Latin: Universitas Rocestriensis | |
Motto | Meliora (Latin) |
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Motto in English | "Ever Better" (also, "Always Better") |
Type | Private research university |
Established | 1850 |
Accreditation | MSCHE |
Academic affiliations | |
Endowment | $3.32 billion (FY23)[2] |
President | Sarah C. Mangelsdorf[3] |
Provost | David Figlio |
Academic staff | 1,386 (2019–20)[4] |
Administrative staff | 21,721 (Fall 2021)[5] |
Students | 12,160 (Fall 2023)[6] |
Undergraduates | 6,764 (Fall 2023)[6] |
Postgraduates | 5,396 (Fall 2023)[6] |
Location | , , United States |
Campus | Midsize city[7], 707 acres (2.86 km2) |
Newspaper | Campus Times |
Colors | Rochester Blue and Dandelion Yellow[8] |
Nickname | Yellowjackets |
Sporting affiliations | NCAA Division III – |
Mascot | Rocky the Yellowjacket |
Website | www |
The University of Rochester is a private research university in Rochester, New York, United States.[9] It was founded in 1850 and moved into its current campus, next to the Genesee River in 1955. With approximately 30,000 full-time employees, the university is the largest private employer in Upstate New York and the 7th largest in all of New York State.[10]
With over 12,000 students, the university offers 160 undergraduate and 30 graduate programs across seven schools spread throughout five campuses.[11][12] The university comprises the College of Arts, Sciences, and Engineering, the School of Medicine and Dentistry, the Simon School of Business, the Eastman School of Music, the Warner School of Education and the School of Nursing.[13] Rochester is home to the Institute of Optics, the premier optics program in the country, and takes advantage of the region's history in imaging research. Rochester's main campus is located two miles south of Downtown Rochester by a bend in the Genesee River, with other buildings located throughout the city.[14]
The university is also home to Rochester's Laboratory for Laser Energetics, a national laboratory supported by the US Department of Energy. The university is classified among "R1: Doctoral Universities – Very high research activity" and is a member of the Association of American Universities, which emphasizes academic research.[15][16] The university's sports teams, the Rochester Yellowjackets, compete in NCAA Division III. As of May 2024, 13 Nobel Prize winners have been affiliated with Rochester as alumni, faculty, or researchers, 13 Pultizer Prize winners and 22 Guggenheim Fellows.[17]
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