University of Rochester
University of Rochester is a private nonprofit college in Rochester, NY. Its average net price is $34,347 a year - and the price families actually pay swings a lot by income, as the receipt below shows.
Money
Tuition and room and board for the 2025-26 academic year
Average Net Price by Family Income
| Family Income | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| $0 to $30,000 | $15,091 |
| $30,001 to $48,000 | $15,962 |
| $48,001 to $75,000 | $20,337 |
| $75,001 to $110,000 | $28,472 |
| $110,001 and up | $51,184 |
Admissions
Outcomes
| Horizon | Median Earnings |
|---|---|
| 6 years after entry | $74,560 |
| 8 years after entry | $83,247 |
| 10 years after entry | $88,358 |
Campus Facts
Programs and What They Pay
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| Major | Median Earnings | Median Debt |
|---|---|---|
| American Sign Language | $37,521 National median for this major n=704 | Not published |
| Anthropology | $34,245 National median for this major n=8,063 | Not published |
| Applied Mathematics | $66,131 National median for this major n=2,571 | Not published |
| Area Studies | $38,972 National median for this major n=3,356 | Not published |
| Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians | $34,374 National median for this major n=1,637 | Not published |
| Biology | $37,132 n=110 | $19,000 n=230 |
| Biomedical/Medical Engineering | $70,896 National median for this major n=5,750 | $19,000 Small program - rough guide n=39 |
| Business and Commerce | $54,795 National median for this major n=25,511 | Not published |
| Business/Managerial Economics | $56,982 National median for this major n=4,348 | Not published |
| Chemical Engineering | $80,826 National median for this major n=8,603 | Not published |
| Chemistry | $47,486 National median for this major n=10,597 | Not published |
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | $33,198 National median for this major n=732 | Not published |
| Computational Science | $75,740 National median for this major n=203 | Not published |
| Computer Science | $106,780 Small program - rough guide n=81 | $19,000 Small program - rough guide n=69 |
| Dance | $28,513 National median for this major n=2,991 | Not published |
| East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | $36,286 National median for this major n=1,258 | Not published |
| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology | $34,501 National median for this major n=3,700 | Not published |
| Economics | $79,646 Small program - rough guide n=35 | $19,000 Small program - rough guide n=41 |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering | $92,216 Small program - rough guide n=32 | $19,000 Small program - rough guide n=49 |
| Engineering | $72,868 National median for this major n=2,850 | Not published |
| Engineering Science | $72,248 National median for this major n=427 | Not published |
| Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General | $66,818 National median for this major n=1,948 | Not published |
| English Language and Literature, General | $36,147 National median for this major n=27,468 | $19,000 Small program - rough guide n=40 |
| Environmental Conservation | $40,925 National median for this major n=16,925 | Not published |
| Ethnic and Gender Studies | $38,739 National median for this major n=5,496 | Not published |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts | $31,110 National median for this major n=12,988 | Not published |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences | $45,534 National median for this major n=4,652 | Not published |
| Geological/Geophysical Engineering | $67,287 National median for this major n=148 | Not published |
| Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | $39,364 National median for this major n=755 | Not published |
| Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities | $42,366 National median for this major n=288 | Not published |
| History | $38,156 National median for this major n=20,617 | Not published |
| International Relations and National Security Studies | $45,779 National median for this major n=7,065 | Not published |
| Languages and Linguistics | $33,703 National median for this major n=4,034 | Not published |
| Liberal Arts | $42,801 National median for this major n=38,048 | Not published |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods | $71,443 Small program - rough guide n=79 | $19,000 n=105 |
| Mathematics | $52,843 National median for this major n=13,762 | Not published |
| Mathematics and Statistics, Other | $69,615 National median for this major n=379 | Not published |
| Mechanical Engineering | $78,924 Small program - rough guide n=43 | $19,000 Small program - rough guide n=46 |
| Medical Clinical Sciences/Graduate Medical Studies | Not published | Not published |
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General | $41,297 National median for this major n=7,141 | Not published |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other | $47,819 National median for this major n=24,237 | Not published |
| Music | $18,388 Small program - rough guide n=44 | $27,000 n=135 |
| Philosophy | $37,154 National median for this major n=6,052 | Not published |
| Physics | $52,079 National median for this major n=4,999 | $19,000 Small program - rough guide n=30 |
| Political Science and Government | $42,430 Small program - rough guide n=39 | $19,000 Small program - rough guide n=59 |
| Psychology | $46,219 Small program - rough guide n=36 | Not published |
| Public Health | $42,733 National median for this major n=16,894 | Not published |
| Radio, Television, and Digital Communication | $37,545 National median for this major n=12,384 | Not published |
| Registered Nursing | $94,860 n=317 | $29,469 n=271 |
| Religion/Religious Studies | $28,307 National median for this major n=4,315 | Not published |
| Research and Experimental Psychology | $42,008 Small program - rough guide n=64 | $19,000 n=138 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | $35,087 National median for this major n=7,289 | Not published |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | $40,236 National median for this major n=8,855 | Not published |
| Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | $41,787 National median for this major n=353 | Not published |
| Social Sciences | $43,758 National median for this major n=5,239 | Not published |
| Social Sciences, Other | $43,502 National median for this major n=1,547 | $16,125 Small program - rough guide n=31 |
| Statistics | $68,688 National median for this major n=3,096 | Not published |
| Studio Art | $31,108 National median for this major n=25,748 | Not published |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas | $45,328 National median for this major n=22,650 | Not published |
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