The University of Rochester’s Office of Admissions actively promotes access to higher education. We do so by connecting with schools and communities within the greater Rochester community and at the national and international levels.
Rochester Promise

The University is proud to offer the Rochester Promise, a source of funding specifically for Rochester City School District graduates. All eligible admitted students will attend the University of Rochester tuition-free.
Who is eligible for the Rochester Promise?
First-year and transfer applicants are both eligible. You must:
- Reside in the city of Rochester (or have resided in the city of Rochester during high school, for transfer students)
- Have graduated from and spent their last two years at a Rochester City School District public or publicly chartered high school within the city’s geographical boundaries
- Enroll in a full-time undergraduate program at the College
Students are not eligible if:
- You or your parent qualifies for any University of Rochester employer tuition waiver
- Your total household income is more than twice the Monroe County average (according to the US Census Bureau)
For more information, please email admit@admissions.rochester.edu or call (585) 275-3221.
Local partnerships
The Office of Admissions has formed meaningful partnerships with the community-based organizations and schools listed below. In support of the educational advocacy work of these organizations, we offer:
- Campus visits (tours and information sessions)
- Community-based workshops on college access and the University
- Special speakers
- Unique community partnerships and programs
In addition, the schools listed are those with whom we have conducted special outreach activities, such as training for students and counselors, workshops for students and parents, and special visits for student groups.
Community partnerships
Here are a few of the community-based organizations we are proud to partner with:
School partnerships
Here are a few of the schools we are proud to partner with:
- All City High
- Charlotte High School
- East High School
- Edison Campus
- Integrated Arts and Technology High School
- James Monroe High School
- Joseph C. Wilson Magnet High School Commencement Academy
- Joseph C. Wilson Magnet High School Foundation Academy
- Leadership Academy for Young Men
- Northeast College Preparatory High School at Douglass
- Northwest College Preparatory High School at Douglass
- RCSD Counselor Group
- Robert Brown High School of Construction and Design
- Rochester Early College International High School
- Rochester International Academy
- Rochester STEM High School
- School No. 16
- School No. 33
- School No. 41
- School No. 58 (World of Inquiry)
- School of the Arts
- School Without Walls Commencement Academy
- School Without Walls Foundation Academy
- Vanguard Collegiate High School
- Young Adult Evening High School