University of Rochester
Rochester, New York · Website
$79,042
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$79,042
median earnings, 10 years after starting
University of Rochester is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Rochester, New York with 6,331 undergraduates and 5,366 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $29,278 a year (tuition and fees $67,080). It admits 40% of applicants and 85% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $79,042 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $21,000 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$29,278
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$67,080
US median $11,837
Admission rate
40%
US median 78%
Completion rate
85%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$21,000
About $223 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$79,042
Rank 205 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $29,278
- Tuition and fees
- $67,080
- Cost of attendance
- $85,962
- Students with a need-based grant
- 17%
- Students with federal loans
- 40%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $9,678
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $12,185
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $21,087
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $27,883
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $46,801
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $48,280 in 2015-16 to $67,080 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 40%
- Average SAT
- 1,488
- SAT reading, middle
- 700
- SAT math, middle
- 745
- ACT, middle
- 33
- Undergraduates
- 6,331
- Graduate students
- 5,366
- Part-time students
- 3.3%
- Women
- 53%
- Students per teacher
- 9
- Completion rate
- 85%
- Retention rate
- 91%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 187
- Endowment
- $3.0B
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 205 of 5,094 US colleges and 33 of 299 in New York (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | NY median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $29,278 | $17,682 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $67,080 | $13,810 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 40% | 73% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 85% | 64% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 91% | 79% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $21,000 | $15,250 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $68,333 | $38,937 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $79,042 | $47,733 | $52,928 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US private nonprofit 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 80% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 84% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
187 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Management Sciences and Quantitative MethodsMaster's | Master's | 768 | $46,751 | $127,604 | $149,877 | $124,807 |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 230 | $20,122 | $34,390 | $54,937 | $57,214 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 201 | $15,000 | $75,093 | $90,038 | $88,910 |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative MethodsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 201 | $21,625 | $56,463 | $102,625 | $86,176 |
| Research and Experimental PsychologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 173 | $21,000 | $39,732 | $65,000 | $55,695 |
| Computer ScienceBachelor's | Bachelor's | 141 | $19,000 | $99,878 | $155,464 | $107,009 |
| MusicBachelor's | Bachelor's | 140 | $26,569 | $14,310 | $34,888 | $42,892 |
| EconomicsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 104 | $19,946 | $63,475 | $109,324 | $82,686 |
| MedicineProfessional | Professional | 102 | $170,110 | $67,077 | $106,097 | $112,460 |
| Educational Administration and SupervisionGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 89 | Withheld | $77,141 | $94,839 | $86,288 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's | Master's | 85 | $40,170 | $92,758 | $138,177 | $103,485 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingMaster's | Master's | 84 | $34,054 | $104,483 | $119,636 | $120,193 |
| MusicMaster's | Master's | 76 | $44,399 | $18,056 | $42,543 | $48,285 |
| Political Science and GovernmentBachelor's | Bachelor's | 73 | $21,000 | $37,921 | $68,510 | $63,293 |
| Mechanical EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 64 | $21,000 | $73,828 | $95,060 | $92,135 |
| Computational ScienceBachelor's | Bachelor's | 61 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $104,864 |
| Computational ScienceMaster's | Master's | 56 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $138,757 |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 55 | $18,175 | $83,705 | $105,183 | $100,647 |
| Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral SciencesGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 54 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Biomedical/Medical EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 49 | $20,500 | $69,414 | $95,957 | $93,451 |
| MathematicsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 49 | $22,000 | $45,426 | $94,178 | $69,562 |
| PhysicsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 40 | $19,000 | Withheld | Withheld | $76,786 |
| PhysicsMaster's | Master's | 40 | Withheld | Withheld | $127,533 | $96,478 |
| Biomedical/Medical EngineeringMaster's | Master's | 39 | $20,500 | $84,888 | $105,240 | $106,375 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasMaster's | Master's | 33 | $41,605 | $53,127 | $70,327 | $63,707 |
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Questions and answers
How much does University of Rochester cost?
$29,278 a year is the average net price at University of Rochester after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $67,080, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $85,962. Families earning under $30,000 pay $9,678 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at University of Rochester?
40% of applicants are admitted to University of Rochester. The average SAT score of admitted students is 1,488 and the middle ACT score is 33. The median admission rate of colleges in New York is 73%.
How much do University of Rochester graduates earn?
$79,042 a year is the median pay of former University of Rochester students who work, 10 years after they started ($68,333 after 6 years). That ranks 205 of 5,094 US colleges and 33 of 299 in New York. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (Master's) at $127,604.
How much student debt do University of Rochester graduates have?
$21,000 is the median federal student loan debt of University of Rochester graduates, about $223 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 40% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at University of Rochester?
85% of first-time, full-time students at University of Rochester finish within 6 years. 91% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of private nonprofit 4-year colleges is 57%.
What are the most popular majors at University of Rochester?
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (768 master's graduates), Biology, General (230 bachelor's graduates), Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (201 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 187 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.