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Global and US rankings

Rochester is one of the nation’s 60 leading research institutions and one of the top universities in the world for entrepreneurs.


National rankings

  • U.S. News & World Report: Best Colleges

    • National universities, 2024–25: #44
    • Best value schools, 2024–25: #27

  • U.S. News & World Report: Best Graduate Schools*

    • Best Business Schools: Simon Business School
      • Best overall (2025), #32
    • Best Engineering Schools: Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
      • Best overall (2025), #43 
    • Best Medical Schools: School of Medicine and Dentistry
      • Primary Care (2025), Tier 2
      • Research (2025), Tier 1
      • Biostatistics (2022), #21
    • Best Nursing Schools: School of Nursing
      • Master’s (2025), #15
      • Doctor of Nursing Practice (2025), #28
    • Best Social Sciences and Humanities Schools: School of Arts and Sciences
      • Economics (2025), #27
      • History (2025) #56
      • Political Science (2025), #18
      • Psychology (2025), #55
    • Best Science Schools: School of Arts and Sciences, and Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
      • Chemistry (2023), #58
      • Computer Science (2025), #54
      • Earth Sciences (2023), #59
      • Physics (2023), #50
        • Atomic / Molecular / Optical Physics (2023), #14
      • Statistics (2022), #49

    * Note: All years listed are the most recent rankings available

  • Bloomberg Businessweek: Best Overall Business Schools

    • Simon Business School, 2024–25: #28

International rankings

  • Times Higher Education: World University Rankings

    • World university rankings, 2025: #127; among U.S. colleges, 2025: #43

  • QS Top Universities

    • World university rankings, 2025: #236

  • ShanghaiRanking Academic Ranking of World Universities

    • International, 2024: #151–200; among U.S. colleges: #51–59
    • Clinical Medicine, 2024: #44
    • Finance, 2024: #51–75
    • Nursing, 2024: #51–75
    • Dentistry & Oral Sciences, 2024: #76–100
    • Psychology, 2024: #76–100
    • Economics, 2024: #101–150 
    • Human Biological Sciences, 2024: #101–150 
    • Political Sciences, 2024: #101–150
    • Physics, 2024: #101–150 

  • Financial Times: Business Education

    • Global Master of Business Administration (MBA), 2025: #60
    • Global MS in Finance Pre-Experience, 2025: #60

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