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Compare with New York Public Colleges

Compare with New York Public Colleges for University of Rochester
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
Stony Brook University Stony Brook, NY	$56,149 lower in-state tuition	9% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Binghamton University Vestal, NY	$56,513 lower in-state tuition	1% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University at Albany Albany, NY	$56,214 lower in-state tuition	29% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University at Buffalo Buffalo, NY	$56,144 lower in-state tuition	34% higher acceptance rate	Compare
CUNY Hunter College New York, NY	$59,698 lower in-state tuition	14% higher acceptance rate	Compare
CUNY Queens College Queens, NY	$59,542 lower in-state tuition	24% higher acceptance rate	Compare
CUNY City College New York, NY	$59,740 lower in-state tuition	20% higher acceptance rate	Compare
CUNY Bernard M Baruch College New York, NY	$59,616 lower in-state tuition	8% higher acceptance rate	Compare
United States Military Academy West Point, New York	$67,080 lower in-state tuition	28% lower acceptance rate	Compare
SUNY at Purchase College Purchase, NY	$58,127 lower in-state tuition	34% higher acceptance rate	Compare
SUNY Brockport Brockport, NY	$58,328 lower in-state tuition	31% higher acceptance rate	Compare
SUNY College at Geneseo Geneseo, NY	$58,081 lower in-state tuition	26% higher acceptance rate	Compare
SUNY Buffalo State University Buffalo, NY	$58,547 lower in-state tuition	33% higher acceptance rate	Compare
CUNY Brooklyn College Brooklyn, NY	$59,628 lower in-state tuition	18% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Farmingdale State College Farmingdale, NY	$58,454 lower in-state tuition	23% higher acceptance rate	Compare
SUNY Oneonta Oneonta, NY	$58,249 lower in-state tuition	30% higher acceptance rate	Compare
State University of New York at Cortland Cortland, NY	$58,206 lower in-state tuition	20% higher acceptance rate	Compare
State University of New York at Oswego Oswego, NY	$58,255 lower in-state tuition	41% higher acceptance rate	Compare
State University of New York at New Paltz New Paltz, NY	$58,508 lower in-state tuition	22% higher acceptance rate	Compare
College of Staten Island CUNY Staten Island, NY	$59,590 lower in-state tuition	52% higher acceptance rate	Compare
SUNY at Fredonia Fredonia, NY	$58,249 lower in-state tuition	38% higher acceptance rate	Compare
SUNY Maritime College Throggs Neck, NY	$58,491 lower in-state tuition	32% higher acceptance rate	Compare
SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry Syracuse, NY	$57,777 lower in-state tuition	23% higher acceptance rate	Compare
State University of New York at Plattsburgh Plattsburgh, NY	$58,045 lower in-state tuition	38% higher acceptance rate	Compare
SUNY Polytechnic Institute Utica, NY	$58,455 lower in-state tuition	41% higher acceptance rate	Compare
United States Merchant Marine Academy Kings Point, NY	$66,185 lower in-state tuition	6% lower acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with New York Private Colleges

