Seven colleges of the University of Rochester offer more than 175 bachelor's, master's and doctoral degree courses, including optics, music, medicine, biologyQuantum physics, economics, political science, psychology and computer science.[5-6]eastman school of music (Eastman School of Music)U.S. NewsRated as USATopacademy of music.The clinical and research rankings of medical schools in 2021 ranked 16th and 34th respectively in the United States.computer vision Research direction: 2019CSRankingsTop 5 in the United States.[7]The Institute of Optics is the top three in the United StatesOptical centerone of.
Eastman College of Music, Hajim College of Engineering, College of Arts and Sciences, Institute of Optics, Simon Business School, School of Medicine and Dentistry, etc
RochesterThe University was founded in 1850 as a Baptist funded school.The school was founded fromColgate University USANew YorkHamilton.In 1848, the Baptist Education Society planned toColgate University move toRochester, but was forced to stop due to legal proceedings.The members of the board of directors, university teachers and students who objected established the University of Rochester, which was authorized by the New York State University Committee on January 31, 1850.In November of the same year, the University of Rochester opened classes. At the beginning, there were about 60 students.
University of Rochester Campus
The University of Rochester was originally located in the United States Hotel on Buffalo Street in downtown Rochester.In 1853, the campus moved eastward to the then suburb, now the University Avenue.Azariah Boody, a local businessman and congressman, donated 8 acres of land for the new campus. Later, the school bought 17 acres of land from him to build the new campus.The University of Rochester has kept and used this campus until the current River Campus was built in 1930. After that, the University continues to have a small part of the campus on the university street (where all the art memorial museums of the University are located).
staySusan B. Anthony With the efforts of Helen Barrett Montgomery's feminist movement, the school received the first group of female students in 1900.In the 1890s, some female students attended classes and studied in the school as "visitors", but they were not officially registered students, and their records were not included in the school register.
David Jayne Hill, the headmaster, allowed Helen E. Wilkinson, the first female student, to officially register as an ordinary student, but she was also not allowed to formally enroll and obtain a degree.It was not until 1900 that 33 female students became official students of the school, of whom Ella S. Wilcoxen officially received a degree in 1901.When River Campus was completed in 1930, boys were first transferred to the new campus, while girls continued to teach in the University Avenue campus until 1955.
The main development of the school appeared in 1900-1935, when Rush Rhees, the third president of the school, was in office.in the meantime,KodakFounder ofGeorge Eastman He donated more than 50 million dollars and became the main donor of the school.The first school in 1925Doctor of Philosophy。In 1955, the former male and female branch was formally merged into a University of Rochester College of Arts Sciences and Engineering.In 1958, the school established the projectbusiness administrationAnd three new colleges for education.
Eastman Kilborn Solo Hall
In 1995, Thomas H. Jackson, the ninth president of the school, announced a "revitalization plan", including reducing the number of students enrolled and developing a more rigorous enrollment review process.This plan also revised the undergraduate courseCurriculum, and has continued to the present.
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In 2022, the research team of the University of Rochester created the first multi-color integrationLaser。The researchers said that the technology "has the potential to reshape integrationphotonicsPattern of”。[25]
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School setting
academy of music
The Eastman School of Music: It is one of the most famous colleges in Rochester and has a long reputation in the United States.Both undergraduate and graduate students are availableTwo stagesEducation, including composition and soundMusic theoryMajor in theory, music performance, etc.
School of Medicine and Dentistry
The School of Medicine and Dentistry: one of the most important colleges in the University of Rochester, providing first-class graduate students in the United Statesmedical education And clinical education, located at the University of Rochester Medical Center.
College of Arts, Science and Engineering
College of Arts, Sciences, and Engineering: the largest college in Rochester, divided intoCollege of Arts and Sciences(School of Arts and Sciences) and Hajim School of Engineering and Applied SciencesPostgraduate major。
School of Nursing
School of Nursing: the medical center at the University of Rochester.
