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University of Rochester

Services and Facilities

Address

Wilson Boulevard
Rochester, NY 14627

Website

http://www.rochester.edu

Admissions E-mail

admit@admissions.rochester.edu

Student Services

Basic services offered:

nonremedial tutoring, health service, health insurance

Remedial learning services offered:

study skills

Counseling services offered:

minority student, career, personal, academic, psychological, birth control, religious

Career Center

Career services include:

on-campus job interviews, internships, resume assistance, alumni network, interest inventory, interview training

Graduates who enter job market in field related to major:

Within six months of graduation:

55%

Within one year of graduation:

80%

Within two years of graduation:

98%

Firms that most frequently hire graduates:

Accenture; City Year; ICF International; Investors Bank & Trust; JET (The Japan Exchange and Teaching Programme); M&T Bank; Morgan Stanley; NERA Economic Consulting; National Institutes of Health; Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher and Flom; Teach for America

Library

School has a library on campus?

Yes

School is a member of library consortia?

Yes

Number of books, serial backfiles, and other material including government documents:

3,607,310

Number of current serial subscriptions:

26,760

Number of microforms:

5,103,919

Number of audiovisual materials:

106,600

Number of E-books:

13,056

Additional library facilities:

The University's 3.6 million volumes of holdings are located in several library facilities. Headquartered in the landmark Rush Rhees Library, the River Campus Libraries hold about 2.9 million volumes and provide access to an extensive collection of electronic, multimedia, and interlibrary loan resources.

Museums or special academic buildings on campus:

Memorial Art Gallery Laboratory for Laser Energetics

Computer Resources

Students required to take a computer course?

No

Students required to lease/own a computer?

No

Number of computers available to all students:

375

Internet access available to all students?

Yes

E-mail accounts available to all students?

Yes

Computers available for student use in:

computer center/labs, residence halls, library, student center

Number of open, wired network connections available to students:

In the library (excluding computer labs):

40

In classrooms:

160

In computer labs:

0

Elsewhere in the school/university:

N/A

Does the school have a wireless network?

Yes

Areas where wireless network is available:

in all the libraries; in all classrooms; in computer labs; in administrative/faculty offices and work areas; in some of the college-owned, operated, or affiliated housing

Total approximate number of simultaneous users that can be accommodated by the wireless network:

N/A

Recommended computer operating system on campus:

N/A

Percentage of college-owned, operated, or affiliated housing units wired for high-speed Internet access:

100%

Student webpages permitted?

Yes

Is online registration for classes available?

Yes

Campus Safety

Campus safety and security services offered:

24-hour foot and vehicle patrols, late night transport/escort service, 24-hour emergency telephones, lighted pathways/sidewalks, student patrols, controlled dormitory access (key, security card, etc)

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