Recent Rankings
Kiplinger's 2015-2016
- Best values in private colleges: 28th
US News and World Report 2017
- National universities: 32nd
- Best value schools: 23rd
- Best colleges for veterans: 19th
- Best graduate schools—physics (atomic, molecular, and optical): 6th
- Best graduate schools—political science: 15th
- Best graduate schools—economics: 22nd
- Best graduate schools—Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences: 41st
Times Higher Education World Rankings (U.K.) 2015-2016
- World universities: 158th
Center for World University Rankings (CWUR) 2016
Global university ranking that measures the quality of education and training of students as well as the prestige of the faculty members and the quality of their research without relying on surveys and university data submissions.
- World ranking: 72nd
- U.S. ranking: 45th
Business Schools
US News and World Report 2016
- U.S. business schools: 39th (Simon)
- U.S. business schools—finance: 15th
- U.S. business schools—accounting: 25th
Financial Times 2014
- World business schools: 55th (Simon)
- U.S. business schools: 29nd (Simon)
- World business schools—economics: 3rd
- World business schools—finance: 4th
Forbes 2014
- Best business schools: 38th (Simon)
Medical Schools/Hospitals
US News and World Report 2015
- Best graduate schools—medicine research: 34th
- Best graduate schools—primary care: 21st
US News and World Report 2015-2016: Best Children's Hospitals
- National—nephrology: 41st (Golisano Children's Hospital)
- National—pediatric diabetes and endocrinology: 42nd (Golisano Children's Hospital)
US News and World Report 2015-2016: Best Hospitals
- Rochester region: 1st (University of Rochester Medical Center)
- New York State: 4th
- National—gynecology: 22nd
- National-diabetes and endocrinology: 34th
- National—nephrology: 39th
- National—neurology and neurosurgery: 41st
National Institutes of Health 2014
- NIH funding: 34th
Music Schools
Kaplan's 2008 "How to Get Into College" guide lists the Eastman School of Music as the Hottest Music School
US News and World Report 2004
this was the last year that music programs were ranked independently
- Music graduate programs: 1st (Eastman)
Nursing Schools
US News and World Report 2016
- Best graduate schools: 30th
National Institutes of Health 2014
- NIH funding: 35th