Founded in 1850, the University of Rochester is a private research institution in Rochester, New York, with a community of over 42,000 faculty, staff, and students. The university offers more than 200 undergraduate and graduate programs across a range of disciplines, with particular strengths in medicine, engineering, and the sciences.
The institution has a significant track record of research excellence, counting 13 Nobel Prize winners and 13 Pulitzer Prize recipients among its affiliates. Its work spans multiple fields, including data-intensive research areas that rely on advanced computing infrastructure, high-performance computing clusters, and data center operations to support scientific discovery.
The university operates under the guiding principle of Meliora, a Latin ideal meaning "ever better." Its stated values include equity, leadership, integrity, openness, respect, and accountability. As a major research university, it maintains extensive IT and data infrastructure to support its academic and medical enterprises.
