University of Rochester earned 101 ranking badges in the 2027 College Factual rankings: 2 in the top 1%, 29 in the top 5%, 41 in the top 10% and 29 in the top 15% of the schools in each ranking. Its highest placement is #6 of 816 in Most Popular for Physics, a top 1% award.
Key facts
Badges earned: 101 (2027 edition)
In the top 1% / top 5%: 2 / 29
Highest placement: #6 of 816, a top 1% award
Fields of study with a badge: 16
Placements this edition: 310
Badge cutoff: a top 15% placement in a ranking
Source: IPEDS 2025; College Scorecard July 2026; College Factual rankings 2027. Data as of: July 2026.
How Many Ranking Badges Has University of Rochester Earned?
University of Rochester holds 101 ranking badges across 16 fields of study, 31 of them in the top 5% or better; each badge is an award for placing in the top 15% of a ranking. Each ranking is recalculated when updated data becomes available. Placements shown are from the 2027 edition. For every ranking, the check mark shows the top tier achieved. Learn more about our data sources and methodologies. College administrators who want to showcase these awards through our badge program can contact us.
Count by Award Level
Award Level
Badges
Top 1%
2
Top 5%
29
Top 10%
41
Top 15%
29
Total
101
What Is University of Rochester Known For?
University of Rochester is best known for Biological & Biomedical Sciences: 9 of its 76 traditional-student awards are in that field. Its top-ranked majors include Physics, Music and Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science.
How Does University of Rochester Rank in Athletics?
In College Factual’s 2027 athletics rankings, University of Rochester earned 23 badges across 16 sports, 5 of them in the top 5% or better; its highest placement is #9 of 705 in Golf.
How Does University of Rochester Rank for Online Students?
In College Factual’s 2027 online-program rankings, University of Rochester earned 2 badges across 2 online programs, 1 of them in the top 5% or better; its highest placement is #2 of 26 in Most Popular Online for Physics.
How Does University of Rochester Rank for Veterans?
University of Rochester earned no veterans badge in the 2027 edition; its highest placement in College Factual’s veterans rankings is #896 of 4,939 in Best for Veterans (top 19%).
Badges on this page come from rankings based primarily on data from the U.S. Department of Education, 2027 edition. University of Rochester appears in 310 of the College Factual rankings covered on this page.
The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE), serves as the core of our data about colleges.
Some other college data, including much of the earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
by our College Data Analytics Team