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University of Rochester
Also known as Rochester University, UR, U of R, UofR, URochester, U Rochester
private, nonsectarian, research university in Rochester, New York, United States
Key facts
- Motto
- Meliora ( Latin )
- Motto in english
- "Ever Better" (also, "Always Better")
- Type
- Private research university
- Established
- 1850 ; 176 years ago ( 1850 )
- Accreditation
- MSCHE
- Academic affiliations
- AAU COFHE NAICU URA WUN Space-grant
- Endowment
- $3.83 billion (2025)
- President
- Sarah C. Mangelsdorf
- Provost
- Nicole Sampson
- Academic staff
- 3,253 FT/ 325 PT (2023)
- Administrative staff
- 21,721 (fall 2021)
- Students
- 12,160 (fall 2023)
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The University of Rochester is a private research university in Rochester, New York, United States. It was founded in 1850 and moved into its current campus, next to the Genesee River, in 1930. With approximately 30,000 full-time employees, the university is the largest private employer in Upstate New York and the seventh-largest in all of New York State.
With over 12,000 students, the university offers 160 undergraduate and 30 graduate programs across seven schools spread throughout five campuses. The College of Arts, Sciences, and Engineering is the largest school, and it includes the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences. The Eastman School of Music, founded by and named after George Eastman, is located in Downtown Rochester.