Acceptance Rate History
University of Rochester Acceptance Rate: 41.9% in 2025 (2013–2025 history)
NY · Current rate: 41.9%
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What is University of Rochester's acceptance rate in 2025?
University of Rochester's acceptance rate in 2025 is 41.9%, up from 40.1% in 2024.
Common Data Set 2025-2026
Regular Decision acceptance rate at University of Rochester
Outside Early Decision, University of Rochester admitted 8,584 of 20,480 applicants in the 2025-2026 cycle: 41.9%. That counts everyone who did not apply Early Decision.
University of Rochester's Early Decision II deadline for the 2026-27 cycle is Jan 5, 2027.
Calculated from published counts · Common Data Set 2025-2026 · checked Oct 2026
Year-by-Year Data
| Year | Acceptance Rate | Applicants | Admitted |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 41.9% | 21,609 | 9,056 |
| 2024 | 40.1% | 21,384 | 8,570 |
| 2023 | 35.9% | 21,680 | 7,773 |
| 2022 | 38.9% | 19,966 | 7,768 |
| 2021 | 40.6% | 19,543 | 7,924 |
| 2020 | 35.4% | 19,607 | 6,947 |
| 2019 | 29.7% | 21,642 | 6,430 |
| 2018 | 29.4% | 21,255 | 6,253 |
| 2017 | 34.2% | 19,058 | 6,520 |
| 2016 | 35.5% | 17,485 | 6,213 |
| 2015 | 33.8% | 17,912 | 6,058 |
| 2014 | 36.4% | 17,428 | 6,345 |
| 2013 | 35.7% | 17,244 | 6,153 |
Source: IPEDS Admissions Survey (NCES) · College Scorecard
Cost
The same school, two different prices
Family income under $30k: $9,678/yr · Family income over $110k: $46,801/yr (AY 2023–24)
Average paid by students receiving federal aid, by family income (College Scorecard). International students are not eligible for U.S. federal aid, so they are not in this cohort and typically pay closer to the sticker price.
High-income families typically pay closer to sticker.
Admitted Student Profile
SAT Range · Middle 50% (25th–75th)
1400–1510
Common Data Set 2025-2026
Admitted students at University of Rochester scored between 1400 and 1510 on the SAT (middle 50%).
Source: College Scorecard · U.S. Dept of Education
How to read these numbers
- The 2025 rate covers University of Rochester's whole applicant pool — early and regular applications counted together in one figure. It is not the rate of any single round.
- 1400–1510 is the middle half of admitted scores, not a cutoff: a quarter of admitted students scored below 1400, and a quarter scored above 1510.
- The table above holds 13 reported years, 2013 through 2025. Across them University of Rochester's rate ranged from 29.4% to 41.9%, so any single year is one point inside that range.
Each figure above describes a class a school already admitted in a completed cycle. It is a record of who was admitted, not a measurement of any one application.
Source: College Scorecard · IPEDS Admissions Survey (NCES) · U.S. Dept. of Education
Where do you stand?
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SAT
Middle 50% of admitted students scored 1400–1510.
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Trend Analysis
University of Rochester's acceptance rate has increased from 35.7% in 2013 to 41.9% in 2025. The most notable shift occurred in 2020.
Analysis compiled from official data trends.
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Data sourced from IPEDS and College Scorecard. Does not represent endorsements or guarantee admission outcomes.