Rochester University Teaching Programs

Rochester University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Rochester Hills, Michigan. Rochester Hills is considered a suburb and offers tranquility and safety near the excitement of a city center.

Where Is Rochester University?

Contact details for RU are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	800 West Avon Road, Rochester Hills, MI 48307
Phone:	248-218-2011
Website:	rochesteru.edu

How Do I Get Into RU?

You can apply to RU online at: https://rochesteru.tfaforms.net/forms/view/30/?tfa_dbWorkflowId=1&tfa_dbWorkflowStep=0&tfa_dbWorkflowControl=188d6d0777c435980053b9cccace863b

Admission Requirements for RU

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	3
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	5
Recommendations	5
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into RU?

The acceptance rate at Rochester University is 71%. This means that is not quite as selective as some schools, but you'll still need to submit a good application if you want to be considered by the admissions department.

Approximately 37% of accepted students are men and 62% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 72%, and the acceptance rate for women is 71%.

Can I Afford Rochester University?

The overall average net price of RU is $28,682. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At RU, approximately 81% of students took out student loans averaging $6,037 a year. That adds up to $24,148 over four years for those students.

Rochester University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 1,087 undergraduate students at RU, with 692 being full-time and 395 being part-time.

There are also 27 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 692 full-time undergraduates at RU, 42% are male and 58% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Rochester University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	14
Black or African American	125
Hispanic or Latino	25
White	458
International Students	21
Other Races/Ethnicities	49

Geographic Diversity

Michigan students aren't the only ones who study at Rochester University. At this time, 9 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 14 countries are represented at RU. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, Canada, and Brazil.

Online Learning at Rochester University

In 2022-2023, 950 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at RU has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 2nd most popular in Michigan for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2022-2023.

Rochester University Teaching Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	TOTAL
Early Childhood Education	66	66
Elementary Education	8	8
Secondary Education	5	5
TOTAL	79	79

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
• Image Credit: By Tomwsulcer under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.