Compare with New York Private Colleges for University of Rochester
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
New York University New York, NY	$4,284 lower in-state tuition	31% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Cornell University Ithaca, NY	$2,234 higher in-state tuition	31% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Syracuse University Syracuse, NY	$1,552 lower in-state tuition	6% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Columbia University in the City of New York New York, NY	$4,765 higher in-state tuition	36% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Fordham University Bronx, NY	$2,165 lower in-state tuition	19% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Colgate University Hamilton, NY	$3,226 higher in-state tuition	26% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Barnard College New York, NY	$2,808 higher in-state tuition	31% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Vassar College Poughkeepsie, NY	$3,950 higher in-state tuition	21% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Troy, NY	$2,999 lower in-state tuition	23% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Hofstra University Hempstead, NY	$9,420 lower in-state tuition	28% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Rochester Institute of Technology Rochester, NY	$7,806 lower in-state tuition	27% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Skidmore College Saratoga Springs, NY	$210 higher in-state tuition	19% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Manhattan University Riverdale, NY	$13,680 lower in-state tuition	39% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Pratt Institute Main Brooklyn, NY	$5,235 lower in-state tuition	33% higher acceptance rate	Compare
The New School New York, NY	$8,386 lower in-state tuition	23% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Ithaca College Ithaca, NY	$13,540 lower in-state tuition	29% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Hamilton College Clinton, NY	$1,880 higher in-state tuition	26% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Siena College Loudonville, NY	$20,500 lower in-state tuition	29% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Clarkson University Potsdam, NY	$7,682 lower in-state tuition	37% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Long Island University Brookville, NY	$24,648 lower in-state tuition	46% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Bard College Annandale-On-Hudson, NY	$644 lower in-state tuition	12% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Sarah Lawrence College Bronxville, NY	$218 lower in-state tuition	22% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Union College Schenectady, NY	$1,959 higher in-state tuition	4% higher acceptance rate	Compare
St Lawrence University Canton, NY	$1,180 lower in-state tuition	14% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Hobart William Smith Colleges Geneva, NY	$1,963 lower in-state tuition	24% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences Albany, NY	$25,605 lower in-state tuition	13% higher acceptance rate	Compare
New York Institute of Technology Old Westbury, NY	$20,520 lower in-state tuition	41% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Yeshiva University New York, NY	$15,280 lower in-state tuition	16% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Houghton University Houghton, NY	$48,650 lower in-state tuition	49% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Elmira College Elmira, NY	$28,104 lower in-state tuition	37% higher acceptance rate	Compare
The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art New York, NY	$20,260 lower in-state tuition	19% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Touro University New York, NY	$44,630 lower in-state tuition	21% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Jewish Theological Seminary of America New York, NY	$277 higher in-state tuition	9% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Webb Institute Glen Cove, NY	$3,866 lower in-state tuition	26% lower acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with Regional Public Colleges

Compare with Regional Public Colleges for University of Rochester
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
University of Michigan Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI	$49,344 lower in-state tuition	24% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Penn State Main Campus University Park, PA	$46,436 lower in-state tuition	21% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Michigan State University East Lansing, MI	$50,622 lower in-state tuition	45% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Maryland College Park College Park, MD	$55,271 lower in-state tuition	5% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Delaware Newark, DE	$50,270 lower in-state tuition	31% higher acceptance rate	Compare
George Mason University Fairfax, VA	$52,860 lower in-state tuition	47% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Massachusetts Amherst Amherst, MA	$49,308 lower in-state tuition	20% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Campus Pittsburgh, PA	$45,154 lower in-state tuition	18% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Rutgers University New Brunswick New Brunswick, NJ	$49,151 lower in-state tuition	18% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Connecticut Storrs, CT	$46,036 lower in-state tuition	12% higher acceptance rate	Compare
United States Naval Academy Annapolis, Maryland	$67,080 lower in-state tuition	31% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Vermont Burlington, VT	$48,022 lower in-state tuition	25% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Maryland Baltimore County Baltimore, MD	$53,824 lower in-state tuition	32% higher acceptance rate	Compare
New Jersey Institute of Technology Newark, NJ	$47,106 lower in-state tuition	25% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Mary Washington Fredericksburg, VA	$52,440 lower in-state tuition	40% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Massachusetts Lowell Lowell, MA	$50,114 lower in-state tuition	43% higher acceptance rate	Compare
United States Coast Guard Academy New London, Connecticut	$67,080 lower in-state tuition	18% lower acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with Regional Private Colleges

