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Tuition, financial aid rates set for 2025–26 academic year
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The University of Rochester Board of Trustees has approved the undergraduate tuition rates, housing and food fees, and financial aid for the 2025–26 school year for the School of Arts & Sciences, Hajim School of Engineering & Applied Sciences, and Eastman School of Music. Tuition for undergraduates will increase by 4.8 percent over last year to $69,030. Housing and food will increase 4.6 percent to $20,466.
Reflecting Rochester’s commitment to offsetting tuition increases for undergraduate students and families with demonstrated financial need, $172 million in institutional grants and scholarships is available, resulting in an average net tuition cost of $38,156.
Each year, the Board of Trustees is presented with a proposal for determining the annual tuition rates based on a careful evaluation of available revenue sources, projected operating costs and efficiencies, and the expected number of enrolled students. Tuition increases help ensure the best educational experiences for students across the University and support a wide range of programs, services, and facilities that benefit all students.
More than 70 percent of undergraduates in the School of Arts & Sciences and Hajim School of Engineering & Applied Sciences receive some amount of financial aid, with an average need-based financial aid package of about $39,000 per year—the most recent figure from 2024–25. Rochester has long been an engine of socioeconomic mobility as one of very few private institutions committed to meeting 100 percent of demonstrated financial need for all undergraduate students who earn admission into the School of Arts & Sciences and the Hajim School. This commitment is in addition to offering a merit scholarship program, which helps make a Rochester education accessible to high-achieving students from families that don’t qualify for need-based aid.
Rochester’s robust financial aid programs have resulted in national recognition for higher education affordability, including moving up to No. 27 this year among National Universities in US News & World Report’s “Best Value Schools.” Less than half of School of Arts & Sciences and Hajim School undergraduates take out any form of loan by graduation, and the average debt among those in the Class of 2024 (Arts & Sciences and Hajim) who did borrow was approximately $32,117, of which $18,244 were federal loans. In 2024–25, more than $214 million in total aid—the combination of grants, loans and scholarships from federal, state, and institutional sources—was awarded to undergraduates.
As additional tools for comparison, students and families can view the University’s costs, financial aid, and other institutional figures on the University’s Office of Financial Aid site. Additionally, financial aid counselors are available to meet with individuals to discuss their financial needs.
The Board of Trustees also approved the following 2025–26 tuition rates for the University’s schools, with complete information soon to be online at the Office of the Bursar’s website:
Simon Business School
School of Nursing’s three-semester accelerated program: $83,270, a 2.8 percent increase
Warner School of Education and Human Development (per credit hour): $1,798, a 3.6 percent increase
School of Medicine and Dentistry (MD program): $72,668, a 2.9 percent increase
 

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