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University of RochesterRochester, NY · Private nonprofit

Academics

Majors and faculty

The most popular major is Biology/Biological Sciences, General (13% of graduates). 9 students for every faculty member, fewer than at 84% of colleges. 95% of faculty are full-time. Spends $40,019 a year on instruction per student.

Most popular majors

2,006 bachelor's degrees, 2024–25 graduates

The top 5 programs account for 49% of graduates; 67 programs in 22 fields awarded at least one.

  1. Biology/Biological Sciences, General 26.010113% 253
    Graduates in this field earn $54,937 4 years out
  2. Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods, Other 52.139911% 225
    Graduates in this field earn $102,625 4 years out
  3. Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse 51.380111% 217
    Graduates in this field earn $90,038 4 years out
  4. Computer Science 11.07017.8% 156
    Graduates in this field earn $155,464 4 years out
  5. Research and Experimental Psychology, Other 42.27996.6% 133
    Graduates in this field earn $65,000 4 years out

Fastest-growing field: Business, 3.9% → 11% of graduates since 2014–15 (225 graduates in 2024–25).

Source:IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2014–15 to 2024–25About the data(built 2026-10-12; CPI retrieved 2026-10-12)

Bachelor's degrees awarded July through June, by federal program name (), which can differ from what the college calls a major. A double major counts once, under the ; its other field is a . Earnings are College Scorecard's median for graduates of the program's broader field (), 4 years after completion; see Top-earning majors below.

Top-earning majors here

By earnings 4 years after completion

  1. Computer Science$155,464 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $99,878

    4 years after completion$155,464
    National median: $107,009Above typical

    Median federal debt: $19,000 · 302 graduates, two most recent years combined

  2. Economics$109,324 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $63,475

    4 years after completion$109,324
    National median: $82,686Above typical

    4 years out, Pell: $94,311 · Non-Pell: Too few graduates to report(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: $19,946 · 207 graduates, two most recent years combined

  3. Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$105,183 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $83,705

    4 years after completion$105,183
    National median: $100,647Above typical

    4 years out, Pell: Too few graduates to report · Non-Pell: $107,098(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: $18,175 · 120 graduates, two most recent years combined

  4. Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods$102,625 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $56,463

    4 years after completion$102,625
    National median: $86,176Above typical

    Median federal debt: $21,625 · 419 graduates, two most recent years combined

  5. Biomedical/Medical Engineering$95,957 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $69,414

    4 years after completion$95,957
    National median: $93,451About typical

    4 years out, Pell: Too few graduates to report · Non-Pell: $84,713(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: $20,500 · 109 graduates, two most recent years combined

Bachelor's programs only, among graduates who received federal financial aid and were working (not enrolled in school) in the measurement year.

Students per faculty member vs. every college9 to 1
9 to 1
← Fewer students per facultyfewer students per faculty member than 84% of 1,892More students per faculty →

The college also reports 9.7 to 1 in its Common Data Set (7,597 students, 787 faculty).

Not the average class size: faculty also teach graduate students and do research, and large lectures can sit alongside small seminars.

Class sizes

70%

of classes have fewer than 20 students; 11% have 50 or more

Under 20 students 20 or moreStudents per class section
Undergraduate class sections by number of students
StudentssectionsShare
2–939633%
10–1944037%
20–2911910%
30–39807%
40–49373%
50–991008%
100+272%

This counts class sections, not students: a lecture of 300 is one section, so a student is more likely to sit in a large class than the share of sections suggests. Labs and discussion sections are counted separately and left out here.

Programs & curriculum

  • Accelerated program
  • Cross-registration
  • Distance learning
  • Double major
  • Dual enrollment
  • Domestic exchange program
  • Honors program
  • Independent study
  • Internships
  • Liberal arts/career combination
  • Student-designed major
  • Teacher certification
  • Study abroad

Requires coursework in English composition, humanities, a natural science, and social science.

Full-time faculty95%
National median: 67%Above typical
Average faculty salary

$133,510

9-month equated, all ranks combined. Pay tracks local cost of living as much as a college's generosity.

Spending and endowment

Fiscal 2023–24. Compared only against other private nonprofit colleges: public and private colleges report finances on different accounting forms that aren't comparable.

Instruction spending per student$40,019
$40,019
← Lessmore than 96% of 1,199More →
Endowment per student$262,494
$262,494
← Lessmore than 90% of 1,065More →

Sources:IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2024–25 graduates;College Scorecard Field of Study data, most recent release;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part D), Fall 2024;IPEDS Salaries survey (SAL, instructional staff, all ranks), Fall 2024;College Scorecard, Fall 2024;IPEDS Finance survey, derived per-student figures, 2023–24;University of Rochester Common Data Set 2025–26, Fall 2025;University of Rochester Common Data Set 2025–26, 2025–26;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (athletics, programs, services, religious affiliation), 2025–26About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)