Eastman Oral Health Institute
Eastman Institute for Oral Health: a medical center located at the University of Rochester.
Simon Business School
William E. Simon Graduate School of Business Administration: As a first-class business school in the United States, its finance, accounting and other majors rank top in the United States.
Werner College of Education and Human Development
The Margaret Warner Graduate School of Education and Human Development: only availablePostgraduate education, located in the River Campus of the University of Rochester.
Major offered by Rochester University: art, computer and information science, business, medicine, biological science, communication, chemistry, chemical engineering, education, engineering, health care, language and literature, mathematics and statistics, physical science, protection services,Psychological guidance, leisure and fitness, service, technology industry and architecture, social science and arts,Social servicesEtc.
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Among the majors of the University of Rochester, music and optics rank first in the United States, economy andManagementIt is also in the top 10, and medical schools rank top 20 all the year round.Other majors, including physics and computer, are also excellent, and most of them rank between 30-40 in the United States.
2020 Thames Higher Education World University ranked 173rd, 2020QS World University ranked 170, 2020US. News World University Ranked 125th, 2019Academic Ranking of Soft Science World Universities151-200[15-16]
The Times Higher Education World University Ranked 95th in 2014
The University of Rochester was nominated by Kaplan/Newsweek's How to Get into College Guide in 2007New Ivy One of the colleges.This list has nominated new students who canIvy League A rising star in the competition.The ranking is based on enrollment statistics and different schoolsAdministrative staff, students, school teachers and alumni.
Special ranking
The school'seastman school of music It has been recognized as the No. 1 conservatory in the United States and the world for many years
2015 US News&World Report Optics Ranking 1;
2015 US News&World ReportQuantum physicsProfessional ranking 6;
In 2015, US News&World Report ranked No. 6 in atomic physics;
2017 US News&World Report ranked 17 in political science and 4 in political methodology;
In 2015, US News&World Report ranked 40 in comprehensive physics majors;
2016 US News&World Report American Academy of Engineering ranked 39;
In 2014, US News&World Report ranked 37th among American business schools;
In 2021, US News&World Report ranked 16 in the primary care of medical graduate schools;
In 2021, US News&World Report ranked 34 in medical graduate school research.[18]
Cultural tradition
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The mascot of the school is the Yellow Jacket.From 1983 to 2008, it has been called "URBee".In the 2007-2008 school year, the school redesigned the mascot.On February 1, 2008, it was newly named "Rocky".
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School useDandelionYellow and a blue ("Rochester Blue") are its official colors.These two colors are also the main colors of the official logo of the school.
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The school motto isLatin"Meliora", English name "Ever Better", roughly means "better", and also has an implicit meaning of "always better".The latter is adopted by the school as the meaning of the school motto.
There are many othersunofficialThe logo of Rush Rhees is widely used, including the portrait of the round roof of Rush Rhees Library.
The most commonly used song for school activities is The Genesee.
tradition
The University of Rochester regularly holds some traditional activities every year.
The Board's Head Dinner started in 1934 and continues to develop into an annual event.
Convocation celebrates the beginning of the school year and provides an opportunity for students, teachers and school staff to get together.
The Dandelion Festival, commonly known as D-Day, is held in the late spring semester.There will be a series of celebrations on this day to relieve the pressure of the final exam at this time of the year.
Meliora Weekend is held at the weekend around the school anniversary in early October every year, including a series of activities such as reunion of alumni, family weekend and boat racing.
Wilson Day
School governance
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The University of Rochester is led by the Board of Directors, and Richard B. Handler is the currentChairman of the Board。The President is appointed by the Board of Directors.The current president is Sarah Mangelsdorf, who took over Richard Feldman on July 1, 2019.
