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Outcomes for Doctorates † (SED, 2000–2004)
Outcomes for 2000–2004 Astronomy doctorate recipients from University of Rochester
	Astronomy	Physics
Time to Degree ?
A short time to degree can mean lower expenses for you and less time away from employment.
Median years required to complete a doctorate	6.1*	6.5
Employment Status at Graduation ?
High placement rates may mean that a department does a good job of helping students find jobs or that its graduates are perceived as more employable.
Job / contract / definite commitment	96%*	78%
Negotiating with specific organizations	0%*	11%
Still seeking	4%*	10%
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Tuition and Other Expenses at the Institution (IPEDS, 2005)
Tuition and other expenses at University of Rochester.
	University of Rochester
Graduate Tuition and Fees
Full-time students: Tuition ?	$30,540
Many students do not pay full tuition. See the information on tuition remission.
Full-time students: Fees ?	$540
The fixed sum charged to students for items not covered by tuition and required of such a large proportion of all students that the student who does NOT pay the charge is an exception
Part-time students: Cost per credit hour	$954
Tuition Remission for the Program † (SED, 2000–2004) ?
Students often do not pay the full amount of tuition. For example, teaching and research assistantships often provide for remission of most or all of a graduate student’s tuition. 0% remission means that the student pays full tuition; 100% remission means that the student pays no tuition.
	Astronomy	Physics
Median tuition remission	79%*	83%
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Graduate Students in the Program (GSPD, 2005)
Total
Total	112
Enrollment Status
Full time	100%
Part time	0%
Sex
Men	80%
Women	20%
Citizenship
US citizens / permanent residents	53%
Temporary visa holders	47%
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Reputation (NRC, 1995) ?
In 1993, the National Research Council asked faculty members to rate the educational effectiveness of doctoral programs at other universities on a scale of 0 ("Not Effective") to 5 ("Extremely Effective"). (Note that the resulting effectiveness ratings were found to be almost perfectly correlated (r=0.99) with ratings of "faculty quality," which suggests that the ratings may simply reflect the overall reputation of a program rather than any specific educational achievements.)
	Physics	Physics
Perceived educational effectiveness	Reasonably effective	Reasonably effective
Perceived effectiveness on a scale of 0–5	3.9	3.9
(0 = "Not effective", 5 = "Extremely effective")
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Graduate Degrees † (IPEDS, 2001–2005)
2001–2005 Astronomy degrees from University of Rochester
	University of Rochester: Astronomy, Physics
Master's degrees
Total	144
Astronomy master's degrees	0
Physics master's degrees	144
Doctoral degrees
Total	86
Astronomy doctoral degrees	0
Physics doctoral degrees	86
→ More about graduate degrees and specialties, Physics and Astronomy, University of Rochester
Contact Information (IPEDS, 2005)
	University of Rochester
Mail
Address	Rochester, NY 14627-0011
Phone
General information	(585) 275-2121 ext. 2121
Web
Web site	http://www.rochester.edu
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