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IPEDS ID: 195049
OPE ID: 00280700
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The Rockefeller University
1230 York Avenue, New York, New York 10065-6399
General information:  (212) 327-8000
Website:  www.rockefeller.edu/
Type:  4-year, Private not-for-profit
Awards offered:  Master's degree
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship
Campus setting:  City: Large
Campus housing:  Yes
Student population:  273 (0 undergraduate)
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Admissionswww.rockefeller.edu/graduate/
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Net Price Calculatorwww.rockefeller.edu/graduate/
Disability Serviceswww.rockefeller.edu/graduate/
Mission Statement
  The mission of the graduate program at The Rockefeller University, a world-renowned center for research and graduate education in the biosciences, is to provide the highest quality education in science for the benefit of humankind. Founded by John D. Rockefeller Sr. in 1901 as the nation's first institute for medical research, the University has a unique laboratory-based structure that encourages interdisciplinary research, which today plays an increasingly critical role in scientific achievement. The rigorous academic training and research environment enables students to develop creativity and discover their own capabilities.
Special Learning Opportunities
None
Student Services
Academic/career counseling service
On-campus day care for students' children
Carnegie Classification
Special Focus Four-Year: Research Institutions
Religious Affiliation
Not applicable
Federal Aid
Eligible students' federally guaranteed loans may be deferred while enrolled.
For-credit instruction programs offered
Academic
Noncredit education offered
Institution does not offer noncredit education
Credit Accepted
Institution does not accept dual, credit for life, or AP credits
Faculty and graduate assistants by primary function, Fall 2022Full timePart time
Total faculty40722
Instructional705
Research and public service33717
Total graduate assistants-0
Instructional-0
Research-0
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Average graduate student tuition and fees for academic year2023-2024
Tuition$0
Fees$0
Alternative Tuition Plans and Promise Program
  • No alternative tuition plans are offered by this institution.
  • Does not participate in Promise program
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  • This institution did not offer programs at or below the baccalaureate level in 2021-2022, therefore financial aid information was not reported.
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  • This institution did not offer programs at or below the baccalaureate level in 2021-2022, therefore net price information was not reported.
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Fall 2022
Total enrollment (all graduate)273
Attendance StatusStudent Gender
Attendance Status: Full-time: 100% Part-time: 0%Student Gender: Male: 55% Female: 45%
Student Race/ethnicity
Student Race/ethnicity: American Indian or Alaska Native: 0% Asian: 11% Black or African American: 5% Hispanic/Latino: 9% Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander: 0% White: 37% Two or more races: 2% Race/ethnicity unknown: 0% U.S. Nonresident: 36%
Graduate Distance Education Status
Graduate Enrollment by Distance Education Status: Enrolled exclusively in distance education courses: 0% Enrolled in some, but not all, distance education courses: 0% Not enrolled in any distance education courses: 100%
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  • This institution does not offer programs at or below the baccalaureate level, therefore admission information was not reported.
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  • This institution did not admit full-time first-time undergraduate-level students in the cohort year, therefore graduation rate information was not reported.
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  • Institutions that did not offer undergraduate programs were not required to report Outcome Measures.
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Completions (Number of awards conferred) 2022-2023
Completions are the number of awards conferred by program and award level.
sort byProgramMasterDoctor
  • Data shown are for first majors.
  • (-) Program is not offered at this award level.
Biological and Biomedical Sciences
Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other6-
Biomedical Sciences, General-36
Category total636
Grand total636
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Educational Benefits, 2021-2022
  • Institution did not award educational benefits in 2013-14.
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  • No varsity sports data reported for this institution. Data on varsity athletics are submitted annually as required by the Equity in Athletics Disclosure Act (EADA), by all co-educational postsecondary institutions that have an intercollegiate athletics program. For the most recent data collection, EADA did not collect data on varsity athletics for programs that were cancelled due to the Coronavirus Pandemic.
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Institutional Accreditation
AccreditorStatusNext Review Date
New England Commission of Higher EducationAccredited since ((!)01/21/2023)06/30/2027
 No Longer Recognized  New York State Board of Regents, and the Commissioner of EducationAccredited (11/19/1954 - 05/10/2023)
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  • For more detailed information on accreditation for this institution, including all actions and justification for actions, visit OPE's Database of Accredited Postsecondary Institutions and Programs: ope.ed.gov/dapip/#/institution-profile/131849.
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  • No campus security data reported for this institution.
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Three-year Official Cohort Default Rates
  • This institution is not found on the current Federal loan default rates database. Cohort Default Rate (CDR) data are not included when number of borrowers entering repayment includes 10 or fewer borrowers for all 3 cohort years.
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