The sunset in Rochester
Successive Presidents of Rochester University
Martin Brewer Anderson，1853-1888
David Jayne Hill，1889-1896
Benjamin Rush Rhees，1900-1935
Alan Valentine，1935-1950
Cornelis de Kiewiet，1951-1961
W. Allen Wallis，1962-1975
Robert Sproull，1975-1984
Dennis O'Brien，1984-1994
Thomas H. Jackson，1994-2005
Joel Seligman，2005-2018
Richard Feldman, 2018-2019 (provisional)
Sarah C. Mangelsdorf，2019-
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Riverside Campus
River Campus is the academic and administrative center of the whole school.It is located on the bank of the Jenis RiverBausch & LombIt is bounded by the park, about 3.2km to the south of Rochester urban area, covering an area of about 0.81Square kilometers。
Riverside Campus
The original building of the campus was put into use in 1930.Main teaching buildings (Rush Rhees LibraryDewey、Bausch & Lomb、Morey、And Lattimore Halls)The RenaissanceIt is designed in the Greek revival style and forms an Eastman Quadrangle around each other.The Eastman Courtyard is considered to be the best place in the campus.Rush Rhees Library is an unofficial symbol of the University of Rochester, with the largestcarillonThe Hopeman Memorial clock harp has 50 chimes, which chime every 15 minutes.
Rush Rhees
Rush Rhees
In the past decades, new teaching buildings have been built in the south of Eastman Square, including Meliora Hall (1972), Hoyt Hall (1962),HarknessHall (1946), Gavett Hall (dedicated with the Eastman Quad in 1930), and Hopeman Engineering Building (1963).At the southernmost end of River Campus, there are new Science and Engineering Quadrangle: Hutchison Hall (1972), Hylan Building (1971), Computer Teaching Building and Carlson Library (1987), Wilmot Building (1961), and Goergen Hall (completed in March 2007).
Campus landscape
Students often gather in the open yards in warm months.Other student life centers include Todd Union, Frederick Douglas Food Center, different places in Rush Rhees Library, and famous Chinese architectsIeoh Ming PeiDesigned Wilson Commons Student Activity Center.Many teaching buildings, including Rush Rhees Library, are connected by a series of underground passages, which are mainly used for people to pass between different teaching buildings in cold weather.Most of the teaching areas, including Eastman CourtWilson Commons、Susan B. Anthony、GilbertBoth Hoeing Halls and Hoeing Halls have freewireless network。
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medical center
University of RochesterMedical Center, URMC) is the top private teaching and research hospital in the United States, close to River Campus，It is the largest part of Rochester University and the sixth largest employer in New York State, with more than 26000 employees.It is responsible for medical teaching research and medical treatmentnursingThe main campus where the facility is located consists of 6 hospitals including Strong Memorial Hospital, Eastmanoral cavityIt is composed of the Institute of Health and other research units, the School of Medicine and Dentistry of the University of Rochester and the School of Nursing of the University of Rochester.
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academy of music
eastman school of music It has its own separate campus, which is located inRochesterUrban area.There are students in this campusLoading AreaClassrooms, performance and performance facilities and Eastman Theater.The campus also hasNorth Americamaximalmusic librarySibley Music Library, the largest private music collection in the United States.
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Eastman Conservatory of Music - Theatre
South Campus
The South Campus is located in Brighton Town, close to the south of Rochester City.The campus includes Laboratory for Laser Energy, the Center for Optics Manufacturing, the Center for Optoelectronics and Imaging, and the now defunct Nuclear Structure Research Laboratory (NSRL).Whipple Park, the graduate student accommodation area, is also in this area.
Other Properties
C.E.K. Mees Observatory
Memorial Art Gallery
Mount Hope Campus
University facilities
The University of Rochester enjoys a high reputation in the United States in 2020American News and World ReportRanking of America's Best Universities29. Among them, music, optics, finance and other majors enjoy high reputation and rank among the best.Others include political science, physics, biomedical engineering, economics, nursing, clinical psychologycomputer science, chemistry, biology, public health and other professions also enjoy a high reputation in the academic community.Eight of the teachers and alumni of the school obtainedNobel Prize12 scholars wonPulitzer Prize, and 20 Guggenheim Fellows.
