- School Name: University of Rochester
- Street Address: Wilson Boulevard
- Locality: Rochester
- Region: NY
- Postal Code: 14627
- Tel: (585) 275-3221
- email: admit@admissions.rochester.edu
- url: http://www.rochester.edu
- College Category: National Universities
- Rank: 35
- Score: 62
- Tier: 1
- Institutional Control: Private
- Year Found: 1850
- Religious Affiliation: N/A
- Academic Calendar: semester
- Total Number Of Undergraduates: 5?131
- Setting: suburban
- Application Deadline: 1/1
- Application Fee: $60
- Fall 2007 Acceptance Rate: 41.2 %
- Selectivity: most selective
- Cost: 2008-2009 Tuition and Fees: $37,250
- Majors:
NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION: environmental studies, environmental science; AREA, ETHNIC, CULTURAL, AND GENDER STUDIES: Russian studies, African-American/black studies, women's studies COMPUTER AND INFORMATION SCIENCES AND SUPPORT SERVICES: computer science; EDUCATION: music teacher education; ENGINEERING: engineering, biomedical/medical engineering, chemical engineering, electrical, electronics, and communications engineering, engineering science, mechanical engineering, geological/geophysical engineering FOREIGN LANGUAGES, LITERATURES, AND LINGUISTICS: linguistics, comparative literature, Japanese language and literature, Russian language and literature, German language and literature, French language and literature, Spanish language and literature, classics and classical languages, literatures,and linguistics, American Sign Language (ASL) ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE/LETTERS: English language and literature; LIBERAL ARTS AND SCIENCES STUDIES, AND HUMANITIES: liberal arts and sciences/liberal studies BIOLOGICAL AND BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES: biology/biological sciences; MATHEMATICS AND STATISTICS: mathematics, applied mathematics, statistics, mathematics and statistics PHILOSOPHY AND RELIGIOUS STUDIES: philosophy, religion/religious studies; PHYSICAL SCIENCES: chemistry, geology/earth science, physics, optics/optical sciences, physics PSYCHOLOGY: psychology, experimental psychology; SOCIAL SCIENCES: anthropology, economics, political science and government, social sciences VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS: film/cinema studies, fine/studio arts, art history, criticism, and conservation, music, music performance, music theory and composition, jazz/jazz studies HEALTH PROFESSIONS AND RELATED CLINICAL SCIENCES: nursing/registered nurse training (R.N., A.S.N., B.S.N., M.S.N.); HISTORY: history - Mission: Excellence requires freedom. The University of Rochester's belief in this fundamental principle, which drives research faculty around the world, has led to our unique and innovative Rochester Curriculum. Living the principle straight out of high school, Rochester students are free to select the courses that appeal to them most from their first day on campus. Advising is thus also highly individualized from the first day, and Rochester students typically discover a passion (or combination of passions) at an early point in their BS or BA career. The Rochester Curriculum commitment means there are zero required subjects; instead, students' interests drive their education. As they structure their choices, students will eventually choose to major in one of 65 degree programs in sciences and engineering, humanities, or social sciences, and complete a "cluster" of at least three related courses in each of the other two areas. Among America's advanced research universities, Rochester is among the most collegiate in character, with smaller enrollment overall and a commitment that 95-100% of every student's course instruction will be from a tenure-track faculty member. With guaranteed exposure to research faculty, Rochester students undertake advanced studies and research in graduate courses early in their undergraduate career in arts and sciences or in any one of Rochester's nationally ranked schools of engineering, medicine, nursing, music, education, and business. Not surprisingly, the share of Rochester students who ultimately choose to pursue graduate degrees themselves is among the nation's highest. In other important respects Rochester mirrors the best that small universities or liberal arts colleges can offer. The campus is residential and self-contained, but an exciting small city downtown is two miles away, and year-round recreation is prominent in all directions. Recreation, schools, and culture are among the reasons Rochester was ranked in Places Rated Almanac 2007 as the 6th most ideal among America's 395 metropolitan areas. The Curriculum drives an enormous diversity for life on campus, which supports more than 220 different student organizations. Since no two academic programs are alike, students tend to be individuals whose confidence grows during their four years. Life the faculty they are typically inclined to emulate, what Rochester students have in common is a belief that they can make good choices for themselves, and they tend to associate in ways that reinforce support for every other student's individual choices.
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