Rankings
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.
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Kiplinger’s 2019
- Best values in private colleges: 33rd
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U.S. News & World Report 2020
- National universities: 29th
- Best value schools: 22nd
- Best colleges for veterans: 10th
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U.S. News & World Report Graduate Schools 2019
- Physics (atomic, molecular, optical): 10th
- Political science: 17th
- Economics: 21st
- Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences: 45th
Nobel laser science
Research conducted more than three decades ago at the University’s Laboratory for Laser Energetics (LLE) to develop chirped pulse amplification (CPA) received a Nobel Prize in 2018.
Today, PhD student Sara Bucht (pictured) and scientists at LLE use CPA to develop the next generation of high-powered lasers.
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Times Higher Education World Rankings 2020
- World universities: 163rd
- US colleges: 55th
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QS World University Rankings 2020
- World universities: 170th
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Shanghai Ranking Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) 2019
- World rank: 151st–200th range
- National rank: 59th–66th range
- Physics: 76th–100th range
- Medicine: 101st–150th range
- Economics: 101st–150th range
- Biomedical engineering: 101st–150th range
Simon Business School: Top MBA for women
The Financial Times ranked the Simon Business School #13 in the United States and #21 in the world in its first-ever ranking of the top 50 MBAs for women.
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U.S. News & World Report 2020
- US business schools: 40th (Simon)
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Financial Times Global MBA Ranking 2019
- World business schools: 83rd (Simon)
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Financial Times Top MBAs for Women 2018
- World business schools: 21st (Simon)
- US business schools: 13th (Simon)
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Forbes 2019
- Best business schools: 42nd (Simon)
Best hospital in Rochester
The University’s Strong Memorial Hospital again captured the top spot as No. 1 hospital in the Rochester metro area, according to U.S. News & World Report’s 2019–20 rankings of America’s Best Hospitals.
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U.S. News & World Report 2020
- Best medical schools–medicine research: 36th
- Best medical schools–primary care: 23rd
- Best nursing schools–nursing (master’s): 35th
- Best graduate schools–nursing (doctor of nursing practice): 39th
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U.S. News & World Report 2019–2020: Best Children’s Hospitals
- National–neonatology: 38th (Golisano Children’s Hospital)
- National–nephrology: 41st
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U.S. News & World Report 2019–2020: Best Hospitals
- Rochester region: 1st (UR Medicine Strong Memorial Hospital)
- New York State: 12th
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National Institutes of Health 2019
- NIH funding: 55th
