Engineering at University of Rochester

22% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

Every engineering school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the engineering program at University of Rochester stacks up to those at other schools.

University of Rochester is located in Rochester, New York and approximately 11,741 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Engineering section at the bottom of this page.

University of Rochester Engineering Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering
Master’s Degree in Engineering

University of Rochester Engineering Rankings

The engineering major at University of Rochester is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Engineering. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

There were 22 students who received their doctoral degrees in engineering, making the school the #122 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Engineering Student Demographics at University of Rochester

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the engineering majors at University of Rochester.

University of Rochester Engineering Bachelor’s Program

36% Women

22% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 64% of engineering bachelor's degrees went to men and 36% went to women. The typical engineering bachelor's degree program is made up of only 26% women. So female students are more repesented at University of Rochester since its program graduates 10% more women than average.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Rochester with a bachelor's in engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	15
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	20
White	95
International Students	52
Other Races/Ethnicities	17

University of Rochester Engineering Master’s Program

31% Women

20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 69% of engineering master's degrees went to men and 31% went to women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Rochester with a master's in engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	34
International Students	33
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Concentrations Within Engineering

If you plan to be a engineering major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Rochester. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Electrical Engineering	95
Biomedical Engineering	93
Mechanical Engineering	77
Chemical Engineering	44
Engineering Science	9
General Engineering	2
Geoscience Engineering	2

Careers That Engineering Grads May Go Into

A degree in engineering can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for NY, the home state for University of Rochester.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Software Applications Developers	52,640	$116,830
Systems Software Developers	19,690	$115,120
Civil Engineers	16,790	$102,250
Industrial Engineers	12,030	$94,700
Mechanical Engineers	11,280	$91,820

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

College Factual
National Center for Education Statistics
O*NET Online
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