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Academic Calendar

Find a University-wide academic calendar with important dates outlined, as well as school-specific academic calendars.

 

2024–2025 University of Rochester academic calendar

Fall 2024 term

8/26/2024: Classes Begin
12/9/2024: Last Day of Classes
12/13/2024: Final Exams Begin
12/18/2024: Final Exams End

Breaks and other key dates

 

Labor Day (No Classes): 9/2/2024

Fall Break: 10/14–10/15/2024

Thanksgiving Recess Begins: 11/27/2024

Classes Resume Post-Thanksgiving: 12/2/2024

Reading Period: 12/10–12/12/2024

Spring 2025 term

1/21/2025: Classes Begin
5/2/2025: Last Day of Classes
5/6/2025: Final Exams Begin
5/11/2025: Final Exams End

Breaks and other key dates

 

Rochester “Monday”: 1/24/2025
(First Friday of the Spring semester, students attend Monday classes)

Spring Break Begins: 3/8/2025

Classes Resume Post-Spring Break: 3/17/2025

Reading Period: 5/3–5/5/2025

Commencement Weekend: 5/16–5/18/2025

*Note: The University of Rochester reserves the right to review and amend this calendar at any time. Any amendments to the approved calendar will be shared with the University community.

2025–2026 University of Rochester academic calendar

Fall 2025 term

8/25/2025: Classes Begin
12/8/2025: Last Day of Classes
12/12/2025: Final Exams Begin
12/17/2025: Final Exams End

Breaks and other key dates

 

Labor Day (No Classes): 9/1/2025

Fall Break: 10/13–10/14/2025

Thanksgiving Recess Begins: 11/26/2025

Classes Resume Post-Thanksgiving: 12/1/2025

Reading Period: 12/9–12/11/2025

Spring 2026 term

1/20/2026: Classes Begin
5/1/2026: Last Day of Classes
5/5/2026: Final Exams Begin
5/10/2026: Final Exams End

Breaks and other key dates

 

Rochester “Monday”: 1/23/2026
(First Friday of the Spring semester, students attend Monday classes)

Spring Break Begins: 3/7/2026

Classes Resume Post-Spring Break: 3/16/2026

Reading Period: 5/2–5/4/2026

Commencement Weekend: 5/15–5/17/2026

*Note: The University of Rochester reserves the right to review and amend this calendar at any time. Any amendments to the approved calendar will be shared with the University community.

Past and future academic calendars

For compliance purposes, key dates for previous and future academic calendar years are available in this downloadable academic calendars PDF.