The Rochester
Review, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York, USA
ROCHESTER | ALL PRIVATE UNIVERSITIES | |
% of class with high school grade average of A or A+ | 44.3% .1% | 33.5% .8% |
% of class planning to go on for graduate degree | 92.7% | 85.9% |
% of class whose parents have graduate degrees | 44.4% 31.3% | 39.0% 24.4% |
Top 5 life goals | 65.1% 64.6% 64.0% 63.5% 54.6% |
74.4% 69.8% 66.8% 71.3% 58.0% |
5 life goals considered important by more Rochester freshmen than their national peers | 33.0% 23.3% 19.4% 17.6% 14.8% |
20.7% 20.9% 15.3% 17.1% 13.5% |
Top 5 picks for future career Undecided Bottom 4, with Rochester picks of 0% each: Sales (.8% nationally), clergy (.3%), full-time homemaker (.1%), interior design (.2%) |
24.6% 10.7% 7.4% 7.1% 4.1% 15.7% |
13.9% 8.2% 2.7% 1.6% 10.1% 13.7% |
Racial Background* *Some students checked more than one category, making the total more than 100% |
74.7% 5.5% 1.3% 15.1% .6% 1.3% 3.2% 3.2% |
73.1% 9.9% 1.6% 11.4% 3.1% 1.2% 2.6% 3.6% |
Religious preference | 25.3% 25.3% 14.0% 10.8% 24.6% |
37.6% 32.4% 6.3% 7.6% 16.1% |
Political orientation | 2.3% 36.9% 41.9% 18.3% .6% |
2.5% 28.7% 44.6% 22.8% 1.5% |
Survey includes Eastman freshmen as well as those in the College. |
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