The University of Rochester is a special place to study, live, work, and, of course, visit.
from Toronto
from New York City
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On-campus tour and visit opportunities have returned for prospective students. In addition, virtual tour options are still available.
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We’re closer to Toronto than New York City, so plan your travels accordingly. The Rochester metro area is easily navigable and our main campuses are a short drive or rideshare from the Greater Rochester International Airport, train station, or bus station.
Find us on the mapYou’ll find the University’s main campus, the River Campus, and the Medical Center located about two miles south of downtown Rochester. The Eastman School of Music and the Memorial Art Gallery are pillars of the arts scene and festival circuit in the city’s East End and Neighborhood of the Arts.
The 154-acre River Campus—the University’s main academic campus and the home of the River Campus Libraries—is located about two miles south of downtown Rochester by a bend in the Genesee River.
MAILING ADDRESS
500 Joseph C. Wilson Boulevard
Rochester, NY 14627
GPS/MAPS ADDRESS
252 Elmwood Avenue
Rochester, NY
A nucleus of medical research, education, and patient care, the Medical Center includes the School of Medicine and Dentistry, the School of Nursing, Strong Memorial Hospital, Golisano Children’s Hospital (the area’s only children’s hospital), Wilmot Cancer Institute, and Eastman Institute for Oral Health.
601 Elmwood Avenue
Rochester, NY 14624
The Eastman School’s downtown campus anchors the city’s cultural district, known as the East End. Expect to find musicians—and music fans—of all stripes in and around this architectural gem for classes, festivals, jam sessions, kaffeeklatsches, and more.
26 Gibbs Street
Rochester, NY 14604
Memorial Art Gallery attracts nearly 300,000 visitors a year. Known locally as “MAG,” the gallery’s permanent collection of 10,000-plus works spans 50 centuries of world art, from antiquities to the avant-garde.
500 University Avenue
Rochester, NY 14607
The quest to unlock controlled nuclear fusion is happening right here at the Laboratory for Laser Energetics, the largest university-based US Department of Energy program in the nation. Tours of the Laser Lab, as it’s colloquially known, are available to the public.
250 East River Road
Rochester, NY 14623