Best Rochester Colleges
8 ranked colleges are in Rochester, and 14 within 50 miles enrolling 71,001 students combined.
University of Rochester ranks #56 nationally and leads the Rochester area. Rochester Institute of Technology enrolls the most students with 17,098 currently taking classes. Genesee Community College has the lowest tuition at $5,900 per year.
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University of Rochester
- Private 4 Year
- Rochester, NY
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- Jan 5 application deadline
Rochester is a highly selective private university known for undergraduate optics, music through the Eastman School, and engineering. Undergraduates follow a flexible curriculum built around interdisciplinary clusters rather than fixed general-education requirements.
- SAT Range 1410-1540
- Avg GPA 3.75
- Acceptance Rate 40%
- Net Price $40,462
Hobart William Smith Colleges
- Private 4 Year
- Geneva, NY
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- Feb 1 application deadline
Hobart and William Smith is a private liberal arts college known for undergraduate environmental studies and political science. The residential campus overlooks Seneca Lake in New York's Finger Lakes region.
- SAT Range 1190-1385
- Avg GPA 3.55
- Acceptance Rate 64%
- Net Price $34,170
Nazareth University
- Private 4 Year
- Rochester, NY
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- Feb 1 application deadline
Nazareth is a private university known for undergraduate education, nursing, and music. The suburban campus sits in Pittsford just outside Rochester.
- SAT Range 1070-1320
- Avg GPA 3.6
- Acceptance Rate 75%
- Net Price $30,785
Rochester Institute of Technology
- Private 4 Year
- Rochester, NY
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5.0 | 2 reviews
- Jan 15 application deadline
RIT is a private university known for undergraduate engineering, computing, and photography. The suburban campus near Rochester includes the National Technical Institute for the Deaf.
- SAT Range 1300-1460
- Avg GPA 3.7
- Acceptance Rate 67%
- Net Price $39,534
SUNY College at Geneseo
- Public 4 Year
- Geneseo, NY
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- Feb 1 application deadline
Geneseo is a public liberal arts college known for undergraduate education and the sciences. The residential campus sits in a small college town in western New York's Genesee Valley.
- SAT Range 1190-1340
- Avg GPA 3.72
- Acceptance Rate 66%
- Net Price $19,115
St. John Fisher University
- Private 4 Year
- Rochester, NY
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4.0 | 1 reviews
St. John Fisher is a private Catholic university known for undergraduate pharmacy, nursing, and business. The suburban campus sits in the Rochester area of western New York.
- SAT Range 1120-1300
- Avg GPA 3.53
- Acceptance Rate 66%
- Net Price $30,540
Roberts Wesleyan University
- Private 4 Year
- Rochester, NY
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- Aug 25 application deadline
Roberts Wesleyan is a private Christian university known for undergraduate nursing and teacher education. The suburban campus sits outside Rochester in western New York.
- SAT Range 990-1305
- Avg GPA 3.6
- Acceptance Rate 71%
- Net Price $23,275
SUNY Brockport
- Public 4 Year
- Brockport, NY
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- Aug 1 application deadline
SUNY Brockport is a public university known for undergraduate teacher education, nursing, and exercise science. The residential campus sits in the college town of Brockport along the Erie Canal.
- SAT Range 1100-1280
- Avg GPA 2.79
- Acceptance Rate 71%
- Net Price $15,725
Keuka College
- Private 4 Year
- Keuka Park, NY
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1.0 | 1 reviews
Keuka is a private liberal arts college known for undergraduate nursing, occupational therapy, and education. The campus sits on Keuka Lake in New York's Finger Lakes region.
- SAT Range 1008-1183
- Avg GPA 3.3
- Acceptance Rate 68%
- Net Price $24,628
Bryant & Stratton College Greece
- Private 2 Year
- Rochester, NY
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- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $9,741
Finger Lakes Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Canandaigua, NY
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- Aug 25 application deadline
A public community college known for associate programs in viticulture, wine technology, and environmental conservation. The campus sits near Canandaigua Lake in New York's Finger Lakes region.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $13,003
Genesee Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Batavia, NY
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Genesee Community College is a public two-year college in the SUNY system offering associate degrees for career training and transfer. The main campus is in Batavia in western New York.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $7,908
Monroe Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Rochester, NY
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MCC is a public community college known for undergraduate nursing, health sciences, and business. The main campus is in the Rochester suburb of Brighton.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $6,284
Talmudical Institute of Upstate New York
- Private 4 Year
- Rochester, NY
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Talmudical Institute is a private Orthodox Jewish yeshiva known for undergraduate Talmudic studies. Most students follow a full-time residential program centered on classical Jewish texts and law.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $6,966