Colleges in Rochester, NY
The 17 colleges, community colleges and trade schools in Rochester that are currently approved for federal student aid, with cost, completion and every field each one taught in 2023-24. A complete list, not a ranking.
Schools17
College Scorecard
College Scorecard data, Most Recent Institution-Level file (release of 15 Oct 2026)U.S. Department of Education
- Checked
- 21 Oct 2026
Currently operating Title IV schools (CURROPER = 1). Cost = average annual cost of attendance (COSTT4_A, or COSTT4_P for program-year schools), net price = NPT4_PUB / NPT4_PRIV, both 2024-25; completion = C150_4 (four-year schools, fall 2019 cohort) or C150_L4 (fall 2022 cohort), within 150% of normal time.
View source4-year · 2-year · under 211 · 1 · 5Level of institution
Award doctorates7In 2023-24, any field
Schools in Rochester
Grouped by type. Open "Fields taught" to see each field of study and the highest award the school made in it in 2023-24.
Universities and 4-year colleges (11)
- Bryant & Stratton College-GreecePrivate nonprofit · 363 undergraduatesCost $24,986 a year · net price $13,189 · completion 17%
Fields taught: 6, up to bachelor's
- Bryant & Stratton College-HenriettaPrivate nonprofitCost not reportedNo awards reported to IPEDS for 2023-24.
- Colgate Rochester Crozer Divinity SchoolPrivate nonprofitCost not reportedDoctorates in: Philosophy and Religious Studies
Fields taught: 2, up to doctorate
- Nazareth UniversityPrivate nonprofit · 1,873 undergraduatesCost $59,680 a year · net price $30,265 · completion 73%Doctorates in: Health Professions and Related Programs
Fields taught: 19, up to doctorate
- Northeastern SeminaryPrivate nonprofitCost not reportedDoctorates in: Theology and Religious Vocations
Fields taught: 1, up to doctorate
- Roberts Wesleyan UniversityPrivate nonprofit · 1,149 undergraduatesCost $54,296 a year · net price $23,239 · completion 39%Doctorates in: Psychology · Health Professions and Related Programs
Fields taught: 17, up to doctorate
- Rochester Institute of TechnologyPrivate nonprofit · 13,215 undergraduatesCost $77,257 a year · net price $37,232 · completion 70%Doctorates in: Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services · Engineering · Mathematics and Statistics · Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies · Physical Sciences
Fields taught: 28, up to doctorate
- St Bernard's School of Theology and MinistryPrivate nonprofit · online onlyCost not reported
Fields taught: 2, up to master's
- St. John Fisher UniversityPrivate nonprofit · 2,565 undergraduatesCost $57,224 a year · net price $29,743 · completion 74%Doctorates in: Health Professions and Related Programs · Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services
Fields taught: 17, up to doctorate
- Talmudical Institute of Upstate New YorkPrivate nonprofit · 13 undergraduatesCost $17,054 a year · net price $4,183 · completion 100%
Fields taught: 1, up to bachelor's
- University of RochesterPrivate nonprofit · 6,331 undergraduatesCost $89,562 a year · net price $34,347 · completion 83%Doctorates in: Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services · Education · Engineering · Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences · English Language and Literature/Letters · Biological and Biomedical Sciences · Mathematics and Statistics · Philosophy and Religious Studies · Physical Sciences · Psychology · Social Sciences · Visual and Performing Arts · Health Professions and Related Programs · Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services · History
Fields taught: 22, up to doctorate
Community and 2-year colleges (1)
- Monroe Community CollegePublic · 7,623 undergraduatesCost $12,975 a year · net price $4,268 · completion 27%
Fields taught: 27, up to associate
Trade and career schools (under 2 years) (5)
- Continental School of Beauty Culture-RochesterPrivate for-profit · 194 undergraduatesCost $19,200 a year · net price $14,572 · completion 76%
Fields taught: 1, up to certificate
- Empire Beauty School-RochesterPrivate for-profit · 67 undergraduatesCost $23,608 a year · net price $18,761 · completion 62%
Fields taught: 1, up to certificate
- Isabella Graham Hart School of Practical NursingPrivate nonprofit · 85 undergraduatesCost $21,781 a year · completion 69%
Fields taught: 1, up to certificate
- Sharp Edgez Barber InstitutePrivate for-profit · 57 undergraduatesCost $17,750 a year · net price $12,820 · completion 93%
Fields taught: 1, up to certificate
- Shear Ego International School of Hair DesignPrivate for-profit · 204 undergraduatesCost $36,387 a year · net price $33,018 · completion 90%
Fields taught: 1, up to certificate
Cost and completion side by side
Cost is the average yearly cost of attendance before aid; net price subtracts the average grant and scholarship aid (full-time first-year students with federal aid, 2024-25). Completion = finished within 150% of normal time.
