University of Rochester

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for University of Rochester

University of Rochester operates as a private nonprofit institution located in Rochester, New York (city: midsize), with a total reported enrollment of 6,331 students of which 7,770 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. University of Rochester is categorized as “15” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. The reported admission rate is 40.1%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,488 and an ACT midpoint of 33. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $29,278, with published in-state tuition of $67,080 and a Pell grant recipient share of 17.3%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $21,000, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 85.0%, and the first-year retention rate is 90.7%. Graduates earn a median of $79,042 ten years after enrolling, compared with $68,333 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 184300.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 74.2% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.