Rockefeller University | University Info | 2 PhDs in English

PhD Programmes

Engineering & Technology (1)

Ph.D. Tri-Institutional PhD Program Chemical Biology

Medicine & Health (1)

Ph.D. Tri-Institutional M.D.-Ph.D. Program

About

History

In 1955, The Rockefeller Institute expanded its mission to include education and admitted its first class of graduate students. It granted its first doctoral degrees in 1959. In 1965, The Rockefeller Institute became The Rockefeller University, broadening its research mandate further.

University Ranking

Academic Ranking of World Universities by Shanghai Jiao Tong University

2023

39 5

2022

44 -2

2021

42

ARWU World University rankings is the first world university ranking. It ranks the world's top 1000 colleges and universities based on objective indicator. They look at the number of award-winning (Fields Medals and Nobel Prize) scientists who are located there, how much of their research is cited and referenced around the world, and how much they've contributed to different academic fields. After calculating and comparing these criteria, ARWU ranks the universities accordingly.

Best Global Universities Rankings by U.S. News & World Report

2024

-

2023

103 -14

2022

89

Best Global Universities Rankings by U.S. News & World Report presents all the top universities from the U.S. and 60 other countries around the world. They measure the rate of students going to their second year of studies, as well as the rate of students who graduate. It also asks university representatives on the performance of universities, and evaluates university resources, teacher salaries, graduation rates, student academic achievements and satisfaction. After calculating and comparing these criteria, U.S. News ranks the top international universities accordingly.

More rankings and student reviews

Services

Housing services

The campus also offers athletic facilities — including a fitness center and tennis and squash courts — a full cafeteria, dining room and coffee cafe, a student lounge, a child care facility, campus-wide wireless internet access, an impressive art collection and numerous places, both indoor and out, to simply sit and think.

Library services

Rockefeller University takes pride in its leadership position in world science, and rightly so. The University library – Markus Library – also strives to advance knowledge by supporting our University’s world class research community with technology, innovation, and collaboration in the field of science information and communication.

Student Life

Campus life

Our beautifully landscaped 14-acre campus consists of eight research buildings containing over 481,000 square feet of lab space, alongside administrative and residential buildings.

Our ongoing campus extension, which will be completed in 2019, will add two acres and thousands of square feet of new research space to the Rockefeller campus.

Sports facilities

The campus also offers athletic facilities — including a fitness center and tennis and squash courts.

Accreditation

The Rockefeller University has received accreditation from The Association for the Accreditation of Human Research Protection Programs, Inc. (AAHRPP), a program that recognizes research organizations’ commitments to providing strong safeguards on behalf of human research participants.

Rockefeller University Scholarships

PhD Master Bachelor

Below you will find scholarships for Rockefeller University. Distinction can be made between scholarships provided by the University and those provided by independent providers.