Compare with Regional Private Colleges for University of Rochester
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
Harvard University Cambridge, MA	$5,404 lower in-state tuition	36% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Princeton University Princeton, NJ	$4,392 lower in-state tuition	35% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD	$1,850 lower in-state tuition	34% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Boston University Boston, MA	$1,022 higher in-state tuition	29% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA	$1,606 higher in-state tuition	35% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Yale University New Haven, CT	$170 higher in-state tuition	36% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Villanova University Villanova, PA	$696 higher in-state tuition	13% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Georgetown University Washington, DC	$937 higher in-state tuition	27% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PA	$834 lower in-state tuition	28% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Boston College Chestnut Hill, MA	$3,622 higher in-state tuition	24% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Brown University Providence, RI	$4,332 higher in-state tuition	35% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA	$4,684 lower in-state tuition	35% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Northeastern University Boston, MA	$918 lower in-state tuition	35% lower acceptance rate	Compare
George Washington University Washington, DC	$630 higher in-state tuition	7% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Drexel University Philadelphia, PA	$4,668 lower in-state tuition	39% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Dartmouth College Hanover, NH	$1,188 higher in-state tuition	35% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Bucknell University Lewisburg, PA	$732 higher in-state tuition	11% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Tufts University Medford, MA	$3,624 higher in-state tuition	29% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Rhode Island School of Design Providence, RI	$4,392 lower in-state tuition	21% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Emerson College Boston, MA	$10,024 lower in-state tuition	11% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Lehigh University Bethlehem, PA	$2,100 lower in-state tuition	14% lower acceptance rate	Compare
American University Washington, DC	$8,309 lower in-state tuition	22% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Babson College Wellesley, MA	$9,928 lower in-state tuition	23% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Amherst College Amherst, MA	$3,400 higher in-state tuition	31% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Lafayette College Easton, PA	$1,682 lower in-state tuition	9% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Bentley University Waltham, MA	$6,080 lower in-state tuition	5% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Swarthmore College Swarthmore, PA	$1,586 lower in-state tuition	33% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Brandeis University Waltham, MA	$1,000 higher in-state tuition	0% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Seton Hall University South Orange, NJ	$13,910 lower in-state tuition	33% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Williams College Williamstown, MA	$1,480 higher in-state tuition	32% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Case Western Reserve University Cleveland, OH	$472 lower in-state tuition	3% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Providence College Providence, RI	$3,530 lower in-state tuition	11% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Oberlin College Oberlin, OH	$286 higher in-state tuition	6% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Wesleyan University Middletown, CT	$3,262 higher in-state tuition	24% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Haverford College Haverford, PA	$3,608 higher in-state tuition	28% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Fairfield University Fairfield, CT	$8,730 lower in-state tuition	7% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Muhlenberg College Allentown, PA	$4,275 lower in-state tuition	32% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Wellesley College Wellesley, MA	$96 higher in-state tuition	26% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Middlebury College Middlebury, VT	$520 higher in-state tuition	29% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Denison University Granville, OH	$80 lower in-state tuition	23% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Kenyon College Gambier, OH	$4,440 higher in-state tuition	9% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Stevens Institute of Technology Hoboken, NJ	$3,618 lower in-state tuition	8% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Loyola University Maryland Baltimore, MD	$9,930 lower in-state tuition	35% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Gettysburg College Gettysburg, PA	$440 lower in-state tuition	1% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Saint Joseph's University Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA	$13,820 lower in-state tuition	49% higher acceptance rate	Compare
The College of Wooster Wooster, OH	$5,440 lower in-state tuition	20% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Dickinson College Carlisle, PA	$1,430 lower in-state tuition	2% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Trinity College Hartford, CT	$3,690 higher in-state tuition	11% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Franklin and Marshall College Lancaster, PA	$3,714 higher in-state tuition	12% lower acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with National Colleges

Compare with National Colleges for University of Rochester
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
Stanford University Stanford, CA	$1,170 lower in-state tuition	36% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Miami Coral Gables, FL	$4,464 lower in-state tuition	21% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Duke University Durham, NC	$1,678 higher in-state tuition	34% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Vanderbilt University Nashville, TN	$418 higher in-state tuition	34% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Chicago Chicago, IL	$3,582 higher in-state tuition	36% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Notre Dame Notre Dame, IN	$2,055 lower in-state tuition	29% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Emory University Atlanta, GA	$2,800 lower in-state tuition	29% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Rice University Houston, TX	$2,936 lower in-state tuition	32% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Santa Clara University Santa Clara, CA	$5,787 lower in-state tuition	8% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Southern Methodist University Dallas, TX	$40 lower in-state tuition	23% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Tulane University of Louisiana New Orleans, LA	$1,598 higher in-state tuition	26% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Washington University in St Louis St. Louis, MO	$1,290 lower in-state tuition	28% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Wake Forest University Winston-Salem, NC	$562 higher in-state tuition	18% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Richmond University of Richmond, VA	$1,850 lower in-state tuition	18% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of the Pacific Stockton, CA	$10,000 lower in-state tuition	31% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Tulsa Tulsa, OK	$17,019 lower in-state tuition	22% higher acceptance rate	Compare

Data source: NCES / IPEDS https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?id=195030.

Last updated: August 2026