73	46
Stem Low	30	31	34	35	58	41	35	85	58
New England Region	18	34	22	24	38	24	18	49	29
State of New York	5	10	6	6	7	5	5	12	6
Top Ten Top250	39	57	42	51	88	60	46	168	93
Top Ten State of New York	5	7	6	6	7	4	3	7	6

Peer Universities / Similar Universities

(mathematically similar student body, size, academics, stem, salary... etc)

University of Rochester Peer Universities, Similar Universities to University of Rochester

University of Rochester Peer Universities, Similar Universities to University of Rochester
match	university	state	conference	public	level	rank	overall ROI
92.54	Villanova University	Pennsylvania	Colonial Athletic Association ...	Private	Excellent	99	68
90.40	University of Miami	Florida	Atlantic Coast Conference	Private	Excellent	44	93
86.10	Vanderbilt University	Tennessee	Southeastern Conference	Private	Elite	14	8
85.90	SUNY College at Geneseo	New York	State University of New York A...	Public	Excellent	111	184
85.64	Washington University in St Louis	Missouri	University Athletic Association	Private	Elite	8	6
85.51	Tufts University	Massachusetts	New England Small College Ath Conf	Private	Elite	23	34
85.39	Lehigh University	Pennsylvania	Patriot League	Private	Excellent	69	32
85.16	Columbia University in the City of New York	New York	Ivy League	Private	Elite	7	42
84.94	University of Notre Dame	Indiana	Atlantic Coast Conference	Private	Elite	31	12
84.62	Northwestern University	Illinois	Big Ten Conference	Private	Elite	11	13
83.11	SUNY at Binghamton	New York	America East	Public	Excellent	65	125
82.53	University of Virginia	Virginia	Atlantic Coast Conference	Public	Excellent	32	27
81.72	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Virginia	Atlantic Coast Conference	Public	Good	75	40
81.54	University of Maryland-College Park	Maryland	Big Ten Conference	Public	Excellent	34	60
81.47	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor	Michigan	Big Ten Conference	Public	Excellent	17	16
81.41	University of California-Los Angeles	California	Pacific 12 Conference	Public	Excellent	29	84
81.27	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign	Illinois	Big Ten Conference	Public	Excellent	24	17
81.22	University of Minnesota-Twin Cities	Minnesota	Big Ten Conference	Public	Excellent	30	22
79.90	Johns Hopkins University	Maryland	Centennial Conference	Private	Elite	16	47
79.64	Duke University	North Carolina	Atlantic Coast Conference	Private	Elite	13	3
79.28	Stanford University	California	Pacific 12 Conference	Private	Elite	9	17
79.07	Princeton University	New Jersey	Ivy League	Private	Elite	4	11
78.67	Emory University	Georgia	University Athletic Association	Private	Excellent	36	29
78.56	Case Western Reserve University	Ohio	Presidents' Athletic Conferenc...	Private	Excellent	28	14
77.51	Rice University	Texas	Conference USA	Private	Elite	20	4
77.13	Bucknell University	Pennsylvania	Patriot League	Private	Excellent	131	93
76.95	University of Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania	Ivy League	Private	Elite	12	7
76.56	St Olaf College	Minnesota	Minnesota Intercollegiate Ath Conf	Private	Excellent	144	127
76.43	Northeastern University	Massachusetts	Colonial Athletic Association	Private	Elite	40	109
76.00	Lafayette College	Pennsylvania	Patriot League	Private	Excellent	165	106
75.72	Union College	Kentucky	Mid - South Conference / Appal...	Private	BelowAverage	162	178
75.56	University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus	Pennsylvania	Atlantic Coast Conference	Public	Good	50	75
75.30	Colby College	Maine	New England Small College Ath Conf	Private	Excellent	132	155
75.18	Grinnell College	Iowa	Midwest Conference	Private	Excellent	114	123
74.93	Whitman College	Washington	Northwest Conference	Private	Excellent	153	154
74.87	Brigham Young University-Provo	Utah	Other / West Coast Conference	Private	Good	72	27
74.80	Reed College	Oregon	No Conference Affiliation	Private	Excellent	106	144
74.70	University of Washington-Seattle Campus	Washington	Pacific 12 Conference	Public	Good	55	66
74.69	University of Wisconsin-Madison	Wisconsin	Big Ten Conference	Public	Excellent	33	25
74.61	University of Florida	Florida	Southeastern Conference	Public	Good	43	38
74.39	The University of Texas at Austin	Texas	Big Twelve Conference	Public	Good	38	51
74.27	Ohio State University	Ohio	Big Ten Conference	Public	Good	40	43
73.20	Southern Methodist University	Texas	American Athletic Conference	Private	Excellent	80	73
72.64	Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute	New York	Upstate Collegiate Athletic As...	Private	Excellent	27	34
72.50	Santa Clara University	California	West Coast Conference	Private	Excellent	123	98
71.96	Tulane University of Louisiana	Louisiana	American Athletic Conference	Private	Excellent	61	106
71.84	Wake Forest University	North Carolina	Atlantic Coast Conference	Private	Excellent	66	50
71.36	United States Military Academy	New York	Division I-A Independents / Pa...	Public	Good	145	78
70.71	Harvard University	Massachusetts	Ivy League	Private	Elite	2	10
70.36	University of Tulsa	Oklahoma	American Athletic Conference	Private	Good	139	75

Academic Peer Universities / Similar Academics

(mathematically similar academics)

University of Rochester Academic Peer Universities, Similar Academic Universities to University of Rochester

University of Rochester Academic Peer Universities, Similar Academic Universities to University of Rochester
match	university	state	conference	public	level	rank	overall ROI
97.93	Boston College	Massachusetts	Atlantic Coast Conference	Private	Excellent	47	75
95.92	Brandeis University	Massachusetts	University Athletic Association	Private	Excellent	46	116
95.90	University of Virginia	Virginia	Atlantic Coast Conference	Public	Excellent	32	27
95.70	Emory University	Georgia	University Athletic Association	Private	Excellent	36	29
94.87	New York University	New York	University Athletic Association	Private	Excellent	35	101
94.41	University of Miami	Florida	Atlantic Coast Conference	Private	Excellent	44	93
94.14	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	North Carolina	Atlantic Coast Conference	Public	Excellent	37	64
94.06	University of Maryland-College Park	Maryland	Big Ten Conference	Public	Excellent	34	60
94.05	Pacific - 12 Conference (Average)	-	Pacific 12 Conference	-Conf-	Excellent	-	32
93.02	Northeastern University	Massachusetts	Colonial Athletic Association	Private	Elite	40	109
92.90	Ivy League (Low)	-	Ivy League	-Conf-	Elite	-	21
92.44	Georgetown University	Washington DC	Patriot League / Big East Conf...	Private	Elite	42	88
91.78	Bowdoin College	Maine	New England Small College Ath Conf	Private	Elite	64	162
90.55	Williams College	Massachusetts	New England Small College Ath Conf	Private	Elite	58	161
90.42	The University of Texas at Austin	Texas	Big Twelve Conference	Public	Good	38	51
89.95	Franklin W Olin College of Engineering	Massachusetts	No Conference Affiliation	Private	Elite	48	53
89.72	Pomona College	California	Southern California Intercoll ...	Private	Elite	52	125
89.11	University of Florida	Florida	Southeastern Conference	Public	Good	43	38
88.31	Harvey Mudd College	California	Southern California Intercoll ...	Private	Elite	49	19
88.26	Ohio State University	Ohio	Big Ten Conference	Public	Good	40	43
86.11	University of Washington-Seattle Campus	Washington	Pacific 12 Conference	Public	Good	55	66

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