The Rockefeller University
New York, New York 10065-6399
Data last updated: May 29, 2026
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Private urban college in New York
The Rockefeller University is a private urban institution in New York, New York. The school is accessible to a wide range of students.
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Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard. Net price reflects most recent cohort of federally-aided undergraduates.
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Total Incidents (2024)
16
Peer Average
13
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Source: U.S. Department of Education Campus Safety & Security data (Clery Act, 2024 reporting year).
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- •History Founder's Hall (2022) The FDR Drive runs under the campus.
- •The Rockefeller University was founded in June 1901 as The Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research—often called simply The Rockefeller Institute—by John D.
- •Gates and action taken in March 1901 by his son, John D.
- •Greatly elevating the prestige of American science and medicine, it was America's first biomedical institute, like France's Pasteur Institute (1888) and Germany's Robert Koch Institute (1891).
Source: Wikipedia
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