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The library of the University of Rochester has about 3.3 million books scattered in 11 libraries, of which Rush Rhees Library is the largest library, and the building isNeoclassical style, was rated as one of the best university libraries in the United States.Miner Library is from the schoolMedical Library，eastman school of music Sibley Music Library also has a rich collection.In the library, there are self-servicePhotocopierAnd computerquery system 。The library also subscribes a lotElectronic journal, query is very convenient.University of Rochestermedical collegeThe Affiliated Hospital - Strong Memorial HospitalNew YorkThe most important medical center in the west, with ChineseCardiology DepartmentdoctorYu NangengNamed Paul N. Yu Heart Center.
Campus landscape
There is a Chinese company ten minutes' walk near the schoolgrocery store, about ten minutes' drive from the school, there are two Chinese grocery stores, a Korean grocery store and a large American grocery storesupermarketWegmans and Target.yesCanadian visaStudents can also drive toTorontoBuy in Chinatown.Most students live in school dormitories, and can apply for it if they are single or from a family.
The school dormitory is equipped with free heating.If you live in an apartment, in the kitchenelectric furnaceovenThe equipment is complete, and you can cook by yourself, which saves money and satisfies your Chinese stomach.The advantage of living in the dormitory is that it is close to the campus, and there are free school buses to take. If you don't have a bus, it is very convenient. For students who don't usually drive, you can also eat in the student canteen.Most students buy cars here, because in the United States, the driver's license is almost equal toID, so whether you want to drive or not, you probably have to take an exam.
The school has a stadium and gymnasium, and the gymnasium has a swimming pool and various courts.Therefore, not only the first-class teachers, but also the university facilities are comparable to any top university, and even the facilities of dormitories, Wilson Commons and sports centers are praised.As long as they are full-time students, they can use the facilities in the gymnasium for free.The student center is a famous architect with distinctive architectureIeoh Ming Pei(IM Pei) design.In addition, Eastman Conservatory of Music often has free small concerts, occasionallyPhilharmonic OrchestraOur performance is a very musical place.
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Outstanding alumni
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Nobel Prize Winners
Nobel PrizeSince its establishment in 1900, there have been 14 alumni and faculty members of the University of Rochester who have won this honor:
Vincent du Vigneaud (1927 PhD Doctor of Chemistry), won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1955
Arthur Kornberg (1941, MD. Doctor of Medicine, 1962 DSc. Doctor of Science), won the Nobel Prize in Medicine or Physiology in 1959
Daniel Carleton Gajdusek (Bachelor of Science, 1943), Nobel Prize in Medicine or Physiology, 1976
Chu Diwen (B.A. in mathematics and B.S. in physics in 1970), the former US Secretary of Energy (2009-2013), won the Nobel Prize in physics in 1997
Changjun Kochai (1955 Ph.D. in physics), 2002 Nobel Prize in physics
George Hoyt Whipple (Professor, 1914-1976), 1934 Nobel Prize in Medicine or Physiology
Henrik Dam (professor, 1942-1945), 1943 Nobel Prize in Medicine or Physiology
Robert Fogel(Professor, 1960-19651968 – 1975), 1993 Nobel Prize in Economics
Richard Thaler (1970 Master of Economics, 1974 Ph.D. in Economics), 2017 Nobel Prize in Economics
Donna Strickland(Ph.D. in physical optics in 1989), 2018 Nobel Prize in Physics
Gerald Muru(Professor of Optics, 1980s), 2018 Nobel Prize in Physics
