University of Rochester, located in Rochester, New York, USA, was founded in 1850. It is one of the top comprehensive research universities in the United States, and it is also a member of the New Ivy League, association of american universities and the World University Alliance. In the U.S. News ranking of the best universities in the United States in 2022, it tied for 34th place with the University of California, Irvine; 202 1QS American universities ranked 30th; In 2020, American journalism ranked 29th among the best universities in the United States.

Seven colleges of the University of Rochester offer more than 175 bachelor's, master's and doctor's degree courses, among which optics, music, medicine, biology, quantum physics, economics, politics, psychology and computer are all famous. Hysmans Conservatory of Music has been rated as the top conservatory of music in the United States by American News for many years. Clinical and research 202 1 ranked 16 and 34 respectively in the United States. The research direction of computer vision ranked in the top 5 in CSRankings of the United States in 20 19. The Institute of Optics is one of the three major optical centers in the United States.

The University of Rochester enjoys a high reputation in the United States. In 2020, US News and World Report ranked 29th among the best universities in the United States, among which music, optics and finance were among the best. Other majors such as politics, physics, biomedical engineering, economics, nursing, clinical psychology, computer science, chemistry, biology and public health also enjoy a high reputation in academic circles. Eight teachers and alumni of the school won the Nobel Prize, and 12 scholars won the Pulitzer Prize.