Screen last updated on: December 2016 |
Semester/term begin dates: |
in early September and mid-January. |
Calendar system: |
semester system (two terms comprise academic year) |
Month(s) in which new student orientation is held: |
Orientation for new students held in August and January. |
Number and length of summer sessions: |
Five summer sessions of four to 12 weeks each. |
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Majors with the highest enrollment: |
psychology, financial economics, biomedical engineering |
Average freshman GPA: |
3.3 on a 4.0 scale |
Percent of full-time freshman students who returned for sophomore year: |
86% |
Student:Faculty ratio: |
10:1 |
Total faculty: |
840 |
Full-time faculty: |
606 |
Part-time faculty: |
234 |
Graduation rate: |
88% within six years |
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General education/core curriculum is required: |
no |
Minor requirements: |
not required for graduation |
Physical education is required: |
no |
There are religious requirements for graduation: |
no |
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Special programs offered: |
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student-designed majors, double majors, dual degrees, independent study, accelerated program, honors program, Phi Beta Kappa, pass/fail grading option, internships |
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Minors and other miscellaneous programs offered: |
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Minors offered in African/African-American studies, American Sign Language, American studies, anthropology, archaeology, technology/historical structures, art history, astronomy, audio/music engineering, bioethics, biology, biomedical engineering, brain/cognitive sciences, business, chemical engineering, chemistry, Chinese, classical civilization, classics/Arabic, classics/Greek, classics/Latin, clinical psychology, comparative literature, computer science, dance, East Asian studies, economics, electrical engineering, English literature, English/theatre, environmental engineering, environmental geology, epidemiology, ethics, film/media studies, French, geology, German, health/society, health policy, health psychology, health, behavior/society, history, history of philosophy, interdepartmental studies, international relations, Italian, Japanese, Jewish studies, Latin American studies, legal studies, linguistics, materials science, mathematics, mechanical engineering, medical anthropology, medieval/early modern studies, music, music/linguistics, music cognition, optics, organizational psychology, philosophy, philosophy of science, physics, political science, psychology, psychology as a natural science, psychology as a social science, religion, research in visual science, Russian, Russian studies, social/emotional development, Spanish, statistics, studio arts, sustainability, visual science, women's studies, writing: creative writing, and writing/journalism. |
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Preprofessional programs offered: |
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pre-law, pre-medicine, pre-veterinary science, pre-dentistry |
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Education certifications are offered: |
yes |
Education certifications: |
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early childhood, elementary, middle/junior high, secondary, special education |
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Cooperative programs are offered: |
yes |
Cooperative education programs: |
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engineering, humanities, natural science, social/behavioral science |
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Combined 3-2 programs available: |
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3-2 business, computer science, engineering, neuroscience, physics, physics/astronomy, and public health programs. |
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Graduate schools/programs are offered: |
yes |
Qualified undergraduates may take graduate-level classes: |
yes |
Domestic off-campus semester-away programs: |
Washington Semester. |
Study abroad opportunities: |
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Study abroad in Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Botswana, Brazil, Chile, China, Costa Rica, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Ecuador, Egypt, England, France, Germany, Greece, Ghana, Hungary, India, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Malawi, Morocco, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Peru, Poland, Russia, Scotland, Senegal, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Taiwan, Thailand, and the United Arab Emirates. |
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Other special or unique academic programs: |
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Take-Five Scholars Program. Senior Scholar Research Program. Interdisciplinary majors and minors. Kauffman Entrepreneurial Year. Rochester Early Medical Scholars. Guaranteed Rochester Accelerated Degree in Education. Graduate Engineering at Rochester. Research and Innovation Grants. Urban Fellows. Engineering Industry Practicum. Reach Internship Funds. |
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Army ROTC: |
offered off-campus at Rochester Inst of Tech. |
Navy ROTC: |
offered on-campus |
Air Force ROTC: |
offered off-campus at Rochester Inst of Tech. |
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Bachelor's Degrees
- African/African-American Studies
- American Sign Language
- American Studies
- Anthropology