| School | Type | Cost a year | Net price | Completion | Undergraduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryant & Stratton College-Greece | 4-year · Private nonprofit | $24,986 | $13,189 | 17% | 363 |
| Bryant & Stratton College-Henrietta | 4-year · Private nonprofit | — | — | — | — |
| Colgate Rochester Crozer Divinity School | 4-year · Private nonprofit | — | — | — | — |
| Continental School of Beauty Culture-Rochester | Under 2-year · Private for-profit | $19,200 | $14,572 | 76% | 194 |
| Empire Beauty School-Rochester | Under 2-year · Private for-profit | $23,608 | $18,761 | 62% | 67 |
| Isabella Graham Hart School of Practical Nursing | Under 2-year · Private nonprofit | $21,781 | — | 69% | 85 |
| Monroe Community College | 2-year · Public | $12,975 | $4,268 | 27% | 7,623 |
| Nazareth University | 4-year · Private nonprofit | $59,680 | $30,265 | 73% | 1,873 |
| Northeastern Seminary | 4-year · Private nonprofit | — | — | — | — |
| Roberts Wesleyan University | 4-year · Private nonprofit | $54,296 | $23,239 | 39% | 1,149 |
| Rochester Institute of Technology | 4-year · Private nonprofit | $77,257 | $37,232 | 70% | 13,215 |
| Sharp Edgez Barber Institute | Under 2-year · Private for-profit | $17,750 | $12,820 | 93% | 57 |
| Shear Ego International School of Hair Design | Under 2-year · Private for-profit | $36,387 | $33,018 | 90% | 204 |
| St Bernard's School of Theology and Ministry | 4-year · Private nonprofit | — | — | — | — |
| St. John Fisher University | 4-year · Private nonprofit | $57,224 | $29,743 | 74% | 2,565 |
| Talmudical Institute of Upstate New York | 4-year · Private nonprofit | $17,054 | $4,183 | 100% | 13 |
| University of Rochester | 4-year · Private nonprofit | $89,562 | $34,347 | 83% | 6,331 |
— = not reported for that school. Looking for a program? Programs by career lists every school in the country that awards it.
About these numbers
- Which schools
- Every school in the College Scorecard file of 15 Oct 2026 that is currently operating and approved for federal student aid (Title IV). Schools that do not take federal aid are not in the file.
College Scorecard
College Scorecard data, Most Recent Institution-Level file (release of 15 Oct 2026)U.S. Department of Education- Checked
- 21 Oct 2026
Currently operating Title IV schools (CURROPER = 1). Cost = average annual cost of attendance (COSTT4_A, or COSTT4_P for program-year schools), net price = NPT4_PUB / NPT4_PRIV, both 2024-25; completion = C150_4 (four-year schools, fall 2019 cohort) or C150_L4 (fall 2022 cohort), within 150% of normal time.
View source - Type and control
- The federal "level of institution" (4-year, 2-year, less than 2-year) and control (public, private nonprofit, private for-profit) as the school reports them.
- Cost a year
- Average annual cost of attendance, including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses, for full-time, first-time undergraduates who receive federal aid, 2024-25. Program-year schools (most trade schools) report it per program year.
College Scorecard
College Scorecard data dictionary and cohort mapU.S. Department of Education- Checked
- 21 Oct 2026
- Net price
- That cost minus the average grant and scholarship aid, 2024-25. What a family pays depends on income: every school's own net price calculator gives a personal estimate.
- Completion
- Share of full-time, first-time students who completed a degree or certificate at the school within 150% of normal time: at four-year schools, students who started in fall 2019 (or the 2019-20 year); at other schools, fall 2022 (or 2022-23). Rounded to a whole percent.
- Fields and doctorates
- From the awards each school reported to NCES IPEDS for 2023-24 (July 2023 – June 2024, first majors), grouped into CIP 2020 families; the level shown is the highest award made in that family that year. A school that made no award in a field that year is not listed for it.
NCES IPEDS
IPEDS Completions, 2023-24 (complete data file C2024_A)National Center for Education Statistics- Checked
- 21 Oct 2026
- Not shown
- Rankings, admission chances and program accreditation. Check accreditation with the accreditor and in the Department of Education's DAPIP database before you enroll.
Sources
Where these facts come from
Official and primary sources only, each checked on the date shown. Rules on testing, aid, licensing and immigration change, so confirm a detail with its source before you rely on it.
- College Scorecard data, Most Recent Institution-Level file (release of 15 Oct 2026) · U.S. Department of Education checked 2026-10-21
- IPEDS Completions, 2023-24 (complete data file C2024_A) · National Center for Education Statistics checked 2026-10-21
- College Scorecard data dictionary and cohort map · U.S. Department of Education checked 2026-10-21
- Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) 2020, code file · National Center for Education Statistics checked 2026-10-21
- College Navigator · National Center for Education Statistics checked 2026-10-07