Inside Academics at Rochester University

Academics at a Glance

Academics are the heart of the college experience. This overview pulls together the essentials of academic life at Rochester University: its faculty, its majors and fields of study, and its online learning options.

Jump to any section below, or follow a link to dig deeper into a specific part of academic life at Rochester University:

• Faculty Resources
• Most Popular Majors
• Additional Questions to Ask
• Continue Your Research

Faculty Resources

The student-to-faculty ratio at Rochester University is about average at 13 to 1, close to the national average of 15 to 1. Rochester University employs 88% of its instructors full time, above the national average of 47%.

For the full breakdown — tenure status, part-time and adjunct share, and how the faculty compares with the national average — see the faculty composition report.

Most Popular Majors

Students at Rochester University can choose from 20 majors with reported graduates spanning 13 broad fields of study.

The degree levels available at Rochester University are shown below:

The most popular majors at Rochester University, measured by graduates, are listed below.

See the full majors breakdown on the academic majors page.

Questions Worth Asking

Before you decide, here are a few more questions to consider about academics at Rochester University:

• Need flexibility? Check whether Rochester University offers the online or summer classes that fit your schedule — about 894 undergraduates study at least partly online. See distance learning options.
• Interested in outcomes? Look at how well Rochester University retains and graduates its students — 60% of full-time freshmen return). See graduation and retention.
• Worried about job prospects? Ask about employment outcomes for recent graduates of Rochester University.

Continue Your Research at Rochester University

Each page below covers one part of academic life at Rochester University in more detail:

• Majors & Degree Programs at Rochester University — the full list of majors, concentrations and graduation numbers
• Faculty & Class Sizes at Rochester University — student-faculty ratio, full-time vs adjunct, and tenure detail
• Graduation and Retention at Rochester University — how well the school retains and graduates students
• Distance Learning at Rochester University — what online and distance learning is available
• Accreditation Detail at Rochester University — the schools accreditation and what it means