- Applied Mathematics
- Applied Music
- Archaeology/Engineering/Architecture
- Art History
- Bioethics
- Biological Sciences/Biochemistry
- Biological Sciences/Cell/Developmental Biology
- Biological Sciences/Ecology/Evolutionary Biology
- Biological Sciences/Microbiology
- Biological Sciences/Molecular Genetics
- Biological Sciences/Neuroscience
- Biology
- Biomedical Engineering
- Brain/Cognitive Sciences
- Business
- Business Administration
- Chemical Engineering
- Chemistry
- Classics
- Comparative Literature
- Computer Science
- Corporate Finance/Accounting
- Dance
- Digital Media Studies
- Economics
- Electric/Computer Engineering
- Engineering Science
- Engineering/Applied Science
- English/Creative Writing
- English/English Literature
- English/Theatre
- Environmental Health
- Environmental Science
- Environmental Studies
- Epidemiology
- Film/Media Studies
- Financial Economics
- French
- Geological Sciences
- Geomechanics
- German
- Health Policy
- Health/Behavior/Society
- History
- Interdepartmental Studies
- International Relations
- Italian Studies
- Japanese
- Jazz Studies/Contemporary Media
- Latin American Studies
- Linguistics
- Marketing
- Mathematics
- Mathematics/Statistics
- Mechanical Engineering
- Music
- Music Composition
- Music Theory
- Nursing
- Optical Engineering
- Optics
- Philosophy
- Physics
- Physics/Astronomy
- Political Science
- Psychology
- Religion
- Russian
- Russian Studies
- Spanish
- Statistics
- Studio Art
- Women's Studies
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Doctorates
- Biochemistry
- Biology
- Biomedical Engineering
- Brain/Cognitive Science
- Business Administration
- Chemical Engineering
- Chemistry
- Computer Science
- Conducting
- Counseling/Human Development
- Early Music History
- Economics
- Education
- Educational Administration
- Electrical Engineering
- English
- Epidemiology
- Genetics
- Geological Sciences
- Health Services Research/Policy
- History
- Jazz Studies/Contemporary Media
- Materials Science
- Mathematics
- Mechanical Engineering
- Microbiology/Immunology
- Music Composition
- Music Education
- Music Theory
- Musicology
- Neurobiology/Anatomy
- Neuroscience
- Nursing
- Optics
- Pathology
- Performance/Literature
- Pharmacology
- Philosophy
- Physics
- Physics/Astronomy
- Physiology
- Piano Accompanying/Chamber Music
- Political Science
- Psychology/Clinical
- Psychology/Developmental
- Psychology/Social-Personality
- School Administrator/Supervisor
- School Building Leadership
- School District Administrator
- School District Leadership
- Statistics
- Teaching/Curriculum
- Toxicology
- Visual/Cultural Studies
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Master's Degrees
- Accountancy
- Acute Care Nurse Practitioner
- Adolescence Education
- Adult Nurse Practitioner
- Alternative Energy
- Applied Mathematics
- Biochemistry
- Biology
- Biomedical Engineering
- Biophysics
- Brain/Cognitive Sciences
- Business Administration
- Care of Children/Families/Pediatric Nurse Practitioner
- Care of Children/Families/Pediatric/Neonatal Nurse Practitioner
- Chemical Engineering
- Chemistry
- Clinical Investigation
- Clinical Nurse Leader
- Community Mental Health Counseling
- Comparative Literature
- Computer Science
- Conducting
- Counseling/Human Development
- Dental Science
- Early Childhood Education
- Early Music History
- Economics
- Educational Administration
- Electrical Engineering
- English
- Ethnomusicology
- Family Nurse Practitioner
- French
- Genetics
- Geological Sciences
- Gerentological Mental Health Counseling
- German
- Gerontological Nurse Practitioner
- History
- Human Development
- Inclusion Adolescence Education
- Inclusion Childhood Education
- Inclusion Early Childhood Education
- Inclusion Middle Childhood Education
- Interdepartmental Studies
- Jazz Studies/Contemporary Media
- Leadership in Health Care Systems
- Linguistics
- Literary Translation Studies
- Marriage/Family Therapy
- Mathematical Methods
- Mathematical Statistics
- Mathematics
- Mechanical Engineering
- Medical Microbiology
- Medical Statistics
- Middle Childhood Education
- Middle Childhood Education for Adolescence Education Teachers
- Middle Childhood Education/Adolescence Education
- Music Composition
- Music Education
- Music Theory
- Music Theory Pedagogy
- Musicology
- Neonatal Nurse Practitioner
- Neurobiology/Anatomy
- Neuroscience
- Opera
- Optics
- Pathology
- Pediatric Nurse Practitioner/Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
- Performance/Literature
- Pharmacology
- Philosophy
- Physics
- Physiology
- Piano Accompanying/Chamber Music
- Political Science
- Professional Study in Adolescence Education
- Professional Study/Early Childhood/Childhood Education/ESOL
- Professional Study/Middle Childhood/Adolescence Education
- Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
- Psychology
- Public Accounting
- Public Health
- School Administrator/Supervisor
- School Building Leadership
- School Building Leadership/Private Schools
- School District Administrator
- School District Leadership
- Spanish
- Statistics
- Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages
- Teaching Literacy
- Teaching/Curriculum
- Technical Entrepreneurship/Management
- Toxicology
- Visual/Cultural Studies
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Credit placement options: |
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- credit and/or placement for CEEB Advanced Placement (scores of 4 or higher)
- credit and/or placement for school's own challenge exams
- credit and/or placement for international baccalaureate
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