Paul Romer (Assistant Professor 1982-1986), 2018 Nobel Prize in Economics
Harvey Alter (B.A. Bachelor of Arts in 1956, M.D. Doctor of Medicine in 1960), Nobel Prize in Medicine or Physiology in 2020
Michael Chabon
The Pulitzer Prize Since its establishment in 1917, 12 alumni of the University of Rochester have won this honor. They are:
2004：Steven Hahn ’73 in history，for his book：A Nation Under Our Feet：Black Political Struggles in the Rural South from Slavery to the Great Migration
1996：George Walker，’56E（DMA） in music，for his composition，"Lilacs for Voice and Orchestra"
1993：Christopher Rouse，Eastman professor of composition，in music for his "Trombone Concerto"
1983：Galway Kinnell，’49（MA） in poetry
1979：Joseph Schwantner，Eastman faculty，in music
1975：Dominick Argento，’58E（DMA），in music
1968：Anthony Hecht，English faculty，in poetry
1962：Robert Ward，’39E（BM），in music
1960：George Abbott，’11，in drama
1959：John La Montaine，’39E（BA），in music
1952：Gail Kubik，’34E（BM），in music
1944：Howard Hanson，Eastman faculty and director from 1924 to 1964，in music[19]
educational circles
Nils Yngve Wessell（Ph.D. 1938），President of Tufts University (1953-1966)
Brian C. Mitchell（Ph.D. ), President of Bucknell University
Robert J. Dolan（Ph.D. 1977），Dean, Ross School of Business, University of Michigan
Thomas Farrell（B.A.，M.S.），Vice President of the University of Chicago
Susan Hockfield（B.A. 1973），Physiologist, Vice Dean of Yale University, President of Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Joseph B. Martin（Ph.D. 1971），Dean of Harvard Medical School
Steven Matson（Ph.D.），Dean of the Graduate School of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Madeleine R. Grumet（Ph.D.），Dean, School of Education, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Karen R. Hitchcock（Ph.D.），Principal and Vice Chancellor of Queen's University in Canada
Daniel Diermeier（Ph.D.），Dean of the University of Chicago
John Huber（Ph.D.），Former Dean of Columbia University Graduate School, Dean of Department of Political Science
Li Longfei, chair professor of Ohio State University, world famous econometrician, doctor graduated from the University of Rochester[20]
Tang Xiaoou, Professor of the Chinese University of Hong Kong, IEEE Fellow[21]
Jose A. Scheinkman（Ph.D. 1974），Professor of Economics Department of Columbia University, famous macroeconomist[22]
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Michael Stuart Gottlieb，Immunologist, the first person to classify AIDS as a new disease.
Kenneth French（M.B.A. 1978，M.S. 1981，Ph.D. 1983），Economist, researcher of market efficiency theory.
Stan Frankel（Ph.D. 1942），Computer experts.One of the researchers of Manhattan Project.
Herbert York（B.S. and M.S.），physical scientist.One of the researchers of Manhattan Project.
Joseph Chamberlain Wilson，Pioneer in copying technology.Founder of Xerox.
David T. Kearns（B.A. 1952), former president of Xerox Corporation, deputy secretary of the U.S. Department of Education.
Gary Starkweather（M.S. Optics 1966），The inventor of laser printer.
Gerald B. Zornow，Former chairman of Kodak.
Kimberly A. Snyder，Former President of Kodak.
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undergraduate
High school graduation, academic achievement pointGPAExcellent.Interviews are strongly recommended.needTOEFL（TOFEL iBT）/IELTSandSATAchievements.IELTS(IELTS): 7.5 (no less than 7.0 for each item);TOFEL is at least 100, among which reading is at least 26, listening is 25, speaking is 24, and composition is 25.
graduate student
Undergraduate, excellent GPA.TOFEL iBT and GRE orGMATAchievements.IELTS: Accepted.Please contact the school for score requirements;Minimum requirements for School of Medicine and Dentistry: GPA 3.5,TOFEL iBT 100，IELTS 7.0；Warner School of Education: Yes, please contact the school for score requirements.
