Rochester University Trade Programs

Located in Rochester Hills, Michigan, Rochester University is a private not-for-profit institution. RU is located in a safe and convenient suburb.

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

Can I Afford RU?

During the <nil> academic year, part-time students at RU paid $813 per credit hour, whether they were in-state or out-of-state. The costs for full-time students are given in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$26,736	$26,736
Books and Supplies	$1,968	$1,968
On Campus Room and Board	$9,440	$9,440
On Campus Other Expenses	$954	$954

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. 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.

The student loan default rate at RU is 3.5%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

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 2020-2021, 888 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.

Online Growth Rankings of RU

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Rochester University was 13.2%. This is the #1,110 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at RU regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

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.