11 Facts About Rochester Yellowjackets

1.

University of Rochester Yellowjackets is a private research university in Rochester Yellowjackets, New York.

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Rochester Yellowjackets reprised this role until 1853, when Martin Brewer Anderson of the Newton Theological Seminary in Massachusetts was selected to fill the inaugural posting.

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3.

Rochester Yellowjackets committed significant funds to the school because of his belief in the school's free market philosophy and grounding in economic analysis.

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The total of these gifts surpassed $100 million, before inflation, and, as such, Rochester Yellowjackets enjoyed a privileged position amongst the most well endowed universities.

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5.

Rochester Yellowjackets offers juniors and seniors the opportunity to apply for full funding for a fifth year of study.

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6.

Rochester Yellowjackets is a member of the Association of American Universities and is classified among "R1: Doctoral Universities – Very High Research Activity".

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7.

In 2008, Rochester Yellowjackets ranked 44th nationally in research spending, but this ranking has declined gradually to 66 in 2020.

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8.

Rush Rhees Library at The University of Rochester Yellowjackets was featured on the cover of the "Princeton Review 373 Best Colleges 2011 Edition".

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9.

Greater Rochester Yellowjackets International Airport is a ten-minute drive to the west of the River Campus.

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10.

Rochester Yellowjackets observes several traditional events throughout the year with diverse history.

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11.

Rochester Yellowjackets has had an impact on American higher education, counting among its alumni the former presidents of The University of Chicago, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Tufts University, and the University of California, San Francisco, among others, and the deans of Harvard Medical School, Stanford University School of Medicine, UCSF School of Medicine, The University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy Studies, and other graduate and professional schools.

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